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Jan 1, 2013 A senior ISKCON leader remembers his help with gratitude. Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, the founder and chief of the Shivsena political party, passed away in Mumbai on November 17, at the age of 86. The next day, an estimated one million people assembled at...
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Jun 1, 2012 Without realizing Krishna as the ultimate real shelter, we can never attain peace and happiness in this material world. To mark the centennial of the sinking of the luxury liner Titanic, which went to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean early in the...
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Apr 1, 2011 An early ISKCON devotee recalls how a Hindi movie song popularized the Hare Krishna mantra. After the Delhi pandal program in 1971, Srila Prabhupada got an invitation to go to Madras. But he was planning to go to Vrindavana, taking his disciples there for...
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Nov 1, 2010 An early disciple of Srila Prabhupada reminisces some old stories with profound lessons for the present time. This article is based on a talk given by the author on Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day in 2009. We have gathered at the lotus feet of...
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Jun 1, 2009 An explaination of different pastimes of Lord Jagannatha (Based on a talk given by the author on 13 July 2008, in Berkeley, California, USA) It is a great honor, privilege, and pleasure to be here, in New Jagannatha Puri-dhama, on the auspicious occasion...
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Feb 1, 2009 Understanding Lord Shiva from different perspectives (Adapted from a talk given on Shivaratri 2003) The Vedic literatures inform us that there are two categories of controllers: God, the Supreme Lord (bhagavan, full in all opulences), and the demigods...
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Sep 1, 2006 A simple explanation convines a young man to dedicate himself to a life centred around chanting the names of and serving God. “Ever since the Stone Age, people have come up with so many nonsensical ideas to explain the forces of nature.”...
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Sep 1, 1999 For serving Lord Krsna, is being simple a bad thing? AFTER SUCCESSFULLY launching the Hare Krsna movement in the West, Srila Prabhupada returned to India with plans to build at least three large centers, including one in Mumbai. I worked on the Mumbai...
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Mar 1, 1999 The key is to acknowledge the origin of all life. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL from Sri Bhari B. R. Malhotra, a prominent industrialist based in Pune, India, inviting me to speak at a conference on “Reverence for All Life.” Considering the...
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Nov 1, 1998 He wanted the whole world to know Krsna. UPON THE invitation of the Gita Bhavan (“Gita Center”), in December 1970 Srila Prabhupada and a party of disciples traveled to Indore, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, to take part in the week-long...
