By Padmavati Devi DasiOur relationship with Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternal. Nitya-siddha Krishna-prema. The pure souls are eternally in love with Krishna. Simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one revives his original relationship with God and thus becomes so happy that he does not want anything material. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.7.39 Purport)
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- 3 Nov 2020
By Bhakti Raghava SwamiA few years ago, while pursuing my postgraduate studies at USM in Penang, I happen to glance over the front page of the local newspaper to read the following headlines in large capital letters: WANTED: LEADERS. Srila Prabhupada: “Ordinarily, the spiritual master, husband, father, mother or superior relative accepts worship from an inferior relative, but here Rshabhadeva forbids this. First the father, spiritual master or husband must be able to release the dependent from repeated birth and death. If he can...
- 1 Nov 2020
By Giriraj SwamiThis verse appears in Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.4.68) in connection with a misunderstanding between Durvasa Muni and Maharaja Ambarisa. As a result of this misunderstanding, Durvasa Muni tried to kill the king, when the Sudarsana cakra, the celebrated weapon of Godhead, appeared on the scene for the devoted king's protection. When the Sudarsana cakra attacked Durvasa Muni, he fled in fear of the weapon and sought shelter from all the great demigods in heaven. Not one of them was able to protect him, and therefore Durvasa Muni prayed to Lord Visnu for forgiveness. Lord Visnu advised him, however, t...
- 1 Nov 2020
By Vijaya DasaThis has never happened before: Chowpatti is the No. 1 temple in India and the No. 2 temple worldwide (just behind Los Angeles, which is always up there in the charts). The Chowpatti temple did 32,952 book points in September, and the Los Angeles temple did a whooping 40,949 book points. Look out, Europe! New Mayapur (France) is moving up in the competition. It was No. 4 among the European temples, with 1,771 book points. Janananda Goswami has a new team of fired-up book distributors, and he also goes out with as many devotees as possible. What an example!
...- 31 Oct 2020
By Brajanath DasaMy wife and I were pondering how to reach out the community with Prabhupada books during the pandemic and we happened to see little birdfeeder-sized, house-shaped structures full of books on the front lawns of houses in our neighborhood. We thought that these would be nice altars for Prabhupada books, and peeked inside. They contained books related to fiction, science, romance, health, and travel as well as kids’ books. As we didn’t see any spiritual books, we thought to place Bhagavad-Gita and other small books of Prabhupada.
...- 29 Oct 2020
By Srila Krishna Dasa Kaviraja GosvamiRaghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505-1579) is one of the six Goswamis of Vrindavana, leading disciples of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Raghunatha Bhatta's father, Tapana Mishra, was also a prominent follower of Lord Chaitanya. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu asked Raghunath Bhatta to go to Vrindavan and constantly chant the Hare Krishna mantra and read Srimad-Bhagavatam.
...- 28 Oct 2020
By The GBC Executive CommitteeIt is with deep sadness that we offer our respects and condolences to HG Jasomatinandan Prabhu's family, friends, and to all those who benefitted from his association and leadership in Krishna consciousness. Jasomatinandan Prabhu was one of the rare souls who despite having every material opulence: birth in a brahmana family, great intelligence, youth, material comforts, etc., eagerly surrendered it all to the service of his spiritual master His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and indeed, the service of humanity at large.
...- 26 Oct 2020
By Yasomatinandana DasA wonderful 1973 letter by His Grace Yasomatinandana Prabhu to Srila Prabhupada in which he requests Prabhupada for the service of translating his books into Gujarati after excellently glorifying Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada was pleased with the letter and ordered to publish it in Back To Godhead
...- 25 Oct 2020
By Sidhanta DasHG Jasomatinandana Prabhu joined ISKCON in America, where Srila Prabhupada instructed him to develop the Krishna Consciousness Movement in Gujarat, India. Thus he pioneered the ISKCON movement in Gujarat. He was the President of ISKCON Ahmedabad and the Regional Secretary of Gujarat. His contributions are unfathomable.
...- 25 Oct 2020
By Ambarisa dasDear ISKCON Leaders and Devotees Worldwide, as you know, we have planned for some time now to shift the Mayapur Deities into the new TOVP temple room by 2022. In the meantime, of course, the COVID -19 Pandemic came on the scene and all construction came to a halt from mid-March to mid-October, 2020, and it is only now that we have restarted the construction in a limited phase-like manner. Also, during this period we have faced and continue to face a significant financial downturn. In light of all these difficulties and serious delays we met with our project management consultant, Cushman & Wa...
- 25 Oct 2020
By Gopal Krishna GoswamiJasomatinandana Prabhu, Prabhupada’s initiated disciple passed away at approximately 5 PM IST today, Saturday the 24th of October, 2020.As most of you know, he had not been keeping good health for the last few years. He had been infected with Covid-19 nearly two weeks back and had been admitted to the hospital in Ahmedabad. Jasomatinandana Prabhu who joined ISKCON in America was instructed by Srila Prabhupada to go to India and develop Krishna Consciousness in Gujarat.
...- 24 Oct 2020
By Brahma DasI served on Radha-Damodar Traveling Sankirtan Party for the next three years as a bus leader. Tamal Krishna Goswami was a hard taskmaster, but he was able to motivate me like no one had done before, and in turn, I was able to motivate others. He saw something of my potential for service, and I had faith and appreciation for him. As bus leader I had to call him from the field once a week, and those calls either left me tearful because I had let him down or elated because he was pleased. He had a powerful effect on my life that has been with me ever since. By 1979, the Radha-D...
