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ISKCON Bangalore Lectures

ISKCON Bangalore Delivers many lectures on scriptures like Srimad Bhagavatam , Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

These Lectures are delivered by devotees of ISKCON every single day during morning after Darshana Arati or Morning Arati. 

 

Lectures at ISKCON forms the daily routine in the ISKCON Temple which goes to deep in dept which prolongs more than considerable time.

 

Here at The Hare Krishna blog, I strive to provide the latest ISKCON Lectures as and when they are released to the public over the web.

 

You can download ISKCON Lectures and hear it.

Hearing Srimad Bhagavatham, Srimad Bhagavad Gita Lectures not only enhances and enchants ones daily life activities but also richens ones daily activities.

I say here "Nityam Bhagavath Sevaya". Since Alimighty Lord Sri Krishna who is Supreme Lord himself and Supreme Father, he is Supreme Bhagavatha himself. So hearing Lectures about him or his chivalrous activities regevenates oneself.





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ISKCON Bangalore Lectures - Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa

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Srimad Bhagavatham Lectures

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SB 3.9.7_HG Stoka Krishna Dasa_May 22, 2014.mp3

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Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa


GURU ISSUE WITHIN ISKCON a VISHNAVA APARADHA?

GURU ISSUE WITHIN ISKCON a VISHNAVA APARADHA?

After I watched this video I was really perplexed as eventhough I knew about the Guru Issue within ISKCON (International Society For Krishna Consiousness) I had not taken it much seriously as one of the devotee in ISKCON BANGALORE His Grace Amitasana Das had informed in one of the lectures not to worry about it and just concentrate on our services.

Eventually I took it seriously and started supporting and I feel after much controversies with lot of people I feel that I facing much of the consequences.

I am wondering "Why people do such things that when one is not appointed to act in such an such a thing why in the world a person does so?"

I belive I may not be the only one who is or may have faced consequences in life but there would several others also.

I see this to be taken as a Vaishnava aparadha as such as blastpheming a devotee, hurting the sprotual master in whatsoever matter it may be.....

The consequences may also include unable to chant the hare krishna mahamantra.

I would like to know what do you feel about it.

Please do not leave a response or a comment based on ego, let it be unbaised and must never be a curse sort of a thing.

Remember, we are all devotees so your comments will be heard around the globe and affected all the devotees.

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa as on 19-Sep-2013

Lecture by His Grace Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa as on September 19 2013 at ISKCON Bangalore, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Mandir (Temple), Hare Krishna Hill, Cord Road, Beside to Narayana Netralaya, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010, Karnataka, India.


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Date: 19
Day: Thursday
Month: September (09)
Year: 2013
Place: ISKCON Bangalore
Speaker: His Grace Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa

ISKCON Lectures: His Grace Sri Vasudev Keshava Dasa as on 24-July-2013

Lecture by His Grace Sri Vasudev Keshava Dasa as on 24-July-2013 at Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Mandir, Hare Krishna Hill, Cord Road, Rajajinagr, Bangalore: 560010, Karnataka, India.


Srimad Bagavatham Lecture Download:
Month: July
Year: 2013
Speaker: His Grace Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Place: Bangalore

ISKCON Lectures: Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa

LECTURE by His Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa on 23 July 2013 at ISKCON Bangalore, Sri Sri radha Krishna Chandra Madir, Hare Krishna Hill, Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore: 560010, Karnataka, India


Day: Wenesday
Month: July
Date: 23
Year: 2013 
Place: Bangalore
Speaker: Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa


ISKCON Lectures: His Grace Sri Shukadev Dasa as on 21/July/2013

Lecture by His Grace Sri Shukadev Dasa at Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Mandir, Hare Krishna Hill, Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore:560010, Karnataka, India as on 21/July/2013


Srimad Bagavatham Lecture Download:
audio/mpeg iconSB 1.3.20_ HG Shukadeva Dasa_July 21, 2013.mp3

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Day: Sunday
Date: 21
Month: 07
Year: 2013
Speaker: Sri Shukadeva Dasa
Place: Bangalore

ISKCON Lectures: His Grace Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa as on 18-July-2013

Lecture by His Grace Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa as on 18-July-2013 @ Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Mandir, Cord  Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore: 560010, Karnataka, India.


