By Badrinarayan dasaOur 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.
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- 7 Jul 2007
By Caru dasIn This Issue: Mormon Hospitality. Gita verse. Donation Opportunities. Himlayan fest Wrap Up. Wedding Serivces
...- 5 Jul 2007
By Akruranatha dasaWant 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
...- 5 Jul 2007
By Bhakti Charu SwamiThe 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.
...- 5 Jul 2007
By Radhanath SwamiArjuna 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.
...- 5 Jul 2007
By Bir Krishna das GoswamiThe 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.
...- 5 Jul 2007
By Radha Mohan DasaOn 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.
...- 5 Jul 2007
By Caitanya Caran DasMost 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.
...- 3 Jul 2007
By Shyamagopika Devi DasiOne 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.
...- 3 Jul 2007
By Gopinatha DasYou can see and download several photos from the recent New Vrindavana GBC meetings
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Rasasthali Devi Dasi In June 2007 we experienced that the dreams of many come true: the Mahabharata, the most famous Indian epic, is being performed on a theatre stage. The result? A fantastic blend of singing, ecstatic dance, music and theatre.
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Bhakti Vijnana Swami We recognize the need for consistent succession policies in the society. The first generation of Srila Prabhupada's disciples are aging. We now read regularly of a senior devotee’s passing away. We need to ensure that the mood, teachings, energy, and ideas of Srila Prabhupada are properly preserved and transmitted. Generation after generation. We wish to identify and empower devotees with leadership potential to ensure the proper succession. This is our long term need.
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Tribhanga - nanda dasYou may be surprised to know that she never really lost her sense of humour, and naturally became more introspective and reconciled with the world in general and the people in it in particular.
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Kripamoya DasaIn this brief blog I would like to take the opportunity of introducing you to three Vaishnavas who are doing an excellent job in getting some of our messages out to a broader public. In some cases that means thought-provoking pieces on foundational dharmic principles, in other cases it means specific teachings on the practise of bhakti.
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Vijaya DasFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page contains the following results for the month of May 2007: World Totals, Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors...
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Kurma Rupa dasaOur July 2007 Care for Cows Newsletter has been posted. Please review it at your earliest convenience. This month we present: How the Monsoon has affected us. Testimonials from the eight new residents accepted this month and more...
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Shyama - sundara DasaI found out there was a center at 26 Second Avenue in NYC and took a two hour train ride alone, not knowing what to expect. Arriving sweaty and with a rapid heartbeat, I was greeted by two brahmacharis and went to sit down for kirtan for the first time.
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Friends of the BBTAnyone reading our Krishna book, Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, Nectar of Devotion, and Bhagavad-gita As It Is, is sure to become a Krishna conscious person. Therefore somehow or other we must push on this literature distribution program, either through schools, colleges, libraries, life membership or ordinary sales
...- 1 Jul 2007
By Gopinatha Das- 29 Jun 2007
By Caru DasNobody makes us happier we located in Utah than Ron. Ron always says, meaning every word, “if there’s anything you need, ANYTHING, you just call me and YOU GOT IT, my friends.”
...- 29 Jun 2007
By ISKCON MontrealIskcon Montreal is celebrating its annual Ratha Yatra on Saturday July 7 2007. Everybody is cordially invited.
...- 29 Jun 2007
By Chaitanya Lila dasBook distibution seminar given by Vaisesika Prabhu in Boston, June 29 to July 01, showing how to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books and describing the importance of this service to Srila Prabupada.
...- 29 Jun 2007
By Yogindra DasaMy dear King, just consider what I have said to you, which will act as medicinal treatment upon disease. Control your anger, for anger is the foremost enemy on the path of spiritual realization. I wish you all good fortune for you. Please follow my instructions.
...- 29 Jun 2007
By Tattvavit DasaOn June 22nd, six graduates of Bhaktivedanta College, at Radhadesh, Belgium, received Bachelor of Theology degrees from the University of Wales Lampeter, through a partnership with Bhaktivedanta College. This is a milestone in ISKCON history: Srila Prabhupada had recommended this sort of relationship between ISKCON and an outside university.
...- 26 Jun 2007