July 13. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: Don Drifting Away.
Don was a test of Swamiji’s tolerance. He had lived in the storefront for months, working little and not trying to change his habits. He had a remarkable speech affectation: instead of talking, he enunciated his words, as if he were reciting from a book. And he never used contractions. It wasn’t that he was intellectual, just that he had somehow developed a plan to abolish his natural dialect. Don’s speech struck people as bizarre...

GET YOUR FREE CUPCAKE!! Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the global Hare Krishna movement and 5000 cupcakes will be freely distributed between 7am & 9am at Euston, Kings Cross, Victoria, BBC HQ and GOOGLE HQ to celebrate!

Lotus feet of Guru.
Although the lotus flower grows out of the water, it is not touched by it. One of the synonyms for water i......

Millions will be watching ISKCON 50 Celebrations on 13th July 2016 from 4-5pm.
Keshav Murari Das, TP- ISKCON Rohini: DD Channel will be broadcasting a special program on ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary on the exact day of 50th Anniversary, 13th July, 2016 Wednesday from 4-5 pm. They will also feature ISKCON 50 documentary prepared by ISKCON 50 Global team during the show.

Preparing for the “battle” - Some of Krsna’s soldiers (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Today we held an Istagosthi to assign all devotees their duties at Woodstock. In this album you can meet some of Krsna’s soldiers who will soon be carrying His message to the masses.
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Krishna Temple Salt Lake City: Record-breaking Ground-breaking Celebration- SLC Krishna Temple!! (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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ISKCON of Central New Jersey: Temple reception ceiling being ‘mural'ized by our own high schooler devotee Yogini.
Srila Prabhupada: “In Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krishna or Visnu only by worshiping Him gorgeously according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting the holy name.” (Narayana-samhita)

Bali Bhakti Festival Ratha Yatra (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “The essence of all Vedic knowledge—comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity, the Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods—is included in the eight syllables Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. This is the reality of all Vedanta. The chanting of the holy name is the only means to cross the ocean of nescience.” (Narada-pancharatra)
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July 12. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: “Bells”
He picked up two brass bells in his left hand and began ringing them. Then, lighting two sticks of incense from the candle near the picture of Lord Caitanya and His associates, he began waving the incense slowly in small circles before Lord Caitanya, while still ringing the bells. He looked deeply at the picture and continued cutting spirals of fragrant smoke, all the while ringing the bells. None of the boys knew what he was doing, although he di...

The seriously talented Ekendra Dasa and Tulasi Priya Devi dasi in a hilarious, irreverent skit on issues in life - and in Iskcon. (35 min video) A brilliant recent performance in Towaco New Jersey’s Krishna temple, (USA) on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/7o4aJ8

Kolkata Ratha Yatra Pandal Program (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one immediately c......

Harinama in Tel Aviv, Israel. 08.07.2016 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In this age, no one is expected to be highly ed......

Iskcon New Govardhana, Australia - Ratha Yatra - 10 July 2016 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Think of Krishna always an......

Ratha-yatra in Prague, Czech Republic, the heart of Europe (Album with photos)
“And A Child Shall Lead Them” Isaiah 11-6.
Nine-year-old Vamsi Gopal das led the post-Rathayatra Harinam. With his sweet Kirtan and smile he led for over a half hour. The streets of Prague were packed and he charmed them all…..
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TOVP: Corian for TOVP Coffer Ceilings (Album with photos)
Sadbhuja Das: The TOVP Design team is considering using a material called corian for the coffer ceilings in the domes. It is cost efficient and light. Its primary use is for counter tops, bench top surfaces, and kitchen sinks. It comes in unlimited colors, so we could chose any color that we like. Our coffer ceilings would be made of a thin layer of corian and would be very light weight. Corian is excellent because it has great longevity, so it could last for a very long time.
The TOVP Desig...

45th Kolkata Rathyatra Pandal Program (2016) (4 min video with the highlights)
Srila Prabhupada: As God is good, we are also go......

Baha, Bali, Indonesia–Village Ratha Yatra (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one chants once only, it is to be understood that he has already passed all the examinations, not to speak of those who are chanting always, twenty-four hours a day. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.33.7 Purport)
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July 11. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: Swamiji Puts on Tilak.
After his bath he would come into the front room, where his assembled followers would sit around him. He would sit on a mat facing his picture of the Panca-tattva, and after putting a few drops of water in his left palm from a small metal spoon and bowl, he would rub a lump of Vrindavana clay in the water, making a wet paste. He would then apply the clay markings of Vaisnava tilaka, dipping into the yellowish paste in his left hand with the rin...

Harinama and book distribution in Genoa, Italy (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: These four principles: Always think of Krishna, become Krishna’s devotee, worship Krishna and offer your respect, obeisances to Krishna. That’s all. This is Krishna consciousness. Hyderabad, November 17, 1972.
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Stockholm Ratha Yatra 2016 (10 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: Philosophy is the highest, but even higher than philosophy is the p......

Iskcon devotees in Taiwan celebrated the 5Oth anniversary of the incorporation of Iskcon at a retreat at Daxi, Taiwan (6 min video)<......

“Launch Party” for the Toronto annual Ratha-Yatra (video)
On Sunday, June 26th, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted a “Launch Party” for our annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) in the heart of the city at downtown Toronto at Yonge-Dundas Square. Check out the video highlights here: http://goo.gl/gbyAn5

“The Street Is The Temple” (Album with photos)
Dharmatma Das: Morning SKP lecture by Janananda Maharaja with this theme. “You never know what Lord Chaitanya has in store if you just let Him work through you.” The complete surrender of the Harinam Ruci boys is so inspiring. Daily Harinam from three to six hours, without fail, along with strong sadhana. There is nothing more liberating than street Harinam. Visnujana prabhu is a master at getting people to chant the Holy Names. Harinamananda prabhu out dances Baryshnikov. Gaurakaru...

July 10. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: More On Lunch With Swamiji.
One boy, Stanley, was quite young, and Prabhupada, almost like a doting father, watched over him as he ate. Stanley’s mother had personally met Prabhupada and said that only if he took personal care of her son would she allow him to live in the monastery. Prabhupada complied. He diligently encouraged the boy until Stanley gradually took on a voracious appetite and began consuming ten capatis at a sitting (and would have taken more ha...