Value-based leadership in changing and challenging environments (video)
A seminar by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami in Melbourne.
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Reasons to Continue our Spiritual Practice.
Radhanath Swami: There is a beautiful story in the Srimad Bhagavatam about Mahadev, Lord Shiva. Once upon a time when the devas and the asuras were churning the ocean of milk for nectar, massive quantities of poison came out. They were seeking nectar, but sometimes when we want nectar, first we have to remove all the poison.
That’s kind of the way our sadhana is, our spiritual practice. The real nectar of prema, or love – love for God and love for all beings – is within us. Our spiritual ...

Discover India - USA 2017 (13 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: It was an honor to follow in Srila Prabhupada’s footsteps with our cultural presentation of Krsna consciousness in America throughout the month of September. Sixty devotees, from 14 different countries around the world, performed almost daily in many of the prestigious universities on the east coast. Professors, students, and various dignitaries gave resounding applause for our performances which were centered around the pastimes of the Lord recounted in the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Ram...

Jagannath Ratha yatra in Cambodia (8 min video)
Pchum Ben is a public holiday in Cambodia that follows the period called “Vassa,” a kind of “Buddhist Lent,” and has been kept with great devotion by the Khmer people for longer than anyone can remember. This tradition is quite similar with Hindu tradition called “sraddha” where hindu people offer “ Piṇḍas”- are balls of cooked rice and barley flour mixed with ghee and black sesame seeds offered to ancestors during Hindu funeral rites (Antyesti) a...

Sri Ramacandra Vijayotsava Celebrated in Sri Dham Mayapur.
Sri Ramacandra Vijayotsava, or Vijaya Dasami is a festival commemorating Lord Ramacandra’s victory over King Ravana. When Ravana kidnapped Sita Devi, Ramacandra set out to Lanka to punish Ravana and rescue His beloved wife Sita, and this day marks the occasion of Ravana’s defeat.
In Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila, 15.32-35, it describes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mood during this festival:

Sri Jagannath Sobhayatra at ISKCON Gaya (Album with photos)
On 28th September, Thursday evening, ISKCON Gaya devotees went for Jagannath Sobhayatra among the busy markets of Gaya. The devotees from Mayapur Bhaktivriksha and Patna were also in the yatra. Lord Jagannath, Baldev & Subhadra Maharani were seated on a beautifully decorated cart. The yatra starts from ISKCON Gaya center at 5 PM with aarti and kirtan lead by Jagdish Shyam Das (Manager, ISKCON Gaya). More than 1000 worth Srila Prabhupad books distributed. People of Gaya city were amazed see...

Iskcon Desire Tree receives a prize from Google.
Kavicandra Swami: I was fortunate to be with all the staff of ISKCON DESIRE TR......

Various Significance of Founder Acharya - Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu, ISKCON Chowpatty (video)
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Brahmachari life (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: We must rise early in the morning, bathe, attend mangala-arati, worship ......

The glories of Pasankusa Ekadasi.
The glories of Pasankusa Ekadasi which occures during the waxing moon in the month of Septemb......

Harinama in Fiji (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In old age, at the time of death, the throat sometimes becomes choked wi......

What is Dusshera? (3 min video)
Ultimately, this fight went on for days and nights continuously. And can you imagine the emotio......

Preaching program in Mumbai (Album with photos)
On 26th September 2017, Gaur Gopal das was invited to be the Keynote Speaker for the VJTI Technovanza Guest Lecture Series, an initiative by @Technovanza, held at VJTI Quadrangle, Mumbai.
The VJTI Guest Lecture Series aims to bridge the gap between industry, academia and students, to foster a healthy environment for their growth.
Gaur Gopal das spoke to 1500 students on the topic “Secrets of SUCCESS.”
Find them here: https://goo.gl/wJR1ey

Spiritual Revolution by Gauranga Das (video)
Riddled with incredible personal stories and experiences, HG Gauranga Das shares the secrets to leading a Spiritual Revolution.
Gauranga Prabhu, disciple of H.H.Radhanath Swami Maharaja Graduated from IIT Bombay in 1993, his interest in Krishna Consciousness dawned during his college days.
He moved in as a full time preacher at ISKCON Chowpatty. Besides conducting Bhagvad Gita seminars in all prominent Engineering colleges, medical colleges and management institutes, he also counsels on stress mana...

