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What's New (July 16, 2008): "What's New" will be offline for awhile as we try to catch up on correspondence and resolve some technical issues. Thank you very much.
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Correspondence (July 15, 2008): "Many thanks to all our readers and friends who have written to us recently. It's great to hear from so many of you." (Click here to read more.)
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Gurudeva (Video) (July 14, 2008): "Srila Prabhupada and devotees during the early days of the Hare Krishna movement."
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If You Know Krishna, You Know Everything (Lecture) (July 13, 2008): "So we are interested in capturing the original person. We are not interested with any subordinate. Govindam adi-purusam. But if one can capture the original person, then he captures everyone."
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Srila Prabhupada chants the Brahma-Samhita (Audio) (July 13, 2008): With only a simple pair of karatals (brass hand cymbals from India) to accompany him, Srila Prabhupada chants the beautiful 'Hymns of Brahma' in glorification of Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (RealPlayer required. Click here for download.)
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The Peace Formula (July 13, 2008): "The great mistake of modern civilization is to encroach upon others' property as though it were one's own and to thereby create an unnecessary disturbance of the laws of nature. These laws are very strong. No living entity can violate them."
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Swamiji (Video) (July 12, 2008): "A rare and early film of Srila Prabhupada."
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In Praise of Srila Prabhupada (July 12, 2008): "His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who successfully distributed the message of Lord Krishna throughout the world, was not an ordinary conditioned soul, governed by the harsh laws of material nature."
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Paramahamsa (Video) (July 11, 2008): "One hundred and eight glories to the wandering mendicant, to the great bhakta who resembles a swan, to the glorious master Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja Prabhupada, who has taken refuge at the lotuslike feet of Visnu."
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Photo Album #532 (July 11, 2008): "Actually Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, or Krishna, doesn't need our service. He is completely self sufficient. What service we can do for him? But if we are sincerely trying to render some service, it is to our benefit, and He becomes pleased with us also. Just like the father, when he receives some service from the son. What service he requires from the such very young boy?"
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Srila Prabhupada chants Hare Krishna (Slideshow) (July 11, 2008): "Our magic is already there. Throughout the whole world we are chanting Hare Krishna. Is not that magic? Foreign countries, foreign religion, and they are accepting Krishna and chanting Hare Krishna. Is not that magic?"
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Manifesto of Krishna Consciousness (Audio) (July 11, 2008): "The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is a movement aiming at the spiritual reorientation of mankind through the simple process of chanting the holy names of God." (RealPlayer required. Click here for download.)
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The Hare Krishna Mantra (July 11, 2008): "The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare is the sublime method for reviving our Krishna consciousness."
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Deities #423 (July 10, 2008): "Lord Krsna's Pleasure Potency is called Hladini, so this spiritual energy of Krsna's pleasure potency, Hladini, is Srimati Radharani Who is always increasing the transcendental pleasure of Krsna by Her super-excellent loving devotional service."
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Deities #422 (July 10, 2008): "Yes, you are certainly right when you say Radharani cooks prasadam for Lord Krsna. Whenever He returns in the evening from herding cows with His cowherd boy friends, Radharani has a nice preparation waiting for Lord Krsna."
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Photo Album #531 (July 10, 2008): "I never thought about the audience. I was prepared to chant even if there were no men present to hear me. The principle of chanting is to glorify the Lord & not to attract a crowd. If Krishna hears nicely then he will ask some sincere devotee to gather in such place."
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Photo Album #530 (July 10, 2008): "So far my present life is concerned, I do not remember any part of my life when I was forgetful of Krsna."
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Prabhupada's cookies (Video) (July 10, 2008): "To the great delight of devotees everywhere, Srila Prabhupada was always eager to distribute cookies to the children (and sometimes adults). Watch this most endearing exchange of transcendental love and kindness." (Recipe included.)
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Deities #421 (July 9, 2008): "Spiritual means that there is no conditions whatever, so in any position one may be in, he can chant Hare Krishna, preach Krishna Consciousness, and pray to Krishna to engage him more and more in His transcendental loving service."
