By R. SEKARANHARE Krishna devotees from all over the world are expected to converge at Seberang Jaya’s ‘Streets of Harmony’ for the opening of the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple of Devotion and Understanding tomorrow. Ceremonies will begin at 6am with 15 teachers and students from the International School of Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) headquarters from Mayapur, West Bengal, India, performing rituals at the three-storey octagonal-shaped temple. ISKCON national general-secretary Simheswara Dasa...
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- 28 Aug 2015
By Chandravathani SathasivamSEBERANG JAYA (PENANG) (Bernama) -- There maybe many Hindu temples in Malaysia yet the newest one the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple of Devotion and Understanding is in its own class when comes to temple design and function. The RM10 million three-storey octagonal-shaped temple with 16 chatris (ornate dome-shaped pavilions) is the first of its kind in the country and is set to enter the list of landmarks in Penang. It is now undergoing the final touches before the consecration (kumbabe...
- 28 Aug 2015
By Nityananda dasaThe pure devotees of the Lord, like Brahma and persons in the chain of disciplic succession, do not do anything to instruct their subordinates without acting accordingly themselves. (SB 2.9.40) The dress or style of royal order does not count. It is one’s actions which are counted. (SB 1.17.4) Do not think in this way of big corporation, big credits, centralization—these are all nonsense proposals….Krishna Consciousness Movement is for training men to be independently thoughtful and compet...
- 28 Aug 2015
By Vaisesika dasaPractically, books are the basis of our movement. Without our books, our preaching will have no effect...” (SPL to Mandali Bhadra, January 20th, 1972) Print books, distribute profusely, and that will be the best preaching work. What will your three minutes preaching work—But if they buy one book, it may turn their life. (SPL to Bhagavan, 5th November, 1972) This sankirtana and Back to Godhead distribution is our main business and you should give as much energy in this direction as possible. ...
- 28 Aug 2015
By Padasevan Bhakta DasAntarjyoti Girls School, is a free school for visually impaired girls, run by a local NGO, Bihar Netraheen Parishad. The school is located in Kumrahar region of the state capital. ISKCON Patna devotees organised an outreach program here on 20th August. They performed harinam sankirtan, in which all the students, teachers and staff members participated enthusiastically. This was followed by a short talk about holy name, by Jagdish Shyam Das, from ISKCON Patna. The event concluded with distri...
- 28 Aug 2015
By Romapada SwamiVideo of a class given recently in Chicago during the North American GBC-EC meetings. Sanatana Gosvami then requested the Lord, “Please personally tell me how I can write this difficult book about Vaishnava behavior. Please manifest Yourself in my heart. If You would please manifest Yourself within my heart and personally direct me in writing this book, then, although I am lowborn, I may hope to be able to write it. You can do this because You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Yourself a...
- 28 Aug 2015
By Badrinarayan SwamiLetter to: Upendra — Los Angeles 6 August, 1970 70-08-06 ...Now I have set up the Governing Body Commission to handle management, questions of philosophy, and personal problems. ...So far your question, how far should the orders of my duly appointed officers like GBC, etc., be obeyed and followed, the answer is that they must always be followed exactly as he says. Have you not heard me on this point? Why these questions are repeated again and again?
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By Sahadeva dasaBut here is a breaking news! God has been spotted in the streets of the world. God is reportedly out in search of man, in the boulevards and thoroughfares of the world. He is a wide-eyed God, looking with dismay at the prevalent insanity. He is looking with dismay at what the man has done to this world and how far he has strayed away from Him. He is looking at the office workers, giving Him a cursory glance, before continuing on with their chores. He is looking at the cabbies, cursing Him for bloc...
- 27 Aug 2015
By Romapada SwamiWe know from Srimad Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.6) that there is no material force that can stop the flow of pure devotional service - it is 'ahaituki apratihata', causeless and uninterrupted. It is the characteristic of one who is in the steady stage of pure devotion that they are not swayed by any material influences or circumstances - this was exemplified in Srila Prabhupada's life. Conversely, unsteadiness in our execution of Krishna consciousness is caused by lack of maturity in our faith & devotion...
- 27 Aug 2015
By TKG AcademyThe goal of our educational system is to inspire our children to become devotees of Krsna, while living in this world like perfect, responsible ladies and gentlemen. We see such example in the life of Radhika Raman Prabhu, who, along with his younger brother, was homeschooled by his mother, Aruddha Mataji. Their story is a success story and thus we invited them to share it with us. Their seminar was inspiring and gave us a sense of recommitting ourselves to the standards established by Srila Prabhup...
- 26 Aug 2015
By Krishna-kripa dasKrishna Ksetra Swami and Kadamba Kanana Swami were special guests. Sometimes the procession passed through crowded areas and sometimes more vacant ones. Nice features I recall about the Munich Ratha-yatra were many people took photos of it. We would pass outdoor cafes, and almost everyone would be attracted by the procession. Devotees offered fruit to Lord Jagannatha and distributed it to people in the crowd, and onlookers and devotees both appreciated that. Some people danced with us. Then...
- 26 Aug 2015
By ISKCON-LondonOn Thursday 13th August, ISKCON-London officially launched their year-and-a-half long celebrations across 2015 and 2016 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON by holding a festival to mark 50 years since Srila Prabhupada departed from India to the US aboard the Jaladuta. The festival started with an Adivasa Ceremony led by Head Pujari, HG Murli Manohara dasa, and included themed classes from senior Srila Prabhupada disciples, HH Janananda Gosvami and HG Adi Karta dasa. Attendees also exper...
