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The Nature of the Mind.
Radhanatha Swami: It is the not the nature of the mind to pursue selfishness and egoism and thus experience frustration and depression in due course of time. It is the nature of the mind to pursue the needs of the soul and thus find peace, compassion, happiness and ecstatic enlightenment. It is the actual nature of the mind to always be filled with transcendental pleasure. This happens when it is connected to the will of the atma, the eternal soul. But it is the nature of the mind to be implicated in material bondage and suffering when we forget our real nature and pursue the desires of the false ego under the misconception that “I am this mind, I am this body, I am the controller, the proprietor and the enjoyer”.
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Why We Are Not God (and what to do about it) (Recent Sunday Feast Lecture in Washington DC by Ravindra Swarupa Das)
God seems to have it all. All power, all wealth, all everything! Who wouldn’t like to be God? In fact, the Bhakti scriptures describe that our desire to be God seems to have gotten us into this material mess of a world in the first place. Are we God? Can we become God or return to being God?
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Does Beauty or Brains get you ahead in life? (4 min video)
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Hare Krishna! Sri Lankan Government awards honorary degree to ISKCON devotees
On 20th of Feb 2015, the National Peace Association of Sri Lanka awarded honorary degrees to Vasudeva Datta das and Caitanya Tirtha das. The convocation ceremony was held in the Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo in the presence of Hon’ble cabinet minister H.M. Upali Kodikara and reverent members of the Buddhist Sangha. Although Sri Lanka is predominantly a buddhist country, it values genuine spiritual practitioners and appreciates their service. Vasudeva Datta das was acknowledged for his continual dedicated service of spreading Sanatana Dharma and human values in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Day 4 (Album 26 photos)
Hare Krsna! Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama ki jay!
We visited Campahatti and Vidyanagar, these are very special places. HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami, HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami and HH Bhakti Nityananda Swami gave speech at Campahatti about Gaura Gadadhara deities and Jayadeva Goswami’s lila, At Vidyanagar HH Bhakti Vigna Vinas Narasimha Maharaj spoke about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lila in this very specia place for Gaura Bhaktas! We were at Jahnudvipa where we bhought last year our own very land. Our land is so beautiful, so peaceful, the devotees like very much the campsite in this land. Thank you!
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Hare Krishna! From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: HH Kadamba Kanana Swami
Srila Prabhupada was approached by a journalist who had done some homework before starting the interview. The journalist prefaced his question and said, “I have heard that the pure devotee knows the answers to all questions. Is this correct?” Srila Prabhupada said, “Yes.” Then, the journalist said, “Then how many windows are there in the Empire State Building?” Srila Prabhupada said, “How many drops of water in a mirage?” In that way, giving the perfect answer from the pure, spiritual platform. One who is situated in transcendental knowledge, indeed, has the answer to all questions. He knows everything because he sees everything in its relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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Hare Krishna! From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: HG Anuttama Das
In this way, we do follow Daksa marga. Not to offend anyone, but generally, we tend to make a lot of mistakes. We tend to still maintain some material desires in our hearts. Sometimes we even offend Sri Sri Radha Govinda, Radha Madhava. But Srila Prabhupada explains in the Krishna book that the most important quality of Krishna is His forgiveness, His mercifulness. He is so kind that He picks us up from the lowest stages of existence and has brought us to the shelter of His lotus feet. We have made so many mistakes in this life and in countless previous lives. Still, He allows us to serve Him.
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Hare Krishna! Mayapur Gaura Purnima 2015 update
Devotees are being tossed in the waves of ecstasy and Gaura- prema as they traverse the places of pastime of Lord Caitanya and His associates in Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. Around 5000 devotees in five different groups which also contains Russians is jubilantly enjoying with transcendental singing and dancing , engaging in nine process of devotional service . They are doing the parikrama covering the seven islands in their footsteps from one island to other and staying overnight in the holiest islands with the association of sadhu’s and vaishnavas – a truly transcendental experience & a perfect setting to enter into the faultless mood of celebrating the appearance of Lord Gauranga.
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Jananivas Prabhu at ISKCON Mayapur on Jan 16th 2015, BG 11.09.11

  

Dear Brijabasis,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

As we do twice a year, the board members of ISKCON New Vrindaban and ECO-Vrindaban are organizing a weekend of open presentations, discussions and tours.

We humbly invite all New Vrindaban residents and well-wishers to participate.

Weekend schedule:

Saturday, March 14th.

