It is with great enthusiasm that we present to you our latest Quarterly Journal. This issue is special for two reasons. Firstly, it has been published during a very special Sankirtan season in ISKCON. A time when there is much focus on book distribution. However, there are innumerable methods to distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books during this time. Traditionally it started with taking advantage of the Christmas spirit celebrated through-out the world, but now opportunities are presented through the spirit of Gita-jayanti; and the interfaith dialog taking place because of...

Srila Prabhupada: “If one takes up the sannyasa order of life but is not able to control the mind, he will think of objects of sense gratification namely family, society, expensive house, etc. Even though he goes to the Himalayas or the forest, his mind will continue thinking of the objects of sense gratification. In this way, gradually one's intelligence will be affected. When intelligence is affected, one loses his original taste for Krishna consciousne...

Please find enclosed the 4th Issue, 2nd Volume for this year, of ISKCON Ministry of Education’s quarterly journal, Viplavah. We hope this edition will be useful and interesting to you in many ways. We look forward to being in touch with you. Please let us know if you would like to participate in educational projects facilitated by the ministry or would like to collaborate with the ministry for educational initiatives in your area.

Last few months we cleaned the whole dome from top to bottom in preparation for waterproofing on the dome. We have just received the materials and hope to finish the job before the rainy season. We got some special silicon for in between the tiles, reputed to withstand the expansion and contraction of our Vrndavan extreme heat and extreme cold. Then, after any excess is cleaned up, the whole dome will get coated with a clear sealant to protect it from environmental...

Please find enclosed the third issue of ISKCON Ministry of Education’s quarterly journal, Viplavah. We hope this edition will be useful and interesting to you in many ways. We look forward to being in touch with you. Please let us know if you would like to participate in educational projects facilitated by the ministry or would like to collaborate with the ministry for educational initiatives in your area.

Bhaktivedanta Manor is described aptly as a true sanctuary for the soul, a spiritual haven. ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was very pleased with Bhaktivedanta Manor and its extensive grounds. He would especially take time out of his global itinerary to spend time in his quarters upstairs at the Manor. They are to this day maintained as they were in Prabhupada’s physical presence. The exchange of love between Prabhupada and his followers is very tangibly experienced there.

I am happy to introduce the 4 th issue this year of the ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry newsletter. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada explained that an advanced devotee and preacher out of humility takes the vows and dress of a tridandi sannyasi. Previous to the reintroduction of tridandi sannyasa by Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada, advanced Vaishnavas who were renounced, often became paramahamsa sannyasis and wore the white dress of a babaji. To keep himself in a position of a servant of his paramahamsa guru, a disciple keeps himself in the formal 3rd stage of ...

Dear Devotees, Donors, and Well-wishers, Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I want to share with you the latest news from the TOVP project in Sridham Mayapur. Construction continues to move forward with emphasis on the completion of the kalash and finishing work on the domes by the end of the year. The design and execution continue to be refined, and pink sandstone and sky blue tiles enhance their beauty as work progresses daily. Once finished and the domes are capped we will begin ...

It is the duty of a sannyasi to become advanced in Krishna consciousness by trying to please the Supreme and serve His mission, by cooperating with other devotees to spread Krishna consciousness to the innocent, and by defeating atheistic propaganda. Srila Prabhupada writes in NOI 5 that “this is the way to cultivate devotional service properly.” Sannyasis teaching these methods of spiritual advancement to the those cultivating pure devotional service, whether acting as diksa or siksa ...

So this Ratha-yatra Festival is a mass movement for enlightening people to this Krsna consciousness movement. We have got many other festivities in Krsna consciousness movement. We have got Janmastami, Sri Rama-navami, Dola-yatra, Jhulana-yatra. So there are twelve months, but we have got twenty-four festivals as big as this Ratha-yatra Festival. So if you kindly take to them, then as advised by Lord Caitanya, kirtaniyah sada harih [Cc. Adi 17.31], you will always be in Krsna consciousness, an...

Sanskrit vibrations emanating from the County Council For the first time, Srutidharma Das recited Sanskirt prayers and shared words of wisdom in Hertfordshire County Council’s main chamber. A wonderful way to elevate the atmosphere of such an important institution.

The Sikh Brothers Surrender. When brothers Naginder and Maninder Singh came to Australia from the Punjab eight years ago to study and work, they had not counted on pursuing a spiritually surcharged lifestyle. First settling in Melbourne, with older brother Naginder employed as a milkman and Maninder as a trainee chef, the self-proclaimed ‘naughty boys’ embraced a frivolous existence of material enjoyment. Their escapades took them to all major cities on the continent, but it was in ...

His Holiness Sivarama Swami has begun a long-term project to build a template for social structure in the ISKCON farm community in Hungary, based on the ancient varnasrama system.During a two part seminar on the subject delivered at the Manor, Maharaja described in no uncertain terms about how Srila Prabhupada had wanted the development of varnasrama, the backbone of a practical society that complements the process of devotional service.

We are pleased to introduce you to the Sannyasa Newsletter. This is a reformed and revised version of the journal published a few years ago. The aim of this newsletter is to increase the communication between the Sannyasa Ministry and the current ISKCON sannyasis, and to strengthen the relationships amongst the sannyasis. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu has instructed His followers to serve all living entities by trying to awaken Krishna consciousness in the hearts of whomsoever they meet. ...

Planning permission granted for Haveli, ISKCON Newcastle lead harinam at the Great North Run, ISKCON 50 at the ELS in Italy , Preparing for ISKCON 50 at Bhaktivendanta Manor, Diwali at Bhaktivedanta Manor, Go Puja and Gorvadhan Puja, Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance Day, TOVP Fundraiser, Lessons from the Mahabharata, National Communications Day, Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara's 46th Anniversary Event and more.

Please find below the September 2015 edition of the Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter, available for download. Main stories in this edition include: *Janmashtami Celebrations *Open Day *50 years on: Honouring our Founder Acarya *First ISKCON UK National Convention *ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations *The Mahabharart Tour (with the Bhaktivedanta Players)

NBS # 13 Features: 1) Birth and Divine Qualities Of Maharaja Parikshit Srimad Bhagavatam 2) Uddhava Instructs Maharaja Parikshit Srimad Bhagavatam-Mahatmya 3) Maharaja Parikshit Establishes Kaliyuga At Five Places Sri Subodhini 4) Message Of The Curse Mahabharata 5) Did Maharaja Parikshit Go To The Banks Of Yamuna Instead Of Ganga? His Divine Grace A .C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 6) Maharaja Parikshit Attains The Supreme Abode

India is the world's largest exporter of meat and ranks first in world leather production. As such, AFFCAP's purpose is to ensure that no 'protected' cows, bulls, oxen or calves, from a cow protection goshalla, will meet such an horrific end

Jan 14th the Sun entered the constellation ‘makara’ earmarking the beginning of the auspicious phase of ‘uttarayana’ or the northern shift of Sun for next six months. This day is especially celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm

The leading articles in this Newsletter include: The Queen visits the Krishna Avanti School. European Communications – a report from Belgium. Leap: A Remarkable Documentary about Faith- – featuring Radhanath Swami and Keshava Madhava das. Feeding of the 5000 in Bristol