By Iskcon ParsippanyWith great pleasure, we cordially invite you to the Bhumi Puja and Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new ISKCON (Krishna) temple in Parsippany, New Jersey. This will be the first ISKCON temple in the Northeast that will be built in a traditional, Vedic architectural style and will feature beautiful elements such as shikhars (domes) and jharokhas (decorative windows) among others. This is a once in a lifetime event welcoming Lord Krishna’s temple to the community and will feature traditiona...
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- 11 Sep 2015
By Gopal Bhatta das and Pancharatna dasaWe're happy to announce that since our web site ISKCONOnline.com was launched over 8,000 people have visited our site, more than 200 devotees completed our online participation form and over 450 subscribed to our newsletter. Thus we have had a good start towards our primary purpose of “creating an association of interested devotees who will improve the quality, relevance and relatability of ISKCON’s presence on the internet.” Now, we want to take this effort ...
- 11 Sep 2015
By ISKCON 50 Global OfficeThe Global Office of ISKCON’s 50th anniversary has requested temples around the world to try and observe the fiftieth anniversary of two poems that Srila Prabhupada wrote on board the Jaladuta in September 1965. Srila Prabhupada wrote the first poem, ‘Prayer to the Lotus feet of Krishna’ on 13th September 1965 on board the Jaladuta, and the second one, ‘Markine Bhagavata Dharma’ while the Jaladuta was docked at Boston Harbour on September 18th 1965.
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By Indradyumna SwamiThe Sadhu Sanga Festival is taking place this week on the Black Sea coast in southern Russia. But infinitely more beautiful is the sea of 6,500 devotees chanting and dancing in great ecstacy here. Today myself and Bada Haridas are departing for Mongolia. It is difficult to leave this historic event and the association of so many loving devotees!
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By Mayesvara DasaThe Seed Verses of Bhagavad Gita (Bg 10.8-11) The word seed suggests that it has the potential to grow into something bigger then itself. The verses that are accepted as the “Seed” verses of the Gita do exactly that. They are also sometime referred to as the Catur-Sloka because there are just four (Catur) seed verses (Slokas). The 700 verses of Bhagavad Gita are generally accepted as the summary study of the entire body of Vedic knowledge. Yet within the Gita these “Seed verses” ...
- 10 Sep 2015
By Rukmini Devi DasiDo you sometimes come to the temple and wonder about who are all these figures on the altar? Is this some kind of idol worship? Are we not supposed to ask? And we hear that Bhakti is a monotheistic tradition: How is that, when there are eight different figures on the altar? If you were raised in a tradition different from Bhakti, (and most of us were…) this kind of worship is likely to feel a bit foreign or even uncomfortable to you. Rukmini Walker will try to unpack how the Bhakti tradition...
- 10 Sep 2015
By Chaitanya Charan dasThe feature that struck me most about his writing was what could be called its inter-disciplinary scope. He brought bhakti wisdom into a mature dialogue with the yoga tradition in his book Bhakti-Yoga Pilgrimage and with contemporary psychology in his other writings. Drawing pertinent points eclectically to address various current concerns, he then insightfully illumined the underlying issues with the light of aptly distilled devotional insights. Overall, he was one of the pioneers in our ...
- 10 Sep 2015
By Allan TurnerIf not for bad timing, Alfred Ford might not have been booted from the family home. But the young great-grandson of auto magnate Henry Ford chose to announce his conversion to the Hare Krishna movement just as Detroit newspapers trumpeted the Hindu spiritual awakening of Elizabeth Reuther, daughter of United Auto Workers Union president Walter Reuther. Fords and Reuthers mixed as well as motor oil and water, and even a bit of guilt by association was too much for the Ford clan. "They kicked me out...
- 9 Sep 2015
By Romapada das"The special program was celebrated in a factory on the banks of an international canal," explained Govardhandhari Das. "Several hundred people attended the celebration which featured kirtan, aratik, a lecture on Srila Prabhupada's life, and how he stopped in Madhudesha on his way to Boston. Madhudesha is the only Arabic country that Prabhupada visited, and therefore this is a very important place for ISKCON." After visiting the port city in Madhudesha, Srila Prabhupada made several positive commen...
- 9 Sep 2015
Eklavya Das: Sankirtan Prabhu left his body in Switzerland, at his sister’s house who too is a devotee, with all auspiciousness around him....
- 9 Sep 2015
By Mrs.suganthi LakshminarayananHonestly the devotion and dedication by the Devotees of ISKCON is too exemplary and beyond any words to describe. Please accept my infinite humble pranams to one and all GURU MAHARAJS, and the Devotees who are serving and who have WISELY carrying out their life to SRI SRI RADHE KRISHNA,in the SriDham, I am spell bound by their Dedication towards SRI SRI RADHE MADHAV, GURU MAHARAJ, even in FLOODS, [leave alone normal day, daily duties] doing the duties with utmost LOVE , AFFECTION...
- 9 Sep 2015
By the Radha Kunda Seva teamThe new kitchen facility we rented has been working well for serving their daily meals. And we’ve continued to use the Lalita Kunda temple facility for the once per month feast for the widows. Our ladies are well-fed and happy. Our 68 ladies are now nearly 80% sponsored! 53 of them! Thank you! Progress is being made on opening our Padma Charitable Trust Bank Account and the acrylic latex painting work at Sakhi Kunda is nearly complete. Meanwhile, cleaning and garden maintenance are ...
