By Padmapani das"You can chant anyway, anywhere. Whether you are in the college, whether you’re on the street, whether you are sleeping, lying, or whatever, you can chant. Because God has given you this tongue and you can chant. "Don’t think that Krishna is for the Indian or for the Hindus. No. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna. This Krishna is for everyone. For the human being, for the animals -- everyone. So if you think that Krishna is belonging to some particular country or religion, then you can chant...
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- 10 Oct 2025
By Bhaktivedanta ManorBhaktivedanta Manor’s answer to the increasing need to serve all those who come to the shelter of Srila Prabhupada so that they can make steady progress towards their chosen spiritual goals.
...- 8 Apr 2012
- 23 Mar 2010
By Iksvaku dasOn the occasion of Sri Mayapur nama-hatta's thirty years anniversary, the congregational development ministry is starting a 'campaign' to make the achievements of these sincere devotees known among the wider community of ISKCON devotees, as well as benefits and necessity of congregational preaching in general
...- 6 Oct 2009
By Kaunteya DasTithing - donating a tenth of one’s income to the Church (or any spiritual organization) - enjoys long tradition and wide acceptance in Christianity; but it’s less famous and less practiced in ISKCON.
...- 27 Jun 2008
By Kripamoya dasWe have an eight-petalled lotus symbol for this years theme, as it neatly fits as an emblem for the eight projects comprising the campaign. OK, so lotuses have many more petals than eight - but by the end of the year so will we.
...- 19 Jan 2008
By Kaunteya DasA few days ago, at the GBC meetings, book distribution was a main focus. The GBC members met “privately” with the BBT trustees. And as far as I understand, they really wanted to have an open and frank talk on ways to increase book distribution.
...- 16 Mar 2007
By Kaunteya Das Of course, the months leading up to the GBC meetings are usually times of renewed dynamism, as we generally want to come out with new publications to present to the Governing Body Commission and to the hundreds and thousands of devotees gathered for the Gaura Purnima festival.
...- 8 Mar 2007
By Kaunteya DasA journalist pretended to be a normal Christian follower asking the confessors for absolution from his sins, or rather asking if what he claimed to be doing was sinful.
...- 30 Jan 2007
By Amrita Gopala DasiKsudhi dasa, initiated by ISKCON Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada in 1970, is known for his pioneering spirit. A dedicated and caring preacher, Ksudhi Prabhu is credited with starting the South African yatra back in 1972. Presently he lives in Laguna Beach, California and is engaged in Bhakti-vriksha propagation.
...- 17 Jan 2007
By Ravindra Svarupa dasaWhen I first began to associate with devotees, in Philadelphia in 1970, I was married, with one child and another on the way. I owned my own house — actually very near the temple — I was a graduate student in Religious Studies, and it looked like I had a good career ahead of me.
...- 30 Dec 2006
By Iksvaku dasaThere are some devotees around the world who are paying attention to the expansion phenomenon called the G12 - Movement. This is not surprising due to the amazing numerical successes this movement is having and it may well have some pointers that we could use in our preaching.
...- 24 Dec 2006
By Kaunteya DasYes, I hear the objection: "But Prabhu, we use it only to watch videos of Krishna and Srila Prabhupada!" If this is true for you, I offer you my humble obeisances and I assure you that this article is not written for you.
...- 24 Dec 2006
By Kaunteya DasWords are conventions. As such they change their significance throughout time (and space), some morphing into different shades of the same idea, others atrophying into obsolescence or disappearing into oblivion. Some might even shift from a negative to a positive identity or viceversa.
...- 17 Dec 2006
By Kaunteya DasSuccessful movements discover techniques for remaining open networks able to reach out and into new adjacent social networks. And herein lies the capacity of movements to sustain exponential rates of growth over a long period of time
...- 1 Dec 2006
By Kaunteya DasThat young boy who left Ireland all those years ago had come home and there to greet him was Lord Chaitanya and Lord Jaganatha. I wondered at the thought of what it will really be like to actually go Back Home...Bact to Godhead. I had experienced a little taste that day and I can surely say, it is very very sweet.
...- 22 Aug 2006