By Radha Mohan dasThe Supreme Lord blesses the Supreme Court! The first ever Diwali reception was held at the Supreme Court of the UK. The event was hosted by the Hindu Lawyers Association and was attended by prominent lawyers and judges from across the legal sector. Attendees included Srutidharma das, Alpesh Patel, lawyer and Principal of Praefinium Partners Ltd,; the Vice President of the Law Society, Robert Bourns; and the Minister of Justice, Shailesh Vara MP.
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- 14 Dec 2015
By India Sankirtan Leaders TeamFor the first time the BBT has printed Arabic books. Devotees from around the world are now distributing these books and getting good responses. Srila Prabhupada said, âAnyone who preaches in any way in the Muslim world, I take the dust of their feet on my head." âI am very pleased that you are taking my order to distribute books so seriously. All blessings of Krsna are on these girls who are working so hard to distribute my books. That is very nice that you want to distribute m...
- 13 Dec 2015
By Iskcon Desire TreeAlthough philosophers and theologians have left us a huge body of technical literature on the problem of evil, it is far from a theoretical concern. It is everybodyâs problem, sooner or later. Suffering is universal. But oddly enough, practically as widespread is the suffererâs feeling that he has been unfairly singled out. From millions come the outraged cry: âWhy me! What did I do to deserve this?â Eleven Iskcon leaders and older devotees answer this question
...- 13 Dec 2015
By Romapada SwamiIn some instances, scriptures are deliberately filled with apparent double-talk. A typical example is the language of the Upanishads: e.g., "The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything." (Isopanishad Mantra 5) Such contradictory statements are provided to indicate His inconceivable, transcendental nature. He walks, but His walking is nothing like the walking within this mundane realm. So, than...
- 12 Dec 2015
By Parvati devi dasiThe results speak for themselves-ever-increasing. They need more volunteers to cover the time after 7 pm. So many people; so few preachers to meet them. Some individual devotees make their own hours and take groups on tours of the Samadhi, the diorama, Prabhupada's House and the temple, or just pick a spot and preach to people coming in, like DEVANANDA PANDIT DAS, who continually takes out tours around Vrndavan/Braj, and Char Dham, among other places. That man has a variety of other preachin...
- 12 Dec 2015
By Keshav Murari DasA Program was organized at Smt.Santosh Ahlawat's (MP) Home which was attended by two more Member of Parliament Mrs Riti Pathak and Smt Anju bala and many others. The program which consisted of Kirtan, 30 minute talk followed by Ques Ans for another 30 min was very well received by the participants. The VIPs there received Srila Prabhupada books, Prasad and asked various questions on the philosophy. There were enthusiastic to host similar programs in future as well. It gave us good opportun...
- 12 Dec 2015
By Madhava SmullenA group of preschool children, along with their devotee parents and grandparents, bustled excitedly into Gopalâs Garden Homeschool Co-Op for their graduation party on November 5th. The event had ISKCON New Vrindaban president Jaya Krsna Das calling the Co-Op âcommunity building at its best.â Gopalâs Garden was established in New Vrindaban, West Virginia â Srila Prabhupadaâs first farm community -- in 2007 by Ruci Dasi. It runs to eighth grade, and teaches thirteen students in total...
- 11 Dec 2015
By Govinda dasThree Out Of The Six Of Our London Yatra's Legendary Devotees Return To Lead Our Saturday Night Harinam Party. London (28-11-2015) What Follows Is A Short Video Of Three Of The Six Original Devotees Sent To London By Srila Prabhupada In 1968. Shyamsundar Prabhu, Gurudas Prabhu, And Malati Prabhu. All Three Of Them Took Part In The Joyful Evening Of Street Chanting. Each One Of Them Took Turns To Lead The Kirtana. Over One Hundred And Fifty Devotees Were Inspired And Enlivened By Their Presence... ...
- 11 Dec 2015
By Dayal Mora dasSomeway before the village came into view the banana throwing pastimes would begin in earnest as Para and Arjuna launched an untold number of yellow torpedoes into the sea of village children scrambling and diving, fighting and seemingly having the time of their lives in a frenzy of banana catching mayhem. Somehow the children would usually have advanced warning that we were coming and run out of the village to meet us on the road literally sprinting like anything to be amongst the first to get...
- 11 Dec 2015
By Krishna-kripa dasAudrey, a new resident of Krishna House, whose spiritual search culminated in Krishna consciousness, knew many alternative people from Orlando, where she grew up. Some of them were organizers of the Zen Awakening Festival, and thus she was able to secure a place for us to perform for two hours on one of the stages at the festival. We took a van full of devotees. We found the stage was not set up with microphones and amplifiers, so we put out our blankets and chanted in front of it. We decided ...
- 10 Dec 2015
By Kesava Krsna DasaSometimes devotees think that by working hard for Krishna, on the order of the spiritual master, even if there is some neglect of personal sadhana, hearing and chanting, success in spiritual life is assured come what may. Is this empty optimism? Or does the order of the spiritual master supersede all other considerations? It is tempting to assure oneself that being engaged in all nine angas of Bhakti to lesser or greater degrees trying to please the guru, the assiduous, intense performance ...
- 9 Dec 2015
By KeshavOn Friday, December 4, 2015, members of the ISKCON Toronto Temple Council were invited to attend an official "Meet-and-Greet" with the Toronto Police. Aimed at bringing together members of the Toronto Police with leaders from the South and West Asian communities, the event was held at the beautiful headquarters of the Toronto Police, located at 40 College Street, right in the heart of downtown Toronto. The event saw close to 100 attendees from all different communities and organizations. The highlight...