World Holy Name Week Padayatra In Durban, South Africa (Album with photos)
By Vraja Hari Dasa and Sadhana Sakti Dasi
On September 9th, the first day of ‘World Holy Name Week’ our pāda-yātrā team took to the streets of Lotus Park, a residential area located 20 kilometres south of the city of Durban. Our team consisted of the following devotees: Krishna Kesava Dasa, Dwarkadish Dasa, Radha Gopinath Dasa, Radha Prema Dasi, Krishna Balaram Dasa, Sadhana Sakti Dasi and Ayodhya Vasi Ram Dasa who joined us despite his ill health....

Problems with the police.
On September 16th our Padayatra party traveled to Vadakara, a town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. We were just about to enter the town when some policemen approached us. They said there was a lot of traffic and they could not let us pass, we turned around and after some time we tried to enter the town again but they wouldn’t allow us through. The policemen were quite upset, so I tried to explain to them that we were devotees of Lord Krishna spreading the Lord’s message everywhere but nobody listened. After a w...

ALL INDIA PADAYATRA IN KUMBLA, KERALA
September 28, 2017
Acarya Dasa: On September 16th we arrived at the village of Kumbla, located 11 kilometers north of the town of Kasaragod, Kerala. We stayed there for two days.
Help from a Muslim brother
It had been raining heavily day and night for some time, so we couldn’t go out on saṅkīrtana. We managed to find a small accommodation for us in the village but couldn’t find anywhere to house the bulls. After searching for a long time we came across a house with a sheltered cour...

Meet the dedicated devotees of the “Discover India” team (Album with photos)
(Some devotees are missing because they were endlessly serving)
Find them here: https://goo.gl/ERtTxH

Krishna conscious program in Mumbai (Album with photos)
On 27th September 2017, Gaur Gopal das spoke at Bombay Stock Exchange (BSEIndia) International Convention.
This convention was attended by middle and top level management of Financial Market Regulators, Stock Exchanges and other securities market affiliated associations from around the world.
Gaur Gopal das spoke on the topic “Indian culture empowering work life balance.”
Find them here: https://goo.gl/HZDYHc

New ISKCON temple in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (Album with photos)
Bhakti Caitanya Swami: Some photos from the beginning o......

Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.H.Bhakti Gaura Vani Goswami in Iskcon Vrindavana (video)
“Therefore, O demons, give up the so-called happiness of family life and simply take shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, which are the actual shelter of fearlessness. Entanglement in family life is the root cause of material attachment, indefatigable desires, moroseness, anger, despair, fear and the desire for false prestige, all of which result in the repetition of birth and death.” (SB. 5.18.14)
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Prabhupada and the mayavadi arguments.
Achyutananda: There were many swamis who came through New York in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Some of them were celebrity gurus, some were yogis, but they were all mayavadis.
They were clever but didn’t explain the entire nature of the Indian culture at all.
They’re what’s called “pancha-pasaka”.
They believe bhakti is only an artificial practice that you do until you merge.
At that time there were also some Buddhists.
I remember one Buddhist came through and ther...

Community of Russian devotees in Vrndavana.
The Vrndavana-dhama: Vaisnava-seva community for Russian-speaking devotees continues its work in Vrndavana.
Our goal is to serve you as best as possible and make your experience of staying in the holy dham and communicating with it the most inspiring and memorable for you.
Those of you who repeatedly come to Sri Vrndavana-dhama know how often you needed someone’s help, but you could hardly get it.
Where to stay? What service can you get in the Temple? How to book a taxi or plane or train tick...