By Anapayini Dasi

In the small North Central Florida town of Alachua, there is a well known, booming community of Vaishnavas called New Raman Reti. I participate and give back to the community by directing an academy called “Bhakti Kalalayam” which trains and engages young girls and boys in the sacred art of Bharatanatyam.

By Your servants at Bhakti - vedanta College

We are glad to inform you of the recent exciting development that the roof on the first building of Bhaktivedanta College’s campus was finished yesterday, May 6 2008 – an exciting and important moment for Srila Prabhupada’s movement.

By Yasoda Mayi Devi Dasi

“All you have to do is chant, Prabhu!” But what about the real world? What if our kid is failing in school? What if we are struggling to make the monthly mortgage payment, or that our health is seriously challenged?

By Sastra Dana

Jack becomes a regular visitor to the temple after getting a book from our rack in Ocean Beach. We have just received a new batch of racks. Hurry to order yours before they are all gone. This is a great service opportunity.

By Urmila Devi Dasi

Here are activities and resources about Lord Nrsimhadeva and Prahlada Maharaja to use with children aged 2-18

By Radha Mohan Dasa

Please find posted copy of John Lennon’s original hand-written lyrics to ‘Give Peace a Change’ (1969), as published in yesterday’s Guardian. Someone hopes to sell the paper for £200,000 to £300,000!

By Kesava Krsna Dasa

Some devotees think, that because they are devotees, they must preach instantly to whomever they meet. Perhaps if we had the required force of purity, we could effect changes in people’s hearts on first contact. The reality is however, that not everyone has the required sukrti to appreciate our words; we have to create it for them.

By The GBC

[Guideline] Whereas Srila Prabhupada should be worshiped in ISKCON in a manner befitting his status as the founder Acarya of ISKCON. Our worship of His Divine Grace is an expression of our love and respect for him;

By Ajita Krishna Dasa

Absolute moral values are values that exist objectively and are true for all, even if only some or no one agrees to them, knows about their existence or can act contrary to them.

By Vijaya Das

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page contains the following results for the month of March : World Totals, Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors…

By Mahatma das

If you are like me – or for that matter everyone I’ve ever met - you resist negative things. When others tell you what they don’t like about you, point out a mistake you made, criticize you, etc., you probably get defensive.

By Shyamagopika devi dasi

One day, Mahaprabhu, after accepting his noon meal, extended his hand, thus requesting some amlaki (dried fruit which aids in digestion).

By Bhava dasa

The National Prayer Breakfast was inaugurated in 1950 by members of the Executive Branch, the United States Senate and the House of Representatives Breakfast Groups to specifically seek the Lord’s guidance and strength as well as to reaffirm our faith and renew the dedication of our Nation and ourselves to God and His purposes.

By Giridhari dasa

For one month His Holiness Nava Yogendra Maharaja and His Grace Sarvabhauma prabhu have been inundating Mauritius with Krsna Katha and the Holy name.

By Vrindavan Lila Dasi

Mayapurvision channel has recieved another banner today! WHY are we getting excited? - because… people like to check out what’s popular - and be popular on YouTube means that many more people than usual will get in contact with Mayapur.

By Nartaka Gopala dasi

Our godsister Mitravinda devi dasi (ACBSP) passed away in Alachua on April 22, 2008 of stomach cancer. She was a much-loved member of the community and performed many years of seva to the Deities, mainly sewing, making jewelry and garlands, and dressing the Deities with much devotion, and practically non-stop.

By Bhaktajana Priya das

Repair and Painting work in the outside structure are in progress in the massive 180 feet high structure of Prabhupada Pushpa Samadhi Mandir. Now, scaffolding has been erected and the work is going on.

By Bhurijana dasa

Srila Sanatana Gosvami comments that because in Vrndavana Krsna goes barefoot and can thus directly mark the earth with the symbols of His lotus feet, that transcendental land is even more glorious than Vaikuntha, where Visnu wears slippers.

By the GBC

Iskcon Governing Body Commission Society. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting in Sri Mayapur Dham, February 24 - March 4, 2008

By Sastra Dana

That is why I said preach as you go, instead of go to preach. Also, Srila Prabhupada said, “Whoever you meet, wherever you meet, simply try to teach him this Krishna consciousness.”

By Karnamrita dasa

The world we live in speaks to us loudly, boldly, in no uncertain terms, according to our interest or necessity. What we want from life we notice and pursue. Other things we rarely notice due to lack of awareness.

By Mahadevi dasi

We would like to humbly request that you send your prayers, well wishes, and possibly some humor for Nrsmhadevi mataji. On a practical note, we need a hospital bed asap.

By Jo Hartley

Raw milk - straight from the cow - has been called the “stem cell” of foods. It was used as medicine to treat, and many times cure, some serious diseases. From the time of Hippocrates until just after World War II, this miracle liquid nourished and healed millions.

By Bhurijana dasa

That is the real picture of God. The Vrndavana-lila of Krsna is the perfect presentation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He’s simply enjoying. And all the inhabitants of Vrndavana, the gopis, the cowherd boys, Maharaja Nanda, Yasoda, everyone is simply anxious how to make Krsna happy

By Gaura Sakti das

In the last few days those of us who are having some sense of REAL ISSUES of the world, might pick up the reports about the increasing stress of lack of food worlwide and it is leading to increased stress and even “food riots” in different areas in the world.

By Parvati devi dasi

The museum is now a real beehive for book distribution and mahaprasad distribution. Gone are the days when we announced in the mornings that we managed to distribute 25 or 30 books. Now, 400 is a slow day, and this week the scores are over 1000 books a day.

By Dina Sharana Dasa

This year, the course is once again free for the fifteen most-qualified applicants, who will learn BBT Art Department procedures, how to approach painting spiritual subjects, and of course, new techniques.

By Mathura Rasa dasa

To fulfill the initial desire of Srila Prabhupada who inaugurated the Food For Life programme, by instructing his disciples to distribute prasadam at least within 10 miles’ radius from the Mayapur temple, the Nagara Sankirtan party stormed Krishnanagar.

By Kurma Rupa Das

Our May 2008 Care for Cows Newsletter has been posted. Please review it at your earliest convenience.

By Mitravinda dasi

I want to thank all the devotees that have sent cookie prasadam to the soldiers-medics here at Ft. Sam Houston Texas. About 2,000 cookies have been distributed. The soldiers in my company here got used to the prasadam cookies sent on a weekly basis.

By the GBC

Note: In the interest of enhancing the readability of this document, we have simplified the entries by omitting the country names “India”, “USA”, “UK”, and “Canada”.

By Mahat Tattva dasa

Report on Krishna consciousness in Hungary. You are going to find this video very interesting and inspiring. It is the annual report of Iskcon Hungary to the International Iskcon’s Governing Body for the year 2007.

By Gopi - paranadhana dasa

The Śrīmad - Bhāgavata Vidyāpīṭham in Govardhana, Sanskrit school of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, is inviting applications for new students to enter our three-year Bhāgavata-śāstrī Program at the beginning of our next school-year on October 1st.

By Sankirtana Das

There’s a legend about a tribe called the Invisible People in the Amazon jungles. When standing silently and unmoving in the middle of the forest, they would remain undetected by their enemies.

By Mitravinda devi dasi

That evening several soldiers stayed back to take care of Sri Sri Nitai Gaura. They learned how to use tilak and lemon juice to clean brass with cotton balls.

By Parasurama Das

The second Boat Journey Movie… Mayapur to Ganga Sagar, will H.H. Mahavisnu Swami and his scurvy crew complete the journey?