Graham Dwyer first met ISKCON devotees in 1975 when he was 16 years old in his home town of Accrington, Lancashire. He was very impressed by their piouty and spirituality and that experience stayed with him until after he completed his PhD in Social Anthropology at Oxford University.

Truly, the Kazakh government's efforts to give children a summer camp, even if only for five years, is noble. But after five years of summer camp, what will happen to this multi-million dollar property? Who will camp on it next?

The Iskcon temple in the Manipur capital is getting ready to showcase Hindu culture and religion, as practised around the world, during a six-day-long cultural extravaganza later this month. The Iskcon community, putting behind the trauma caused by last year’s bomb blast at the Imphal temple, is organising a grand show.

Annakut and Govardhan Puja celebration began with the chanting of Hare Krishna mahamantra (Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare; Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare) and other chants by Nirantara Das. Those who led the chanting and kirtan included H.H. Chandramauli Swami, Gauri Das Pandit, Jai Jagannath Das, and Satchitananda Das.

Another year, and what have I given back to Prabhupada and all the devotees? It is late in my life, but not too late, to become the devotee Prabhupada, our Guru Parampara, and our dear Lord envisioned for me.

In this paper, we’ll address concerns coming from devotees of Lord Krishna, vegans and others regarding the use of commercial, organic and devotional dairy products.

Still, lines for prasadam were across the room out the door and around the corner. We ran out of everything, with the result Vaibhavi and Minna Kumar were desperately in the kitchen cooking extra to keep up.

Sri Pulastya said: O arrogant mountain, you would not fulfill my desire! Therefore every day you will become smaller by the size of a sesame seed.

I had no idea what to expect, as I walked into a old airplane hanger, I was met with HARE KRSNA! And to my surprise there were 150 people waiting, eager for some taste of Krsna Katha.

If we look back at our disciplic succession we will find unlikely leaders and acaryas who may not fit our modern day portrayal of leadership as required by Iskcon. Our largely vaidhi and sadhana based lifestyle would probably not accommodate them.

On my way over here, I noticed that your Student Union will be airing the Woody Allen film, Deconstructing Harry. The film's title is intriguing, because, in a sense, it directly relates to the subject you want me to discuss tonight: "Is Krishna the God of creation?"

Not too far away is the Prabhupada Marathon. Years ago it was a time when devotees all over the would prepare themselves to go out of their way to do what is so pleasing to Srila Prabhupada, distributing books.

You will be pleased to know that in less than one month time, our registration has crossed the expected target of 1000 delegates and we have closed the registration by application.

Considering that the south of Avila has nice clima, good soil, water, rain fall, there is no ice in the winter and lots of sunshine along the year, it is a good start to keep our spirits optimistic.

While recounting the salient events and my own interactions with him, I don't meant to in any way minimize the experiences that many other devotees had; it is simply that I can only write about my own. It was a unique experience for me.

We also have 12 bhaktas that are reading and chanting regularly. Our programs are spreading, now I host a mantra meditation class once a week and also Mondays and Fridays I have a small program of bhajans and prasadam.

After You steal butter, Your earrings dance and shine, as You flee Your mother in Gokula pastimes. Though you are all blissful, all knowing, ever-new. Greatest of controllers, Your mother controls You.

Death, and dying are events I do think about a lot more now that I am nearing 60. That is not morbid, but actually recommended, so we don't waste our life in activities that don't help us enter more deeply into our Krishna consciousness.

Just about two weeks ago, there was a quite rare event in the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Swami Goshala established by Srila Prabhupada. A beautiful black cow named Arati gave birth to twin bull calves.

Well we did it! Hang up them dancing shoes till next year! Now back to normal. Normal? Yeah! World Holy Name day is over! But what is normal? This is the Hare Krishna movement.

I have been married for over ten years. I am ashamed to admit it, but I feel trapped in an emotionally and often, physically, abusive relationship. Can you give me some information to help me? I am sure I am not the only one experiencing this.

Thus, the Krishna Society will be driven out by Abdykalykov's hands and later the Prosecutor's office will contest the October 23rd ruling and return the land to the Kazakh government.

There's not a more charming or mysterious place in the universe than Govardhana Hill in Vraja Mandala. Apparently, the word is spreading because nowadays, during Karttika season, millions of pilgrims come here to perform parikrama.

That most auspicious time of the year, the Prabhupada Marathon, is coming to us very soon. The Prabhupada Marathon is total bliss. Why? Because this sankirtan movement is as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "anandambudhi vardanam" it is an ever expanding ocean of bliss.

At one point he was making the point that part of the process of purifying the heart is eating only prasadam. Seeing a small temple to the right of the stage, he suggested that whatever they cook should be offered first to the Lord and then the prasadam served to the inmates. This met with very enthusiastic applause.

Friends of the BBT was originally formed in 2005 by chairpersons Gopal Bhatta Dasa and Pranada Dasi. But we are only just coming to the end of our first active year, with a newsletter, website and membership program all in full swing.

Within a few more weeks, the annual Book Distribution marathon will begin. During this Christmas season, the materially entangled souls will be enthusiastically spend money for the holidays. They think this will relieve their suffering.

Today at aprx 1:30 pm Nirguna Prabhu departed from this suffering body. Lots of devotees was in the room continiously singing kirtan - maha-mantra only. It's a great fortune to leave body with such excelent assistance as devotees of Mayapur community provided, leaded by Janmastami Prabhu and his wife Sankalpa Mataji.

The Prabhupada Vani Reseach Academy is establishing a new website named "Vanipedia" (vanipedia. org). It will be launched at Gaura Purnima 2008. Vanipedia will not only feature all Srila Prabhupada's teachings but also compilations on various subjects that he discussed in his books, lectures, letters, and conversations.

As a nation, Indians are very much besotted with the game of cricket. The whole of India comes forward to give its players a rousing welcome when they win a game while the same players nd themselves heavily criticized, if they lose one.

Our November 2007 Care for Cows Newsletter has been posted. Please review it at your earliest convenience.

After so many sincere years of preaching Lord Caitanya's message for Srila Prabhupada's pleasure, Lord Gauranga and the members of the Panca Tattva have given Nirguna Krsna Dasa His just reward and liberation in the wonderful transcendental land of sri Dhama Mayapura.

ISKCON Mayapur invites world wide devotees to celebrate Gaura Purnima 2008 festival, commemorating 522nd birth anniversary of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Sri Mayapur dhama and be a part of this great event.

Brisbane's Hare Krishna Community is doing their part for the city's ongoing water shortage, taking to the streets of the city's suburbs to chant and dance to bring rain. Australia is currently in the most severe drought in recorded history, with various levels of water restrictions in major cities and a deepening crisis in rural areas.

One of ISKCON Baroda's congregational devotees and a disciple of HH Bhakti Vikas Maharaj, Sriman Krishnamrit Prabhu, an elderly retired gentleman who was "shaved up" and attending the temple in dhoti/kurta daily, left his body on Wednesday, after suffering through cancer for the past 6 months.

All of us are in Sri Vrindavan Dhama by Srila Prabhupada's mercy. For this reason, we need to keep conscious of preserving the sacred atmosphere of the temple. We all yearn for shelter and want to feel the togetherness in an undisturbed atmosphere filled with ecstatic kirtanas, japa and nectarean Harikatha-lectures.

As many of you may know, Gita Nagari is a struggling temple without many rescources. There are less than a handful of devotees living on the property and they are all engaged full time caring for Radha Damodara. With pleasure everyone is gearing up to care for Mother Lalitamrta, but still it is not enough.