- 9 Dec 2015
By Nanda Priya Nivedita Devi DasiLike the rest of the city, ISKCON Chennai is also waking out of the shock and reaching out to the people with nourishment, medical aid and personal needs. ISKCON Chennai volunteers are tirelessly trying to help all the affected places. Over 6000 plates of Prasadam are being distributed everyday. Besides distributing in public shelter houses, the volunteers are moving even into streets still knee deep in water and giving the Prasad door to door. A total of 30,000 plates of Prasadam...
- 8 Dec 2015
By Ambarisa DasWhile the pink stone was arriving to Mayapur, Sadbhuja Prabhu was returning from Bolivia. He had to travel to pick the best quality blue marble from our Bolivian vendors. Bolivian blue marble is a very prestigious marble, only an expert can select a good batch. This splendid blue marble will be used for the altars of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Panchatattva and Guru Parampara. This is our last purchase of the Blue Marble from Bolivia. The art team has also been very busy. Led by Bhaskara Prabhu, they c...
- 7 Dec 2015
By Shyamasundara DasaThis exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a reporter took place in Philadelphia during July of 1975. Reporter: The Krsna consciousness movement has been what some would consider sexist, because certain propensities for women have been defined, by the devotees or the Vedic scriptures -- I'm not sure which -- and I wondered if you would comment on that. The allegation is not necessarily that the movement is against women, but that it defines inferior roles f...
- 7 Dec 2015
By Padmapani dasFor those of us old enough to remember, these recent events may conjure up memories of the Great Northeast Blackout in 1965. As a resident of Canada, I remember it well. Although quite young at the time, I distinctly recall the sense of fear and vulnerability that arose in my heart. I realized for the first time that our civilization wasn't as strong and secure as we had been led to believe. "At 5:27 p.m., November 9, 1965, the entire Northeast area of the United States and large parts of Canada...
- 7 Dec 2015
By Iskcon ChennaiFlooded With a population of 4.6 million affected due to floods caused by heavy rainfall, the city of Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu has been declared a National disaster zone by the Indian Government. With no power, food or water supply, life in Chennai has become close to impossible. ISKCON Chennai has suffered immensely. Devotees have been shifted out of the temple with three devotees left in the temple campus to serve the presiding Radha Krishna deities. Temple vehicles, the Sankirtan shop, G...
- 6 Dec 2015
By Ekanatha DasaThe Bhaktivedanta Archives is pleased to offer two new releases: the VedaBaseâą 2015.1 update and the original unedited audio of ĆrÄ«la Prabhupada for the year 1972. While we at the Bhaktivedanta Archives make every endeavor to release an accurate rendering of Srila Prabhupadaâs legacy, we also know that when dealing with numerous poorly recorded, unlabeled and miss-labeled audio recordings there are in fact major challenges. Based on the above we apologize for any inaccuracies that may have...
- 5 Dec 2015
By Nirmala Krishna DasBhaktivedanta Gurukula & International School has been ranked 13th all over India in the âBoys Residential Schoolâ category and rated No.1 in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in the same category by the Education world, India school rankings 2015. For the past seven years Education World has been publishing the annual Education World India School Rankings with C fore â the well-known Delhi-based market research and opinion polls agency. It rates and ranks over 800 of Indiaâs most high-profile sc...
- 5 Dec 2015
By Vrajendranandan DasDr Hamid Ansari, the Honorable Vice President of India paid floral tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad the First President of India on the occasion of his 131st Birth Anniversary at the Parliament Annexe New Delhi on 3rd December 2015. This function organized by the Rajendra Chintan Samiti and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). We were also a part of the function. This was a really great opportunity for us (ISKCON) to meet and build relationships with the many important personalities pr...
- 5 Dec 2015
By the TOVPAfter a lot of work and research, the production of the GRC has finally started in our temporary workshop. As the new workshop is almost ready, we will be able to make the total of 1.2 ton of jersey here in house. Here we can also see immense wood mold. This is the mold to create the Kalash bracket. 15 feet (4.5M) tall, brackets like this will support the Kalash and Chakra that are standing at the very top of the main dome. Also: Message from Radha Jivana, International Fundraising Director ...
- 5 Dec 2015
By radhanathswami.comRadhanath Swami shared the message that it is imperative in business to earn with integrity and spend with compassion. He said that as a child raised in United States he saw so much wealth and luxury. âBut all these technologies, power and road systems, seemed so shallow to so many people in my generation. Because greed can never satisfy the heart.â He further explained that poverty in society is simply an extension of the inner poverty of the human heart. âWhen there is a poverty of c...
- 4 Dec 2015
By Hari Narayana dasBandung is a small island in Indonesia. The annual âLight Festivalâ commemorates the anniversary of Bandung city. This year the festival fell on the 8th of November. The festival includes a parade throughout the island with a variety of acts and performances. Many departments under Bandungâs Government participated. Taking advantage of this golden opportunity, devotees organized a grand Ratha Yatra festival and joined the parade. They were granted permission from the Governmen...
- 4 Dec 2015
By Phalini Devi DasiBecause the Petersburg Facility does not allow prasadam distribution, the inmates bought candies and after offering them to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, happily distributed them to all. Many of the men had requested to have their pictures taken with us. Unfortunately, the photographer arrived late, so many participants had already left before the camera was able to capture them. After much picture-taking with those who were still present, we said our good-byes, feeling very grateful to Lord Caitanya...
- 3 Dec 2015