By Vijaya dasaThis is about how the biggest book distributor in the USA, Bhakta Jaya Khush, came to Krsna consciousness. At his tenth birthday party, someone gave him as a present: Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita As It Is. At the time he thought, "Who has the nerve to give me a book for my birthday?" Ten years later, he's a music producer traveling around with a famous musician. This musician is quoting the Bhagavad Gita to Jay Khush, who's shocked that a famous African-American is quoting the book of his religi...
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- 9 Oct 2015
By Gauri dasHundreds of devotees gathered at Bhaktivedanta Manor to hear an insightful presentation by HH Radhanath Maharaj about preparing for ISKCON's 50 anniversary. In describing Srila Prabhupada's treacherous journey from India to America, Maharaj spoke of his experience at the recent ISKCON commemoration events in Kolkata and Boston. He spoke of visiting the King George Dock in Kolkata from which Prabhupada had departed. The audience were enthralled hearing about Prabhupada's challenges and humility. In s...
- 8 Oct 2015
By Muralidhara-priya DasResults are coming in from the TOVP tour that carried His Grace Jananivas Prabhu & Lord Nityananda’s holy paduka all over North America for four months earlier this year. In His manifest presence, Lord Nityananda walked over the Indian subcontinent, spreading the glories of Lord Caitanya, so in the form of His shoes. Thus he has continued His ‘walk’ to many cities and towns of the Western world, furthering the stated prediction of Caitanya Mahaprabhu that ‘My name will be sung in ...
- 8 Oct 2015
By Bhayahari DasThe ancient story of the wedding of a sacred plant called Tulsi to Krishna in the form of a sacred stone. Please join us for a short lecture on the spiritual principles behind this story and how we can relate to them. “The word ‘vana’ means forest. Vrindavana is the name given to the forest where Srimati Vrinda-devi (Tulasi-devi), grows profusely.” (CC Madhya 17.l93p.) Another name of Tulasi is Vrinda-devi (one who awards residence in Vrindavana). Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says: krpa k...
- 8 Oct 2015
By Mahakarata Das The 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's visit to Sri Lanka was celebrated by the devotees and congregation of ISKCON Sri Lanka on the 19th of August 2015. On this day, the program commenced with Nagar Sankirtan and following that Special Dharshan, Special Kirtan & Bhajans were conducted. To mark the 50th anniversary of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Sri Lanka, ISKCON Sri Lanka organized to release the commemorative stamp and commemorative cover on the 04th o...
- 8 Oct 2015
By Kishori Radhe dasi“The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud”. The arrival of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada materialized the above praxis when he arrived in South Africa in October 1975 during the height of the apartheid regime. The juxtaposition of apartheid, its racial and ethnic segregationist policies and the restlessness of a suppressed people caused the message and teachings of Srila Prabhupada to resonate widely and be felt deeply. He came...
- 8 Oct 2015
By B.V.S. BhaskarPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would lay foundation stone for the first Golden Temple in the State by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Vijayadasami Day (October 22). Preliminary works like construction of sheds and rearing of cows at the Cow Protection Centre (Gosala) began a few months ago at Lord Krishna’s temple close to Kondaveedu Fort of Guntur district with a budget of Rs. 200 crore in 80 acres of land given by the Stat...
- 7 Oct 2015
By thehindu.comThe summit is expected to be the “biggest gathering of its kind in Kerala this year”, the release said. Around 1,400 participants are expected at the summit, which will bring together distinguished scientists, entrepreneurs, industry experts, government representatives and students. Rajeev Dubey, HR and corporate services president of the Mahindra group; Shaurya Doval, MD, Zeus Capital; Ramchunder Singh, advisor to the President of South Africa and Brian Bloch, advisor to the interior departmen...
- 7 Oct 2015
By Iskcon in IndonesiaThe Indonesian devotees took up this year's World Holy Name Week with great zest. Youth from all the temples/communities united to perform a Harinama Yajna never before held. On the first day, a 12 Hour Kirtan at the Sri Sri Radha Madhava Asrama (Gianyar, Bali) with His Holiness Kavicandra Swami (Co-GBC for Indonesia), His Holiness Ramai Swami (Co-GBC for Indonesia) and His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami in attendance. Devotees from the 5 temples and 3 centres took turns to complete the 12 Ho...
- 6 Oct 2015
By Parasuram dasThe French Revolution of 1798 is regarded by western historians as one of the most important events in human history. The revolution sparked off at the magnificent Place D' La Republic, this is the location where another type of revolution was to happen, the Krishna Prasad "feeding of the 5,000". A revolution of consciousness, the Hare Krishna revolution. Referred to as the "spotless" Purana, the Bhagavatam is "directed towards bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world's misd...
- 6 Oct 2015
By Kalavati Sundari Devi DasiThe national capital of India witnessed a historic Maha-Harinaam Sankirtan on 27th September 2015 at Janakpuri, New Delhi, organized by ISKCON Shri Shri Rukmini Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka under the guidance of Shri Shri Radha Parthasarthi Temple, East of Kailash. The Maha-Harinaam Sankirtan was marked by Their Lordships Shri Shri Rukmini Dwarkadhish gracing the streets of Jankapuri on their palanquin amidst roaring kirtan. The Rockshow on a 40ft trailer stole the hearts of many bringin...
- 6 Oct 2015
By Subhatma Guaranga DasThousands of pilgrims, guests and visitors chanted and danced to the sweet Holy Names of Krishna at the Krishna Balaram Mandir for 10 days. The chanting goes on anyway with our 24 hour kirtan department, the ladies group chanting in Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi and the devotees from the Youth Forum engaging everyone in chanting one complete round on beads, in Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi upstairs, everyday. The festival expertly organized by the temple management had different groups par...
