By Syamasundara Dasa

This year 25 devotees took part in the farm conference hosted at New Vrajamandala Spain on the 7th to 9th of May 2012. The conference heard a number of presentations on a diverse range of topics: Preserve Business, Wheat grass Juice, Arthritis in Cows and treatments, Compost making with Cow dung and Straw, European Grants, Volunteer Organisations helping on our farms, Financial study of milk Production at New Vrajadhama Hungary, The Bull of Dharma, Toothpaste and skin cream and more

By Gunaavatara dasa

On 03 April 2012, the Faculty of Archeology of Royal University of Fine Arts organized a seminar on Sanskrit and Bhagavad Gita. It was the first public lecture in the series “Indian Studies in Cambodia”. The program had been conceived in order to promote the Sanskrit learning in Cambodia

By Dvijapriya dasi

They day after our annual Nrisimha Chaturdasi festival, we had a special program in Rajapur Jagannath Temple. We are very happy to announce to the whole community of devotees, the completion of construction of a small but very important temple for Srimati Simantini Devi at Sri Jagannath Mandir compound in Rajapur, Sri Mayapur dham.

By Balaramkrishnadas

Situated in Kerala’s(India) scenic Vellani Mountain valley, a newly established Ayurvedic Wellness Center, Rayirath Heritage Ayurvedic Wellness also constructed a thatched shed beneath a walnut tree grove, an 80 seater with a stage, all fully lighted and finished to taste

By Venu Gita Devi Dasi

In the month of February 2012, I had the good fortune to visit Sri Vrndavana Dhama, where I filmed the Care for Cows project and interviewed its dedicated staff members. I would like to share these videos with you, and to encourage you to visit the project and its website (www.careforcows.org). Please contribute in any way you can to this go-seva

By Raxit Jariwalla

Here are the final results on the ‘MSF of Clearing Unwanted Things from the Heart’ that were offered at the Nrsimha Caturdasi festival held at the ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) temple on Friday May 4th

By Gopal Krsna Goswami

The Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Zsolt Semjen, Deputy Speaker of Hungarian Parliament, along with Hungarian Ambassador to India and nearly 7 other Hungarian officials arrived at 5.30 Pm. They were greeted at the main entrance of Sri Sri Radha Parathasarathi Temple by H.H. Gopal Krishna Maharaj

By Tamal Krsna Dasa

On April 29th, ISKCON Philadelphia participated in the Philadelphia Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation, a walking dialogue between Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Wiccans and others. The walk is an opportunity to promote religious tolerance while acknowledging areas of difference. The walk typically stops at three different houses of worship, with various activities and presentations happening at each

By Divesh Maharaj

The 3rd Vedic Ecology Convention organized by the ISKCON Vaishnava Research Forum (I-VRF) was held at the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple of Understanding, in Chatsworth, south of Durban, on Sunday 22nd April 2012. Many educators from the surrounding schools as well as various academics from the institutions of higher learning were in attendance. Members of the public, devotees and well-wishers of ISKCON also attended

By Mandali Dasi

Recently, in January 2012, as many of you know, I suffered the loss of my husband, Nitai Das. I have therefore chosen to dedicate the most recent collection of haute couture dresses I was working on at that time to him, and to the selfless love that he embodied for me

By Bhakta Kaplish

On the auspicious day of Aksaya Tritya on April 24, 2012 foundation stone of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple was laid by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj (GBC & BBT Trustee) in 4.5 Acres of land in Ludhiana

By Kesava Krsna Dasa

I began to write a simple, short comment on Parampara Prabhu’s article about our sampradaya, but more thoughts came, and thought again that this might as well become an article. Is the desire to glorify Srila Prabhupada or other vaisnavas in certain ways, the result of our human calculation, or our realised convictions?