9:45 am to 1:30 pm: Department Head Presentations for 2015 (under the Lodge)

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm: Lunch Prasadam (at Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s Temple)

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Community Dialog (under the Lodge)

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Srila Prabhupada Sangam (at his Palace)

Sunday, March 15th.

10:00 am to 1:00 pm: New Vrindaban Parikram Tour (various locations around the Community)

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Sunday Program & Feast (at Radha Vrindaban Chandra’s Temple)

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Community Service Appreciations (under the Lodge)

We would be honored if you join us throughout the weekend and look forward to seeing you then.Hare Krishna!

Your servant,

Jaya Krsna das

ISKCON New Vrindaban Community President

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Part of the Mayapur festival was dedicated to the Kirtan Mela and through out the day devotees assembled in the Panca Tattva temple hall for kirtan.

 

If I am finding it difficult to finish my rounds because of a lack of time, I am ultimately the one who chose to do all the activities that are getting in the way of my chanting.
Even when I can't really avoid all the work and responsibilities, still I am the one who is organizing those activities in a way that chanting often takes a back seat to the other things I do.

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Hare Krishna wedding in UK (4 min video)
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Hare Krishna! Your invitation to the Open Vyasa-puja book
The book accepts offerings from everyone directly initiated by Srila Prabhupada. Every disciple who submits an offering will also receive a free copy of the book courtesy of the sponsorships the book receives. We are excited to launch a new online submission form this year. The new form will allow you to update your contact details anytime and submit your offering as a Word document attachment – please see www.sptributes.com for more details. This is a humble effort to increase our operational efficiency in creating the Tributes book by reducing the number of emails sent.
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Jnanagamya prabhu’s (ACBSP) earthly remains cremated and his ashes scattered into the Ganga river.

Hare Krishna! Mothers glorified at Institute of Spiritual Culture
The event focused on importance of mothers in a Krsna conscious society. First of all, sanyasis enlivened the audience with their words of wisdom. HH Candra Mauli Maharaj emphasized that women should be honored and respected for a happy society. Next, HH Bhakti Purusottama Maharaj told that women are greater than men in a different way. They control husband and children with their loving nature but not by externally showing themselves as masters. He shared an example that ladies serve all and then had food, this way they gained respect of other family members.
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Srila Prabhupada’s parikrama in Vrindavana (Album 38 photos)
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Hare Krishna! Introducing My Children to Vrndavana
I remember my first impressions of Vrndavana. The historic temples, the many pilgrims, and the ubiquitous calls of “Jaya Radhe!” (“All glories to Krsna’s most beloved Srimati Radharani”) deeply impressed me with the veracity of my newly adopted Vaisnava practices. Will Vrndavana affect my very independent-minded daughters in the same way? I have three days to show them the Vrndavana I love. It’s hard to believe how much Vrndavana has changed since 1975. Vrndavana then had few amenities for visitors and devotees. Srila Prabhupada’s newly constructed Krishna-Balaram Temple rose high above the quiet, surrounding ashrams on their spacious lots with bird-laden trees. A rural atmosphere prevailed. Not so now.
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Hare Krishna! Remember God? Coming Back to My Eternal Friend
Over the years, I have served the Lord’s deity form, dressing Him, cooking for Him, making garlands and clothes for Him. I have also chanted His name in the streets, my baby daughter on my back, while distributing cookies I baked so others could have their first taste of prasadam. I have sent Srila Prabhupada’s books to all the prisons of Canada that were willing to accept them, and corresponded with many inmates, sending them more books and also prayer beads, encouraging them to take up the chanting of the holy name. I have organized Krishna conscious plays and taken part in a devotee home-school cooperative.
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In a gesture expressing unity of purpose for the service of ISKCON Founder-Acharya,  A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Praghosa Das, the newly appointed Chairman of the GBC, has announced in Mayapur that 2015, the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the Western world, is the Year of the TOVP.

Meet the highly qualified, expert and devoted professionals who are producing the most accurate and extensive movie about the history of Srila Prabhupada’s life: “Acharya”
Yadubara prabhu (John Griesser) is the Executive Producer and Director.
Photographer and filmmaker since 1970 who, along with his wife Visakha dasi, produced the early films for ISKCON, including Your Ever Well-Wisher, Hare Krishna People, Vrindavan—Land of Krishna and The Spiritual Frontier. More recently, the team produced “Following Srila Prabhupada,” a 31-hour video series on A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada instructed Yadubara das to never put down his camera and to make Krishna conscious films the most popular films.
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