For those devotees not familiar with the name Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson), he was one of Srila Prabhupada’s foremost preachers to the scientific community, one of the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, author of numerous books presenting the Vedic view of reality, international lecturer, a respected Vaishnava, and a veritable transcendental genius. He is also responsible for much of the current design of the Vedic planetarium in Mayapur and many other exhibits planned for...

Every evening we will have special classes on Mahaprabhu's lila given by different senior devotees such as, HH Lokanatha Swami, HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami, HH Guru Prasada Swami, HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami, HG Sankarshan Nitai prabhu and others. The classes will be on the Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila from chapters 16 to 18. These chapters describe Mahaprabhu's attempt to go to Vrindavan, His travelling to Vrndavan and what happened when He was there.

Washington, D.C.—The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement, states that the neglect and abusive treatment of children portrayed in the film “The Wolfpack” is the antithesis of the values taught and practiced by followers of the Hare Krishna Vaishnava, or devotional Hindu, tradition.

As devotees make preparations for the start of the Annual General Meeting of the GBC and meeting of the GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN), we will be sharing with you videos of devotees speaking on the numerous initiatives the GBC has embarked on in preparation for ISKCON's future. We’ll also show the significant progress and achievements the GBC has made thus far in its strategic planning work across the globe.

31st January, Varaha Dvadasi will mark 12 years since the opening of our Vrinda Kunda Temple! To celebrate, we will do special parikramas to the Holy Places of Braja. The program will culminate with our famous Kalash Yatra, an ecstatic Sankirtan procession with the ladies carrying water pots with coconuts on their heads on 8 Feb. Programs will be going on from 31 jan-15 Feb.

As the community in Mayapur expands at an unprecedented rate, so too does the needs of Sri Mayapur International School. This school, presently home to over 220 Vaisnava children and prestigiously affiliated with Cambridge International Examinations, is looking for teachers for various grades for the August 2015 intake.

In today’s stress-filled environment, corporate leaders are increasingly turning towards the world’s time-honored traditions for relief and insight. While they usually seek relief through yoga practice, many go further, seeking insight about the nature of yoga and of life itself – and of how to make it all work in today’s world.

Dear follower of Srila Prabhupada, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Kindly submit your homage to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15. In addition, if you're a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupada, please check out www.sptributes.com to learn about a Vyasa-puja book open to all his disciples. The deadline for submission to this book is also April 15. The standards for submitting an offering to the traditional Vyasa-puja book (the one published...

E-Magazine: Sanatani - Third Issue - January 2015. It is our intention to provide our readers with a thread to connect with and build their knowledge and appreciation for the richness and diversity of the Sanskrit language. We hope you enjoy this issue of Sanatani and that you will become inspired to take advantage of this resource and all our Sanskrit resources to further develop your knowledge and application of Sanskrit.

Last October the GBC body spent 3 full days delving deep into this issue with the aim of moving closer to a decision that would be in the best interests of ISKCON and in line with guru, sastra and sadhu. That process will continue in Mayapur next February. Prior to the October meeting, the GBC engaged a team of devotees based in Chowpatty to research the topic and compile relevant information from Srila Prabhupada's books and other teachings, other acaryas, as well as articles by ISKCON devotees. This information was made available to all GB...

On this auspicious day of Gita Jayanthi, we are pleased to release our second issue of the eMagazine - "Sanatani" - Culture of Eternity. I hope you all would have enjoyed the first issue of the magazine that was launched on the auspicious day of Govardhan Puja. We have got an overwhelming response for the first issue and we sincerely thank you all for the appreciation, blessings and feedback given. As mentioned earlier, through this magazine we would like to reach to a broader reader base and share with them about the power and beauty of this div...

Rajiv Rampal and Gaurachandra Ramkussan who pioneered this campaign explain that it's not a question of whether you can distribute books, but more the question of do you want to. "If you want to, you will. We are making an appeal to each of you to please commit to distribute at least 10 books. Just 10 books, just 10 minutes of your lives to speak to 10 people. You can sell the books or give them away as gifts, as long it goes out, Srila Prabhupada will be pleased. So say you in, take 10 books, distribute them, challenge...

The exciting new features include : Parenting forum - you will find interesting articles based on Vedic literature with respect to the role of parenting and effective ways to raise God Conscious children; News tab - Newsletters and current events; Resources - A wealth of downloadable resources for your conveniences. This includes a Handbook for CPT members. Who We Are - An introduction to the CPO team Screening Procedures - Downloadable forms to assist screening at your community. How You Can Help - ways you can assist, cash or ...

The academic school in New Vrindaban has gone through many changes throughout the years. From “Nandagram School” back in the 80’s, to the “New Vrindavan School” in the 90’s, to the current “Gopal’s Garden Home School Co-op”, all ages of kids and teachers have come and gone. Many of the graduates have expressed fond memories of their time spent in those Nandagram classrooms. These days, a new wave of enthusiasm is hitting New Vrindaban in the form of a preschool! It is a welcome phenomenon that truly happened by surprise. Rec...

The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 6, 2015. Following the ISKCON GBC Society's Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by a GBC member, to be submitted by December 31, 2014. This will allow adequate time for the GBC Secretariat and Deputies to prepare the proposals for presentation at the meeting.

The TOVP team is providing an opportunity to offer a lamp in your name to Sri Sri Radha Madhava in Mayapur for the entire month of Kartika. All devotees who donate a minimum of one Golden Brick for the TOVP project will have a Kartika lamp offered in their name in Sri Dhama Mayapur. Please take advantage of this extra seva opportunity during Kartika and come forward to help develop Srila Prabhupada’s most ambitious project and the world headquarters of ISKCON. Devotees who have already donated a Golden Brick will also have a lamp offered in t...

The Governing Body Commission (GBC) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has recently increased its focus on succession; on the need to identify and develop new leaders. As a result the GBC has asked three of its committees​ to focus on ways to speed up the selection and development process without compromising the quality of the training. These three committees are the GBC Succession Committee, the GBC Organizational Development Committee, and the GBC Appointments Committee.

World Holy Name Week is coming up in just two weeks! Please visit our new website for more information, posters, banners, etc.

Each year, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust publishes a limited number of copies of a Vyasa-puja book—a collection of homages to Srila Prabhupada from devotees and temples all over the world. Srila Prabhupada's unique position as the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is significant in numerous ways. Essentially, he is the instructing spiritual master for everyone within ISKCON.

I'm writing to you about the GBC strategic planning work and how you can help. Strategic planning is about looking toward the future, and that's a service that requires help from many devotees with all kinds of skills. The GBC began its strategic planning work to help ISKCON grow into a healthy, sustainable, world-class organization. If you wish to see ISKCON as a global community with high standards of excellence in every area of its endeavors, please read on.