Srila Prabhupada: I am friend so far I am giving you this information. But actual friend is Krsna. So this is friendship. Krsna is your best friend…I am your best friend in this sense, that I am giving you this information.” Actually, Krsna is your best friend. What can I do? I am a teeny...
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- 29 Mar 2024
In Vrndavana I spotted a western girl with a Chadar over her head and loose pants looking a little frazzled and lost, like she had just been dropped there. I approached her asking where she’s from- Australia. She said she had just arrived. I asked how she ended up here in Vrindavana. She explained how...
- 29 Mar 2024
HG Caitanya Chandra prabhu a leading disciple of HH Gaura Govinda Mahraja left this world around 1:56 (IST) 30 March 2024 late night of the 29th March he was taken from the hospital in Bhavanesvara to Gadai Giri Temple where he has been the leader for many decades. Still alive although in a coma. on...
- 29 Mar 2024
By Nrsimhananda Das In the early 90’s, Gopavrndapal prabhu (now B.V. Giri Maharaja) and I were enrolled by HH Bhakti Caru Swami to write the treatments for the first episodes of his opus, “Abhay Charan.” We were roomed together in the Juhu guest house where we were tasked with creating drama from the milestones of...
- 29 Mar 2024
Parasuram das Our friend Youth from punk band Killing Joke invited us to be part of the festival. It was a star studded event, poets and artists flew in from around the world. The spiritual energy was flowing. Proceeds from the concert went to our Prasad Distribution which we officially call Food for All. https://youtu.be/ztxB1XvJ1es...
- 28 Mar 2024
The other night an Indian lady approached the book table with her phone showing an Instagram account of a famous Russian devotee asking if I knew if she was currently in Vrindavana. “Not sure, I don’t know the person.” She asked if I was from Russia and I said, “No, New Zealand.” She was shocked...
- 27 Mar 2024
Dear follower of Srila Prabhupada, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you for submitting so many heartfelt homages to Srila Prabhupada last year. You can view the full 2023 Vyasa-puja book here: https://gbc.iskcon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/spvp2023.pdf This year we request you to submit your homage by April 2, 2024 by emailing it to...
- 27 Mar 2024
My plane from Sydney had a 1.5 hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and in an hour I met wanderers from all over the world who I could see Kṛṣṇa mystically sent to receive His books on their journey. They each had a unique story, many of whom were travelling to try and find their...
- 26 Mar 2024
By Chandan Yatra DasYogapitha is the actual site of Lord Caitanya’s appearance. In 1893, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura established this site. He personally collected funds to purchase this land and built a small temple here
...- 26 Mar 2024
By a DasaThe seventeenth-century mathematician/philosopher Blaise Pascal formulated a pragmatic argument for justifying belief in God. Which is worth the risk of error, Pascal questioned, belief or non-belief? It is wise, he said, to “wager” on the existence of God, for the alternative, to put one’s faith in faithlessness, is an inferior bet. And, more, if one believes in God but is eventually proven wrong, one loses nothing. But if one believes and is proven right, one ...
- 23 Mar 2024
Grand SRI NARASIMHA Temple Opening with spectacular Drone Shots!...
- 20 Mar 2024
Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The Krishna House Retreat May 3-5 in New Vrindavan features leading devotees presenting great and diverse seminars geared for both Krishna conscious newcomers and veterans looking to deepen their spiritual lives. Early discounted registration ends in three weeks! Join us for a blissful,...
- 19 Mar 2024
By Giriraj SwamiSomeone could question, “Why should Krishna listen to the prayers of a devotee? So many people are praying to Krishna; why should Krishna listen especially to a devotee? Is that not also partiality?” Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that of all of Krishna’s qualities, the quality of being affectionate to His devotees, bhakta-vatsalya, is considered the supermost, the emperor that conquers over all the Lord’s other qualities and reconciles all contradict...
