Last year during the Mayapur festival many international leaders of our sankirtan movement and some of the BBT managers had a meeting about book distribution and concluded that we should revive the book distribution training course.

We may be surprised to learn that many things we consider as acts of spiritual advancement in Krishna consciousness, like tapasya or austerity, are actually acts of selfishness, and will impede our real growth.

This is an invitation to all of you to come to our new ISKCON Temple in my birthplace (Aravade, Maharashtra, India), on the auspicious occasion of Sri Nityananda Trayodasi, to welcome Their Lordships Sri-Sri Radha-Gopal on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of February 2009

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

There are over 20 Ratha Yatras in Malaysia and the grandiosity and pomposity increases every year. We are also very lucky to get many sanyasis who visit our country during this period.

The VTE Graduate Course on Book Distribution is being taught at at the Mayapur Festival 2009 on the occasion of the 10th aniversary inauguration of Sri Mayapura's Vaishnava Academy.

We went back through the 2008 year, counting numbers of students who came to the temple on school field trips.

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of November: North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors etc., Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5

During the 1970s, I would get culture shock whenever I went to India. The crowded cities, the heat, the food, the occasional sickness, and the austerities of local travel would painfully remind me that I was a stranger in a foreign land.

In honor of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, whose disappearance observance is this month, Sadhusanga is offering Brahma-samhita as a free download until the end of December.

I am happy to inform that the historical festival in Mayapur will be again! On 25th Feb 2009, the worldwide Vaisanva community will be gathering at Mayapur to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Sri Panca Tattva Installation in Mayapur.

Please join us for a very ecstatic Harinam Sankirtan at the Rose Bowl Parade. Approximately ONE MILLION people will be in attendance. The Rose Bowl Parade is also televised worldwide to approximately 50 million people.

Have you seen an encounter with prasadam transform someone’s life - - including your own? After seeing prasadam touch so many lives, I have resolved to compile a book entitled The Glories of Krishna Prasadam to disseminate such prasadam pastimes along with other important related topics...

We would like to share with you the latest news concerning Bhaktivedanta College, particularly our most recent graduates and new arrivals, modules that have been added, and how our first building under construction is coming along.

DearPrabhus, Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisancies. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I have few video-interviews with URI people, I am now posting them gradually