The highest perfection
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Guest: What is the highest devotion, the highest bhakti, please? Prabhupada: To love Krishna. If you become expert how to love Krishna… The idea of loving is not unknown to you. You love somebody. You love your wife. You love your children. You love your country. You love your society. There are so many loving
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Haridwar Yatra The Gateway to Lord Hari
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By Chandan Yatra Das

The ancient holy town of Haridwar is on the west bank of the Ganges. Haridwar means "The Gateway to Lord Hari." It is also called Gangadwara, because the sacred Ganges enters the plains from here. Haridwar is one of the seven main holy cities (sapta-moksha puri) in India as described in Garuda Purana Continue reading "Haridwar Yatra The Gateway to Lord Hari
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The Birth of Lord Krsna
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Adapted from KRSNA, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Five thousand years ago, the people of the earth were suffering under many demoniac rulers, especially the wicked king Kamsa. At last the rulers became so oppressive that Lord Brahma, the chief of the universal demigods, appealed to the
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“Do I keep it? Do I put it back?”
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During our Monthly Sankirtan Festival in Wellington, a boy was walking in our direction, so we asked him, “Are you a thoughtful person?” He responded, “Yes, I am. And right now I’m in a predicament. Maybe you guys can help me.” He was looking a little distressed so my husband, Bal Gopal, patted his shoulder
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You just carry the books!
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I approached my temple authority, saying, “Aditya Rupaka Prabhu, can I do another service today? I think that today isn’t really my day for sankirtan.” He didn’t accept my argument, and he responded, “You just carry the books.” “But Aditya Rupaka, I have no inspiration to talk to people.” “Don’t talk, just carry the books.
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Lord Jagannath’s Ratha Yatra at His In-Laws’ village
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More photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13KDdGZzzzqlMqGbDNY6uf3BzDQuf2Wom?usp=sharing By Akrur Dasa (President ISKCON Kaundanyapur) There was a grand Jagannath Ratha yatra organized by ISKCON Kaundanyapur on July 3rd, 2022. Every year we have this chariot festival since Lord Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra maiya deities are installed in our temple. Kaundanyapur is the birthplace of Rukmini Maharani, the principal consort of
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Mystical Messages on Sankirtan
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Going on book distribution is always an adventure. We never know what lesson Krishna wants us to learn next. Recently, I was distributing on 16th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A young man approached me with a concern. He said, “Hey, why don’t you carry your books like a real monk on your back? Why
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