Bhaktine Diana: I met this gentleman Nil at 7:28 pm, when Rama Raya prabhu was leading ecstatic kirtan and harinam was almost finished (for today:), I asked him where he was from and he said upper east side, then he just said “Wow. It’s crazy!”,-“what?”- I asked. He said, “you’re not gonna believe me!, “no,no please tell me, I love these kind of stories! What happened ?”
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- 2 Oct 2018
Worldwide Bhadra Campaign 2018 - Preliminary Results!
Vaisesika Dasa: Part of Go Matsya Worldwide Campaign - Preserving Vedic Culture through Mass Distribution & Education.
The Official Project to Save Vedic Knowledge!
Read more: https://goo.gl/cLc6BU
- 2 Oct 2018
Preeti Sharma.: What makes this celebration special is that it was arranged solely and wholly by a local Bhakti Vriksha group (Berks Bhakti Yoga), part of ISKCON Harrisburg...
- 2 Oct 2018
Indian Ambassador Inaugurates Ratha Yatra in Sofia, Bulgaria.
On September 15th, Ratha Yatra was celebrated with great fervor in Sofia, organized by ISCKON. For the first time in the country’s history, the Indian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Ms. Pooja Kapur inaugurated the cultural festival.
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- 2 Oct 2018
In The Heartland Of America (6 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: Our festival tour is going strong as we perform throughout the mi......
- 2 Oct 2018
Pro BMX Rider Pursues Adventure, Finds Krishna!
Professional BMX freestyle rider Joris Coulomb always chased adventure. He didn’t realize that one day it would take him to a place of deep meaning where all his questions about life would be answered.
“The first night when we landed in Delhi, I found a Bhagavad-gita As It Is in our hotel room,” Joris recalls. “Looking through the chapter titles and contents, which described “the absolute truth,” “the most confidential knowledge,” and all types of yoga, ...
- 2 Oct 2018
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja getting discharged from the hospital after 48 days (7 min video)
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- 1 Oct 2018
Srila Prabhupada arrives in the USA, 1965.
Several years after Srila Prabhupada first arrived in America, a disciple discovered the diary he had kept during his passage from India on the steamship Jaladuta. Inside was a poem, handwritten in Bengali, which Srila Prabhupada had written on board the ship just after it had arrived in Boston harbor. The poem beautifully captures Srila Prabhupada’s first impressions of Western civilization and reveals his heartfelt determination to change the consciousness of America. It begins:
“My dear Lo...
- 1 Oct 2018
Another gift to humanity by Srila Prabhupada’s arrival.
The story was told by one Russian devotee, whose uncle was a Soviet Army officer. In 1965 there was a cold war between the USA and the Soviet Union. At some point it was going to become a real war. Ballistic Missiles were ready from both sides to attack. Everything was set up - which missile flies to which part of the US. For each missile a separate red button. This devotee’s uncle said they had been told that the war would start 99,99%. They were ready, sitting at the control, not sle...
- 1 Oct 2018
Meet Norman. He met Prabhupada shortly after arrival in NYC September 1965. (3 min video)
A devotee who is a taxi driver in New York recently picked a person who after seeing Srila Prabhupada’s photo in the car he recalled his meeting with him 50 years back!
“Very providentially he and wife were going to get a rental car, passed by the taxi and decided to take it. I had been sent to a different taxi stand but it was full, so I met them there…. my good fortune!”
This is the video recording of what he said.
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- 1 Oct 2018
Dvarakadhisa Prabhu - Memorial Service in Los Angeles - 9-30-18 (video)
Giriraj Swami: Here is my offering to Dvarkadhish Prabhu, read at his memorial program tonight by HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja:
My dear Dvarkadhish Prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his dedicated followers.
I still can hardly believe you are gone. Your smiling face and enthusiastic service were an integral part of our devotional life in Southern California. So many fond memories of our association flood my mind&mdash...
- 1 Oct 2018
Padayatra from Noida arrives in Vrindavana (Album of photos)
World Holy Name Festival Special Noida-Vrindavan Padayatra which ......
- 30 Sep 2018
About 90 devotees, leaders from the European Yatras, are currently meeting in New Vraja Dhama, Hungary, for discussing plans about improving their Krishna conscious preaching missions in their respective countries.
Several subject matters are being discussed pertaining to preaching. The following are some of the highlights:
- 'Bridge Preaching' - What did Srila Prabhupada have to say about it? What positives does bridge preaching bring for ISKCON? Are there any negatives that bridge preaching might brin...
- 30 Sep 2018
Who is Srimati Radharani - Radhasthami Festival with HH Sacinandana Swami and HH Krishna Kshetra Swami in ISKCON Ljubljana, Slovenia...
- 30 Sep 2018
Natya Nectar to Deliver Gita Wisdom in Huge Cirque du Soleil-Style Show.
Through a massive Cirque du Soleil-style theatrical show, performing arts company Natya Nectar is set to deliver the wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita to audiences across India – before going to Broadway in New York and beyond. Founded by Goura Prema Riggan, a second-generation devotee, Natya Nectar is a Delhi-based professional dance company that has found considerable success in India. The group has appeared on India’s Got Talent, performed at Bollywood superstar Amitabh ...
- 30 Sep 2018
First Monthly Sankirtan festival took place in NY (Album of photos)
Bhaktine Diana: It was extremely successful! Around 65 devotees went out on Sankirtan and the most important fact that we felt like one family (at least me). And everybody had his or her personal experience of the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
I had a funny experience. I was waiving to everybody looking for a ripe fruit and then saw this big black car stopped on the red light and waved to gentlemen inside. For my big surprise, he waved me back and I decided to approach him. ...
- 30 Sep 2018
Bhakti Sangama Festival 2018 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Simply by chanting the holy name of Lord Krishna, one can be ......
- 29 Sep 2018
Every Day is Festival in Lord Chaitanya’s movement! (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one somehow or other come in contact with the Hare Krishna movement, without consideration of his being a sudra, vaisya, Jagai, Madhai or even lower, he becomes advanced in spiritual consciousness and immediately develops love of Godhead. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 8.21 Purport)
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- 29 Sep 2018
HG Urmila devi dasi - What Varna am I in? (video)
Modern day varnasrama.
Choosing our varna.
6 ways of being rich......
- 29 Sep 2018
Students from the Hare Krishna School at Eungella, Australia, will travel to India to take part in a pilgrimage and mark the end of their school life.
On Thursday the students celebrated their graduation from the Hare Krishna School, becoming the first cohort of Year 12 graduates to do so.
“This is the only Hare Krishna school in Australia and the only Hare Krishna school in the Western world that goes up until Year 12,” said teacher Shyami Dasi.
"These are historic students for the first time to graduate with Year 12. We follow the...
- 29 Sep 2018
Deena Bandhu Das: Please join us in prayers! Just heard that a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, my Godbrother, Isa Das (left side of V......
- 29 Sep 2018
Life with the cows (6 min video)
Malini is born in a Vaishnava family in Sweden. She speaks about her relationships and experiences with the cows at Almviks gård.
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- 28 Sep 2018
Preaching program at the Temple New Purushottama kshetra, ISKCON Dnipro Ukraine (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one som......
- 28 Sep 2018
My Spiritual Journey towards Krishna Consciousness | The Journey of Self Discovery | Mahajan Dasa (15 min video)
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- 28 Sep 2018