By Prahlada-Nrsimha dasA few days ago I was at Occupy Wall Street in New York City distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. All of a sudden a Black SUV with tinted out windows pulled up on the side of the road and a few men got out. One of them was a black man dressed in a nice suit. Within a few seconds the man dressed in the suit was surrounded by about 50 news people with television cameras and microphones all trying to get at him
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- 27 Oct 2011
By Mohini Priya Devi DasiA dip in the River Yamuna found in Braj-Vrindavan today does not bring about a true sense of fulfillment. This should not be surprising as there is not a drop of original River Yamuna on the river bed in Vrindavan
...- 25 Oct 2011
By Nrsimhananada dasa (GKG)The festivals of Govardhana Puja and Diwali are approaching quickly. In one pastime, Krsna protects His devotees from Lord Indra’s wrath; in the other, Lord Rama protects His devotees from Ravana and is welcomed back to Ayodhya.
...- 25 Oct 2011
By Isvara Puri dasaFor your pleasure, we are honoured to share the following: Yesterday marked the 36th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's visit to the University of the Witwatersrand. On the 20th October 1975, during His only visit to South Africa, His Divine Grace delivered a talk at the prestigious Great Hall, Wits
...- 25 Oct 2011
By Sri Radharamana dasaThe 10th lunar night of Dashera shone brilliantly over the heart of Europe’s financial district where 1000 bankers gathered to embark on their spiritual journey home. Known as the ‘removal of ill fate,’ Dashera marks the victory of righteousness finally achieved by Lord Rama through immense adversity
...- 25 Oct 2011
By Kesava Krsna DasaWe see yet another example of right and left opinions being expressed - this time about Food for Life. We have seen them before on women’s issues, on whether to innovate or not, and on Srila Prabhupada’s way forward for Iskcon. Do these interpretations reflect our unity in diversity, or are they potentially frictional?
...- 25 Oct 2011
By Radha dyuti devi dasiIt was amazing to see how carefully the cows are handled at the manor. They have a special shed for sick cows, where treatment can be provided for them separately. The cows are allowed to face their natural death once they are old and can no longer be helpful, which we do not usually see now a days
...- 25 Oct 2011
By Anuttama DasISKCON’s Governing Body Commission , during its international meetings this past week in Mumbai, selected personnel to fill four new and historically important positions as part of gradual unfolding of the GBC Strategic Development Plan. Other progress on the GBC Strategic Plans are expected to be put in place during the Annual General Meeting of the GBC at ISKCON’s international headquarters in Mayapura next February
...- 22 Oct 2011
By Ananda Tirtha DasI attended the recent samadhi ceremony and memorial service for Gopiparanadhana Prabhu at Govardhan. It was an emotional ceremony, full of memories of a most dedicated servant of Srila Prabhupada. I also had the fortune to visit the apartment next to the Govardhan Palace where he left this world
...- 21 Oct 2011
By Vaishnavanghri Sevaka DasRecently on the occasion of release function for Telugu (South Indian language) version of Srimad Bhagavatam, I wrote a special article in Bhagavad Darshan (Telugu BTG) describing the events leading to the completion of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavatam
...- 18 Oct 2011
By Rasika Murari dasaRecently, the Congregation Development Ministry (CDMC) of ISKCON Malaysia organized a Leaders' Convention which was held from September 30th through October 2nd at Port Dickson, Malaysia. We were fortunate that the occasion was graced by HH Bhakti Vinoda Swami, who is a Zonal Secretary of Kerala and western Tamilnadu and Deputy GBC of the ISKCON s world body
...- 18 Oct 2011
By Pusta Krishna dasSrila Prabhupad's miracle is that he presented Krishna consciousness 'as it is', and so many took it to heart. He nursed us to spiritual health. He never cheated us. He was the living example of the type of person Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was promoting: without desire for wealth, following, mundane sensuality, or even fame as an author of poetic words
...- 18 Oct 2011
By Jahnava devi dasi"The most enlivening feature of Ratha Yatra for me is the energetic, creative, and responsible participation of so many of our congregation members who fantastically organized everything from the fleet of children's Ratha Yatra carts in the parade to the various workshops on yoga, meditation, and kirtan at the festival sites." --Ravindra Svarupa prabhu
...- 16 Oct 2011
Bhumipati das (ACBSP): It is very sad and shocking that HG Purnacandra Prabhu is no more with us. One by one our godbrothers are leaving this world for good...
- 14 Oct 2011
By Bhakta DavidPlease find below photos from Bhaktivedanta Manor celebrating the pastime of Lord Damodara during the month of Kartik 2011
...- 13 Oct 2011
By Balaram krishna dasISKCON Vidyadan - Kerala tried out on a sample basis, a one-hour class, 'Power of Habit - How to overcome Bad Habits' on a secular school-student mass containing Hindu, Christian and Muslim boys and girls on the 8th October 2011, in Irinjalakuda (IRJ) of central Kerala, South India
...- 12 Oct 2011
By Deena Bandhu dasaWith great sadness in our hearts we inform the Vaisnavas that our Bengali Godbrother Purnachandra left this world in Vrindavan on the Ekadasi night, Oct 7th. His cremation was done at the Yamuna on the very auspicious Paksavardhini Mahadvadasi day. When I was Temple President of Krishna Balarama Mandir, he was the Vice President and Head Pujari.
...- 12 Oct 2011
By Shyam Ghat Das“Devotee Care, South Africa” opened its new Bhaktivedanta Care Centre, a Hospice-styled Care facility for the ISKCON community. This valuable service, inspired by and based on the model of the Vrindavan Hospice, is a multi-level building designed for assisting devotees in their final days, preparing them for their journey back home, back to Godhead
...- 12 Oct 2011
By Lakshman dasBack in the humble beginnings of 1973, there were barely 100 people to celebrate Janmashtami at the Manor, with Srila Prabhupada offering the first beautiful arati to Radha-Gokulananda and leading the devotees in encircling the Deities, dancing and leaping in kirtan
...- 12 Oct 2011
By Premanjana DasaThis story has been written by Premanjana Dasa (Pranjal Joshi) on the basis of a conversation that took place between him and His Grace Hari Das Prabhu at the 'Hare Krishna Land' (ISKCON Temple) at Juhu, Mumbai in the months of August and September 2011 in the room of Haridas Prabhu
...- 10 Oct 2011
By Gandharvika Radha Devi DasiAnnouncing Chapter A Day (CHAD) for Kartik 2011! A global initiative!
...- 10 Oct 2011
By Rajesh Hirani- 10 Oct 2011
By Nandini Radha devi dasiOn October 1, Saturday, residents of Victorville, CA got to witness the first ever Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath in their little town. Victorville, located in the Inland Empire desert region of California and having a population of 95,000 welcomed Lord Jagannath to their 10th Annual Spice of Life Multicultural Festival
...- 10 Oct 2011
By Banabhatta dasLord Jagannatha was seated along with His brother Balarama and sister Subhadra on His gorgeously decorated cart, which was painstakingly transported from Los Angeles once again in record time by His Grace Ratnabhusana, who has been single-handedly designing, building, disassembling, transporting, re-assembling and decorating Lord Jagannatha’s carts for various Rathayatra festivals since the 1980’s
...- 7 Oct 2011