By Lakshman dasOn the most auspicious occasion of Gaur Purnima festivals at Sridham Mayapur. Lord Krishna Himself appeared as Lord Caitanya to inundate the whole world with Krishna Prema. ISKCON leaders organized various festivals in Mayapur for one month. One of them was Four days "Kirtan Mela", organized by H.H Sacinandana Swami was the most ecstatic and heart touching
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- 18 Mar 2012
By Gadi dasWay back in the deep hills of Tenn. there is a valley…. with a narrow dirt road threw it that connects to 2 paved roads , named Preston Ridge rd and Dry Prong rd. The narrow dirt road is approx one mile long….the legal name of that road is Murari Lane… now your starting to get the picture….
...- 18 Mar 2012
By Bhakti Raghava SwamiRemember the childhood lyric ‘twinkle twinkle little star,oh, I wonder who you are….? Who has not stared at night in the vast sky fascinated by the overwhelming beauty of seeing unlimited stars all of different sizes, of different brightness and sometimes even falling?
...- 16 Mar 2012
By Gupta DasISKCON’s open, innovative and straightforward approach in the ISKCON Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan was well received by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. During the confirmation hearing in West Virginia, Hon. L. Edward Friend II of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court stated he was “impressed” with the Reorganization Plan and with all the effort that it took to put together, and that he “wholeheartedly endorsed the Plan” as being in the “best interests of the creditors [Gurukuli tort claimants].”
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- 13 Mar 2012
By Basu Ghosh DasThe 526 annual observance of the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was celebrated by thousands of pious members of the public at ISKCON Baroda on Thursday, March 8, 2012
...- 11 Mar 2012
By Raxit JariwallaThe Monthly Sankirtana Festival (MSF) of Abundant Bhajans, which was conducted over the last 2 weekends to honor Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was concluded yesterday (March 7th) on Gaura Purnima, and the final MSF results were offered on this auspicious occasion to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Prabhupada and their Lordships at the ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) temple in San Jose
...- 11 Mar 2012
By ILSThe 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) continued from February 10 through February 21 in Sridham Mayapur, West Bengal. As previously reported, from February 10-17 all GBC members participated in ISKCON’s first International Leadership Sanga (ILS)—an assembly of ISKCON leaders from around the world invited to participate in portions of the GBC’s Annual General Meeting, attend and discuss presentations on the last several years of GBC strategic planning efforts, and to spend time with one another in devotional sanga
- 10 Mar 2012
By Bhakta KaplishSri Sri Jagannath Temple (ISKCON, LUDHIANA) celebrated today Gaura Purnima festival. A large number of people enthusiastically participated in this mega festival. People have to wait to have the glimpse of Their Lordship
...- 9 Mar 2012
By Lilasuka DasaHis Grace Nitai Prasad Dasa received sannyasa initiation on 8 March 2012 from His Holiness Jayapataka Swami on the auspicious occasion of Gaura Purnima. His sannyasa name is Bhakti Nityananda Swami
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By Tamohara Dasa and Mukhya DasiTamohara Dasa and Mukhya Dasi recently attended International Leader Sangha (conference) in Mayapur India. Listen to their report on this conference given on March 4, 2012, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida
...- 9 Mar 2012
By Sivarama SwamiMay the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Srimati Saci-devi be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love
...- 8 Mar 2012
By Bhaktivaibhava SwamiI know that you are all very busy in your respective services and I don't want to take too much of your time, but kindly take to notice a humble request l have to make. Recently we purchased a piece of land right in the center of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, for which we were raising the funds. The next phase we are planning is the construction of a temple
...- 8 Mar 2012
By Bharat Chandra dasThose who attended ILS (ISKCON Leadership Sangha) could never miss it! It was right in the middle, large and beautiful! Birds of the same feather (people interested in cultural presentation of Krisna Conscious living) also flocked there! It brought color to the whole program and the aroma of rich culture of Bhagavat dharma and Varnasrama dharma. "Nandagram" set up right in the middle was indeed cynosure of all eyes at ILS!
...- 8 Mar 2012
By Radha Mohan DasOn 15th February Sutapa das brahmacari had the opportunity to meet Her Majesty The Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury. A multi-faith reception was held at Lambeth Palace in London; one of the first public engagements to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year
...- 8 Mar 2012
By Bhakta PiyushHis Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada has, once or maybe more, clearly mentionedthat ISKCON brainwashes its members, he says “We are brainwashing from bad to good” This is true.He also stated that everybody is also being brainwashed by advertising and material education etc.,what a simple but profound statement that is
...- 8 Mar 2012
By Dravida dasaDear followers of Srila Prabhupada, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Here is our second reminder for you to submit your homages to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15
...- 8 Mar 2012
By Deena Bandhu dasaNow that our dear Godsister, Chandi, has brought the Yamuna back to Keshi Ghata, there is a beautiful lake in front of the palace. So again Keshi Ghata will be the venue of this year's Yamuna Boat Festival on Saturday afternoon March 17th. She worked tirelessly to bring the Yamuna back to the ghatas and it is so glorious, so now we will return our annual festival to this lovely place
...- 6 Mar 2012
By Krishna Baladev dasOn the auspicious occasion of Srila Madhvendra Puri’s Disappareance, March 5th, 2012, ISKCON Vrindavan unveiled the ‘Bhaktivedanta Book Trust House’ located between the Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Temple and Srila Prabhupada’s House. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) is the world's largest publisher of literature on Krishna consciousness and Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy
...- 6 Mar 2012
By Bhakta MattyWe would like to invite you to be part of an exciting brand new handicrafts project that is opening up at the goshala in the coming week or so - the opening of the farm shop. We want to make products directly from the Manor's land and the fantastic things it offers, so most of what we are selling will be Manor produce. I want to hear your wonderful ideas
...- 6 Mar 2012
By Babhru dasWhen I was teaching in gurukulas, the students would occasionally find out that another child didn't like one sort of food or another and would tease them: “Eww—you don't like mangoes? That means you don't like Prabhupada and Krishna!” These eight- or nine-year-olds were probably joking, or half joking, to the extent that kids are capable. But when adults insist in the rudest language that other devotees who don't share their opinions on one detail or another regarding devotional practice or association are faithless, or even demons, they are not joking. ...
- 2 Mar 2012
By Vrajendranandan DasBy now you must be familiar with the recent ruling by the City court in Tomsk, Siberia, in favor of ISKCON. Some ill informed elements have escalated this matter further to the upper Court and it is imperative that the authenticity of Bhagavad Gita As It Is, be established in Russia
...- 1 Mar 2012
By Sacinandana SwamiSrila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura also notes that the word druta-cittah or "with a melted heart," indicates that one's heart, melted by the fire of anxiety to see the Lord, becomes like Jambunadi, a river of roseapple juice. The acarya further points out, nama-kirtanasya sarvotkarsam: the present and previous verse clearly distinguish the exalted position of sravanam kirtanam visnoh [SB 7.5.23], chanting and hearing the name and glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
...- 1 Mar 2012
By the GBC ECWe wish to congratulate and thank you all for the wonderful achievement of having the government of Hungary give church status to Srila Prabhupada's movement in your country. It was a great struggle, and you made sacrifices to bring about this historic achievement. If you had not done what you did it would have been a major setback for ISKCON, with potentially far reaching consequences. Because of you the movement has now become established in a strong position in Hungary
...- 29 Feb 2012
