“Contentment” (5 min video)
Mahatma das: It is impossible to be content when you’re hankering for something, not connected to Krishna, that you don’t have. If you want to be content appreciate how much God has already given you.
So one of the problems we face in our culture is that were made to feel that we never have enough that we never are enough but there’s something wrong with us or there’s somebody better than us and if we just have what they have then we’ll be okay, if we’re just different th...

“Every Town & (Gypsy) Village” (Album with photos)
The wonderful Temple of New Ekacakra situated in the rolling hills of Eastern Slovakia is a jewel to behold. Beautiful Nitai Gaurasundar Deities and so so sweet devotees. Coming here with Harinam Ruci SKP Party was very special. Our general, Visnu Jana prabhu was born here. Even before meeting devotees he was going from town to town square and drumming up a storm. We feel very privileged and thankful to travel with him and the other boys on the party. More than any devotee We’ve ...

Amazing Weekend of Learning! Alachua’s Turban Making Workshop Report (Album with photos)
I experienced so much transcendental pleasure participating in the Krishna Institute’s recent Turban-Making & Face-Painting Workshop. During this workshop, devotees with no experience, alongside devotees with years of experience, underwent major increases in these devotional skills and in their knowledge of the underlying art theory principles that enable pujaris to consistently dress and decorate the deities very beautifully....

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I am 61 now and feeling peaceful and happy. I am writing because I am hoping my story will help others become peaceful and happy.
If you knew my life….you’d know that it’s a miracle that I’m still a live and not an alcoholic or in a mental hospital somewhere.
I was an unwanted child. My mother hated my father, understandably so. She divorced him while she was pregnant with me. She was desperate to have me aborted. She tried twice to abort me, and twice Krishna foiled her.
I was sent away to boarding s...

ISKCON Namahtta Aruppukottai celebrated 3rd annual Rath yatra (Album with photos)
ISKCON Namahtta Aruppukottai celebrated 3rd annual Rath yatra on 9th July 2017 on auspicious Occasion of ISKCON 50th Ratha yatra.
“ISKCON’s first ever Ratha-yatra was held in Los Angeles, San Francisco on 9th July 1967”
By Blessing of HH Jayapataka swamy & HH Bhanu swami and with the presences of HH Sukhadeva swami - Nellor, HH Bakthi Asharya vaisnava swami – Vrindavan, HG Sumitra Krishna das Prabhu TP Iskcon chennai , HG Srinivas sh...

Summer Cooking Retreat With Satya in the Manor! (Album with photos)
What we learnt: The following preparations with some special cooking tips! - Bread - Green Beans and Pumpkin Curry - Rice - Paneer Kofta - Roti (Flat Bread) - Vanilla and Mango Ice-cream! Who’s the cook: Satya has been cooking a wide range of cuisines for over 30 years and has on numerous occasions also cooked for George Harrison of the Beatles. She was also in charge of the manor kitchen for over 8 years cooking amazing meals every day for over 200 people. And hey, she’s ...

A ‘Tornado’ named-“MIP” (Album with photos)
A few Days Back- A 'Tornado’ named-“MIP (Mayapur International Preaching)”-Just Flooded and Blew the Hearts away of Bangladeshi️ People. Thousands of People were the Victims (Many of them were Lost, Most of Them are Still Floating into the Water and Rest of them don’t want to Come out from the Water!!!). But the Good News is that-“All Victims Were Liberated” (param-vijayate-sri-krsna-sankirtanam)…Here are the Glimpses:

Ratha Yatra 2017 in the city of Novi Sad a city in northern Serbia on the banks of the Danube River (Album with photos)
“For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me.” (Bhagavad-gita, 6.30)
Ratha Yatra, 05 July 2017 in the city of Novi Sad.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/cgS4iR

MotelGita: A comment from one of the guests who found the BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS - in SUPER 8 - CA
Isa (in the photo) says she read a few pages of Bhagavad Gita for the first time more than 35 years ago, but came across the BHAGAVAD Gita As it is - in SUPER 8 Motel & was stunned by this profound edition ...

A young boy with a spiritual appetite!
Shastrakrit Das: Recently, to my surprise, I received a text from this south India gentleman Suresh saying that his 12-year-old son Shreyas is on a school break for the summer and has read the ( Krishna Dharma’s) Mahabharata three times cover to cover (which they bought from me a couple of months ago).Sreyas kept asking Suresh for more books about Krishna.
I suggested that Suresh buy his intelligent and pious son the entire Bhagavatam set, which includes Ram lila and lilas of all other incarnations.
A...

Bringing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Pastimes to Life in Our Hearts
“A full twelve hours of pure unalloyed Krsna Consciousness.” – (Shatadhanya Prabhu)
“How can I ever have a favourite part? The kirtans are fantastic, there is so much senior association, all the devotees want to serve, the management is par excellent, the prasad is delicious, and the Dham is so beautiful! Still, hearing from the disciples of Srila Prabhupada is my favourite part.” – (Nimai Sundar Prabhu)
“The parikram brings the p...

Book Distribution weekend of July 6-9. 2017 (Album with photos)
Mohanasini Devi Dasi: Although this couple didn’t take a book or get into the album, they sent me a friend request. Scot, “Nice meeting you today in New Orleans. Hare Krishna.” And his wife, Beth, “ We are the couple who has "read the book”! I am an Interfaith Minister in Jackson, MS. Always enjoy connecting with other light sharers. Blessings!“
Book totals for this weekend: 15 Perfection of Yoga, 23 Chant and Be Happy, 65 Higher Taste Cookbooks, 3 ...

Radhanath Swami speaks at Facebook Headquarters.
On Thursday, June 15, 2017 Radhanath Swami spoke at Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, Silicon Valley, in California. Sixty employees attended a talk on the subject “Keys to Inner Fulfillment – Wisdom from Ancient Yoga Texts”.
He began the talk by saying how Facebook is offering the technology to connect billions of people around the world yet still there are so many disconnections. Real satisfaction comes when we connect to our inner roots. He spoke of his visit to Muir Woods wher...

The Boys’ Summer Trip 2017 (Album with photos)
Manorama Dasa: For the next five weeks I have the good fortune to serve the Boys’ Summer Trip, 30 boys ages 12-17 traveling across North America to visit temples, Ratha-yatra festivals, national parks… on a spiritual adventure summer camp on wheels. At the moment we are in Montreal for Ratha-yatra, and the boys are rehearsing a drama with Bhaktimarga Swami.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/RmZo5w

Upcoming Veda course in the UK.
There is an upcoming men’s residential course coming up called the Veda course.
The next Veda course will start at the beginning of October 2017 and finish in December 2017.
I’ve attached a poster for the course. Please put this information (along with the poster) through to all your channels of communication. Thank you.
Niskincana dasa

Vaisesika dasa: How to trick one to say the name of Krishna?
Just tell them to repeat the word “sneakers”! :-) Try it!
Lecture by HG Vaisesika Dasa Prabhu Recorded on July 9th 2017 at ISKCON Silicon Valley (video)
Narada said, “I will give you a mantra that will make you the richest man in the world, if only you will repeat it constantly, day in and day out.” Narada told Valmiki to repeat the word mara over and over again, and Valmiki agreed. Holy men like Narada could not lie, and Valmiki knew that mara was an evil wo...