6th Annual Jagannath Rath Yatra Bloomington IL June 18.
Damodarananda Das: We successfully conducted our 6th annual Jagannath Rath Yatra attended by app 700 people. HH Romapada Maharaj was the Chief Guest along with many few more Prabhupada’s disciples. Afterward, there was a cultural program followed by a free feast and kids’ Mela.

DARSHAN OF LORD JAGANNATH AT RATHA-YATRA –His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada addresses the question as to whether *everyone* who sees Jagannath at Ratha-yatra gets liberation.
Devotee: Prabhupada, can you explain a little more about Ratha-yatra? Anyone who takes part in Ratha-yātrā, are they liberated?
Prabhupada: Certainly.
Devotee: Does that mean they will not take birth again?
Prabhupada: Yes. Yes, provided they take it seriously. Otherwise, if they keep their mentality differently, then according to min...

‘Hare Krishna’ Surpasses Box Office Expectations!
Hare Krishna: The Mantra, The Movement and The Swami Who Started It All, which focuses on the life of Srila Prabhupada, who in the 1960s tapped the counter-culture in America, igniting the Hare Krishna movement in this country, had an impressive start in a single New York location. The feature grossed $21,473 Friday to Sunday.
Abramorama pointed out Sunday that the feature performed despite not receiving a New York Times review. “It exceeded our projections, indicating that it reach...

“It is only because of Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that the bhakti movement started in the Western world and spread like wildfire for good all over the world It appears as if it is a miracle, but it is so true. The greatness of bhakti is such, as is the greatness of Lord Krishna and the spirit of Srila Prabhupada.”
– Tridandi Chinna Sriman Narayana Ramanuja Jeear Swami, renowned saint and scholar in Ramanuja Sampradaya.
Kripamoya das: Recently, on a south India train journey from Tirupati to Chennai, a middle-aged man s...

Kalindi and her Boyfriends (5 min video)
Chayadevi: Kalindi was only 3 years old and had produced
23.096 pounds of milk but she couldn’t get pregnant again and her milk production had fallen below 60 pounds a day when the dairy farmer who owned her was about to sell her for meat. ISCOWP members purchased her and saved her from becoming meat on someone’s dinner plate. This video is about her life and the life of 2 of her friends (also saved from slaughter) 2 years later.
Watch it here: https://goo....

The Art of Teaching – A Guide for Training Our Children in Krishna Consciousness by His Grace Bhurijana prabhu, is now available as an eBook on Amazon Kindle.
eBook link: http://a.co/acbiOzv
A valuable resource for parents, teachers, preachers, and anyone else who wants to teach. Bhurijana Dasa began his teaching career in 1976, working with students and developing curriculum. This book contains the essence of his years of teaching experience and his study of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions on educati...

Shoes made for walking: Monk walks through Craig, Colorado, USA.
Marathon walker Bhaktimarga Swami — The Walking Monk — is passing through Craig and Moffat County this weekend. Swami, formerly John Peter Vis, a 64-year-old Canadian, has been taking long walks since he was about 5 years old. He adopted the monastic lifestyle of the Hare Krishna order in 1973 and incorporated marathon walking into his spiritual practice. In 1996 he walked across the entire length of Canada which was documented in the Canadian film “The Longest Road.&rdq...

Kaliya Lila – HG Bhurijana Prabhu (video)
10 June 2017 at Hare Krishna Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/EoRVux

NYC premiere of “Hare Krsna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Guru who started it all.” (Album with photos)
Ramesvara das: Just attended the NYC premiere of the movie.
Seeing it on a big screen in a sold out theater - was one of the greatest experiences of seeing and being with Srila Prabhupada that I’ve ever had! I’m ready to buy tickets to bring friends and family this weekend -
Everyone’s HEART beating wildly with LOVE; everyone’s eyes filled with tears!
Impressions that will last forever!
Your aspi...

A Prestigious Centre In Oxford (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Oxford, a city in central southern England, revolves around its prestigious university established in the 12th century. ISKCON’s Saunaka Rsi Das established the Oxford Centre For Hindu Studies there in 1997 with the aim of sharing our Vaisnava tradition with the academia and students of Oxford. The project has brought great recognition and honor to our movement. A number of scholarly devotees serve in the Centre. Myself and Bada Haridas led a small program for local devotees d...

How the Hare Krishna Movement Started 51 Years Ago in the East Village.
Kasper Van Laarhoven (for bedfordandbowery.com): This Friday, June 16, Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It will premiere at Village East Cinema. The documentary tells the story of Srila Prabhupada, a disheveled 70-year-old Hindu who boarded a freighter to the U.S. in August 1965 with little more than three self-translated religious texts and instructions from his guru to “offer spiritual wisdom to the people of the world.”
Prabhupada &...