Why Biology is Beyond Physical Sciences?
Abstract: In the framework of materialism, the major attention is to find general organizational laws stimulated by physical sciences, ignoring the uniqueness of Life. The main goal of materialism is to reduce consciousness to natural processes, which in turn can be translated into the language of math, physics and chemistry. Following this approach, scientists have made several attempts to deny the living organism of its veracity as an immortal soul, in favor of genes, molecules, atoms and so on. However, advanc...

Nityam Bhagavata-sevaya e-magazine#30 Lord Kapila’s Teachings.
This issue brings to light the teachings of Lord Kapila Muni, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Glories of Devotional service, which is the basis of bhakti yoga, is explained by Lord Kapila to His mother, Devahuti. Along with that, a fresh translation for Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur’s song from the book Saranagati has been included. We pray this issue brings some pleasure to the devotees of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. NBS # 30 Features: 1) Lord Kapila Intructs Devahuti Sri...

KK Bindu #368, “The Ornament of Equivocal Phrase”, plus more. The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine was just released. This issue includes: * PREACHING IN INDIA – In this letter from 1968, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speaks about the only solution for the problems of India. * THE ORNAMENT OF EQUIVOCAL PHRASES – A collection of first-time translations done especially for this issue of Bindu on the subject of vakrokti, or crooked talks that have indirect or unintended meanings. An exc...

February 4. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: Letter to Tirtha Maharaja. February 4, 1966. He wrote again to Tirtha Maharaja, who had agreed to try for the government sanction if he first received written confirmation from a responsible donor pledging the funds for a temple. Prabhupada informed him that the donor would be Sri Badampat Singhania, and he enclosed Mr. Singhania’s favorable letter of the fourteenth. Prabhupada reminded his godbrother: “Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta wanted such temple...

Harinamas in Allahabad, India (33 min video)
Sri Sacitanayastakam: I salute the Son of Mother Saci, Whose heart is in a state o......

Preaching program in Zurich (Album with photos)
Kurma Dasa: A Night at Radha Kripa’s
Last night we were invited to her lovely apartment just outside Zurich (transformed from a barn) for a program of kirtan, Prabhupada katha and delightful prasadam. Radha Kripa and her husband Jaya Gopal are kind and thoughtful hosts. Jaya Gopal attended my first cookery courses here almost 20 years ago, and drove me to Germany for a huge catering program.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/skUDvc

An exceptional presence today in the subway :-)
Srila Prabhupada story: Srila Narada Muni come!!!
One night an extraordinary thing happened. Prabhupada led the first kirtan and then gave a lecture. I sat on the floor just to his right with the harmonium, and after the lecture, I began leading the second Hare Krishna kirtan. All of a sudden, Srila Prabhupada’s voice cut through the auditorium with the potency of Lord Nrisimha, right in the middle of my chanting. I had never heard Prabhupada do that, nor had I heard the words he chanted. ...

TOVP: A few updates of the floor screenings at the Nrsimhadeva wing and the iron grill work. (Album with photos)
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Radhadesh Mellows 2016 at ISKCON Radhadesh, Belgium (Album with photos)
Sri Sacitanayastakam: I prostrate myself before the Son......

Vrindavan Parikrama in Govardhan Eco Village (Mumbai)! (Album with photos)
One day HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu took us all for Vri......

February 3. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: Krishna’s Dutiful Preacher.
Srila Prabhupada was not a rebel-rouser. He didn’t get any particular joy out of people trying to harass; he simply knew that he had to preach seriously and accept the consequences from the materialists who became disturbed. And of course, he pointed to the long tradition of Vaisnavas who were grateful for all troubles that came as a result of their preaching. They knew it was bringing them closer to Krishna and accepted it ...

“Spying Kindness”: Rasalila Wins National Writing Contest.
TKG Academy: Our dear 4th grader, Rasalila Shinde, has recently participated in a national “I Spy Kindness” writing contest and won first prize for the 3rd – 5th grade category. She wrote an essay describing acts of kindness she has witnessed and experienced in her life.
The “Be Kind People Project” wrote: “Her essay stood out because of her ability to see kindness in the smallest action (helping ducklings cross the street), to a global respon...