- 14 Mar 2024
Yogapati das and Daya Hladini dd As we reflect on the past month, on behalf of the Russian Speaking Yatra in London we are excited to share some of the wonderful highlights and activities that have kept us engaged and inspired in Krishna Consciousness from February to March. Here is the short overview listed below:...
- 11 Mar 2024
After spending some time in Katikati and meeting a special soul in Auckland, I headed across the sea to do sankirtana in Sydney with our exalted Godsiblings Kamala and Radhika Prasad, who centre their whole family life around book distribution. Seeking to learn their secrets and inspired by their association, we met wonderful people while...
- 10 Mar 2024
By Vijaya DasIn the large category, it won't be a surprise: Mayapur was #1, way ahead of everyone else, at 133,188 book points. In the medium category, Bopal, India was #1 with 11,158 book points. Gopal is pleased with the service of His Bopal devotees. In the small category, Surat was #1 with 14,148 book points. In 1970 Prabhupada took 20 devotees to Surat to do harinama-sankirtana. The devotees and the people were so happy that the mayor proclaimed it a holiday--no school, no work--just to greet the devotees. In the maha-small category, Prabhupada Bhavan in the Czech Republic did a surprising 6,814 book ...
- 9 Mar 2024
Parasuram das “Give Me Love”, is the new Hare Krishna centre in the heart of the famous Camden Town, Central London, opened by the Prasad Distribution team officially known as Food for All, by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada. It’s already attracting so much attention, everyone wants a photo. *George:* Well, we should try to...
- 9 Mar 2024
Gaura Purnima Flag Hosting Ceremony Sri Dham Mayapur – 7/3/2024 Gaura Purnima Flag Hosting Ceremony Sri Dham Mayapur – 7/3/2024...
- 7 Mar 2024
Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, on his 150th appearance anniversary. On the 150th appearance anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Vrajraj Press offered a new publication to his lotus hands in Sri Vrindavana-dhama. The book, Acara o Acarya, was originally published...
- 1 Mar 2024
By Bhaktimarga Swami nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhutale srimate bhaktisiddhanta saraswati iti namine You are our special link to the chain And connection to the spirit vein You are Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Resident of holy Jagannatha Puri A genius who was not a light debater A risk-taker and proven innovator A lecturer owing to your reading...
- 23 Feb 2024
By Giriraj SwamiSrila Prabhupada said it is a mark of a good man that he takes the good side, not the bad side, of others. He gave the example of his guru maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta had a disciple named Kunjabihari dasa—people used to call him Kunja Babu—who, Srila Prabhupada said, came to do business with their guru maharaja, to profit personally from his relationship with him and from his service in the Gaudiya Math. But Srila Prabhupada said their guru maharaja didn’t take Kunja’s dark side, that he was coming to make business, but took the bright side...
- 23 Feb 2024
Talk given on the qualities of Lord Nityananda, Feb 2, 2023 in Salt lake City, Utah Sri Nityananda Trayodasi Celebration Talk by HG Radhika Raman Prabhuji....
- 20 Feb 2024
By Giriraj Swami Nityananda Prabhu, as the first expansion of the Lord, is the original spiritual master. He is the first servant of the Lord, and He is the first teacher to give knowledge of the Lord (outside of the Lord Himself). The duty of the spiritual master is to engage in the service of the Lord and to give knowledge of the Lord, and Nityananda Prabhu does both. Age padaye tare, to fall down before Him--to bow or fall down before the spiritual master, to surrender to the spiritual master--is the first qualification for any disciple. The Bhagavad-gita instructs, tad v...
- 20 Feb 2024
By Gauranga Darshan DasBoar is a wild animal, probably not known for its beauty or great work. But when God appears in the form of a boar, He looks extremely beautiful and performs the most wonderful deeds. Just as the Supreme Lord appears in the human society as Lord Rāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa, He also incarnates in the animal society as Varāha (Boar), amongst the birds as Haṁsa (Swan), amongst the aquatics as Matsya (Fish) and so on.
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