By Sinead O'ConnorThey say if when you’re dying you focus on Krishna you will end up with him.. thats why I got `Vishnu painted on my wall cus I wanna end up with him and I figure its a bit of a stress prolly when ur dying, trying to remember what to focus on
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- 21 May 2013
By Vikram KhatriThe groundbreaking ceremony of the New Krishna Temple of North Carolina was held on May 19th, 2013 at Hillsborough. The Mayor Tom Stevens of Hillsborough, NC and His Holiness Bir Krishna Goswami Maharaj did the groundbreaking ceremony
...- 20 May 2013
By Morgan WatkinsThe Hare Krishnas founded their community in Alachua in 1977. More than 35 years later, they say it is the largest Hare Krishna community in North America. It's become a wonderful home for devotees over the years, said Miriam Tassinare, president of ISKCON, of the Alachua temple. It's been the perfect place
...- 19 May 2013
By Sita Rama dasIt seems most devotees in ISKCON rely on intuitive assumptions regarding the psychology of the audience we preach to; however, our assumptions can be erroneous. Strictness increases the attractiveness of religious organizations. This paper presents the logic behind this assertion and some recent empirical research on the role strictness plays in religious organizations
...- 19 May 2013
By Akruranatha DasaISKCON’s newest temple in North America recently opened on Rama Navmi, April 21, 2013, at 1965 Latham Street, Mountain View, California, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. The strategic location is near prestigious Stanford University and the world headquarters of many hi-tech companies such as Google
...- 19 May 2013
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of April
...- 18 May 2013
By Ananda Caitanya dasThis Teaching Training Course has been professionally developed by the UK-based VTE (Vaisnava Training and Education) to help fulfill ISKCON's educational purposes
...- 18 May 2013
By Lilasuka dasiThis year, the Festival was indeed an inspiration, according to many visitors to New Vrindaban on May 10, 11 and 12, 2013. Before the Festival of Inspiration got under way, it was not without its tense moments
...- 17 May 2013
By the GBCIn 1998 the GBC Body adopted resolution 305, which accepted in total the recommendations of the Child Protection Task Force “outlining a justice system, central office, and various guidelines for GBC Members, Regional Secretaries and Temple Presidents to assure enforcement and implementation”
...- 16 May 2013
By Kesava Krsna DasaSome devotees feel that they have to be extra educated or materially qualified, or to be a GBC, sannyasa or guru with disciples, in order to serve properly in devotion. Falling short of these positions, we may feel unqualified. There are some good news for all ‘unqualified’ devotees
...- 16 May 2013
By Abhaya Mudra DasiToday the Earth planet we inhabit, Mother Bhumi, is facing a monumental catastrophe in the form of exploiting her for oil. Though this modern artificial so-called civilization is based around wholesale destruction and pillaging of the environment, there are a few who have arisen to defend Mother Earth though soon it could be too late
...- 16 May 2013
By Visnu Murti dasaHave you ever thought? "I want to have access to lots of Prabhupada's spoken words on the web, all in one place"
...- 15 May 2013
By Urukrama das Documentary about Hare Krisna family from Slovenia. How father Bhagavata-dharma dasa, mother Jambavati-priya dd and three children Gopal, Nitai and Kalindi deal with everyday life and new chalanges in educating their home schooled children
...- 13 May 2013
By Nigel BensonThe Hare Krishna community in Dunedin has a new spiritual home, thanks to the generosity of one of its members. The $395,000 residence was donated to the Hare Krishna community by Dr Karuna Sindhu Dasa, from the estate of his mother, Madam Yap
...- 11 May 2013
By Parasuram dasThere is always special mercy available when you go to Mayapur Dham or Vrindavan Dham but let me tell you about the glories of Amsterdam, sometimes known as sin city, but that wasn't the case on the 30th April 2013
...- 9 May 2013
By Dusyanta dasaSimple living and High thinking is the solution to economic problems. Therefore the Krishna Conscious movement is engaging devotees in producing their own food and living self-sufficiently so that rascals may see how one can live very peacefully, eat the food grains one has grown one self, drink milk, and chant Hare Krishna
...- 9 May 2013
By the GBCWhereas the GBC Zonal Secretaries of many areas of the world together with other leaders of those areas have identified the zones that they wish to formally establish: RESOLVED: That the following zones have been identified. It is to be noted that the full implementation of these zones shall take place gradually, and that this process of identification does not affect or modify existing continental, regional or national bodies
...- 9 May 2013
By Damodar Prasad das In his summation during his debate with self-confessed atheist Stephen Law, HH Sivarama Swami made the following point: He said that for those individuals who take up the science of spiritual life, who “perform the experiment”, there is no need to argue
...- 9 May 2013
By Parasuram dasI have never seen anywhere on this planet as beautiful as the land touched by our merciful Mother Ganga. Then add that to the wonderful association of nice devotees, particularly HH Mahavisnu swami, then add the mission of Lord Caitanya and you have the recipe for an unforgettable experience and unimaginable mercy
...- 9 May 2013
By BrianThe Twin Cities area of Minneapolis/St. Paul is well known for many things. There are the snowy and cold winters, professional sports teams, and several Fortune 100 companies based here. Of all the images that the word Minneapolis conjures it’s highly unlikely anyone would even consider Ratha Yatra in their top ten lists
...- 8 May 2013
By Gunacuda DasiThe Grade 2 children (ages 6 and 7) of Sri Mayapur International School have been studying the life of Srila Prabhupada with their teacher Kirti Kumari devi dasi. As part of their project they wrote responses to Srila Prabhupada's poem 'Markine Bhagavat Dharma' thinking about what Lord Krishna would say to His dear devote
...- 8 May 2013
By Sri Radharamana dasaBuilt to advise the Crown Imperial since 1295, the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster hosted a gathering to acknowledge the 40th anniversary of Bhaktivedanta Manor. Developed from the original Magnum Concilium, the House of Lords is the upper house of the UK Parliament
...- 7 May 2013
By Purushottam KumarMost of the time we complain. Sometimes we may be vocal about it but most of the time we silently complain. Why did it happen to me? Why always bad things happen to good people like me? We always consider ourselves a victim of an unjust system
...- 6 May 2013
By Bhajahari dasAfter Leicester Square, Ratnavali took over leading the kirtan in Piccadilly Circus. Here (as the video shows) the kirtan exploded. Dozens of teenagers appeared from nowhere and all of a sudden there were twice the amount of souls singing and dancing
...- 4 May 2013