Srimad Bagavatham Lecture Download:
audio/mpeg iconSB 2.9.33 Cont_HG Chanchalapathi Dasa_July 19, 2013.mp3

Day:  Thursday
Date: 18
Month: July
Year: 2013
Speaker:  Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa
Place: Bangalore

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa

Lecture by His Grace Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa on May 03, 2013 at International Society For Krishna Conciousness (ISKCON) Bangalore, Hare Krishna Hill, West of Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Month: May
Day: Friday
Date: 03
Year: 2013

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: HG Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa

Lecture By His Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, President, ISKCON BANGALORE, Hare Krishna Hill, West of Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India on March 19, 2013

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audio/mpeg iconSB 3.3.11-13_HG Madhu Pandit Dasa_Mar 19.mp3

Date: 19
Day: Tuesday
Month: March
Year: 2013
Speaker: HG Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa

Lecture by His Grace Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa on Jan 11 at Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Hare Krishna Hill, Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India




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audio/mpeg iconSB 2.7.29_HG Stoka Krishna Dasa_Jan 11.mp3

Date: 10
Month: January
Year: 2013
Speaker: His Grace Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa

Lecture by His Grace Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa on October 17 at Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore.


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Month: October
Day: Wed, 2012-10-17
Date: 17
Year: 2012
Speaker:  Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: Madhu Pandit Dasa

Lecture by His Grace Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa on Oct 18 at Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Chord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore

Audio: 
Month:  October
Day: Thursday
Date: 18
Year: 2012
Speaker:  Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa

ISKCON Bangalore Lectures: Sri Amitasana Dasa

Lecture by His Grace Sri Amitasana Dasa on October 14 at Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON Bangalore, Cord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore

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Month: October
Day: Sunday
Date: 14
Year: 2012
Speaker: Sri Amitasana Dasa

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Real Enjoyment | Lecture by Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PST

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Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:16 AM PST

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Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST

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The Sisumara Planetary Systems | Srimad-Bhagavatam

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:47 AM PST

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ISKCON Sannyasa Minister in Need of an Explanation

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:37 AM PST

Liar, Liar, ISKCON on Fire BY: ROCANA DASA Feb 22, 2012 — CANADA (SUN) — At the time of my last essay on Prabhavisnu’s circumstance (Prabhavisnu: A Fallen Prince), the GBC had only just released their own comprehensive explanation of the situation. In his conversation with a Governor, April 20, 1975 in Vrindavan, Srila Prabhupada [...]

Srila Prabhupada speaks on the Advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 06:54 AM PST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QS-wev0f6c video by ISKCON Bangalore Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.38 by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Mayapur, March 16, 1976 So today is the birthday or appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and this is the birthplace, this Mayapura, and you are all present here. It is a good fortune. Always remember Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu [...]

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Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:43 AM PST

Feb 23, ISKCON Bangalore, India — Narottama dasa Thakura, honoring the personal associates of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, has sung as follows (Prarthana 13): gaurangera sangi-gane nitya-siddha kari' mane se yaya vrajendra-suta-pasa – “All the associates of Lord Caitanya, they are ever liberated. Anyone accepts the assistants of Lord Caitanya as ever liberated—he also becomes [...]

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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:52 PM PST

By Hasti Gopala Dasa Feb 23, 2011 — TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA — Srila Prabhupada’s teachings, his books and lectures are understood by all bona fide Vedic authorities to be non different from his physical presence. Srila Prabhupada’s formally initiated disciples prior to his physical departure can and do continue to relate to him non differently [...]

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Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:50 AM PST

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Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:01 AM PST

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Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:14 PM PST

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Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:38 PM PST

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Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

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Posted: 14 Jan 2012 05:47 AM PST

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Posted: 14 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST

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Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:30 AM PST

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Posted: 14 Jan 2012 12:04 AM PST

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Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:16 PM PST

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From Tiger to Rat

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 01:01 PM PST

There is a very nice story. One rat, he was troubled with cat. So he came to a saintly person: “My dear sir, I am very much troubled.”

“What is the difficulty?”

The rat said, “The cat always chases. So I’m not in peace of mind.”

“Then what do you want?”

“Please make me a cat.”

“All right, you become a cat.” After few days, the same cat again came to the saintly person, says, “My dear sir, I am again in trouble.”

“What is that?”

