Minding Our Mantras - 45 min. talk by Romapada Swami.
Why do we need to chant the Maha Mantra daily? What are some of the ways to help us improve the quality of our chanting? What does it mean to “chant from the heart”?
Listen to it here: https://goo.gl/zRFet4

The Real Treasure of India (15 min video)
A short lecture given by Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp) at the World Ramayana ......

The April issue of “The Conch” the monthly Newsletter
of the Iskcon New Govardhana Community is online.
In this issue: LORD RAMACHANDRA APPEARS, Perfect king, perfect example. WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY, Why you should make a Will. SACRED SOUND RETREAT. Fun activities for the kids. PERMACULTURE. New course at Krishna Village. SANNYASA MINISTRY, An inside look.
You can download the pdf document here: https://goo.gl/FQSJGW

Seeking the blessing of the Lord (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Today I took a number of devotees to the village of Dauji in Gokul, Vrindavan. Tomorrow I leave Vrindavan to return to my preaching duties in western countries and I wanted to seek the blessings of Dauji, or Lord Balarama, who resides in His deity form in a beautiful temple in the center of the village. Lord Balarama gives spiritual strength to His devotees to advance in Krsna consciousness, as well as to convince others of the process of devotional service. I prayed to the deity of...

Free Emergency Prasadam for the Murwillumbah Flood Victims (Album with photos)
The devotees from Iskcon New Govardhana quickl......

This Tamal tree, within the Iskcon Temple in Vrindavan, is a place of pilgrimage for Gaudiya Vaisnava’s. Long before when the Krishna Balaram Mandir was constructed in Vrindavan, in the early 1970’s there were reported to be very few Tamal trees in Vrindavan. One at Rasasthali and one at the Samadhi of Rupa Goswami in Radha Damodar. So, Srila Prabhupada noted that the land had a Tamal tree and he was very very pleased. There is an interesting pastime about this tree. Long before Srila Prabhupada sat under this tree, he envisioned himself sitting...

Twin Festival at Madurai (Album with photos)
ISKCON 50 & Sri Ramanujar 1000 Celebration on March 26, 2017
On March 26th, 2017 ISKCON 50th celebration and 1000th appearance year celebration of Sri Ramanujacharya were celebrated at Madurai, a temple city of South India. (At the most prominent Gandhi Museum, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India)
This festival was celebrated to glorify Srila Prabhupada and the achievement of ISKCON for the past 50 years as well as to glorify Sri Ramanujacharya.
More than 5000 people joined this glorious celebration...

Mantra Party festival Iskcon in Lithuania 25-26th March 2017 (All the 17 video recordings)
Srila Prabhupada: One time, during the annual Gaura-Purnima festival in Mayapura, Prabhupada called his GBC men to his room to tell them that he was hearing and take pleasure in the kirtana. With his leaders gathered before him in the room, Prabhupada stated that all the devotees in the world should come to Mayapura and constantly have kirtana. He was very blissful as he told them of Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s statement that he had searched the fourteen worlds b...

Today is the 1,000th anniversary of the appearance of Sripada Ramanujacarya, the principal acarya in the Sri, or Lakshmi, sampradaya.
Giriraj Swami: Srila Prabhupada wrote that “We find great shelter at the lotus feet of Sri Ramanujacarya because his lotus feet are the strongest fort to combat the Mayavadi philosophy.” (letter 22.11.1974) And in the early days of ISKCON in India, before we had Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is translated into Hindi, he would refer people to read the Hindi edition of the Gita with Sri Ramanujac...

Her Grace Krishna Vilasini Devi Dasi, a disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada left her body yesterday in Vrindavana.
Locana Das (her husband): I am sure that her lifelong dedication to the service of Krishna will reap many transcendental benefits as she passes on her way toward the Object of her devotion.
We started a temple together in Portland in 1971 and then moved to San Francisco where we had our first child. Krishna Vilasini walked during the Rathayatra festival in Golden Gate Park and gave birth to our baby girl at...

