Brahmananda Puris's sudden and unexpected departure from this world affected me very deeply and as I'm sure it has affected all of you as well who are participating in this broadcast. Brahmananda's qualities were very broad, very deep. As a person, as an individual, as a leader or even as a supporter of projects that had meaning to him, he was in many ways unsurpassed. For me I saw that his devotion to the Mayapur Project, by which he assisted in the purchase of enormous amounts of land there, as well as other projects related to book production, were dear to him,...
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- 28 Dec 2020
I hope you enjoy the new 25-minute tutorial and ten reasons why I still love Vaisnava attire and would pick a dhoti over pants any day.
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- 28 Dec 2020
Several of our devotees are still fighting COVID. Please continue your prayers of support.
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- 27 Dec 2020
Yesterday in Iskcon Delhi on the occasion of Gita Jayanti my son (Krishna) vigorously Distributed Bhagavad-Gitas carrying in his little hands. He sold few.. At last got a gentleman who sponsored 5 cartons..(160 Gitas)
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- 27 Dec 2020
By Prishni Devi DasiThe BIHS workshop was designed to facilitate intellectual discourse engaging 5th Canto cosmographical models frequently discussed within ISKCON. The workshop explored historical and contemporary models along with new research that enhances the rich devotional culture engaging this topic. The Director of the BIHS, Brahmatirtha das (MS Geology), one of the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute who participated in the original 1977 “Life Comes From Life” conference held in Vrindavan while Srila Prabhupada was present, explained, “We are striving to elevate the discourse to...
- 27 Dec 2020
By Ernesto LondoñoThis is a revolutionary article from the New York Times in the USA. It came out today. It's a long time coming! And it speaks of Krsna consciousness in a very favorable way as well! A big bravo for Ms.Tavares! Please notice Srila Prabhupada's photo on the wall in the photo. All glories to His Divine Grace!. Ms. Tavares, a Hare Krishna who describes cooking as a sacred act that brings her closer to God, says, “There is a shift of consciousness underway.”
...- 26 Dec 2020
“A person who is constantly engaged in reading literature enunciating the cultivation of Vaisnava devotional service is always glorious in human society, and certainly Lord Krsna becomes pleased with him.” Nectar of Devotion 12, Hearing the Revealed Scriptures
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- 26 Dec 2020
ISKCON Nepal releases a new Melodious Hare Krishna Rock Kirtan as an offering for Gita Jayanti. It is like a story mode that targets to preach Bhagavad Gita to an audience.
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- 26 Dec 2020
- 26 Dec 2020
By Braja Vilasa DasThe year 2020 was a most difficult year for all of us due to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic. With TOVP construction halted for almost eight months and a significant loss to our regular income stream, we had to make the difficult decision to push back the Grand Opening to 2023, and reschedule the installation of the new Prabhupada murti to October 2021. Work resumed in September on a limited scale, and slowly we are beginning to catch up to a normal workload.
...- 25 Dec 2020
Anantacarya dasa: Lord Jesus Christ lived for two years in the temple at Jagannatha Puri. "Lord Jesus Christ lived for two years in the temple at Jagannatha Puri. He was thick and thin with the priests in that temple, and he took his spiritual training from Lord Jagannatha. It is because Lord Jesus loved Lord Jagannatha......and because Lord Jagannatha loved Lord Jesus.......that He, Lord Jagannatha, has come to your country"....
- 25 Dec 2020
Some of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples came to Santa Barbara, and one young person to get a copy of Back to Godhead was Linda Forkash. She brought the magazine home and read every page, and she told her mother, “Mom, this is it—this is what I have been looking for! This magazine is answering all of my questions about God.” Soon she decided to move into the Los Angeles temple in order to practice bhakti-yoga in the association of devotees, to realize her goal of developing love for God—...
- 24 Dec 2020
By Lokanath SwamiKURUKSHETRA, about one hundred miles north of New Delhi, is best known as the place where the great battle of the Mahabharata was fought and Lord Krsna spoke the Bhagavad-gita. But long before that, Kurukshetra had played a dominant role in the history and culture of ancient India. For thousands of years it was a hub around which the Vedic civilization spun in its full glory. Kurukshetra's religious importance is described in many scriptures, including the Bhagavad-gita, the Mahabharata, and various Upanishads and Puranas. The scriptures refer to it as a place of meditation and an abode of ...
- 24 Dec 2020
By Sankirtana Das This year is an unusual year. One of its many unusual features is that Christmas and Gita Jayanta, the speaking of Bhagavad-Gita (The Song of God), are celebrated on the same day. This is a special opportunity to connect East and West.
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By Giriraj SwamiTonight, my beloved disciple, “ISKCON’s Mother,” Rajani Priya Dasi (Rose Forkash), passed away in her home in Carpinteria, California. Three months ago we were pleased to celebrate her one-hundredth birthday at my ashram. Please join us in praying for Rajani Priya’s auspicious onward spiritual journey, back to Srila Prabhupada, back to Godhead.
...- 23 Dec 2020
This letter is of concern for the Radha Madava Elephant's new shelter, currently under construction. One of the main services these two special souls are present here at Sri Mayapur Dham is done during Radha Madava's procession at the end of the year, also commonly known as the “Mayapur elephant procession”.
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- 22 Dec 2020
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of November 2020. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5
...- 22 Dec 2020
After 13 years as temple president, Krishna Premarupa Prabhu will focus more on his other services within ISKCON from October 2021 onwards. In the course of planning the succession, his tasks will be delegated to three Co-Presidents who together form the new temple management.
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- 21 Dec 2020
Visakha Dasi, the temple president of Bhaktivedanta Manor, said: "The founder and guide of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, told his students that ‘no one should go hungry within a ten-mile radius of our temples’. “In an effort to fulfill this important directive, members of this movement serve free sanctified vegetarian meals to those in need.”
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- 20 Dec 2020
“Unless we take care of the books and preach and read ourself, understand the philosophy, this Hare Krsna will be finished within few years.” Srila Prabhupada Morning Walk -- Los Angeles,12 December 1973
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- 20 Dec 2020
ISKCON Vrindavan: 13.12.2017_Glorification_of_H.G. Yamuna Mata Ji- 20 Dec 2020
By the GBCYamuna Devi was one of the most influential devotees during ISKCON’s fledgling years. She was among a handful of people who established ISKCON’s first. Those who came to ISKCON in later years joined an established society, but Yamuna Devi was one of the few who established that society
...- 20 Dec 2020