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #103 (July 8, 2008): "One day Prabhupada appeaed to be ill and was less communicative than usual. Other devotees noticed this too. By the third day we began to be concerned."
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Narada Muni (Video) (July 8, 2008): "Sri Naradaji is an eternal spaceman, having been endowed with a spiritual body by the grace of the Lord. He can travel in the outer spaces of both the material and spiritual worlds without restriction and can approach any planet in unlimited space within no time."
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The Glories of Narada Muni (Lecture) (July 8, 2008): "In the last millennium I was born as the son of a certain maidservant engaged in the service of brahmanas, who were following the principles of Vedanta. When they were living together during the four months of the rainy season, I was engaged in their personal service."
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #102 (July 7, 2008):"Many of the evening lectures, delivered on the Second Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, stress that we are not these bodies but Brahman, spirit."
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Govinda Prayers (Audio) (July 7, 2008): "The record is so nice that I am playing it at least once in a day and it is giving me transcendental pleasure with tears in my eyes. I am sure this record will be the first-class 'hit' as already opined by the experts." -Srila Prabhupada letter, March 8, 1970 (RealPlayer required. Click here for download.)
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #101 (July 6, 2008): "Practice the transcendental sound vibration/ Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare/ This chanting will cleanse the dust from the mirror of the mind/ Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta/ International Society for Krishna Consciousness/ 26 Second Avenue/ Meetings at 7 A.M. daily/ Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:00 P.M./ You are cordially invited to come and bring your friends."
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The Full Nectarine (Video) (July 6, 2008): "Rare footage of Srila Prabhupada and his early disciples performing various spiritual plays about Lord Krishna and Lord Caitanya at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1968."
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Here Comes the Sun (Video) (July 6, 2008): "A beautiful video tribute to Srila Prabhupada accompanied by George Harrison's hit song, 'Here Comes the Sun.'"
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #100 (July 5, 2008): "After the lecture, the Swami asks if there are any questions. Someone asks if it is true that he is forming an 'international society,' as indicated by the sign on the window. "Yes," the Swami says. "Of course, at present, this is our only branch, but this Society we are forming, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is meant to teach everyone love of God by this bhakti-yoga process."
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #99 (July 5, 2008): "Before writing these books, I never really wrote before," Swamiji tells me. "I wondered, 'How shall I do it?' So I just sat down and repeated what I had heard from my spiritual master. I did not invent. If I'm satisfied, it is because I have delivered the message as it is, without any concoctions. But as for writing --" He laughs. "It is all the mercy of my spiritual master."
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #98 (July 4, 2008): "Interrupting the lecture, an old white-bearded Bowery Bum enters and walks down the middle of the room. We sit in confused silence. What to do? The old beggar is wearing a raincoat and battered hat. In his hands are papertowels and two rolls of toilet paper. While speaking, he walks past the Swami and carefully places the handtowels by the sink and the toilet paper on the floor beneath. Then, clearing his throat and muttering something, he turns and walk out."
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In God We Trust (July 4, 2008): "Office of the President of the United States/White House/Washington, D.C./Personal Secretary to the President/
Dear Sir: On your new $2 note it is stated 'In God We Trust,' and directly beneath 'Declaration of Independence, 1776.' On the 200th anniversary of this occasion, why not begin teaching the science of God as described in the Vedic literature, like the Srimad Bhagavatam, which is authorized and appreciated by all learned professors in the universities throughout the whole world."
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #97 (July 3, 2008): "Suddenly, the few light bulbs sputtered, dimmed, and extinguished, leaving Prabhupada and me in total darkness. I felt his hand clutch the cloth of my kurta, and I reached out to him. I was simultaneously scared and elated by this intimate proximity to my spiritual master. I then felt his hand touch mine. He took my hand, and we held hands as we groped around in the dark."
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #96 (July 2, 2008): "I was in the first-class train compartment with Srila Prabhupada. He was switching the light switch on and off, and then the fan. He raised and lowered the small table by the window. I wanted to serve him, so I said, 'Prabhupada, can I do something for you?"
