THE QUEEN’S SECRET - Written and Directed by The Walking Monk - Bhaktimarga Swami (video)
A play written and directed by Bhaktimarga Swami. All music used with permission. No copyright infringement intended. For educational purposes only - sharing stories from the sacred texts of ancient India.
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During the month of Kartik breakfast and lunch Prasadam is free for everyone at Krishna Balarama Mandir. They feed from 4,000 to 10,000 daily. The cost for the month is about $75,000, about 50 lacs....

Vrindavan Darshans (22-23 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Please take darshan of Sri Radharamanji, Sri Radha Damodar, Deities of Radha Gokulananda Mandir & Yamuna Arati in Keshi Ghat. Also take darshan of Mahaprabhu’s Charan Paduka (wooden shoes) from Nabadwip’s Dhameswar Mahaprabhu Mandir, which has arrived in Radha Damodar Mandir in Vrindavan for the first time.
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Visit to Bhaya Gaon - Prahlada Kunda (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day we visited a village with a lake named Prahlada Kunda. The local villagers hold a festival in honor of Prahlada Maharaja there each year, appreciating his love and devotion for the Lord....

FIRE SAFETY POLICY
For the safety of children and devotees in general, the Child Protection Office recommends ISKCON temples implement a Fire Safety Policy, in particular during the month of Kartika....

News from the Iskcon farm in Sweden (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada wanted very much our farm communities to be self-sufficient by growing our own vegetables. Astasahki dasi, a gardener by profession has grown a lot of vegetables for our temple kitchen in Almviks gard this year. We had an abundance of vegetables this summer and autumn! Lokanathas das grew 1500 kg potatoes for the temple. We got 400kg pumpkin, 300 heads of lettuce, 450 zucchinis, 70 kg tomatoes…..Thank you very much Astasahki dasi and Lo...

Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If the surface of the globe is overflooded with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, the people of the world will be very, very happy. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.24.10 Purport)...

A Most Amazing Day! (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day our parikrama party visited Chiksauli, the village of Citradevi, one of Radharani’s 8 sakhis, or girlfriends. There we discussed in-depth Citradevi’s transcendental qualities and services, as well as those of Srimati Radharani. Then we walked the parikrama marg up to and down the sacred Varsana hill. What an amazing day it was!
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Barsana Parikrama (22 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Come and join us on another day of Karttika parikrama when we enter the holy dham of Barsana. One can find the rainfall of mercy of Srimati Radharani in such a place. We went around the beautiful path passing through the various places of Radha Krishna’s divine pastimes that have rained down all over the hill. Starting from Sankari Khor, where Krishna taxed the gopis, we paid a quick visit to Mayur Kutir and we settled in Krishna Kunda to listen to HG Deena...

Prasadam distribution by ISKCON Auckland, NZ (Album of photos)
Kalasamvara Das: Today was the 1st of many to come as we set about starting our new Food for life School programs.
Finlayson Park school warmly welcomed the devotees who came to distribute Hare Krishna food to over 1100 children plus staff.
The school is the biggest primary school in Auckland, and It was really successful.
Thanks to our great team Nimananda Prabhu who cooked and sponsored the prasadam on his birthday, Haripriya dd, and ...

Akrura gat - Kartik Vrindavan Parikrama 2019 (10 min. video)
Indradyumna Swami: Our Vrindavan parikrama group spent the first day of Kartika at Akrura Ghat, the border line between Vrindavan and Mathura. There we discussed in depth the pastime of Akrura taking Krsna and Balaram to Mathura in his chariot and how the Vrajavasis did their best to keep Them in Vrindavan. Hearing of the gopis sentiments of impending separation touched the hearts of us all....

HH Kavicandra Swami: At least I look like a devotee. Bless me to become one.

Damodara programs by ISKCON Malaysia (Album of photos)
Hare Krishna. All glories to Lord Damodara. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Detachment is absence of emotional dependence, not absence of emotion.
Chaitanya Charan Das: Some people fear, “If I become detached, will I become emotionless, uncaring, stone-hearted?”
No, detachment empowers us to care truly for others, for it frees us from emotional dependence on them. When we are emotionally dependent on someone, we make decisions based on considerations of their pleasure, without considering any higher principles or purposes. Being driven by such narrow considerations, we often act against their best interests a...

Vraja Mandal Parikrama - Day 10 (Album of photos)
Katha by - H.H Radha Raman Swami Maharaj
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Visit to Kamyavan (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Kamyavan signifies the forest th......

Govinda’s restaurant in Nuuanu, Hawaii.
Denby Fawcett: Stress Eating In the Time Of Trump.
In this period of increasing political unrest in Hawaii and daily rants from a panicked U.S. president facing impeachment, it is calming to know there are places of refuge in Honolulu to regroup.

Harinama in Mexico’s country-side (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: We should not forget the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra under any circumstances. It will help us in the greatest danger, as we find in the life of Gajendra. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 8.3.1 Purport)
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MotelGita: San Diego MotelGita team distributing the timeless wisdom of Gita to moteliers nearby (Album of photos)
What is Transcendental Knowledge?
It is the spiritual knowledge of soul, of God & of their relationship which is both purifying and liberating.
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Third North American Farm Conference (Album of photos)
From October 4th-6th, the Third ......

Javat, Ter Kadamba, Vrinda Kund (20 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: This was our favorite Parikrama, going to Javat and then walking the dusty path to Ter Kadamba. In Javat we begged 150 rotis! Then we went to Vrinda Kunda for delicious lunch.
Arjun Bhattacharyya: Our Karttika parikrama went to Javat and then walked to Ter Kadamba on one of the last dusty trails left in Braja! Javat is the place of Radharani’s so-called husband Abhimanyu, and mother-in-law Jatila and sister-in-law Kutila...

ISKCON Mayapur Damodar Astakam & Deepdan October 21, 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give all respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 20.21)
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