By Radhikakrpa Devi Dasi

Out of love for the cows the Supreme Personality of Godhead has awarded this meek animal with eyes resembling lotus petals, slanting sideways and always filled with warmth

By Barnaby Haszard Morris

I was walking along Lambton Quay in Wellington the other day, on the way to buy my niece a present for her fifth birthday. My train of thought was a little unfocused as I tried to think of what she would like: a book? a DVD? a Barbie? Would she want something she already knows a lot about, or a total surprise? Hey, perhaps school supplies would be an appropriately practical gift for a grown-up girl

By Matsya Avatara dasa

Srimad-Bhagavata Vidyapitham, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust’s Sanskrit school is now located in Sri Vrindavan after the departure of H.G Gopiparanadhana Prabhu. The school is still going strong under the guidance of senior devotees and is inviting applicants for joining its program at the start of its sixth year of operation on November 21, 2012

By Chaitanya Charan das

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura: Give to death that part of you that is ordained to die, and the eternal part of you will remain

By Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Goswami

After an evening class I was suddenly informed that a plane crash in Nepal had killed at least six devotees. I was stunned and dismayed on hearing this very sad news. I quickly checked web sites to see any details of the tragedy. I read the brief photo and devotional biography summaries of the “victims”. They were all wonderful devotees, having distinguished themselves with glorious devotional service

By Parasuram das

…” Funny story I went to the kitchen in Vrindavan and saw these massive pots, the head cook informed me that the pots were too big and they were sending them back to Agra to change them for smaller ones, that was it, it is what you call Krishnas arrangement.”

By Chaitanya Charan das

Few topographical changes are as tragic and traumatic as the drying and dying of a river. The disappearance of the Saraswati river thousands of years ago reduced a fertile and flourishing civilization in North-Western India to the barren expanse of the Thar Desert. Today the Yamuna River, one of the largest water resources in India, faces the same fate; the United Nations has already declared Yamuna to be a dead river

By Kesava Krsna Dasa

For some reason the subject of womanhood and the roles they play within our midst has raised strong feelings, usually centred on celibacy and the potential for victimisation. This shows that women are not really the problem - our inordinate fixation on matters ‘celibate’ is the problem

By Bhakta Kaplish

Sri Sri Jagananth Temple (ISKCON),Ludhiana commemorated the Vaishnava festival Lord Narisimha Caturdasi (The Appearance of Lord Nrisimhadev) who has an extraordinary form of half-lion and half man, with great enthusiasm and devotion

By Ananga-mohini dasi

What an awesome experience! When the concept of The Blue Mountain was announced at the Durban temple a few weeks prior to Ratha Yatra, I immediately thought that I would want to be part of this. The hype and buzz about The Blue Mountain, made it all the more exciting

By Abhaya Mudra Dasi

Lord Surya Narayana is a representation of The Personality of Godhead Shri Vishnu in the material world. The Sun is the father of this material universe because he controls time and gives sustenance. Whether there is not enough Sun or if there is too much of his energy—either way the Universe can be destroyed

By Sahadeva dasa

A National conference on ”Cow Based Agriculture, Health and Environment” was recently organized by the Gujarat Government. A first of its kind, it was held in prestigious Anand University and was attended by senior ministers, government officials, top scientists, religious leaders, university vice-chancellors, environmentalists, doctors, and cow protection activists

By Giriraja Swami

On Earth Day, I thought of a prayer that resonated with me in my youth. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For He has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, or who shall stand in His holy place? He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord.” (Psalm 24:1-5)

By Hariksetra das

For now, the inauguration of the temple has been spread across an 11 day festival starting from April 24th, Akshaya Tritiya up to May 5th, Sri Narasimha Jayanti. We will have the events like Netraunmilana, Narasimha Homa, Prana Pratishtha and Maha Abhisheka during the first part of the celebration on 27th, 28th and 29th. On 4th, 5th (Sri Narasimha Chaturdashi) and 6th of May we will have the formal inaugural, a grand celebration, open to the general public.

By Krishna-kumara Dasa

To my surprise, the girl was spontaneously drawn in, like iron to a magnet, and grabbed a book. The boy followed suit and grabbed the other book. I briefly explained who I was and what the books were all about. They both took a book, and she gave an exceptionally large donation. She eagerly asked, “You said ‘Krishna Krishna!’ right? I’ve been learning about Krishna in my ‘Hindu Gods & Goddesses’ class, and I LOVE Him! He’s my favorite.”

