By His Holiness R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami Date: March 5, 2020. Discourses on Vedic traditional education covering both Gurukula and Varnasrama College inevitably beg the question: what is meant to be the education for women?    Both the ancient traditional Gurukula system of the Vedic culture and the more recent Varnasrama College system advocated by…

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By His Holiness R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami Date: February 22, 2020. Yesterday (February 21, 2020) was Shiva Ratri and marked the 100th village of our ongoing survey conducted under Dharma Gau Gram Yatra in the village of Rajampet, Nizamabad District in the State of Telangana. It was special in a number of ways. The presence…

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By His Holiness R.P. Bhakti Raghava Swami Date: February 27, 2020. How to mess up your life without varnasrama! Response to a seminar given in Mayapur during ILS entitled “How to mess up your life with varnasrama.    In as much as the absence of Bhagavat Dharma, known as spiritual sva-dharma, (in ISKCON “Krishna consciousness”)…

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The Eco-Valley Foundation and Sustainability Sciences Research Institute—a non-profit organization run by ISKCON devotees in Hungary—received an invitation from the United Nations this September 20th for the COP16 Climate Summit from November 29th to December 10th in Cancun, Mexico. The Eco-Valley Foundation (EVF) collects and propagates knowledge about economic, environmental and social issues, and helps…

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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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