India state greenlights life sentences for cow slaughter.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from seven years to life imprisonment as Hindu hardliners push for tougher protections for the holy animal.
Under the stiffened penalties passed by Gujarat’s state assembly, anyone caught transporting cows for slaughter could also face up to 10 years in jail.
To read the entire article click here: https://goo.gl/V96Bnf

Radha Shyamsunder’s Boat Festival 2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Each and every word of Srimad-Bhagavatam, full of volumes of explanation, each and every word. This is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Vidya-bhagavatavadhi. One’s learning will be understood when he’s able to understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. Vidya. Vidya means learning, not this science, that science. When one can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam in true perspective, then he’s to be understood that he has finished his all educational advancement. Avadhi. Avadhi means &ldqu...

ISKCON Rohini - Vrindavan Yatra for 2016 Batch on 25 & 26 March 2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: You mention you like to speak now very often, but the first business should be to preach to the devotees. It is better to maintain a devotee than to try to convince others to become devotees. It is the duty of the GBC to maintain the devotees, keep them in the highest standard of Krishna Consciousness, and give them all good instruction, and let them go out and preach for making more devotees. Your first job should be to make sure that every o...

MotelGita distribution (Album with photos)
MotelGita delivered hundreds of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad Gita’s to several hotels/motels in the State of Tennessee
Find them here: https://goo.gl/r6Zp32

20 Tips for Married Couples.
We came across a wonderful list of guidelines for married couples, families and anyone trying to build a strong Krsna conscious lifestyle. This list was written by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami, a senior sannyasi (monk) in our Hare Krishna movement....

The spiritual potency of Prabhupada’s books!
Mohanasini Devi Dasi: This beautiful lady gets the award for most inspirational! Last week she emailed me, “I met you today on a street in New Orleans and you gave me a book that is verifying so many of my beliefs that no one around me understands. I just felt the need to tell you to keep up your work. God speaks through your actions and you are so needed for the work that you are doing. Thank you for reaching out to me today, I am already marking pages in the book while I am at the airport to fly...

Environmental Award Given To Toronto Iskcon Temple! (Album with photos)
On Saturday, March 11, 2017, Faith and the Common Good hosted their Annual Forum at the University of Toronto’s Multi-Faith Centre. The theme of the Annual Forum was, “Exploring the Future of Sacred Space: The Practical and Spiritual”. Various informative presentations were given and our temple also had a chance to present a recent Farmer’s Market project that we undertook.
Later during the event, our temple was announced as the winner of the 2016 Gree...

ISKCON Sri Lanka.
The World Travelling Sankirtan Party came to Sri Lanka recently and traveled to many places and performed sa......

Temple Profile: ISKCON Netrakona, Bangladesh
By Nila Kamal das
Name: Sri Sri Jagannath Vallabha Mandir
Address: Netrakona, Bangladesh. 20.8823147
Website: www.iskconnetrakona.org
Presiding Deities: Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra, Gour Nitai and Radha Govinda.
Temple Management: Jay Ram das, Anantadev das and Tulsi das.
When did it open? The official opening of the temple was on the 2nd of January 2016.
Location: Netrakona is located in the Northern part of Bangladesh ne...

Iskcon Nepal devotees happy with their new Sankirtan Bus (Album with photos)
ISKCON Nepal New Sankirtan Bus left from ISKCON Ne......

Meet a Happy Soul! (30 min video)
Guitar kirtan of Atmarama Prabhu…
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/jRyiOw

New VIBe! (Visual Interactive Bhagavad-gita As It Is ebook)
Gaudacandra dasa Adhikari: I am excited to share with the devotee community and abroad the new VIBe!
Replete with over two hundred full-color images, this digital Visual Interactive Bhagavad-gi-ta- As It Is edition is certain to stimulate and enlighten any reader with its ancient yet thoroughly timely teachings. This digital edition comes with: Intro video, a visual table of contents, links to important chapter sections, glossary, appendix, scroll view, the ability to highlight text in ...

ISV Harinaam in Paloalto - March 24th 2017 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: This Krsna consciousness movement is the greatest boon to humanity because it keeps one always engaged in Krsna’s service. The devotees think of Krsna, act for Krsna, eat for Krsna, sleep for Krsna and work for Krsna. Thus everything is engaged in the service of Krsna. A total life in Krsna consciousness saves one from material contamination. Srila Prabhupada; SB 4.30.19 purport
Find them here: https://goo.gl/xfhjIk