- 24 Oct 2020
By New Gokula TeamVisitors are always asking what they can bring to feed the cows. A cow's stomach is surprisingly sensitive for such a large animal and it is because of this that we recommend only bringing apples, bananas and carrots to feed them. We also have molasses balls made for the cows which you can buy from the shop for $5 for two. If you are visiting on a Saturday or Sunday we feed the cows after prasadam is served.
...- 23 Oct 2020
By Evening Standard"The Krsna consciousness movement vigorously approves this practice of preparing food, offering it to the Deity and distributing it to the general population" With food poverty and homeless on a serious increase, so many people struggle to get food on the table and 3 million school children in the UK going to school with no breakfast. Let's do something amazing.
...- 23 Oct 2020
By several speakersHH Tamal Krishna Goswami served as ISKCON Governing Body Commissioner from 1970-2002, and ISKCON Initiating Spiritual Master from 1977-2002. In January 1972, he accepted the renounced order of life, sannyasa, in Jaipur. He served as India’s GBC Secretary from 1970–74 and as trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, overseeing sales in the USA from 1977-2002. He is fondly called “Srila Gurudeva” by his many disciples and “Goswami” by his godbrothers and members of the academe.
...- 21 Oct 2020
By Gopijana Vallabha das6 days of Parikrama with 40,000 devotees hearing Gaura Katha from more than 15 Sannyasis and Prabhupad Disciples!! Want to hear our story? in the auspicious month of Purusottama this year when ISKCON Mayapur announced a Virtual Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. This idea was conceived under the guidance of the Parikrama Commander HH Jayapataka Swami and conducted by Mayapur Tourism Division. It is prescribed in the Purusottama Month that one should visit Holy places and perform as much as extra devotional activities as possible. By doing so one achieves unlimited spiritual benefits. Wha...
- 21 Oct 2020
By Dhanurdhar Arjun DasOn behalf of our ISKCON GBC representative, His Holiness Lokanath Swami Maharaja and our ISKCON Pandharpur Community, we are appealing to you for your kind help. On Oct, 16th, Sri Pandharpur Dhama was flooded by the Chandrabhaga River. The damages are estimated at more than USD $56,000. We are not in a position to rebuild our losses. Sri Sri Radha Pandharinath’s crops and flowers growing in the fields are now submerged in water and gone. Their Lordships’ temple, goshala, ashram, guest house, Govinda’s Restaurant, offices, BBT Books, Gurukula, and Srila Prabhupada Ghata ...
- 20 Oct 2020
By Madhurika dasiHere are some practical ideas for creating a Krishna conscious environment for kids at home, many based on Montessori principles that I have found successful in my school. They are geared toward the 2-6 age group. I would love to hear from anyone who might have more ideas for this age group or for older children
...- 20 Oct 2020
By Svaha Dasi and Rangavati DasiWe are pleased to announce the completion of the TOVP Nrsimhadeva Wing altar design by Their Graces Svaha and Rangavati prabhus. The TOVP is presenting the Gaudiya Vaisnava Siddhanta to the world specifically through the nomenclature inherent in the temple and the planetarium. The design, therefore, has to represent the correct siddhanta. By Srila Prabhupada’s grace and that of his disciples, we have learned that Mahaprabhu is the avatari and all other avataras emanate from Him. Therefore, all divine forms and dhamas exist eternally in Their original forms in Sridhama Mayapu...
- 17 Oct 2020
By Devaprastha dasaWhat is fear? Where does it come from? How can we learn to live a life without it? Srila Prabhupada taught that the essential cause of fear and anxiety is a lack of understanding of the nature of reality − our attachments and perceived loss which occur in the mind are actually illusory. A person who learns this begins to be free from unnecessary mental anguish. So fearless was Srila Prabhupada that, at age 69, he begged a passage on a steamship to the United States of...
- 16 Oct 2020
By Radhanath SwamiIn a world shrunken by digital connections are we still nourishing the right connections in our lives and in society? How can we get better connected spiritually ,with ourselves and with each other? Spiritual leader Radhanath Swami addresses these questions in this insightful talk. Radhanath Swami is a world renowned author, philanthropist and community builder. He has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner and spiritual teacher for more than 40 years. He is the inspiration behind a free mid...
- 16 Oct 2020
By Prahladanda Swami"In Alabama the police asked why I was wearing a dress. I didn't know it, but devotees had already been arrested there for "wearing a dress." That's what it was like in the South in 1971" He hitchhiked from Miami to Houston wearing his Hare Krishna clothes through Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.
...- 14 Oct 2020
By GBC SPTThe Global Devotee Care Directorate brings a special Live conversation with ISKCON community's leading doctors to speak about the Health Care for Devotees. Panelists include Dr Sanjiv Agarwal, Dr Piyush Gupta, Dr Prasannna Tadi, Dr Ajay Sanke and Dr Chetna Kang. They are interviewed by Gauranga Das.
...- 13 Oct 2020
By The GBC Executive CommitteeHH Candramauli Maharaja has been feeling unwell for some time and recently tested positive for Covid. Maharaja is in stable condition and experiencing flu-like symptoms at present. Please offer prayers for Maharaja's prompt recovery to good health so that he can continue to inspire us all with his humility, kindness, inspiring classes, and ecstatic dancing.
...- 13 Oct 2020