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From Sri Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir Date: 26 February 2015 Speaker: Bhakti Dhira Damodar Swami (invocation prayers) Reading from Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6, Chapter 4 (The Hamsa-guhya prayers), Text 26 yadoparamo manaso nama-rupa-  rupasya drsta-smrti-sampramosat ya iyate kevalaya sva-samsthaya  hamsaya tasmai suci-sadmane namah Translation: When one’s consciousness is completely purified of the contamination of material existence, […]

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Mayapur Festival Pandal shows Day 1, 28th February, 2015 (Album 13 photos)
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Hare Krishna! From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: HH Dhirasanta Goswami
Srila Prabhupada: “Do you think that people are coming to this temple to hear philosophy? And even if they hear the philosophy do you think they all understand the philosophy? No, they will come and they will go and be discouraged. You must attract them with kirtana and prasadam.” And he pointed out, “This is Lord Caitanya’s program, it is not my program, I have not invented this. This is Lord Caitanya’s program. Why are you trying to disrupt what I have created? Tomorrow I want at least five opulent preparations served to the guests that come to our temple. And if you don’t have any money in the temple, then I will give you money from the BBT.”
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Devotees from Iskcon Cuba preaching Lord Chaitanya’s message in the local park.

Hare Krishna! Lord Chaitanya’s Dancing, Vulnerability and Escapism
The dancing of Lord Chaitanya was so astounding that even the Lord of the universe, Sri Jagannatha was astonished. Lord Jagannatha who has seen the best of everything within and outside of the universes, how can He be astonished? Dance in Vaikuntha and Goloka must be beyond compare. The dance of destruction by Rudra must be inexplicably awesome. What was so unique about Lord Chaitanya’s dancing? Worldly scholars of our Gaudiya tradition will say that Srila Krishna Dasa Kaviraja and other Vaisnava author witnesses to such dancing have a tendency to exaggerate. After all, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is playing a ‘human’ role on earth, so should we not expect human limitations to His dancing at Ratha-yatra and elsewhere?
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Hare Krishna! From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: HH Bhaktimarga Swami
There is a very popular mantra out there these days that is not the Hare Krishna mantra. I think it came out during Churchill’s time in Britain during the war. You’ve heard it. It goes, “Keep calm and carry on.” That mantra can very much apply in our Krishna Consciousness. A devotee can be very eager for making spiritual progress. “Yes. I really want to be, really, purely, one hundred percent, cent per cent Krishna Conscious. Right now!” We can be very demanding of that. But again, keep calm and carry on. Carry on with what? Carry on with the simple processes of devotional service, beginning with hearing and chanting.
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Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami at ISKCON Mayapur on Jan 11th 2015, SB 06.02.47-49

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 February 2013, London, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.5.13)

In the sankirtan movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the lotus is now fully opening.

śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaḿ vidyā-vadhū-juvenal,(Siksastakam, verse 1)

In this first verse of the Siksastakam, there are a few translations. One translation says something about the benediction moon and another translation speaks about the lotus that opens. It is said in the commentaries of the acharyas that actually there is a white lotus, that opens not during the day but it opens in the moonlight during the night. So it means that in the night of kali-yuga, in the darkest night, the lotus will fully open, the lotus of the mercy of the Lord will fully open.

So in this way, the sampradaya is carrying transcendental knowledge from one spiritual master to the next. Sometimes the knowledge remains a little hidden and the lotus is more closed but when the Lord himself comes then it fully opens! So in this way, we can understand that now it’s more easy then it ever was to overcome the illusory energy.

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New Coordinator Talks Exciting Plans for ISKCON’s 50th
The 50th anniversary celebrations will see a series of global and local events across six continents and 75 countries throughout 2015 and 2016. Romapada will oversee a team of regional and national coordinators around the world who will guide individual ISKCON centers in putting these on. Within the next two months he plans to provide a resource pack to ISKCON centers all over the world which will include a list of ideas for special one-off events to put on, as well as ideas for how to “50th-ize” regular annual festivals such as Janmastami or Rathayatra. The resource pack will also include press packs, guidelines for event management, and guides on how to invite important dignitaries. Finally there will be logos, letterheads, posters, banners, and flyers so that the international celebrations have cohesive branding.
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NBS#7, Sri Gaura Paurnima - Special Edition
On the most auspicious occasion of Sri Gaura Paurnima, we have put together this special edition of NBS#7. In this issue, we have covered: Features: Lord Chaitanya Is Krishna Himself With The Attitude Of Radharani His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Leading Lord Jagannath To Vrindavan Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thäkura Lord Chaitanya And Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur Gauranga, Kali-Yuga, And Sankirtana Srila Lochan Das Thakur
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Hare Krishna! Final Words of a Dying Father
I started chanting the holy names of Krishna, the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and began to follow the four regulative principles. It was amazing to see how I could easily give up my nasty habits. My family members were initially skeptical, unable to understand the change in me. Earlier all my actions were under the influence of alcohol, but seeing this miraculous transformation in my life, they were wondering if I was acting under the influence of something more dangerous. Every morning I started reading the Bhagavad-gita, and I introduced everyone in my home to the devotional way of life. After a few years, Lokanatha Swami Maharaja offered me spiritual initiation, giving me the name Caitanya Carana Dasa.
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From Sudhamayi chitra dd
I am really surprised how as devotees we are applying material science concepts in the spiritual world. We all know about the trees in Nidhuvan (Vrndavan) grow downwards after a particular height. We know the wonders of Jagannath Puri how things happens against material laws. If we see the vigraha as metal, then we are no less than atheists who are envious of the Lord. High time we evaluate our Krsna Consciousness.