“The dogs are chasing me.”

“Then what do you want?”

“Make me a dog.”

“All right, you become a dog.” Then after few days, again he comes. He says, “I am again in trouble, sir.”

“What is that?”

“The foxes are chasing me.”

“Then what do you want?”

“To become a fox.”

“All right, you become a fox.” Then again he comes. He says, “Oh, tigers are chasing me.”

“Then what do you want?” “I want to become a tiger.” “All right, you become a tiger.” And when he became a tiger, he began to stare his eyes on the saintly person: “I shall eat you.”

“Oh, you shall eat me? I have made you tiger, and you want to eat me?”

“Yes, I am tiger. I shall eat you.”

Oh, then he cursed him, “Again you become a rat. Again you become a rat.” So he became a rat.

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Lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Oct. 20, 1968 Seattle

Prabhupada:

om ajnana-timirandhasya
jnananjana-salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena
tasmai sri-gurave namah

[I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.]

This prayer is to the spiritual master. Ajnana-timirandhasya. Everyone born in this material world is in ignorance, born ignorant. We should take it for granted, this material world is called tama. The Vedic injunction is tamasi ma jyotir gamah: “Don’t remain in this darkness; come to the light.” Actually, this material world is dark. It is lighted with sunlight, moonlight, electric light, this light, that light. Its nature is darkness. That is a scientific fact. So anyone born in this material world, beginning from Brahma, the chief personality in the topmost planet of this universe, down to the ant — everyone is in darkness. Therefore this prayer, ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya. Everyone is put into the darkness, and one who opens the eyes by the torch of knowledge… Darkness means without knowledge. So it is the duty of the spiritual master to open the eyes of the person in darkness with torch of knowledge. Ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena. The person who opens our eyes in that way, he is the spiritual master. And one may offer his respectful obeisances unto such personality.

So people should not be put into darkness, but they should be brought into light. Therefore in every human society, there is a sort of institution which is called religious institution. Take it for granted — Hinduism, Muslimism, or Christianism or Buddhism — any “ism” you take — what is the purpose? The purpose is to bring the persons to the light. That is the purpose of religion. And what is that light? That light is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Religion means the codes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam [SB 6.3.19]. Just like in the state, there is king’s law. The king gives you some law, and if you are a good citizen, you are to obey those laws, and you live peacefully. This is crude example. Similarly, dharma or religion means to obey the laws of God, that’s all. It may be different according to time, circumstances, people. Just like laws in India, the state laws in India may not agree cent percent with the laws of United States. But that does not mean there is no law. And one has to abide by the law. That is the general principle. Similarly, human being, without obeying the laws of God, he is animal. Just like on the street there is signboard, “Keep to the right.” A human being obeys the law, “Keep to the right,” and if he does not obey, he goes to the police custody. But if an animal disobeys, there is no law for him. So all those laws, all those scriptures, all those religious principles are made for man, not for animals. Therefore a person without religious principles, without God consciousness, is no better than an animal. That is the definition given in the Vedic literature. Ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca samanyam etat pasubhir naranam. Eating, sleeping, sex life and defense, these four principles are equal, common, in human life and animal life. Dharma hy tasya eka visesa. The distinction of human life and animal life is that a man is searching after God; an animal cannot search after God. That is the difference. Therefore a man without that urge for searching after God is no better than animal. That is accepted fact in every civilized society. Unfortunately, at the present moment, in every state, in every society, they are trying to forget God. Some of them are publicly speaking that there is no God, or if there is God, He is dead, and so on. So this is very precarious condition of the human society.

There is a very nice story. One rat, he was troubled with cat. So he came to a saintly person: “My dear sir, I am very much troubled.” “What is the difficulty?” The rat said, “The cat always chases. So I’m not in peace of mind.” “Then what do you want?” “Please make me a cat.” “All right, you become a cat.” After few days, the same cat again came to the saintly person, says, “My dear sir, I am again in trouble.” “What is that?” “The dogs are chasing me.” “Then what do you want?” “Make me a dog.” “All right, you become a dog.” Then after few days, again he comes. He says, “I am again in trouble, sir.” “What is that?” “The foxes are chasing me.” “Then what do you want?” “To become a fox.” “All right, you become a fox.” Then again he comes. He says, “Oh, tigers are chasing me.” “Then what do you want?” “I want to become a tiger.” “All right, you become a tiger.” And when he became a tiger, he began to stare his eyes on the saintly person: “I shall eat you.” “Oh, you shall eat me? I have made you tiger, and you want to eat me?” “Yes, I am tiger. I shall eat you.” Oh, then he cursed him, “Again you become a rat. Again you become a rat.” So he became a rat.