By Giriraj Swami

To mark the centennial of the sinking of the luxury liner Titanic, which went to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean early in the morning of April 15, 1912—taking with it five grand pianos, an automobile, a fifty-line telephone switchboard, a jeweled copy of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and more than 1,500 lives—articles, books, a television series, and the rerelease of the blockbuster film Titanic (converted to 3-D at a cost of eighteen million dollars) are flooding the market

By Vrndavanlila Devi Dasi

Our cow, Surabhi was lying sick in a helpless state, unable to even stand on her legs. The doctors in the city are good only for treating cats and dogs. Their apathetic treatment had made me rely on the Lord Himself and seek guidance from baba, my father in the law staying in a village in Orissa

By Gour Gopal Dasa

When a person is alive we choose either not to talk about him or most of the times we talk negative about him, and when the same person leaves the body, we make sure that he/she deserves appreciations. Why such an attitude? Why can’t we be grateful to such devotees for their wonderful service; encourage them to do more or get inspired to do something similar even when they are among us?

By your servants at VIHE

VIHE is heartily inviting all the serious students to our transformational Bhakti-sastri course. Bhakti-sastri course is a systematic study of Srila Prabhupada’s books. Srila Prabhupada wanted all of us to deeply study his books, so that we could be better preachers, teachers and, very importantly, achieve a clear understanding and application of the beautiful science of devotional service

By Varaharupa Dasi

When Srila Prabhupada preached in the early 60’s and 70’s, during the period of the hippy age, mostly all those who joined him were from the age group of 13 to 22 years, and a lot were dropouts from colleges. They were in search of something beyond material qualifications and thereby were attracted to Krishna consciousness very sincerely

By Nimai Pandita Dasa

By the strength and mercy of my Gurudeva, Mahaprabhu, and the Vaisnavas, I have attempted to translate the Bangla poem “Dusta Mana” by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Ṭhakura. Your feedback will be honored

By Nitai dasa

There is presently difficulty finding consensus on implementing Varnasrama Dharma within the devotee community according to time and place. There are different reasons for this but we won’t go into it in detail here. Instead, in the first part, we will look at why we need to start varnasrama immediately and in the second part, the practical ways to do so without letting the issues get in the way

By Gour Govinda Swami

From a lecture on Nṛsiṁhadeva’s Appearance Day by Gour Govinda Swami 14 May 1995 Bhubaneswar

By Dhanesvara Das

Human life is meant for growth. Although physical growth stops before several decades, emotional, psychological, intellectual and spiritual growth can and should continue throughout every person’s life. In order to grow properly however, we need a proper place

By Jessica M

The quick and restless energy of anticipation danced across my consciousness as I turned into the driveway of an inauspicious yellow house set in the suburbs of East Harford. Above the doorway read “Hare Krishna”. I drove down the driveway and parked in the back. The sun broke through white clouds, warming my skin and spirit as I helped my son out of the ca

By various media sources

ISKCON on Thursday inaugurated its new Sri Radha Krishna Temple at Akkarai in Chennai. After the Kumbhabishekam and Maha mangala arati — the first decorated darshan of the deities — a helicopter showered flowers over the ‘gopurams’ built in the Kalinga style

By Raxit Jariwalla

We are unique in North America to have deities of Lord Narashingadeva at ISKCON of Silicon Valley. The Appearance day this year is on May 4

By Parampara dasa

Srila Prabhupada in the purport of Cc Antya 2.295 reveals the names of these four sampradaya acaryas: “A Vaisnava should study the commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra written by the four sampradaya-acaryas, namely Sri Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami and Nimbarka.”

By Kurmaksetra dasa

Several prominent Buddhist groups in Thailand (some of them strict vegetarians) invited Dr Sahadeva dasa for a series of countrywide programs and visit to their communities. They hosted a series of TV shows with him. His talks covered a wide range of topics –from Lord Buddha and promulgation of Buddhism to fate of modern civilization, ancient solutions to modern problems, absolute morality and ethics, comparative theology etc

By Parampara dasa

One should distinquish between the terms Sampradaya Acarya and Acarya of the Sampradaya. As Srila Prabhupada instructs us there are only four Samapradaya Acaryas and this august appellation can therefore only be correctly attached to that exclusive four: Sri Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami and Nimbarka