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Tirumala - Harinam at Balaji’s temple (Album 133 photos)
Iskcon devotees from the Russian Yatra chant and dance together with local devotees.
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Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Day 6 (Album 152 photos)
The International group reaches Simantadvipa. The day was filled with katha from morning to evening (about 6 hours of pure nectar). HH Bhakti Nrisimha Maharaj, Bhakti Nityananda Maharaj and Bhakti Purusottama Maharaj gave us the fisrt wave of nectar at the edge of Rudradvipa. Soon after HH Sacinandana Maharaj led the devotees on an unforgettable harinam heading towards Chand Kazi’s Samadhi. The Parikrama’s peak was at Kolavecha Sridhara’s house where the devotees heard from senior devotees, HG Pankajanghri Prabhu in particular, about the glories of Sridhara and Lord Jagannath. There the transcendental twins along with HH Bhakti V. V. Nrisimha Maharaj put together a play on the pastimes of Kolaveca Sridhara and Mahaprabhu. The evening was majestically blessed with 3 hours of katha by HH Bhakti Caitanya and HH Sacinandana Maharaj. Those were the final lectures on Lord Caitanya’s going to Vrindavan.The day ended with the sharing of realizations done by the devotees where HH Jayapataka Maharaj was personally present.
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Beautiful ISKCON Berkeley Temple! (Album 10 photos)
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Hare Krishna! Congregational Preachers to be awarded in Sridham Mayapur
During the 2015 Annual Award Ceremony, the congregational ministry will recognize devotees in a variety of areas. From pioneers and supporters of the preaching mission to those who have had long term achievements with their congregations, or in the area of production of preaching material and even those devotees who may have given substantial financial contributions for the preaching will receive due recognition for their endeavours. Another important award is for those devotees who travel far and wide trying to encourage and train congregational devotees in their spiritual life. Other significant areas are prison preaching, festivals and youth.
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Madhavananda Das: I’m delighted to say that a new Issue of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu is now online. This issue is full of nectar, including several never before translated items. It includes: * CHANTING ON THE TYPEWRITER — A letter to a disciple from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. * WHY ARE WE NOT MAKING ADVANCEMENT? — Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada, answers a question. * THE FIRST ATTRACTION — PART 11 — Continuation of a fresh translation done especially for Bindu from Srila Jiva Goswami’s Gopala Campuh, speaking about how Radha and Krishna first met. * Nama-tattva: HARI AND HARINAMA — Another first time translation of a verse done especially for this issue from the Bhagavan-nama-mahatmya-samgraha * THE GLORIES OF SRIVAS PANDIT — In honor of the upcoming appearance day festival of this important member of the pancha-tattva, we present a first time translation done for this issue of a song by the Gaudiya Vaishnava poet Premadas.
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Reading Festival 2015, UK (Album 26 photos)
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Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama - Day 7 - Maha Milan (Album 51 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended five items of devotional service, namely to serve the devotees of the Lord, to chant Hare Krishna, to hear Srimad-Bhagavatam, to worship the Deity of the Lord and to live in a place of pilgramage. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.19.38 Purport)
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Nabadwip Parikrama Day 6 (Album 21 photos)
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Hare Krishna! Sri Caitanya in the Vedas
Translated by Kusakratha Dasa
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead who appears as Lord Sankarsana and Lord Vasudeva. He is the original father of Brahma, Siva, Indra, Brhaspati, all the demigods, and all moving and nonmoving living entities. He is the original cause of all that is temporary and all that is eternal. Nothing exists separately from Him, and therefore He is everything. One who worships the Supreme Lord, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, with devotion and always remembers Him becomes free from all sins and completely pure. Easily understanding the truth about the Personality of Godhead and becoming free from all material lamentation, such a devotee attains the supreme goal of life, which is unattainable by those averse to the Supreme Lord, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
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6 Parikrama parties presently in Sridhama Mayapur. About 9000 devotees!

Report by Bhakta Shiv

After Balarama Jayanti, Kadamba Kanana Swami spent a few days in Radhadesh and then travelled to Goloka Dhama in Abentheur, Germany on the 16 August, which was the day before Janmastami. Candramauli Swami, Krsna Ksetra Swami and many devotees from all over the world also came to Goloka Dhama. On the day before Janmastami, a six hour kirtan festival was held in the temple room as well as lectures by Candramauli Swami and Madhavanda Prabhu. Kadamba Kanana Swami gave the evening class, guiding everyone through Krsna’s pastimes in Vrindavan and setting a few meditations to see Janmastami as an opportunity for change to enhance our spiritual life.

On Janmastami morning, Krsna Ksetra Prabhu gave the final of a series of classes on deity worship that he had been doing for the last few days. Then all the devotees gathered in the temple room, eager for the curtains to open to get the first darshan of Sri Sri Radha Madhan Mohan. Sarvatma Prabhu led kirtan, building up the atmosphere and then read a small excerpt, setting the beautiful scene of Krsna and Radharani on a swing in everyone’s mind. Then suddenly the curtains opened and Sri Sri Radha Madhan Mohan were on a swing setting on the altar.

Candramauli Swami gave sannyasa initiation to Krsna Ksetra Prabhu (now Swami) on behalf of Sacinandana Swami, who unfortunately could not be present physically. However, Sacinandana Swami sent a letter and gave a class via skype. After the ceremony, half way through the day, Kadamba Kanana Swami flew to the Czech Republic for further Janmastami celebrations.

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A high-quality video of Kadamba Kanana Swami leading kirtan during the fire sacrifice of Krsna Ksetra Swami’s sannyasa initiation ceremony. Click here to view on YouTube.

 

“I am always thinking of your New Vrindaban. The milk which we are taking here is not at all comparable with New Vrindaban milk.” – Srila Prabhupada, 1969.

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Laxmimoni Mataji at ISKCON Mayapur on Jan 13th 2015,SB 06.03.06

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