I've been studying some basic sociology and would like to share some more thoughts about varnasrama.

We cannot calculate the debt which we owe to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Practically this Krishna consciousness movement is based upon his design because it is he who revived the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and who gave it a modern outlook towards expanding the preaching mission worldwide.

ISKCON Dhaka, Bangladesh is going to Celebrate The Festival of Chariot (RATHA YATRA) of Lord Jagannath from 16th July to 24th July, 2007. Distinguished dignitaries personalities and guest from home and abroad are expected to join in this 9 days long programme.

Every one of us wants to distribute books. But what if someone is entangled in householder life, and just don't have time? Well, there is good news for them.

By the power of the latest technology, humans can now fly in the sky like the birds and swim in the water like the acquatics?

They invited my father to give a taste of Indian food, music, dance, and culture and philosophy to the employees of USDA/NRCS. First of all our family presented live music while chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra after I explained them Mantra meditation.

Our committee is trying to respond to the need to have a more formalized method of operation of ISKCON and more formalized relationship between ISKCON and the members of ISKCON. There is a feeling among many devotees that they want a solid and clear understanding of what it means to be an ISKCON member. A well conceived of Constitution can provide that. We are endeavoring to craft an inspiring document that will make sure that the principles, vision, and mood that Srila Prabhupada established will be preserved for centuries to come.

London will host the 39th 'Ratha-yatra Carnival of Chariots' on July 29. The annual Hare Krishna festival will be a colourful display of Indian culture and spirituality in the city.

This multi-media 3D animated DVD scientifically reveals the mystery, origin and nature of the workings of the universe while explaining the passing of seasons, eclipses, phases of the moon and the passing of day and night through Vedic literature.

Please just abandon all varieties of services, take a break from your busy schedule and come join the Mayapur Nagara sankirtan and bathe in the blissful kirtan of Lord Nityananda and Mahaprabhu.

I was quoted as a Krishna conscious spiritual authority regarding the question of the nagging homeless problem prevalent in the US. The author of the article, veteran writer Sam Slovik, said that Nrsimhananda's comments changed the entire way in which he viewed the problem.

Wheat is a food which has always abundantly grown in the rich soil of Vraja. Krsna Himself was fond of the preparations cooked from Braja wheat, especially because they were soaked in the devotional love unique to Vrindavana.

This summer I plunged to go across the ocean and to a neighbouring country to spread the word of Lord Chaitanya.To share my experience with you all and to instill the feeling to serve the vaishnavas is my motive.

In the field of devotional service smallness is as glorious as bigness. The impossible determination of the small mother sparrow to reclaim her eggs taken by the ocean, earned her the favor of Sri Garuda.

Bhagavad-gita on YouTube, creatively presented. "Postmodern Times," Pop Goes the Gita Productions' first in a series of stories from the Bhagavad-gita told with a dose of humor. Who says philosophy has to be dry and without comedy?

The north american GBC and spiritual strategic planning initiative are actively seeking qualified secong generation man and women to fill an array of important leadership positions within our Iskcon movement.

For the pleasure of all devotees we submit this video from a speech of Bhakti Tirtha Swami

I may not be the only devotee who wondered what to do with leftover rice prasadam. For years, I have been in a quandary—should it be refrigerated and then served cold the next day?; or should it be refrigerated and reheated the next day?; or something else?

In response to some devotees' concerns regarding his book "Sanatorium", Satsvarupa Maharaja has given the following comment and has also decided to withdraw from circulation any remaining copies of the book.

Our committee deals with the situation we often find in ISKCON where there are two lines of authority in ISKCON: the initiating spiritual masters and GBC body/GBC member/Temple President system created by Srila Prabhupada. Our goal is help craft a shared, supportive, and shastrically sound system for guiding devotees in ISKCON. Rather than sometimes working at cross purposes, the aim is to have a system that respects, guides, and nutures the devotees in general, as well as all those senior devotees who give siksha and diksa in ISKCON.

In This Issue: Mormon Hospitality. Gita verse. Donation Opportunities. Himlayan fest Wrap Up. Wedding Serivces

Want to increase the enthusiasm and spirit of your congregation and catapult book distribution scores to new highs? Success is guaranteed with the Monthly Sankirtan Festival program pioneered by the intrepid, ever blissful book distributor Vaisesika Dasa

The first thing is that when a guest comes home, his feet should be washed. In ISKCON, we have that culture but somehow that has become exclusive for only gurus and sannyasis, but in Vedic culture that is for every guest who comes home.

Arjuna was fighting it for Krsna, not for sense gratification. Prabhupada explains devotees have to cultivate being free from envy, from pride, and a devotee should be everyone's well-wisher, not trying to defeat others and be better than others but to serve others, that is Vaisnava.

The authority figure (or institution) should not implicitly or explicitly promise to fulfill all the needs of the person. Better to assume a position of facilitator; that is to help one understand how to fulfill his own needs by being an autonomous human being.

On Wednesday 4th July outside the Victoria and Albert Museum opposite the Kazakhstan Embassy, there was singing and dancing but behind this was anger at the continued persecution of devotees in Kazakhstan.

Most people decide what they eat based mainly on taste, cost, habit, nutrition and convenience. But for those who are a little more thoughtful, here are some other points worth considering.

One thousand Namahatta devotees, over seventy five Mayapur community devotees along with the devotees from 24 parganas and Kolkata happily engaged themselves in preparing Cida-Dadhi using 1010 kgs of Cida or flat rice, 400 kgs of mangoes, 100 big jack fruits, 280 kgs of jaggery, 100 kgs of sugar, 85 litres of milk, 410 kgs of Dahi or yogurt, dryfruits and nuts.