So our human civilization is going to be like that. The other day I was reading in your — what is called? — World Almanac. In the next hundred years people will live underground like rats. So our scientific advancement has created this atomic bomb to kill man, and it will be used. And we have to go underground to become again rat. From tiger, again rat. That is going to be. That is nature’s law. Daivi hy esa gunamayi mama maya duratyaya [Bg. 7.14]. If you defy the laws of your state and you are put into difficulty, similarly if you continue to defy the authority, the supremacy of the Supreme Lord, Personality of Godhead, then the same result: again you become rat. As soon as there is atomic bomb, everything, all civilization on the surface of the globe will be finished. So people may not like it. It may be very unpalatable, but the fact is like that. Satyam bruyat priyam bruyat ma bruyat satyam abruyat. It is social convention that if you want to speak truth, you speak truth very palatable, flattering. Don’t speak unpalatable truth. But we are not meant for that purpose, social convention. We are preacher, we are servant of God. We must speak the real truth. You may like it or may not like it, that a godless civilization cannot be happy in any stage. That is a fact. Therefore we have started this Krsna consciousness movement to awaken this godless civilization, that you try to love God. This is the simple fact. You have got love within you. You want to love somebody. A young boy tries to love a young girl, young girl tries to love another young boy. This is natural, because the love is there. But we have created certain circumstances that love is being frustrated. Why? Everyone is frustrated. Husband, wife, boys, girls, man to man, states to states, everywhere, the love is not being utilized properly. Why? The missing point is that we have forgotten to love the Supreme Person. That is the disease.

So the purpose of religion is to train persons how to love God. That is the purpose of all religion. Either you take Christianism or Hinduism or any “ism,” the purport is that you try to love God, because that is our natural inclination. Even in uncivilized society, when there is some thunderbolt, they immediately offer obeisances. That is natural. And in the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said, sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje [SB 1.2.6]. Now this word dharma is translated or explained in the English dictionary, “religion,” as “a kind of faith.” But in Sanskrit dictionary, dharma means characteristic. Just like sugar. Sugar’s characteristic is sweetness. If you are given some sugar, if you find it, it is not sweet, you at once reject it: “Oh, it is not sugar. It is something else.” So that sweetness is the characteristic of sugar. Similarly, sour taste is the characteristic of salt, pungency is the characteristic of chili. Similarly, what is your characteristic, living entity? That you have to study. That is your religion. Not that Christian religion, Hindu religion, or this religion, that religion. Your eternal characteristic, what is that eternal characteristic? You want to love somebody, and therefore you want to serve. That is your characteristic. You want your society… You love your society, you love your family, you love your country, you love your community. Because you love, therefore you serve. That is your characteristic. Either you are Christian or either you are Muhammadan, either you are Hindu, this characteristic will go on. Suppose today you are Christian, tomorrow you become Hindu. That service mood, that loving spirit, goes with you, either you become Hindu or Muslim or Christian. Therefore that service spirit and love, the tendency to love and service spirit, is your characteristic, and that is your religion. That is the universal form of religion. You have to apply your natural characteristic in a certain place, where you will be satisfied. Your service spirit is (indistinct). You have to apply your natural characteristic in a certain place, where you will be satisfied. Your service spirit is there, your loving spirit is there, but because it is misplaced, you are not happy, you are frustrated, you are confused. The Bhagavata gives you indication, sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje [SB 1.2.6].  That is the first-class system of religion, which trains you to love God. And if you have developed that tendency to the fullest extent, to love God, then you are perfect man. And then you will feel perfection within yourself. Yayatma suprasidati. You are hankering after satisfaction, full satisfaction. That full satisfaction can be obtained only when you love God. That is the natural function. It doesn’t matter whether you are following Christianism or Hinduism or Muhammadanism. Just try to understand how much you have developed your God consciousness to love God. Then in your any religion is nice, very nice. Otherwise it is simply waste of time. Srama eva hi kevalam [SB 1.2.8]. After executing your ritualistic performances in particular type of religion throughout the whole life, if you do not see that you have no love for God, then simply you have wasted your time. Srama eva hi kevalam.