- 6 Oct 2015
By Iskcon MayapurISKCON Mayapur celebrated the World Holy Name Week from 24th September to 4th October. Every day from 27th September to 4th October, there was a Nama Yajna at Srila Prabhupada’s bhajan kutir from 4 PM to 9 PM followed by prasadam. This Nama Yajna started on 27th Septmeber in celebration of Srila Haridas Thakur’s disappearance and it was performed in front of a murti of Srila Haridas Thakur. HH Lokanath Swami’s ecstatic kirtana on 2nd October was one of the most liked kirtana in Nama Yajna. ...
- 5 Oct 2015
By Patita Pavana dasaO Shri Hari, Krishna, You are the Remover of all that is evil in the form of materialistic desires that have chained us conditioned souls to the vicious cycle of birth and death. I eternally bow again and again in the dust of the hoof prints of the cows that follow You in Vrindavana. Again and again let us take the dust of the hooves of the cows of Vrindavana upon our heads as we fall down like a stick before the dust of the herd of Vraja. By the grace of Mother Cow alone we see imprinted here...
- 5 Oct 2015
By the Radha Kunda Seva teamWe have split the daily meal serving into a morning group and an evening group. It is difficult to accommodate cooking for all of them in one go in our temporary kitchen building. But we found out who preferred a morning meal time and who wanted an evening meal time and split them accordingly. We celebrated Radhastami (Radha’s Appearance Day - September 21st) by treating them all to a feast of rice, dahl, puri, two varieties of sabji – cauliflower and paneer, and boondi raita. And ...
- 5 Oct 2015
By Yadurani Devi DasiA group of devotees from Radhadesh, Belgium, recently attended the World Peace Forum conference in Luxembourg and Germany for two days. The meeting was attended by MPs, diplomats, academics and other professionals. The general mood among the meeting’s participants was very open and friendly. We have been invited to these meetings for the last 3 years. The main topic was the current refugee crisis in Europe. Representatives of different projects described their work and got responses. ...
- 4 Oct 2015
By Ravindra Svarupa DasAs we enter the Christmas season, and songs about God are playing everywhere, we might ask ours – who does God belong to? Is He a Christian God, a Jewish God, a Muslim God? This talk explores these questions with the Bhakti theology and the teachings of Srila Prabhupada.
...- 4 Oct 2015
By Lavanya-keli Devi DasiSpirit Matters aims to introduce aspects of Bhakti Yoga to those interested in learning about mantra meditation, yoga knowledge and how to live a more conscious life. The channel was designed as part of my honors project for my visual communication design degree, which I will complete in a few weeks. Following the Bhakti Lounge motto, my intent with this channel is to make it easy for people come to Krishna consciousness, grow in Krishna consciousness and share Krishna consciousness with o...
- 4 Oct 2015
By Bhajahari dasThere is absolutely no greater experience to be had than to be a member of the Harinama Sankirtan party, watching the faces of the members of the public as they smile, laugh, frown or scowl at you while you chant and dance jubilantly to the sweet sound of the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra. This 5 minute ecstatic video was recently filmed on the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. It appears that there was some divine intervention because all of a sudden, as if out of nowhere, 10...
- 3 Oct 2015
By ирина IrinaDue to the active and coordinated activities of the community in Kiev was built and is currently expanding the greatest temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the post-Soviet countries are constantly being published regularly print – newspaper "House of Prabhupada", operates the largest branch of the charity 'Food for Life "in Ukraine , and everyone can go to study Vedic Sciences in Kiev Theological Academy of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskco...
- 3 Oct 2015
By ISKCON TODU YouthsHG Simheswara Das prabhu, the regional secretary of ISKCON Malaysia and chairman of the temple building project called all the BCC youths for a meeting. Unknown to us, he had already planned to give us a project to glorify Srila Prabhupada. His Grace wanted people to know about Prabhupada’s life and especially on His Divine Grace travels in Malaysia back in May 1971. Simheswara prabhu told us that we have to come up with a proposal to achieve this project. Although we have taken on projects...
- 3 Oct 2015
By Parasuram dasaI wanted to share a nice story with you all about a wonderful project put on by Mukunda Prabhu at the European Parliament in Brussels. The movie gives the illusion that I am the doer but I am simply the cook, and Mukunda Prabhu is doing a great service by presenting our philosophy to the top brains of Europe. On Wednesday 29.9. 2015 Food for Life Global has co-organised a sustainable food event held on the Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels.
...- 2 Oct 2015
By Madhava Smullen"Everyone was given the chance to offer Her a stick of incense, a ghee lamp, and a flower," says ISKCON New Vrindaban president Jaya Krsna Das. "They then each wrote a special vow or prayer to Srimati Radharani, which were all collected and offered in a basket at Her lotus feet. Finally everyone got to take a balloon with a heart- shaped label at the end of its string, each marked with a different one of Radharani's 1008 names, and place it on the altar." The festival also included ecstatic kirt...
- 2 Oct 2015
By Matsya dasDevotees often say that Radhastami is the most important festival at New Vraja Dhama. Although the verdict shall be taken according to one's individual preference, i humbly agree with the premise, for She is known as Vrindavanesvari and the mood on Her day at New Vraja Dhama is always additionally surcharged by some mysteriously special substance. "She is not a woman", Jayapataka Maharaja said recently in Mayapur, "She is the pleasure potency of the Lord. If you can please Radharani, and She tells Kr...
- 2 Oct 2015