The Miracle Garland!
Acarya Dasa: Our pada-yatra party was passing through the village of Talugudi on June 14th. Rupa Ragunath Maharaj was about to leave for Argentina after having spent some time with us. He said to me that day, “We should dress Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundar very nicely with beautiful garlands.” We usually make simple garlands but I agreed that having nice garlands for Their Lordships would attract more people to take Their darsana too. After walking for some time I came across a garland shop where I saw a pair of fresh and b...

Páda yátra 2017 in Tapolca and Keszthely, Hungary (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: As far as possible, therefore, the devotees in the Krishna consciousness movement gather to chant the holy name of Krishna in public so that both the chanters and the listeners may benefit. (Sri-Caitanya-Caritamrta, Antya-lila 1.101)
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Iskcon Zagreb’s sankirtan festival (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna movement is present in every millennium of Lord Brahma’s life, and the holy name is chanted in all the higher planetary systems, including Brahmaloka and Candraloka, not to speak of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka. The sankirtana movement that was started in this world five hundred years ago by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is therefore not a new movement. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 2.7.15 Purport)
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Rathayatra Cologne, Germany, 15.07.2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Lord’s holy name is called sravana-mangala. This means that one receives everything auspicious simply by hearing the holy name. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 2.7.15 Purport)
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Devotees chant Hare Krishna to a huge crowd gathered for the Concert “Summer in the capital” at the Green Theater of Moscow on July 14, 2017 (Album with photos)
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Hare Krishna Festivals UK - Dalston, Hackney Harinam - 15th July 2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that since His spiritual master ordered Him only to chant the holy name of Krishna, He always chanted the Hare Krishna maha-mantra according to this direction (“krsna-mantra” japa sada—ei mantra-sara). (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 7.72 Purport)
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Harinam Sankirtan in Union Square park Saturday, July 15th (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental mission is to distribute love of Godhead to everyone. Anyone who accepts God as the Supreme can take to the process of chanting Hare Krishna and become a lover of God. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 4.41 Purport)
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Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha launches CAITANYA SUBODHINI Adi lila, A Systematic Study Guide for Sri Caitanya Caritamrita.
Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha (BVVP): The Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha at ISKCON Govardhan Eco Village has been publishing many series of books, in the last two years, in service of the Vaishnava community, to assist in the understanding of Srila Prabhupada’s books, Srimad Bhagavatam and Sri Caitanya Caritamrta.
The first of the publication series, called BHAGAVATA SUBODHINI, is systematic study study guide for Srimad Bhagavatam. Last ...

Marriage Matters!
Visakha Dasi: Everyone’s goal is to enter and remain in that elusive condition called happiness.
To be happy we must be peaceful (in Krishna’s words, “How can there be happiness without peace?”) and to be peaceful we must be content with the situation we are in, whatever it is.
We could choose to accept our lot in life and be happy, even if we don’t completely settle our marital discord. “One should be satisfied with whatever he achieves by his previous destiny, for discontent can never bring...

Harinam, book and prasadam distribution @ Sindhu Beach, Bali, Indonesia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Comparing one’s own suffering to the suffering of others, one should be kind to all living entities. Once cannot avoid the sufferings inflicted by providence, and therefore when suffering comes one should fully absorb oneself in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.15.24 Purport)
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Don’t give up. Have hope!
Byron Kyle: I grew up being taught a few core values, of those, faith and hope were of great importance. For me, faith is believing in what you cannot see. Hope is having faith that you will one day see what you believe. Realization is having your faith confirmed, that is, actually witnessing what you believe. It is problematic that faith is used to describe hope but the two support each other. Explained differently faith is an affirmation or declaration while hope is the doing. You must have heard people say, “Don&...

New Ekacakra Dham in Slovakia (Album with photos)
The center of the Slovak ISKCON is located in a small village Abranovce in Presov. In the beautiful surroundings of the Slanské Hills, is developing a temple project and a rural community. The motto which underlies the Movement Hare Krishna is “Simple Life and high thinking” as it is taught by A.C.Bhaktívédanta Swami Prabhupada in his books. The aim of this project is to show the way of life that is based on spiritual understanding and simple way of living. And just to s...

Clean Your Heart Before You Go!
Vaisesika das: My father used to engage our family in cleaning our whole house before leaving for a vacation.
As a youngster, I naively once questioned him: “Why clean now since we won’t even be here?”
He answered, “You’ll appreciate it the moment you return.”
I did.
When we leave our present gross material bodies, we carry with us our subtle bodies in which are recorded the impressions we have accumulated during our present lives.
One who takes the time and trouble...