Shastrakrit Das: Tim approached me asking if any of the books on my book table talks about Krishna ? I was blown away by his question, so I asked him how he knew about Krishna ?! Tim said he heard his teacher Mooji talk highly about Gita and Krishna recently. So I showed Tim The SB set and explained to him how SB takes the theme of all the other books on my book table and expands on them. He eagerly wanted to take home the cantos and start reading them. Srivas Takur ki ?!
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- 16 Jun 2020
Here is the summary report of 1st Online Bhakti Vriksha Leadership Training held for ISKCON GURUGRAM. ...
- 15 Jun 2020
- 15 Jun 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, ISKCON temples worldwide have been in lockdown, unable to connect with their communities or give spiritual knowledge to newcomers in person, and instead shifting these activities online.
...- 15 Jun 2020
America’s first-ever Hindu lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard has said that in this chaotic time, one can find certainty, strength and peace in Bhagavad Gita. In her message during a virtual commencement address, the 39-year-old Congresswoman from Hawaii said that it is a chaotic time and no one can say with certainty what tomorrow looks like.
...- 15 Jun 2020
By Sureswara DasaBir Krishna the calf loves coconut fudge, and Sita the teamstress knows it. Her pockets bulge with the sweet as she and Bir walk to the training ring. Today the calf will learn his first call: “Get up!” The earth is soft from the recent rain. Sita carries a lash and leads Bir with a rope tied to a blue halter. The calf bounds through a cluster of gnats, then slows as they come to the ring. What’s this? The gate opens, and Bir walks in to explore. He treads the ...
- 15 Jun 2020
In preparation for Father's Day, Vishvambhar Das, father of Gaura Mani and Gopi Gita, shares his experiences raising children in ISKCON in the 70's and 80's. He shares helpful advice for empowering your children to be at their best potential, and navigates challenges faced juggling his career, service, family life and bhakti practices.
...- 14 Jun 2020
- 14 Jun 2020
By Giriraj SwamiThe Passing Away of Devotees in Apparently Unfortunate Circumstances, Zoom Conference with Devotees in Mumbai (video). “On numerous occasions, Srila Prabhupada has given the formula for enthusiasm: to follow all the regulative principles strictly — to chant our minimum sixteen rounds, follow the four restrictive principles, and to engage in all of the prescribed activities. That is the way to become enthusiastic and to maintain one’s enthusiasm.”
...- 14 Jun 2020
By ISKCON News StaffIn a video released today featuring Gopal Krishna Goswami, Bhakti Charu Swami, and Jayapataka Swami, these three initiating gurus and senior members of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) explain why they support the GBC resolution empowering women to serve as initiating spiritual masters in ISKCON.
...- 14 Jun 2020
This week we have served at 3 different rallies and plan on continuing 2 to 3 days a week. My wife (Naradi DD) and I (Bhagavan Narada Das) are cooking for 200 to 250 people each time. The protesters are very appreciative and peaceful. It has been an amazing opportunity to come out and support our community during this time of conflict and frustration. We have realized how important it is to make ourselves visible and available during this period all the while maintaining proper safety measures.
...- 13 Jun 2020
Let us hear from one of our newest and youngest members of the GBC, Radha Krishna Das who would be speaking about strategies and policies. Radha Krishna Das is interviewed by Gopal Bhatta Das.
...- 13 Jun 2020
Meet Divya Alter and learn about her journey from cooking at a bhakti-yoga ashram in Plovdiv, Bulgaria to running an award-winning restaurant in Manhattan, USA.
...- 13 Jun 2020
By Bhakti Charu SwamiIn order to assist Srila Prabhupada Sri Krishna sent many devotees. And undoubtedly HH Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj is one of them. To assist Srila Prabhupada Krishna planted different devotees in different parts of the world, in different communities, in different societies and when Srila Prabhupada went to America they came forward to assist Srila Prabhupada.
...- 13 Jun 2020
By the GBC Strategic Planning TeamThe SPS, a unit of the GBC Strategic Planning Team, is offering a Temple Re-opening Guide to support our leaders in their efforts to re-open their temples. The team recognizes that our temples vary globally, and a standardized solution will not work. Therefore what is being presented is a high-level guideline, which may apply to most temples with scope for local customizations. A temple may use this resource by selecting only those aspects which are applicable to their situation.
...- 13 Jun 2020
Culture evolves through the practical application of a worldview and ideology and manifests in all aspects of daily life. Culture also promotes and reinforces the very same underlying worldview.
...- 13 Jun 2020
By the GBC in South AfricaSouth Africa has a painful history. So many people have suffered transgressions, so many have endured racial policies based on discrimination and deliberate marginalization. This history and its ongoing ramifications should never be trivialized, and any callousness should be met with a concerted effort to deepen our collective understanding of past and present pain. Human dignity is the bedrock of our country’s constitution, which enshrines equality, human rights, freedom, non-racialism, and non-sexism. Those very same principles are also expressed in the constitution of ISKCON's...
- 13 Jun 2020
Hare Krishna! ISKCON Chennai is starting the year-long weekly program for children called BhaktE- Zone from 22nd June 2020....
- 12 Jun 2020
Bhakti Theatre -- Engaging the Youth with Rukmini Dasi Learn about Bhakti Theatre-why is it unique and what it can offer? Rukmini Dasi interviewed by Sri Radha Govinda Dasi
...- 12 Jun 2020
- 12 Jun 2020
- 12 Jun 2020
By Krsnanandini Devi DasiI have vivid memories of the many times my mother took my siblings and me to church the heartfelt gospel singing, the soul-stirring preaching, the supplications for lost souls to join the church. I remember the passing of the baskets to collect money to support the church and its many activities, and I recall well the song that generally accompanied these collections. Its famous, oft-sung lyrics still echo in my mind today: “You can’t beat God giving, no matter how you try. The more you give, the more He gives to you. Just keep on giving; you’ll find it’s ...
- 12 Jun 2020
Hear from Caru Das and his wife Vaibhavi Dasi as they share how they grew their annual color festival into the largest of its kind, their unique temple architecture, relationships with city council and neighbors and preaching during the pandemic.
...- 11 Jun 2020
It is a great honor for the Prasad Distribution team to get this recognition for their constant service throughout the pandemic
...- 11 Jun 2020