A Hand written letter of H.H Bhakti Raghava Swami! OM Surabhyai Namah ! OM Sri Gurave Namah! We are in the first month of our marathon which will cover the next two years. The plan is to lay the foundation of a mini village that will highlight the basics of what a traditional vedic village…

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Letter From H.H Bhakti Raghavaswami Swami  November 2011 Dear devotees and friends, Om Surabhyai namah! Om Sri Gurave namah! Please accept the blessings of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sri Sri Krishna Balarama. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please note that as of October 30, 2011, I will be localized in South India at Sahyadri Sri Krishna…

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pravocam bhakti-yogasya svarupam te catur-vidham kalasya cavyakta-gater yo ‘ntardhavati jantusu TRANSLATION: My dear mother, I have explained to you the process of devotional service and its identity in four different social divisions. I have explained to you as well how eternal time is chasing the living entities, although it is imperceptible to them. PURPORT: The…

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Vrndavanlila Devi Dasi: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ‘pi dhyāyan stuvaḿs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaḿ vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam ISKCON is indeed an institution which is a treasure house of festivals and thus happiness. The auspicious occasion of HH Bhakti Raghava Swami’s Vyasa Puja day gave the Secunderabad VRT – Varnasrama Research Team (HH Bhakti…

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Lecture Dated : February 22nd, 2011 On Appearance of HDGSrila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakura at Sridham Mayapur ____________________________________________________________ As you have possibly noticed there is no board, no verse for today’s class. As we all know today being very auspicious appearance day of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. With your kind blessings (without…

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“BHAGAVATA SHASTRI” SRIMAN BHAGIRATHA PRABHU – IN SWEET AND LOVING MEMORY – April 20, 2012 This morning we held a special class in memory of Bhagiratha prabhu. To our good fortune, one of the devotees close to Bhagiratha prabhu since his childhood, Sriman Kisora Krishna prabhu, arrived here at Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) the…

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Braving jungle paths, mountain trails, and flooded fields, Bhakti Raghava Swami has revolutionized the spreading of Krsna consciousness in India. It’s six o’clock in the morning. Scores of Bengali pilgrims, bearing their clothes and blankets in bundles across their backs, hair still wet from their early-morning bath in the sacred Ganges, walk barefoot along the…

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“Guru Tattva” or “truth/understanding about the spiritual master” is a major theme that is dealt with extensively in the Vedic literatures. We will only touch upon a few basic but essential points in this article. In keeping with the Vedic custom when dealing with such a weighty topic, the tradition is to offer humble respects…

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“Progressive human civilization is based on brahminical culture, God consciousness and protection of cows…. Cow protection means feeding the brahminical culture, which leads towards God consciousness, and thus perfection of human civilization is achieved. The age of Kali aims at killing the higher principles of life…” SB 1.19.3 “Where wealth and strength are not engaged…

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