- 26 Aug 2015
By Jagannath DasSri Hari-bhakti-vilasa states, To please Sri Hari, devotees hold numerous festivals on every occasion and continuously perform sankirtana. According to their ability, the devotees serve the Lord during the summer by placing Him on the boat, taking Him out on a procession, applying sandalwood on His body, fanning Him with chamara, decorating Him with jeweled necklaces, offering Him palatable foodstuffs, and bringing Him out to swing Him in the pleasant moonlight.
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By Bhakta NikhilGurudaspur is a city situated in the state of Punjab. According to a latest census, the population is just less than 2,300,000. Two rivers flow here: Beas and Raavi and is just 10km from the international border between India and Pakistan. A grand Ratha Yatra festival for the Lord’s pleasure was arranged on the 22nd August by local devotees. Devotees performed Harinam Sankirtan and book distribution twice daily. Pamphlets for the festival were also distributed simultaneously. A yajna was perform...
- 25 Aug 2015
By Malati Devi DasiFrom a Srimad Bhagavatam class given Aug 23, 2015 at the Iskcon Chicago temple. Due to the different types of attraction for Krsna, there are different varieties of devotees. Their symptoms are manifested transparently, just like jewels. It is said that a great devotee brahmana would sometimes address the Supreme Personality of Godhead as master and sometimes joke with the Lord, using different kinds of familiar words. Sometimes he would protect the Lord with a filial affection, sometimes he wou...
- 25 Aug 2015
By Bhaktin DiksaLet’s vow to make this week special this year. There are heaps of activities we all can perform in order to spread the holy name across every town and village, just what Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had predicted. From nagar sankirtans, to japa workshops, to retreats, the WHNW provides us with different avenues wherein each of us can utilize our potential and skills to creatively contribute to this event. If nothing, we can all, at least, pledge to chant extra rounds ourselves, thereby internally pur...
- 25 Aug 2015
By Navadwipa Isvari devi dasiWhat an Incredible evening at Melbourne High School's International night! Scrumptious Prasadam, ecstatic kirtan and amazing dancing with parents, staff and students from over 70 nationalities! We were fortunate enough to be part of this great evening at one of the top ranking schools in the state, in Australia. As part of the program we presented a stall Henna/facial art as well as Indian cultural costumes, kirtan on stage and prasadam distribution. Among other things in our s...
- 25 Aug 2015
By Sankirtana DasWhen I saw the recent article, posting the drama “Swamiji At Sea,” I remembered a script I had written back in 1985 of Srila Prabhupada’s journey to the West. The unique thing is that this play below can easily be performed anywhere as Reader’s Theater, with script in hand. It requires a minimum of three actors: one to play Prabhupada; another male actor to play - Godbrother, Choksi, Bhattacarya and Capt Pandia; also a female actor to play Narrator, Mrs Moraji, Mrs Naga, Reporter and Mrs P...
- 25 Aug 2015
By Devaki Devi DasiWe had given our Festival the overall theme of "Festival of Generosity", which connected very nicely with the topic of Varnashram and the purifying duties of the grhastha ashram - giving in charity, with a happy and generous heart. It also gave me an opportunity to offer a few little insights into the topic of spiritual culture being a culture of giving, in order to inspire all the assembled Vaisnavas to contribute generously to sponsor the devotee prasadam. A couple of years ago we had decided ...
- 25 Aug 2015
By Ravindra Svarupa dasaWe conditioned souls are originally Krishna conscious living entities, but owing to a desire to be independent of God and to be the Supreme ourselves, we have fallen from our original position and become covered by maya (illusion), who provides us with false identities of gross and subtle matter. By the grace of Krishna and His pure devotees we fallen souls can regain our original Krishna consciousness and in so doing go back to Godhead. This simple dramatic narrative tells the story of wh...
- 24 Aug 2015
By Mina SharmaDevotees from across the UK came together today in Leicester for the first ever ISKCON UK National Convention, organised as part of the celebrations for ISKCON's 50th anniversary. Taking place in ISKCON Leicester's magnificent Grade II listed building in the city centre, hundreds of devotees took part in a day of collaboration and learning, and celebrated the successes and new developments taking place in the UK today. This was the first time in the history of ISKCON UK that a maha sanga was organis...
- 23 Aug 2015
By Kesava Krsna dasaThe topic of Sadhu-ninda is given such importance because one can be desensitized to its effects. Persistent exposure to hearing criticism of vaisnavas can cause this, which is so insidious as to be unnoticeable by many. When one realizes his taste for chanting is waning, it is of concern. Advanced devotees just cannot, will not and do not offend vaisnavas. Can one be said to be thinking of Krsna while doing so? Highly unlikely. As BG.18.58. says, ‘if however, you do not work in such consci...
- 23 Aug 2015
By Ranchor dasaThis paper was the ISKCON keynote address at an Inter-faith conference hosted by our communications group in the UK and devotees in Bhaktivedanta Manor. Twenty Christians and twenty ISKCON members took part in the exchange, which was described by Rev. Michael Barnes SJ as, "one of those rare occasions when head and heart seemed somehow to be united.... I was left wondering why it is that Catholics and Vaishnava Hindus get on so well together." Ranchor's paper was very well received and the sincere ...
- 23 Aug 2015
By John BissetWhen John Herbison said goodbye to his wife before setting off on a walk, he didn't say "I'll see you later", it was "I'll be back in about a year". The devout Hare Krishna of 30 years has set out on a pilgrimage to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hare Krishna Society's arrival in the western world. He left Christchurch 10 days ago with a stroppy horse named Samson and a restored 100-year-old wagon, intent on travelling the length of New Zealand.
...- 22 Aug 2015