By Kalakantha dasYou have always been most kind and a dear friend to me and so many others. When we met in 1978 you had established the beautiful San Diego temple and were transitioning to being the bhakta leader so you could concentrate on recruiting and training new devotees there. As I had the same service in Los Angeles, we naturally began visiting and calling each other regularly to compare notes. During those turbulent days in ISKCON following Srila Prabhupada's departure you wer...
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- 9 Sep 2020
- 8 Sep 2020
In this vlog I show a snippet of my morning worship and dressing services of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai at ISKCON-London.
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(Hope against Hope)- His Holiness Devamrita Swami - Sunday feast lecture- August 30,2020
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We were allowed to visit our elephants in Mayapur. With lots of love and care Hrimati mataji takes care of them.
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By ISKCON MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONSrila Prabhupada: Practically, books are the basis of our Movement. Without our books, our preaching will have no effect. Without books and magazines, what authority or what basis have we got for preaching? Now these beautiful books have become the firm basis for our movement and any intelligent person in any part of the world cannot but fail to admire them.
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By Chandan Yatra DasThe state of Sikkim is remotely located in North-East India amidst the Kanchenjunga ranges of Himalayas. Far flung from mainland India, Sikkim is endowed with Lord Krishna’s amazing enchanting natural scenic beauty and spectacular views of formidable majestic mountain peaks of Kanchenjunga. It is 100% organic state of India and is bordered by China, Bhutan and Nepal.
...- 8 Sep 2020
Today His Holiness Radhanath Swami shares his thoughts with Rich Roll on compassion, unity, and the importance of having a spiritual practice.
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- 7 Sep 2020
By Bhakta dasaStaying true to ISKCON’s Founder Acharya, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s, vision that peace and prosperity be brought to the world through the distribution of sanctified vegetarian meals prepared with love and devotion, ISKCON Melbourne has continued to reach wide and far taking part in the distribution of nutritious FREE vegetarian meals.
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By ISKCON Ministry of EducationTo glorify the reading of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada's transcendental books during the International Shravanam Week, we present the following. Please help spread the message and celebrate by organizing this festival in your zones. On how to celebrate it in Six simple steps and with just 15 minutes, everyone can participate.
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By the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamWe are pleased to have Hrdaya Chaitanya 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 will be interviewed by Gopal Bhatta Das.
...- 6 Sep 2020
Jagattarini Mataji, Artistic Director at The Sacred India Gallery in Australia, joins us with an important message on gumnut puppets and the greatness of a simple mood of service!
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We are in receipt of your blessing and exceedingly humbled by your spirit of generosity. Thank you for exhibiting the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the contribution of the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta book set; the greatest literary gem of India.
...- 5 Sep 2020
Ganga Devi Sheth a 32 year old (formerly) healthy woman & dancer who is on day 163 of having COVID-19. She has kindly agreed to share her experiences of what it means to live with COVID-19 for such a long time now.
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By the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamThe Global Devotee Care Directorate is hosting HH Prahladananda Swami in their weekly webinar series to discuss about care for the ISKCON monks. Moderator Gauranga Das.
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By ISKCON MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONI have received all the books. I have been so eager to devour the knowledge within them. I have been reading constantly for the past two days. I was so happy to receive them. Thank you so very much. I grew up studying mysticism and esoteric topics. So a couple years ago when I ran across the teachings of Kṛṣṇa I was naturally drawn. I’ve recently finished my full memorization of the Bhagavad-gita in English. I can’t easily pronounce the Sanskrit, though I hope to one day. Dale S.D. Oglethorpe, Georgia
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By Bhaktivedanta ManorThis project has been the largest single project, since the time of George Harrison donating Bhaktivedanta Manor in 1973. Over the last 40 years we have seen incredible changes; through many trials and tribulations, the devotees have continued to remain focused on their duty and getting on with what needs to get done. Despite the challenges of a world that is constantly changing, the devotion and determination of Krishna’s devotee will definitely ensure a bright future.
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For more than thirty years, I have been teaching at the college and university levels of education. And during each one of those years, I have required students to purchase Śrīla Prabhupāda's Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, and then read large portions of it for my courses. Well, during the pandemic, it is no exception. In the picture below, I have 100 books that I will be selling to students (at my cost, to make it easy), and for most of them, it will be the first time they will have encountered the authentic words of the Spiritual Master! Another 100 books will go...
- 5 Sep 2020
Within the final twenty years of his life, Bhaktivedanta Swami translated over sixty volumes of classic Vedic scriptures (such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam) into the English language. For their authority, depth, and clarity, his books have won praise from professors at colleges and universities like Harvard, Oxford, Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse, Oberlin, and Edinburgh, and his Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is was published by Macmillan Publishers, in 1968 and unabridged edition in 1972, and is now available in over sixty languages around the world and some...
- 4 Sep 2020
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj once said Having free time is not an opulence; it is a danger....
- 4 Sep 2020
Srila Vyasadeva is the topmost intellectual. Is there enough "space" in our movement for intellectuals?
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By Sacinandana Swami“Unless we take care of the books and preach and read ourselves, understand the philosophy, this Hare Krsna movement will be finished within a few years.”(Morning Walk — Los Angeles,12 December 1973)
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By The Ministry Of EducationDuring the recent GBC Annual General Meeting 2020 at Sridham Mayapur, the GBC considered a proposal from ISKCON’s Ministry of Education to include a week in ISKCON’s calendar, dedicated to promoting the regular reading of Srila Prabhupada books. GBC body resolved to celebrate this festival during the week leading up to Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America, i.e. 3rd to 9th September, 2020
...- 4 Sep 2020