Frontline servants: Remembering the Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta publishing marathon Join GBC SPT to meet the veterans and know what happened behind the scenes when Srila Prabhupada engaged his disciples in publishing Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta that turned into a marathon.

I wanted to create places where after people received the book they could come and be cultivated and I perceive that for the non-Indian audience the temple seen as the first stop most of the time doesn't make it and so how did kind of a lounge or bhakti nightclub type of atmosphere a place that I as a New Yorker back in my non-devotee days would feel like "hey this is a cool place let me drop by", good food, good music, good people, nice books yeah, okay! I wanted to create that kind of scene and so I've over the years so many persons from all over the world have come to bhakti through these kin...

In the mood of visiting the Dham when you can't physically go to the Dham, GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) is bringing the Dham to you. Urging you all to fire up your phone or computer and join us on a special tour to the sacred pastime places of Sri Nrisimhadeva with Chandan Yatra Das.

The New Year is traditionally the time for resolutions. The turn of the calendar brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and the chance to begin planning for the next dozen. As you think about yours, GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) brings to you live interview with Sri Radha Govinda Dasi to help you keep up with the resolutions, better decision making, leading through crisis and grow tall in Krishna Consciousness.

Do devotees need to take care of their emotional health? - The Monk's Podcast with Mahatma Prabhu. Healthy Devotees, Happy Devotees. It is no secret that our physical and mental well-being has a crucial influence on the quality of our daily life and our efficiency in devotional service.

The Global Devotee Care Directorate is pleased to invite you all to a facebook live conversation with HH Bhanu Swami on Shastric Perspectives on Devotee care.

As Kartik comes to a close, we have the opportunity to reflect on the gifts that this special month has given to all of us. Sacinandana Swami will not only share his realizations and insights, but he will also tune us in to how we can carry on with the blessings we have received this month!

In this time of social upheaval, how do we build bridges across differences? How do we inspire a shift in mindset on an individual, organizational, and global level? A dialogue facilitated by Gauravani Das with Sastivar Das (ACBSP) and devotees from the Urban Center in Washington D.C. (IFAST) - Madhavacharya Das, Ekavira Das, and Jagannatha Pandit Das.

I have lost my three legs and am now standing on one only. Are you lamenting for my state of existence? Or are you in great anxiety because henceforward the unlawful meat-eaters will exploit you? Or are you in a sorry plight because the demigods are now bereft of their share of sacrificial offerings because no sacrifices are being performed at present? Or are you grieving for living beings because of their sufferings due to famine and drought?

GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) brings to you an enlightening session by HG Sitala Devi Dasi to honor the Disappearance day of the great Vaisnava saint of Gaudiya tradition, Srila Narottam Das Thakur.

Speaking on the first two of the six loving exchanges which are the foundation of all Vaisnava relationships. Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one's mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasāda and offering prasāda are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another.

Rasa, when you talk about rationality. How to approach religion. Questioning assumptions. Faith. Debates, setting the terms of a debate.

The first time we observed Karttika was in the late fall of 1966. We would go to his apartment in the evening. It was exciting to light a birthday candle, let the wax drop onto the coffee table, and then stick the candle into the hot wax. "Swamiji, why are we doing this? "'To increase your devotion," he said. That explained it perfectly.

She revealed how contemplative prayer, daily practice, and an enthusiasm to meet life’s daily challenges with awareness, support our quest for self-realization and a loving relationship with the Divine. She shares her insights from a life dedicated to bhakti on how to trust our inner guide and, at the same time, embrace guidance from our teachers and great saints. Personal stories of exchanges with her teacher, Srila Prabhupada, are woven into the tapestry of her presentation.

On the auspicious occasion of Radhastami, we are pleased to release a video rendition of Gopi Gita from Srimad Bhagavatam. These verses are found in the 31st Chapter of the 10th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. These famous prayers were sung by the Gopis when Krishna suddenly disappeared from their company and they were searching for Him everywhere. This is one of the finest poetry ever composed. Srimad Bhagavatam is ‘Grantharaja’, the king of all the scriptures and this poetry is one of its crest ...

It is our responsibility to regularly express our appreciation for the devotees. An appreciation that must be genuine, accurate, specific, and educated. Success is a result of team effort and credit must always be shared. This practice eliminates envy, unifies and strengthens the fight against isolation and material influences.

Srila Prabhupada introduced the Krishna consciousness movement in the western world keeping in mind the time, place and circumstances. Srila Prabhupada was an expert preacher. He perfectly knew how to preach depending on the time, place and circumstances. This video shows glimpses of the extraordinary success that has originated from Srila Prabhupada's extraordinary preaching and outreach strategies.

A talk given on Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja seeking to understand the unparalleled contribution he has made to the history of Gaudiya Vaisnavism This picture showing Srila Prabhupada with godbrothers and friends is both rare and revealing. Rare as it is one of a kind. Revealing because Prabhupada is very animated, with most others setting their gaze on him. While we cannot be certain, it is reasonable to assume that this conversation could be about the epic journey that Prabhupada was soon to embark on. A journey that proved even more rare than this photo!

I was recently interviewed about forbidden archeology and related topics by Joe Rupe on his Lighting the Void show. Michael Cremo is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few month's time he might be found on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India, appearing on a national television show, lecturing at a mainstream science conference, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality,

The crux of the issue is this: Will I serve the Lord with whatever money He has allotted to me, or will I use it to try to please myself. My consciousness, and not on the amount of money I have, determines my decision. Prabhupada explains: "Materialism does not mean that one has to possess so many things. The actual fact is one may be a perfect transcendentalist or spiritual man by possessing the whole world, and one may be a gross materialist without possessing a farthing. So this distinction can be made on the basis of consciousness. When one is Krishna conscious while possessing everythi...

I have found that it's impossible to put Srila Prabhupada in a box, he's like a multi-faceted jewel and everyone appreciates that jewel from a different side and their appreciation of Prabhupada is true, it's genuine, it's not actually possible it's like Krishna entering the assembly of the wrestling arena, each one sees Krishna in a different light in a different way, some as a beautiful little boy, some as a powerful king and ruler so people appreciate Srila Prabhupada in different ways and their appreciations are not wrong.