- 9 Sep 2015
By Goloka Gaura DasThe leaders of rulling party (CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL) and opposition party (VIJENDER GUPTA) took shelter of Lord KRISHNA under at iskcon temple rohini in Delhi The grand festival took place on janmashtami 5th Sept both the leaders took darshan performed aarti and did Abhishek of the Lord. CM came along with his wife and his father and several MLA's of aap party was also present. In photo the temple president (iskcon rohini) HG KESHAV MURARI DAS is describing Krishna katha and performed acstatic ...
- 7 Sep 2015
By Kamala Sundari devi dasiAll of the followers of Srila Prabhupada for generations to come adhere to the guidance, association and serve the mission of His Divine Grace, while deepening one's individual connection and relationship with and recognizing him as the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON and our primary Siksa Guru for all time. This booklet through its various elements will guide the devotees worldwide as to how to make proper arrangements for this ceremony in order to establish Srila Prabhupada’s supreme posi...
- 6 Sep 2015
By Giriraj SwamiToday is Srila Prabhupada's divine appearance day. Here is my offering to him: In Los Angeles in 1968, on the disappearance day of your guru maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, you explained your commission: “Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja . . . underwent very severe penances for starting this worldwide movement. That was his mission. In 1896, Bhaktivinoda Thakura wanted to introduce this Krsna consciousness movement by sending the book Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, His L...
- 6 Sep 2015
By Giriraj SwamiFor Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja this year, I wish to tell you about his dear friend and staunch devotee Mr. P. L. Sethi. May this story inspire you in Srila Prabhupada’s service—in Krsna consciousness. Mr. Sethi replied, “No. Why should we stop?” Mr. Mhatre threatened, “Well, you can build it up, but I will come in the night with fifty gundas [hooligans] and break it down.” And Mr. Sethi turned to his son, who was by his side, and said, “Brij Mohan, bring my revolver and my rifle.” Then Mr. Sethi ...
- 6 Sep 2015
By Radhanatha SwamiWhen Srila Prabhupada began his book distribution he was the only distributor. He would take his magazines and just go from tea shop to store at his old age trying to convince people to accept the message of Krishna in the form of Back To Godhead Magazine. And in a few years he created the largest publisher in Indian literature in the history of the world. Hundreds, of millions of books have been distributed. Sometimes tens and thousands of Bhagavad-Gita distributed in one day, by those who are...
- 6 Sep 2015
By Radhacaran dasWhat a more auspicious day than Janmastami day to leave this mortal world, surrounded by loving family, devotee friends and the holy names of Krishna. This is the atmosphere in which Sankirtan Prabhu departed on September 5th 2015 at 10.15am, at his sister’s home, Vanamali devi dasi, in Lungern outside Zurich, Switzerland, his native country. The last words Sankirtan Prabhu uttered as he prepared for departure were, “When I hear Srila Prabhupada’s bhajans and his singing I feel that h...
- 6 Sep 2015
By Vraj Vihari dasaOur minds are constantly making assumptions. We assume things about ourselves, about others, about our environment. With the help of Vraj Vihari dasa and instructions from the Bhagavad-gita, we’ll explore the assumption phenomena, and how to examine our assumptions and decide which ones to keep, which to be wary of.
...- 4 Sep 2015
By Saunaka Rsi DasThe word conversion can bring images of determined zealots haranguing a fallen soul to turn to God or images of profound change, deep truth, joy, and connection. In the Vaishnava tradition it includes a personal spiritual journey, a sharing of experience and realization, and, in modern times, institutional allegiance. As attitudes in the world change towards ‘organized religion’ and wanting to be ‘spiritual, but not religious’, we explore the Bhakti practice and ways of thinking about co...
- 4 Sep 2015
By Svavasa DasaA wonderful thing just happened. Tadit and I had a meeting with a rep from Amazon.com. They are launching a new program for their Prime Amazon customers in So. Cal. for take out food. We were picked as one of their vendors for take out within a three mile radius of the temple. This is really a big step up for us since they are a premier company for delivery goods as I'm sure you know. They will take our menu put it on the Amazon site and give their customers an app and then the customer sends us th...
- 4 Sep 2015
By Chaitanya Chandra DasRecently we commenced monthly book distribution venture by our temple bus in the interiors of Maharashtra, India. It is really an exhilarating experience to realize Srila Prabhupada’s statement in Srimad Bhgavatam: It is the duty of a mendicant to experience all varieties of God's creation by traveling through all forests, hills, towns, villages, etc., 1) to gain faith in God and 2) strength of mind as well as 3) to enlighten the inhabitants with the message of God. SB1.6.13
- 4 Sep 2015
By Krishna-kripa DasWhen I travel I love meeting people who had positive experiences encountering Krishna music, Krishna food, and Krishna philosophy. I like to find out where they are from and suggest how they can have more Krishna experiences. The day I left the Festival of India in Poland I met three such people. On the first train enroute to Wroclaw, after leaving the Polish Festival tour, I met a girl who went to our festival the night before in Niechorze. On the second train, the girl across from me named ...
- 3 Sep 2015
Sangita Devi Dasi: On September 3, 2015 Kaulini Devi Dasi (ACBSP), passed away from this world in Gita nagari surrounded by loving devotees and the Holy Names of the Lord....
- 3 Sep 2015