BB Govinda Swami: “Man, I’m such a good cook!”
Question: I read a quote that says that the secret of success is that we should act as if everything depends on ourselves, but internally we should pray as everything depends on Krishna, and these are two lines that internally we develop our devotion to Krishna, but also our expertise in different fields, like if we cook - then we should learn how to cook properly, or for example we play mridanga, we should also learn how to do it properly. The question is that while developing an expertis...

Holy Name Festival, Zagreb Croatia 2017 (Album with photos)
Some impressions of the Joy of Devotion Kirtan Festival at the ISK......

Canterbury Harinama, UK - 23rd Sep’ 2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The performance of sankirtana-yajna is a special concession for human society to save people from being affected by known or unknown sinful activities. We are surrounded by unlimited sins, and therefore it is compulsory that one take to Krishna consciousness and chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 9.16.23 Purport)
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Ratha Yatra Festival in Philadelphia, USA (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vraje......

What Prahlada Learned in the Womb (video)
SB Class by Rtadhvaja Swami given 18.09.2017 at Iskcon Vrindavana.
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Harvest Festival in the Iskcon Farm of Postupice, Czech Republic (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: May the glorification of......

Preaching programme & PRASADAM distribution by Darma Duta Indonesia (photos and video of the young students chanting the Maha-Mantra)
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The strength to be open and honest.
Sutapa Das: According to the cosmic cycle described in the Vedas, we are living in the most corrupted epoch. Four fundamental principles underpin any functional society, organization, family or group; self-control, cleanliness, compassion, and truthfulness. When individuals wholeheartedly embrace these virtues, success is guaranteed on every level – physically, emotionally, socially, and most importantly, spiritually. The analysis of the sages, however, reveals that three of the four are practically obliterated,...

Jesus, the Vaishnavas, and the spirit of understanding.
Kripamoya Das: Sometimes – but only sometimes – I like to think my interfaith credentials are all in order. I mean, as a Vaishnava I regard all religions as paths towards the same supreme Godhead. Religion is one, but the ways we do it – and the outfits we do it in – are many.
God Himself says this in the Bhagavad-gita. (That’s not the Vaishnava God as distinct from the Christian or Jewish God, but the one and only original creator and supreme person.) God says tha...

Iskcon devotees in Mexico distribute prasadam to those afflicted by the massive 7.1 earthquake which left 300 dead and caused incalc......

Reflections on World Holy Name Week 2017 in Sri Dham Mayapur (3 min video)
“The Krishna consciousness movement has established its centre in Mayapur, the birth site of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to give men the great opportunity to go there and perform a constant festival of sankirtan-yajna.” - Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.19.24 Purport
The World Holy Name Week celebrations in Sri Dham Mayapur concluded on the 17th of September, after over a week of blissful sankirtan-yajna. While Mayapur has a Harinam Department which goes out on harinama e...

Taking you on a journey through Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental pastimes (video)
From Gita Nagari Retreat with Devamrita Swami.
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An Amazing Show (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Our ‘Discover India’ festival performed yesterday afternoon at Buffalo State University in New York. The vice president of the university, along with a number of professors, attended the program. One professor said, “I came to take a quick look at the show, but ended up staying for the whole program. An amazing show!” After the program many students bought books. Later on we took the devotees to Niagara Falls for a break. They are working so hard!
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Gaura Purnima 2018 Festival Schedule.
We are happy to invite the worldwide devotees to Sri Mayapur to take part in the Gaura Pu......

The All India Padayatra Receives A Grand Welcome In Nileshwaram, Kerala - September 21, 2017
Acarya Dasa: On August 28th we travelled to the village of Nileshwaram, also known as Nileshwar or Neeleswaram in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Caitanya Rasamrita Dasa, president of ISKCON Kannur grew up in this village. Actually both he and his family first came into contact with devotees while living in a foreign country. Now, his whole family along with his brothers are devotees. When he received the news that our pāda-yātrā was visiting hi...

Seminar By Bhakti Charu Swami – “Brihad Bhagavatamritam” (all the videos)
ISKCON Ujjain organized Srila Prabhupada Memorial Festival and global retreat 2017 under the inspiration His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami from 12th September till 17th September. His Holiness gave an enlightening seminar on “Brihad Bhagavatamritam”.
Please find the videos to hear the lectures: https://goo.gl/gZpjdw

HH. Candramauli Swami talks about the importance of reading Srila Prabhupada’s books in Iskcon Chicago (video)
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The Mukutwalla.
Bhakti-lata Devi Dasi: The streets seemed almost eerie in their muted commotion.
I had emerged from my apartment mid-afternoon, bracing myself for the insanity of Vrindavan streets.
But something was different today.
I furrowed my brow, slightly smiling. I walked on to the mukutwalla’s - the deity clothing and jewelry expert - to confirm my order and choose jewelry for my parent’s deities, Sri Radha Raman. I braced myself for this too – the shop was usually busy, the owner of Nanda Kishor usually too preocc...

Beautiful Iskcon New Mayapur, castle, and farm in Luçay-le-Mâle, France (Album with photos)
This is where the annual meetings of all European leaders and preachers will start soon to plan how to expand further Srila Prabhupada’s mission.
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Radhanath Swami and Sacinandana Swami at NYC Harinam
Ananda Sankirtan dasa: Radhanath Swami who visited on New York on Friday 1st of September wrote: “His Grace Rama Raya Prabhu has brought the spirit of Vrindaban to America. He and the Harinam Ashram are truly dedicated to spreading the resplendent light of Srila Prabhupada’s divine grace to millions of fortunate souls. For this we are sincerely grateful and encourage everyone who can to participate and assist in whatever way possible.” (read more:

Harinama in the central Bohemian region of Czech Republic (Album with photos). Srila Prabhupada: Chanting the holy name is the chief......

Upstate New York (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Lord Caitanya’s order to bring the Holy Names to every town and village took us to the city of Corning in upstate New York yesterday. Corning-Painted Post High School provided a wonderful theater and stage for our production. The mayor came, as well as a deacon from a local church. The audience included a number of elderly people, curious to understand the spiritual tradition of India.
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The “Great Debate” with Sivarama Swami (video)
His Holiness Sivarama Swami is the ISKCON GBC representative for Hungary, Turkey, co-GBC for Romania and an initiating spiritual master in ISKCON.
Maharaja was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1949. His family emigrated to Canada during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution.
In 1970 he came in contact with Srila Prabhupada via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of Srila Prabhupada in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979. After serving ISKCON in both...

TOVP update: Tiling the Main Dome started (Album with photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Dear Devotees,
We started tiling the Main Dome......