"When I initiated you, I accepted you on that very moment as my daughter. So you are eternally my daughter and I am your father. There is no doubt about it. And our relationship is based on Krishna Consciousness, so the more successful you preach and help Krishna Consciousness movement, the more our relationship in transcendental platform is firm and fixed up. Our business is to chant and glorify the Holy Name of Krishna and wherever we may remain, Krishna is with us, Krishna is within your heart, Krishna is within my heart. So, spiritually there is no question of sepa...
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- 20 Nov 2020
Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry(IDWM) aims to fulfill Śrīla Prabhupāda’s desire for the development of deity worship and brahminical culture in ISKCON. In response to the overwhelming response to our recent two-part “Question & Answer” series with IDT Hare Krsna TV, (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrMwAU0z_bQ&t=223s)we are...
- 20 Nov 2020
Today was the 14th day of HH Sivarama Maharaja having started showing symptoms for Covid-19. By now the infectious stage is over and we are happy to report that his official quarantine is also over.
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- 20 Nov 2020
By Dahani Devi DasiIn the past, ISKCON has already been accepted as a religious community in Serbia, all until 2007 when it was erased from the list with an explanation that its Statute is more suitable for a civil organisation, not a religious one. Last year devotees finally agreed to join efforts and start the whole process of registration again. One hundred signatures had to be collected and all the legal and supporting documents composed. The request was at first reset to a new round due to objections related to two signatures, which made the devotees collect those all from scratch again. After the sig...
- 20 Nov 2020
By Devshekhar Vishnu DasWith no end in sight, the Corona pandemic continues to take its toll on human health. More in terms of mental than physical. The fatality rate due to the corona has gone up, workplaces are being opened more for economic reasons not because the Corona pandemic is over. In between all these chaotic scenes, Iskcon Chennai-Perambur came up with the idea of providing the sublime knowledge of Bhagavad to masses in form of Bhagavad Gita 18 Adhyay 18 Satra i.e Bhagavad Gita 18 Chapters in 18 Days(1-18 Nov) for Hindi speaking population. Registration was opened on 27th October and Sessions w...
- 20 Nov 2020
This humble devotee moved from her native home of Belarus to New York City in 2016 to study English and by Krishna’s arrangement she had a friend in New York named Zinaida who was a devotee! She started visiting the Radha Govinda mandir in Brooklyn every Sunday and during one Sunday feast program two devotees from NYC Harinam invited her to come and chant in Union square park.
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- 19 Nov 2020
Now, after 100 episodes of Sravanam Diaries Podcast we can finally introduce ourselves. Hare Krishna, I’m Sulalita Devi Dasi, I‘ve been practicing vaisnavism and Bhakti-yoga my whole life and always loved books, philosophy, creativity & arts. I’ve been reading Srila Prabhupada’s books from childhood, but the past 10 years, with the instructions of my spiritual master HH BB Govinda Swami, I’m trying to dive especially deep into his books, vaisnava siddhanta and the science of bhakti yoga.
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- 19 Nov 2020
The Annual MAN-tra Retreat is going virtual, Nov. 20-22nd! Although we may not be able to arm wrestle, split wood or give each other the ol’ manly slap-on-the-back this year, this Men’s Sanga promises to deliver. From H.G. Mahatma Prabhu, Caitanya Carana Prabhu & Bhutabhavana Prabhu to H.H. Bhaktimarga Swami, Gauravani Prabhu and Namarasa Prabhu, we have a whole lot of masculine nectar to help us rise to our full potential as Krishna conscious men....
- 18 Nov 2020
Jaganmohini dd: This instruction of yours which I heard several times from my spiritual master, founder director of BI and your beloved servant, H.H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami, has been largely echoing in our thoughts this year
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- 18 Nov 2020
Karsna das: HG Jagadatma Prabhu - a disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - is currently at the Apollo hospital in Bhubaneshwar, India, awaiting surgery.
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- 17 Nov 2020
By the GBC Executive CommitteeWith heartfelt sadness, we offer our appreciation and respects in separation to HH Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Swami, who departed from this world on the 14th of November in New Delhi, India. Maharaja was one of the early members of ISKCON, accepting Srila Prabhupada as his eternal spiritual master in 1968. Since that time, he dedicated himself to sharing Krishna consciousness with society at large. Maharaja was a pioneer of university outreach and spent many years taking the message of Srila Prabhupada to university campuses in the United States. He also took on leadership respons...
- 17 Nov 2020
By the GBC Executive CommitteeThe impact of Krishnandini Devi's lifetime of humble service on individual hearts and on the community of devotees and beyond, is immeasurable. Hundreds of souls have benefitted from her guidance, wisdom, kindness, and sincere, heartfelt concern. She was a wonderful mother to her own ten children and to so many more who looked to her for both spiritual and material guidance. Krishnanandini Devi was the driving force behind the Grhastha Vision Team, a group of senior grhasthas who pioneered a society-wide forum to train and guide both those embarking upon the grhastha ashram a...
- 17 Nov 2020
“Only few persons, the five brothers of the Pandavas and the damsels of Vrndavana, only in the fingers' count, say, out of the whole population, say, hundred or two hundred men knew Him that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Otherwise everyone thought that "He is an ordinary man just like one of us, but most powerful. That's all."
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- 17 Nov 2020
The Temple drama group, the Bhaktivedanta Players, have made a seasonal audio play for you to enjoy
...- 16 Nov 2020
Kalakantha dasa: 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. ...
- 16 Nov 2020
The sun is the primary factor sustaining life throughout the universe with its all-pervasive heat and light. Life cannot exist without the sun. The moon nourishes the vegetation on earth, and so also sustains life. Therefore as sustainers of life, how could these two planets not host life on their surfaces?
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- 16 Nov 2020
Krsnanandini Dasi was brought to Krsna consciousness by her mother as a young teenager along with her other siblings. Her mother was a simple woman and a devout Christian who deeply resonated with the Bhakti perspectives given by Srila Prabhupada in his writings.
...- 15 Nov 2020
By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamWe are pleased to have Sesa Das with us on our weekly "Ask a GBC" series. It is a wonderful opportunity to hear from the people behind the policies in ISKCON. He was interviewed by Gopal Bhatta Das.
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- 15 Nov 2020
Our Diwali celebrations this year are going to be noticeably different than any other year. Many people are facing great challenges during this pandemic – whether it’s difficulty paying the bills, relationship problems, stress, anxiety, or loneliness.
...- 15 Nov 2020
On behalf of our families, we wish a happy Diwali to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, and everyone celebrating the festival of lights across the United States, India, and the world.
...- 15 Nov 2020
Govardhana Puja is the auspicious festival that was originally performed by Sri Krishna Himself about five-thousand years ago
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“All the presidents of our centers should see that all the members are strictly observing the brahminical standards, such as rising early, cleansing at least twice daily, reading profusely, attending arati, like that. You begin immediately this process. That is the main work of GBC.”
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