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First, some of the younger students perform a Mrdanga drum presentation, then some of the alumni show them how it’s done. TKG Academy fundraiser at Barnes and Noble.
Dallas, TX
2009-11-07
TKG Academy – Bhajan – Hari Haraye Namaha – Barnes and Noble 5/9
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Hari das singing the bhajan “Hari Haraye” at the TKG Academy Barnes and Noble fundraiser.
Dallas, TX
2009-11-07
TKG Academy – Flute Performance – Barnes and Noble 4/9
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Gopinath das playing the flute at the TKG Academy fundraiser at Barnes and Noble.
Dallas, TX
2009-11-07
TKG Academy – 1st-8th Grade Bhajan – Barnes and Noble 3/9
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1st through 8th grade students singing a bhajan at the TKG Academy fundraising event at Barnes and Noble.
Dallas, TX
2009-11-07
TKG Academy – Puppet Show – Barnes and Noble 2/9
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Narottamananda das and his son Madan Gopal das performing a puppet show at the TKG Academy fundraising event at Barnes and Noble.
Dallas, TX
2009-11-07
TKG Academy – Kindergarten Students – Barnes and Noble 1/9
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Kidergarten students performing for the TKG Academy fundraising event at Barnes and Noble.
Dallas, TX
2009-11-07
Bhajan – Baladev das – Damodarastakam – Halloween Home Program 6/6
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Baladev das singing the bhajan “Damodarastakam” at the Halloween home program at Krsnakant and Radhastuti’s Home.
Dallas, TX
2009-10-31
Bhajan – Amala Kirtan das – Halloween Home Program 5/6
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Amala Kirtan das singing a Hare Krishna bhajan at the Halloween home program at Krsnakant and Radhastuti’s Home.
Dallas, TX
2009-10-31
Lecture – Badrinarayan das – SB 1.1.10
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 1, Chapter 1, Text 10 by Badrinarayan das.
Dallas, TX
2010-01-18
TRANSLATION
O learned one, in this iron age of Kali men have but short lives. They are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and, above all, always disturbed.
PURPORT
The devotees of the Lord are always anxious for the spiritual improvement of the general public. When the sages of Naimisaranya analyzed the state of affairs of the people in this age of Kali, they foresaw that men would live short lives. In Kali-yuga, the duration of life is shortened not so much because of insufficient food but because of irregular habits. By keeping regular habits and eating simple food, any man can maintain his health. Overeating, over-sense gratification, overdependence on another’s mercy, and artificial standards of living sap the very vitality of human energy. Therefore the duration of life is shortened.
The people of this age are also very lazy, not only materially but in the matter of self-realization. The human life is especially meant for self-realization. That is to say, man should come to know what he is, what the world is, and what the supreme truth is. Human life is a means by which the living entity can end all the miseries of the hard struggle for life in material existence and by which he can return to Godhead, his eternal home. But, due to a bad system of education, men have no desire for self-realization. Even if they come to know about it, they unfortunately become victims of misguided teachers.
In this age, men are victims not only of different political creeds and parties, but also of many different types of sense-gratificatory diversions, such as cinemas, sports, gambling, clubs, mundane libraries, bad association, smoking, drinking, cheating, pilfering, bickerings, and so on. Their minds are always disturbed and full of anxieties due to so many different engagements. In this age, many unscrupulous men manufacture their own religious faiths which are not based on any revealed scriptures, and very often people who are addicted to sense gratification are attracted by such institutions. Consequently, in the name of religion so many sinful acts are being carried on that the people in general have neither peace of mind nor health of body. The student (brahmacari) communities are no longer being maintained, and householders do not observe the rules and regulations of the grhastha-asrama. Consequently, the so-called vanaprasthas and sannyasis who come out of such grhastha-asramas are easily deviated from the rigid path. In the Kali-yuga the whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness. Men are no longer interested in spiritual values. Material sense gratification is now the standard of civilization. For the maintenance of such material civilizations, man has formed complex nations and communities, and there is a constant strain of hot and cold wars between these different groups. It has become very difficult, therefore, to raise the spiritual standard due to the present distorted values of human society. The sages of Naimisaranya are anxious to disentangle all fallen souls, and here they are seeking the remedy from Srila Suta Gosvami.
Lecture – Romapada Swami – SB 2.2.36
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 2, Chapter 2, Text 36 by Romapada Swami.
Dallas, TX
2010-01-17
TRANSLATION
O King, it is therefore essential that every human being hear about, glorify and remember the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, always and everywhere.
PURPORT
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami begins this verse with the word tasmat, or “therefore,” because in the previous verse he has already explained that there is no auspicious means for salvation other than the sublime process of bhakti-yoga. The bhakti-yoga process is practiced by the devotees in different methods like hearing, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, worshiping, praying, rendering service in love, becoming friendly, and offering all that one may possess. All nine methods are bona fide methods, and either all of them, some of them or even one of them can bring about the desired result for the sincere devotee. But out of all the nine different methods, the first one, namely hearing, is the most important function in the process of bhakti-yoga. Without hearing sufficiently and properly, no one can make any progress by any of the methods of practice. And for hearing only, all the Vedic literatures are there, compiled by authorized persons like Vyasadeva, who is the powerful incarnation of Godhead. And since it has been ascertained that the Lord is the Supersoul of everything, He should therefore be heard and glorified everywhere and always. That is the special duty of the human being. When the human being gives up the process of hearing about the all-pervading personality of Godhead, he becomes victim to hearing rubbish transmitted by man-made machines. Machinery is not bad because through the machine one can take advantage of hearing about the Lord, but because machinery is used for ulterior purposes, it is creating rapid degradation in the standard of human civilization. It is said here that it is incumbent upon the human beings to hear because the scriptures like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam are made for that purpose. Living beings other than human beings have no ability to hear such Vedic literatures. If human society gives itself to the process of hearing the Vedic literature, it will not become a victim to the impious sounds vibrated by impious men who degrade the standards of the total society. Hearing is solidified by the process of chanting. One who has perfectly heard from the perfect source becomes convinced about the all-pervading Personality of Godhead and thus becomes enthusiastic in glorifying the Lord. All the great acaryas, like Ramanuja, Madhva, Caitanya, Sarasvati Thakura or even, in other countries, Muhammad, Christ and others, have all extensively glorified the Lord by chanting always and in every place. Because the Lord is all-pervading, it is essential to glorify Him always and everywhere. In the process of glorifying the Lord there should be no restriction of time and space. This is called sanatana-dharma or bhagavata-dharma. Sanatana means eternal, always and everywhere. Bhagavata means pertaining to Bhagavan, the Lord. The Lord is the master of all time and all space, and therefore the Lord’s holy name must be heard, glorified and remembered everywhere in the world. That will bring about the desired peace and prosperity so eagerly awaited by the people of the world. The word ca includes all the remaining processes or methods of bhakti-yoga, as mentioned above.