The devotees and the temple of Iskcon Zurich, Switzerland (Album with photos)
Some of the nice residents of Zurich Iskcon: Left......

The Night Bo Diddley Got Krishna’s Mercy.
Gaura Das: I used to do Harinama Sankirtana with our godbrother Vivasvan prabhu in Tampa in 1993 , while I was maintaining The Bhaktivedanta Cultural Arts Center I opened in Clearwater Beach . We would do Harinama Sankirtana in an area where a lot of clubs and bars were. One night I thought I was seeing one of my teenage music idols “Bo Diddley” standing outside one of the clubs. I walked up to him and introduced myself and he confirmed that it was him. I told him how I used to enjoy playing h...

Ratha yatra in Osmanabad plus Sunday Program in Solapur (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Pure devotees chant the Hare Kris......

TOVP’s Gardens masterplan.
Sadbhuja Das: Please have a look at the marvelous TOVP masterplan by clicking on this link- http://masterplan.tovp.org/
This will give you an idea of how we are trying to create the most magnificent gardens in the whole of India, for the pleasure of The Lord.

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Meerut: 31-01-2016 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: All glories to the all-blissful holy nam......

Where Natural Enemies Are Friends (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day we drove many hours through a jungle ar......

February 2. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: Prabhupada’s Uniqueness. As we hear from Prabhupada, we also begin to recognize other preachers and ways of presenting the parampara, although no one knows as much about Krishna as Prabhupada, or teaches Vaisnava philosophy in exactly the same way. There are other Vaisnavas and other ways that present the same conclusion, but this does not diminish our desire to hear directly from Prabhupada. Our equating Krishna consciousness with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhakti...

Attentive Japa Brings Quality and Happiness in Our Life.
Candramauli Swami: When we try to chant our japa seriously, with attention, day after day, after day, after day, we will get the taste and begin to lose our desires for material happiness. Fast! It is all in the chanting.
But we don’t have a time for japa. We think we have to do it, and then we can “start our day”. Japa is just a “necessary botheration”. The “real thing” is to “do” things, because then we will get some “results&rdquo...

Ratha Yatras in Maharastra (Album with photos)
After Andhra Pradesh now we are in the state of Maharastra based in the city called Pandharpur.
We have the good fortune o have HH Lokanatha Maharaja with us in every Ratha Yatra. His birthplace is nearby and there the biggest Ratha Yatra will take place.
Syama Natarani, Govinda Prachara, Sarasvati and Lalita have performed their dances with the new Bharatnatyam dance costumes and jewellery.
Maharastra is an explosion of culture and devotion. Almost everybody is a devotee of Lord Vitala or Kris...

Close encounters of the B.B. King kind.
Jiva Nath: The year was 1977 and i was distributing books in O'Hare airport. One day while between concourses I noticed B.B. King walking towards me with a few other companions . There was nobody else around but us and I was determined to get him to stop and take a book. I approached him acting like I didn’t recognize him as a celebrity. His group paused and gave me a chance to approach him. I told him I had the Bhagavad Gita , a book renowned for its inspirational teachings. The book was used by many famous...

Srila Prabhupada in the Radha-Damodara Bus (Album with photos)
Vakresvara Pandit das: Prabhus, I have never ever ever experienced fear, anxiety, suffering like that!
I was told that the ride on the Radha Damodar bus was Prabhupada’s long-cherished dream. And because the vehicle that we had just repaired was in such first-class shape, we were informed that our bus would be used to take Srila Prabhupada and that I would be the driver and Mahamuni would be the servant and Sunanda would be the cook.
Now, prabhu, I was an expert bus driver, ex...

Bhagavata Subodhini Canto 3 - New Release!
Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha (GEV): The Vedic Encyclopedia, Srimad Bhagavatam, like an ocean, is expansive with its nominal and phenomenal subject matters and deep in its spiritual and philosophical insights, making it a text for both research and relish by many. On 21st September 2015, Radhastami, Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha at Govardhan Ecovillage, launched the first volume of the Bhagavata Subodhini, an inspirational study guide to the Srimad Bhagavatam. This book published by the Tulsi books featured verse-by-ver...