Excerpt from: “St. Theodora’s Journey Through the Aerial Toll-Houses”: http://orthodoxinfo.com/death/theodora.aspx The Separation of Soul and Body Theodora describes the moment of death as excruciating, comparing it to the agony of being burned alive [4]. Evil spirits, appearing as menacing creatures, surround the dying person, attempting to instill fear and claim the soul [4]. Theodora notes...
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- 26 Sep 2024
Yogeshvar das Today, 22nd September 2024 was a very special day as the East London & Essex Congregation got an opportunity to organise the very first ever Chariot festival at Southend-on-Sea. This was a new spiritual beginning as the Lord of the Universe was going to shower His mercy in a new place. There had...
- 24 Sep 2024
Loka Saranga das “On arrival, just cooking Prasad for desperate people, army and helpers, its a big yajna but l feel from the heart that it right thing to do, serving Krishna in unity with people who would never come so close to devotion service, soldiers are distributing prasadam in the town, volunteers are chopping...
- 23 Sep 2024
We are delighted to announce the release of a profound new work on the sacred art of kirtana, titled “Proper-kirtan” by Rasananda das. This insightful book delves deep into the essence of kirtana as envisioned by the great acharyas and presented in the teachings of Srila Prabhupada. **Key Topics Include:** – Clarifying misconceptions about “no...
- 20 Sep 2024
Click the arrow below to listen to a related podcast excerpted from the class about what are the challenges to understanding Krishna’s personal nature. Yogesvara Prabhu is describing the life and writings of Jiva Goswami, a 16th-century Indian philosopher and devotee of Krishna. He highlights Jiva’s struggles in establishing the Gaudiya Vaishnava movement,...
- 18 Sep 2024
A podcast commenting Srila Prabhupada’s book Beyond Birth and Death An excerpt from A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s book Beyond Birth and Death, explores the concept of the soul’s eternal nature, the illusory nature of material existence, and the path to liberation through Krishna consciousness. The text draws from the Bhagavad Gita to explain that the...
- 17 Sep 2024
Romapada Swami: 5. Haridas Thakura Prayers to Lord Caitanya...
- 17 Sep 2024
BCaiS Media Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura...
- 16 Sep 2024
Karunamayi Dasi: Friday September 3rd, a few of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples were called for a meeting in HDGs room in the lotus building These beautiful gifts were lovingly presented to the assembled direct disciples of HDG, and the details were explained. The project is called “Give Prabhupad” Melted into the brass murti is an alloy...
- 7 Sep 2024
Post 5th May, year 2024 has been a very cruel year not only for the disciples of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj but also for everyone who knew him; now, they may be his godbrothers, GBC members, management people or people outside ISKCON. Maharaj was indeed such a personality who has left an indelible impression...
- 2 Sep 2024
BEATLES/KRISHNAS: THE UNTOLD STORY!” ZOOM TALK GIVEN BY SHYAMASUNDAR DAS AT AUGUST 2024 “BEATLESFEST” CONVENTION IN CHICAGO ———————————————————— Hare Krishna! My name is Shyamasundar das, the spiritual name given to me 57 years ago by my spiritual master, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. In 1967, Bhaktivedanta Swami brought to the western world the greatest secrets from ancient...
- 31 Aug 2024
By Krsnanandan das, Bhagavati Kripa dd, Bhaktin Samhita NICE (Narasimha Institute for Children Education) – an education of ISKCON Mira Road has got 50+ teachers who conduct Gita classes every week in their residences. Apart from this they conduct value education classes and Gita classes in different private schools around Mumbai. For the pleasure of...
- 28 Aug 2024
Janmastami Lead up Special Class: Krishna’s all attractiveness | Kripamoya Das – Bhaktivedanta Manor
Wednesday 6th September 2023 Janmastami Lead up Special Class: Krishna’s all attractiveness Given by Kripamoya Das 06Sep2023 | Janmastami Lead up Special Class: Krishna’s all attractiveness | Kripamoya Das...
- 25 Aug 2024
HH Mukunda Goswami shares his speech on Janmastami-1968 in Montreal when he was requested to speak by Srila Prabhupada.krishnafarm.net Janmastami 2022 – Mukunda Goswami – 19 Aug 2022....
- 24 Aug 2024
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by Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp) Sometimes I hear devotees or bhaktas, both young and old, accusing themselves of being slow or even stupid in attaining the right understanding on the importance of engaging in devotional service to Lord Krishna. It is as if they feel they are not making any progress, only due to...
- 12 Aug 2024
A lady came near my table. She seemed shy at first, but when I was done speaking with someone else, she walked up and took three Russian books. Her name was Camilla, she was from Russia, and although she spoke perfect English, she naturally preferred her native Russian. When she asked about the best way...
- 11 Aug 2024
By Dr. Baladeva Dasa I am glad to announce the release of Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana’s commentary on the Gopala-tapani Upanisad. Having been published only once, in 1943, this important commentary has been out of print for many decades ever since. The “Tapani” is a sub-category of mystical Upanisads that shed light on their respective deities,...
- 11 Aug 2024
We are thrilled to share with you the wonderful achievements and activities of ISKCON Russian speaking Yatra in London for the month of July: • Snana Yatra & Wedding Anniversary: This month many Yatra members gathered in Bhaktivedanta Manor for Snana Yatra and we also celebrated the wedding anniversary of Jayanti Radhika Mataji and Maksim...
- 9 Aug 2024
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By Praghosa dasa From 11:30am to 2pm the glorious 40ft Rath cart hosting Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva and Lady Subhadra were centre stage on the streets of Dublin With all the ongoing turmoil on the streets of the British Isles in the last while, our Ratha Yatra was a welcome respite from all of that....
- 8 Aug 2024
By Padsevan Bhakta Das Residents of Gurugram, the IT capital of India, got a unique opportunity to experience and immerse in devotional culture recently. From 6th July till 15th a total of 11 Rath Yatras were organized in different parts of Gurugram. Scores of people from all age groups and different strata of society got...
- 8 Aug 2024
Dear Devotees We are delighted to announce this year’s “Books Are The Basis” week! This global celebration will be held from September 18th to 24th to commemorate the significance of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America. In the spring of 2020, the GBC Body passed a resolution encouraging all ISKCON centres to emphasize the importance of...
- 8 Aug 2024
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