By Gunacuda DasiThe day before the end of the academic year saw all the Primary school students and teachers Of Sri Mayapur International School participating enthusiastically in 'Jagannath Day'. The students of grade 3 had the idea to have a special day where everything would be about Lord Jagannath and their friends were eager to join in
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- 2 Jul 2012
By Ekanatha dasaIn our continued commitment to make all the recorded material of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada available, the Bhaktivedanta Archives is presenting the Bhaktivedanta VedaBase® 2012.1 update and original audio for 1977 (387 files, 237 hours).
...- 2 Jul 2012
By Kesava Krsna DasaSome devotees lament that Iskcon has left us, or them, being almost unrecognisable compared to days past. Our present generation of Iskcon members rely on hearing from seniors on how Iskcon was, prior to the formation of congregation based devotee communities. The present generation is unable to compare, so should the ‘loss’ be of concern to us, if at all this is the case?
...- 2 Jul 2012
By Bhakta Lennart EistreOur group of brahmacaris from Sri Harinam Mandir in Tallinn, Estonia departed on the 15th of May 2012 on two vans to a whole summer long European Harinam Sankirtan tour. And traveling with us are the wonderful Deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra
...- 2 Jul 2012
By Lakshman DasCaitanya Mahaprabhu's participation in the rathayatra is described in the madhya-lila (chapter-13) of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, "The ecstatic dancing of the Lord at rathayatra," and it is briefed here. As said before, the miraculous pastimes of Lord Caitanya's dancing exhibited during the rathayatra was a fascination to the crowd five centuries ago
...- 2 Jul 2012
By Bhakta AndrewIn early July 2008, I emerged from a hike through a densely wooded patch of a Toronto city park to see a poster taped to a street corner lamppost. The poster’s image consisted mainly of a face that I had learned about in an undergraduate course just a few weeks prior
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By Hari Narayana DasAs the morning sun rose in the east, the birds chirping and the trees touched by the cool breeze, sung in joy welcoming the great festival of the Lord of the Universe, Lord Jagannatha’s Rathayatra festival in Bali
...- 30 Jun 2012
By Bh.PrashantHundreds of devotees assembled at Sri Puttalingaiah Play Ground, Padmanabhanagar to take blessings of their Lordships Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhdra Mayi seated on beautifully decorated chariot
...- 28 Jun 2012
By Hemant & AditiThe Sastra Dana project of BBT Africa is rolling out a programme to place Srila Prabhupada's books in the 242 prisons in South Africa. Our long-term aim is to ultimately cover all prisons throughout the African continent
...- 28 Jun 2012
By Vaishnava DasI believe there is a general unease within society that stems from the inability to understand the cause of things. In The Wealth Of Nations, Adam Smith spoke of an “invisible hand” said to guide macro economic development. As society has become more complex, the separation between the cause and the effect has become ever more obscure to the point that today it truly is invisible
...- 28 Jun 2012
By Raxit JariwallaHere is a summary of the final results from the Bhaktivinoda Thakur MSF that were offered during his disappearance day celebration held at the ISV temple on Tuesday, June 19th
...- 28 Jun 2012
By Basu Ghosh DasOn the auspicious day of “aashaadh shukla dvitiya” (the second ay of the waxing fortnight of the month of “aashaadh” in the Hindu calendar – “aashadi beej” in Gujarati), ISKCON Baroda organized for the thirty-first consecutive time the Jagannath Rathayatra (mahotsav) festival
...- 27 Jun 2012
By Bhakti Raghava SwamiAre we free to act or are we forced to act due to destiny? To what extent are we able to exercise our freedom? What exactly constitutes free will and freedom? If everything is pre-destined according to the laws of nature, what is the meaning or purpose of desire?
...- 27 Jun 2012
By GBC Strategic Planning CommitteeStrategic planning is a vital part of any organization wanting to effectively reach its long-term objectives. Every world-class organization therefore employs a strategic planner to guide it past obstacles and inefficiencies and help it achieve its overall mission and goals. Large or small, organizations employ these professionals to provide themselves with valuable strategies for current and future growth.
...- 27 Jun 2012
By Vidura DasOn 25th May 2012, Hari das and Vidura das from ISKCON Coventry along with their special guest Pundarik Goswami of the Radharaman Temple in Vrindavan were invited to attend the Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) celebrations of Coventry Cathedral. Amongst the many distinguished guests were Princess Anne and The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Dr Rowan Williams
...- 27 Jun 2012
By Sankarshan DasOn Thursday 14 June 2012 ISKCON devotee, Bhakta Brian, dressed as a devotee, was out distributing books on a crowded sidewalk on Santa Monica Boulevard in Santa Monica, California when all of a sudden former US President Bill Clinton chose him out of the crowd, walked up to him, shook his hand, and gave him a warm hug. Listen now to an interview with Bhakta Brian how he gave the Bhagavad-gita to this world famous celebrity
...- 27 Jun 2012
By Sugata BanerjeeTo give the event a flavor of Russia, the theme was ‘Hare Krishna movement in Russia.’ It was selected to highlight the Russian Vaishnava movement and their glorious struggle for Krishna Bhakti, said Radharaman Das, General Manager, Iskcon
...- 22 Jun 2012
By Vrndavanlila Devi DasiThis celestial cow is the mother of the entire universe [matrah sarva bhutanam / gavah sarv sukh prada], she can sustain the complete creation, she is dharma herself, in the form of milk she provides “liquid religiosity”, just by her service one attains dharma, artha, kama and moksha.
...- 22 Jun 2012
By Bhaktivedanta AcademyA beautiful snapshot of a unique school for girls in Sri Mayapur Dhama - the Anasuya Vidyamandala. A short film directed by Deva Gaura Hari Das
...- 20 Jun 2012
By Gunacuda DasiStudents from Sri Mayapur International School travelled to Odisha in May to perform at the Chandan Yatra festival at ISKCON Bhubaneswar Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Mandir. The 38 children, aged between 5 and 14 ,performed bhajans, dances , a mridanga presentation and finally the drama of The Shyamantaka Jewel
...- 20 Jun 2012
By Hari Narayana dasThe venue of the festival was the Gedong Gandhi Asram, Candidasa beach, Amlapura regency, Bali, Indonesia. The festival was done on Sunday june 3, 2012. The devotees with enthusiasm prepared the venue the day before the festival day by decorating the altar for the festival
...- 20 Jun 2012
By Tejiyas dasaSrila Prabhupada’s disciple Tejiyas dasa sent me this remembrance, and I thought to share it with you. –Giriraj Swami
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By Amala Prema devi dasiThe river Yamuna is one of the two biggest rivers (other being Ganges) which flow through the world’s largest river basin- The Ganga river Basin. This basin area is approximately 1,086,000 square kilometers and has a population of 500 million
...- 14 Jun 2012