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #95 (July 2, 2008): "One time, Srila Prabhupada was considering Yamuna for a position as Governing Body Commissioner, and some devotees complained, 'A woman is not cabable of being a GBC. Prabhupada replied: 'Men and women are the same on the spirtual platform.'''
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #94 (July 1, 2008): "As we naturally cultivate our relationship, rasa, with Lord Krishna, so too does each and every disciple have a special rasa with his or her spiritual master."
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Mantra Meditation with Srila Prabhupada (Audio) (July 1, 2008): Hear and chant the pure sound vibration of the Hare Krishna mantra with Srila Prabhupada as he vibrates the holy names of the Lord (japa): "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare." (RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.)
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Photo Album #529 (July 1, 2008): "Your sentiments expressed in this letter are transcendentally relished. Certainly you are mine and I am Krishna's, therefore you are also Krishna's. In the Krishna Consciousness activities that is the process. By following the disciplic succession, beginning from Krishna, everything becomes ultimately connected with Krishna."
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Tribute to George Harrison #2 (Video) (July 1, 2008): "The story behind the Bhaktivedanta Manor (with rare footage of Srila Prabhupada and George Harrison), plus the history of the book, Chant and Be Happy.'"
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Tribute to George Harrison #3 (Video) (July 1, 2008): "George Harrison's glorious passing from this world." Shyamasundara, Mukunda, and Gurudas reminisce about George Harrison's final days and his significance to the Hare Krishna Movement.
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #93 (July 1, 2008): "In Bengali, there is one nice verse. I remember. ‘O, what is that voice across the sea, calling, calling, Come here... come here…?'"
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Remembering Srila Prabhupada #92 (July 1, 2008): "On Tuesday evenings, we go to the beach with Swamiji and hold unforgettable Pacific Ocean kirtans. Sitting on the sand, we watch the tide roll in, or chant and wait for the sun to dip below the horizon."
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Prabhupada Videos
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Srila Prabhupada Video Page: We're pleased to introduce a page of videos in honor of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder- Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Click here to see videos.
Assorted Videos
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Hare Krishna Video, 1967, San Francisco: "In pursuance of the order of Lord Caitanya and his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Srila Prabhupada single-handedly and fearlessly took the chanting of Hare Krishna to the streets of America."
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George Harrison: Video on the Soul: "I have a long term view, which is 'All things must pass'... Krishna says there's no time when we didn't exist and there'll be no time that we cease to exist. The only thing that changes is the body."
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A Spark of My Splendor: "Know that all beautiful, glorious, and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor." (Bhagavad-gita 10.41) Click here to see a video of Krishna's glories submitted by gitagita.com. (Windows Media Player required. Click here for free download.)
Short Video Clips (RealPlayer)
Srila Prabhupada Video #1: More than 500 years ago, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted that the chanting of Hare Krishna would spread all over the world. In this short video clip from 1966, Srila Prabhupada leads the first public chanting of Hare Krishna in the Western world beneath an American elm tree in Tompkins Square Park, New York. *RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.)
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Srila Prabhupada Video #2: Srila Prabhupada sings Jaya Radha Madhava by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a great Vaisnava saint. English translation: "Krishna is the lover of Radha. He displays many amorous pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana, He is the lover of the cowherd maidens of Vraja, the holder of the great hill named Govardhana, the beloved son of mother Yasoda, the delighter of the inhabitants of Vraja, and He wanders in the forests along the banks of the River Yamuna." *RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.)
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Srila Prabhupada Video #3: Srila Prabhupada explains the basic philosophy of Krishna consciousness during a television interview in San Francisco, 1975: "The movement is to awaken the God consciousness of the human being." *RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.
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Give Peace a Chance Video: Srila Prabhupada's pure presentation of Krishna consciousness quickly inspired the 60's generation. When John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous "bed-in" at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal in 1969, the devotees were there singing Hare Krishna during the recording of "Give Peace a Chance." *RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.
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The Hare Krishna Mantra: The Hare Krishna Mantra record was produced by George Harrison on Apple Records in 1969. It became a hit in many countries and was instrumental in helping Srila Prabhupada to make Hare Krishna a household word. (RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.)
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