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Everyone is invited to attend the  DEVOTIONAL EVENING SANGAS held at New Vrindaban.

In the temple room at 7:30 PM.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

 There are various facilitators and various topics, ranging  from thematic topics from the  Bhagavad Gita to dramatic readings from the Mahabharata, and beyond!

Kirtan by Bhakti Brnga Govinda Swami at ISKCON Juhu

Giriraj Swami and Indradyumna Swami accepted disciples during a blissful initiation ceremony at the samadhi of Srila Srinivas Acharya in Vrindavan.

“It is a very joyful occasion because we are making the turnabout to go back home. But it is a serious affair as well; these are serious vows. Devavrata took a vow that he wouldn’t marry and would be celibate. And when he took that one vow, the devatas showered flowers from the sky. They called him Bhisma — how horrible a vow. These are difficult vows. But the guru reciprocates with our determination. When the disciple takes these vows, the guru also very seriously considers that his job is not over until his disciple goes back home to Godhead. Sometimes the guru has to come back to deliver the disciple if he or she doesn’t make it. So, there are some perks: we get some garlands, get a cushion for the feet, and get some donations; we ride in the car instead of the bus. But really it is a serious thing, and the disciple should understand that the guru is prepared to come back to deliver the disciple. And then even in the spiritual world we continue to serve our guru maharaja.” — Indradyumna Swami

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Kirtan by Madhava dasa
Induction Talk by Indradymna Swami
Talk by Bhurijana dasa
Talk by Bada Haridas
Initiations and Talk by Giriraj Swami
Initiations and Talk by Indradymna Swami

SB 07.09.54 Hearing with Attention and Feeling 2011-09-28

Lecture – SB 7.9.54 Hearing with Attention and Feeling 2011-09-28 Bhaktivedanta Manor

BG 05.15 Application, Experience, Vision 2009-07

Lecture – Bhagavad Gita 5.15 Application, Experience, Vision 2009-07 Bad audio quality Budapest Hungarian

SB 01.02.25 Michael Mahajan Jackson 2009-07

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.25 Michael Mahajan Jackson 2009-07 Budapest Hungarian

BG 18.57 Ownership Claim But No Control 2009-07

Lecture – Bhagavad Gita 18.57 Ownership Claim But No Control – Timisoara

BG 05.18 Polite Exploitation 2009-07

Lecture – Bhagavad Gita 5.18 Polite Exploitation 2009-07 Timisoara AKA Manipulated desires

SB 10.13.02 Why Are You Not A Paramahamsa? 2009-07

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 10.13.2 Why Are You Not A Paramahamsa? 2009-07 Timisoara

SB 10.13.01 Memories of the Kong & the Count 2009-07

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 10.13.1 Memories of the Kong & the Count 2009-07 Timisoara (Memory)

The text below presents Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.10.8-9. The entire Bhāgavatam is full of such profoundly deep knowledge and realization. Please devote your heart and mind to study of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.

Parīkṣit: Then the soul is not the ultimate refuge, the Supreme Soul is?

Śuka: The soul is the refuge of three treasures, but is not its own refuge.

Parīkṣit: Please explain! What are the three treasures the soul possesses?

Śuka: Individuality, divinity, and substance are the three treasures sheltered in the sanctuary of the soul.

Parīkṣit: How are they related?

Śuka: Where there is individuality there is a person, and a person certainly is also divine, but it is the person’s substance which stands between the two.

Parīkṣit: To understand this, it might help if I knew the tangible nature of three qualities.

Śuka: Individuality is tangible as consciousness – the awareness of things from a point of view.

Parīkṣit: Divinity?

Śuka: Divinity is tangible as the power of perception – the superior position of observer rather than the observed.

Parīkṣit: And substance?

Śuka: Substance is tangible as the senses which constitute a physical body.

Parīkṣit: In what sense does the body (substance) “stand between” consciousness (individuality) and perception (divinity)?

Śuka: In one sense as a conduit or interface: The bodily senses allow the consciousness to exercise its perception. In another sense as a divider, a blockage: Investing your individuality into an unreal substance cuts you off from your full divine nature.

Parīkṣit: Now I understand that the soul is the refuge of three treasures. Please explain why the soul is not its own refuge, and what the soul’s refuge is.

Śuka: These three qualities of the soul are relative to one another. The existence of one depends on the existence of the other. If one is absent, the others cannot manifest.

Parīkṣit: I understand. Conscious perception cannot manifest without sense organs, but sense organs are useless without consciousness and the divine power of perception.

Śuka: A fourth entity possesses and utilizes these three, she is the “soul” – the true self. That true self is a treasure in turn possessed by the supreme self. So, three treasures are sheltered in the soul, and the soul is an entity sheltered by a being who is his own shelter. Thus the ultimate refuge of everything is the Supreme Soul.

SB 10.12.39 No vacation from Janardana 2009-07 Timisoara

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 10.12.39 No vacation from Janardana

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On November 14, 1977, at 7:25 p.m., Prabhupada opened his eyes, which were very clear, more so than in many months.  His mouth opened, his tongue moved, and then he became still.  The kaviraja took Prabhupada’s pulse and held a cotton swab to his nostril, detecting no movement of air.  Our beloved Srila Prabhupada had departed.

I’ve finally had chance to catch up on things after my October visit to the Manor their was a lot to do between work planning for the community Diwali so hadn’t uploaded these fantastic classes recorded

HG JayKrishna Das

HG Krypamoya Das

HG Sruti Dharma Das

As always I upload them to free space on the phone and using the cloud it’s much nicer to allow others to enjoy also

It’s amazing how easily I’ve end up falling into the easiest of traps by looking at the actions of one or two individuals and then transposing that onto a whole group.
It’s been the downfall of many devotees over the years allowing ill feeling grow, allowing the mind to run free and becoming a hindrance in spiritual life.
In this age of kali we are even on a spiritual path come across some sort of quarrel and disagreements, we come into devotional circles with ideology of a utopia and then when problems come (and they will) we immediately become disillusioned.
My mistake allowing the actions of just a couple of disciples cloud my feelings for their Guru Maharajah whom has due to his podcasts kept me plugged in and my mind focused on spiritual matters whilst away from devotee association.
In many ways we see this repeated time and time again, we have what we personally see as a unsavoury interaction with a devotee and it becomes a huge hurdle that hurt is transferred till it eventually clouds the mind to the many amazing and beautiful devotees. Our judgement clouded like the fly we head for the open sores we see the inadequacies of those around us, spiritual suicide, we fester and eventually become spiritually sick and leave the devotee community.
Srila Prabhupada talked about how as devotees we need to develop the more beautiful and spiritually healthy honey seeking mentality, this especially applies to those we have the greatest problems with which is in many ways easier said than done. Their is an upside to persisting in this and trying to develop this side of myself.
Spiritual development means we struggle with the real self a point my own guru maharaja reminded me of, in other walks of life we simply point and blame others but as we chant and read we see the real self, including the self critical fault finding self which is unattractive but in this age of kali the norm.
The spiritual life is not always the easiest but is always the most rewarding.