Our Krsna consciousness movement is that: it is the postgraduate movement of all kinds of religion. We are inviting either Christian or Muslim or Hindus or this or that — we do not mind — “Please come with us and try to love God.” This is Krsna consciousness movement. And the method is very simple. Method is very simple. You chant this holy name: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. All these, my students, all of them are Americans, and they come from Christian or Jewish group. None of them came from Hindu or India. But what is the process I have given to them? The process is chant Hare Krsna. It is very simple method. By chanting this mantra… Mantra. Mantra means… The Sanskrit word mantra, man means mind, and tra means deliverance. Mantra means that which delivers you from the mental concoction or hovering on the mental plane. Every one of us is hovering on the mental plane. By mind we are creating so many things: “I shall be happy in this way. I shall be happy in this way. I shall be happy in that way.” But mantra means when you are delivered from that concoction, speculative way of your mind, and you come to the transcendental platform. That is the effect of mantra. So this mantra, this Hare Krsna mantra, is called the maha-mantra. Maha-mantra means the greatest of all mantras. And this is the only suitable mantra for this age. This age is called Kali-yuga. Kali-yuga means the age of disagreement. Nobody agrees. Even husband, wife does not agree, what to speak of others. The father, son does not agree. Nobody agrees with anyone. This is the age like that. So in this age of disagreement you cannot say that this type of religion is nice, that type of religion is nice. That is finished now. You have to take this mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. And you’ll find it that very soon you are coming to the light.

So I do not wish to take much of your time, but simply I want to impress upon you that this chanting of Hare Krsna is so nice that if you give in an experimental way… You can see. You chant for at least one week and you see how much you have changed. So these boys, they are chanting in the street. We have got many branches in your country, one in London, one in Germany, and everyone is taking part. It is increasing. So we don’t charge anything, neither you have got any loss. If there is any profit, you can try it, but there is no loss. That is guaranteed. Chant Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Thank you very much. (end)

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ISKCON Mumbai’s Petition to Vacate Status Quo Refused

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 04:44 AM PST

News update on the Battle over ISKCON Bangalore. Very sad to see so much time and energy is being wasted in trying to stop a successful preaching mission, that is promoting Srila Prabhupada and the Sankirtan Mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

ISKCON Mumbai's petition to vacate status quo refused
By: Chanchalapathi Dasa

ISKCON Bangalore to continue management of the temple on Hare Krishna Hill.

For transparency a committee headed by Justice Raveendran will oversee and advice the management of the temple ISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumbai have been litigating for the past twelve years about who owns the famous ISKCON temple on Hare Krishna Hill in Rajajinagar, Bangalore.

The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Altamus Kabir and Justice Cyriac Joseph had given a status quo order on July 5th 2011 allowing the plaintiff society (ISKCON Bangalore) to continue management of the affairs of the temple till further orders.

In response to this, ISKCON Mumbai filed an Interim Application appealing to vacate the status quo order and to permit a Supervisory Committee of ISKCON Mumbai to supervise the affairs of ISKCON Bangalore temple. The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Altamus Kabir, Justice Surendra Singh Nijjar and Justice J Chalameswar heard this interim application on Dec 14th, 2011 and declined to vacate the status quo order and disallowed the Supervisory Committee of ISKCON Mumbai. The bench confirmed that ISKCON Bangalore shall continue to oversee the affairs of the temple on Hare Krishna Hill.  And for the sake of transparency and to oversee and advice the management of the temple, the bench ordered formation of a committee headed by the retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Raveendran. The committee will also consist of one representative from ISKCON Bangalore (Stoka Krishna Das) and one representative from ISKCON Mumbai (Ananda Tirtha Das).

The bench also ordered that the case should be heard for final disposal on February 16th, 2012.

"We welcome this order of the Supreme Court and extend full support to the Committee," said Madhu Pandit Das, President, ISKCON Bangalore.

Pasted from http://iskcontimes.com/iskcon-mumbai-petition-refused


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