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By Kamala Priya Devi DasiThe war has come at a huge cost with thousands of innocent lives lost, millions displaced from their homes and has destroyed so many cities. The socio-economic impact will be felt for many years to come. Your dedication and human kindness are making a huge difference in the world. You are amazing super humans that deserve to go down as the true heroes of this dark time in our history. We pray to Lord Krishna to abundantly bless all of you who are working through these challenging times. Thank you once again for giving your strength to so many, for your commitment to caring for the c...
- 10 May 2022
“The Vedic hymn known as kama-gayatri describes the face of Krishna as the king of all moons. In metaphorical language, there are many different moons, but they are all one in Krishna. There is the moon of His mouth, the moon of His cheeks, the moonspots of sandalwood pulp on His body, the moons of...
- 9 May 2022
Click below to start the player Kirtan wedding festival! @jahnavi_harrison wedding concludes after almost a week of kirtan wedding festivities with a day at the park with massive kirtan followed kirtan all late afternoon throughout the night at the @bhakticenter How do know when something is not from this world? It just never...
- 9 May 2022
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A family from Ukraine who found their way to Dublin as well as one other girl who found her way here to. The girl on my right side is Sofia Birun from Kyiv and her parents are devotees. The family to my left are all devotees from Krivoy Rog (the same place as the president...
- 9 May 2022
We are very happy to welcome our first arrivals to the UK! These devotees contacted the ISKCON UK Ukrainian Crisis program who then matched them with a UK host (a devotee family who has a spare room ) This enables them to receive visas to the UK. In turn, a visa grants them a 3-year...
- 9 May 2022
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“We will fearlessly tell everyone the truth, without deceiving anyone. We have to speak the kind of truth that is truly beneficial for the living being, even if it is unpleasant. This is not the same as creating anxiety for others. We have to search for reality. We have to think about the good of...
- 8 May 2022
By Vrsabhanu dasa Disciples of Srila Prabhupada from the USA and Canada started preaching in France in the late sixties and a lot of people joined the Hare Krishna movement. On a brief visit to Paris in 1971 Srila Prabhupada gave a lecture at the Olympia Theater. The Deities of Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra had already been carved by a French devotee, Dayamrgya dasa. Srila Prabhupada considered Paris a very important city for preaching and he visited again several times. It was in 1973 that he installed Sri Sri Radha Paris-Isvara. Sri Sri Nitai ...
- 8 May 2022
By Drutakarma DasA lecture in the Iskcon Los Angeles Temple. Accounts of Spacecrafts in Srimad Bhagavatam. Description of spiritual Vimanas, subtle material Vimanas and gross material Vimanas in a multilevel cosmos.
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Prabhupāda: Now, one may question, “Whether you have seen Kṛṣṇa?” So how Kṛṣṇa can be seen? Yes. A spiritual master must have seen Kṛṣṇa. Without seeing, he cannot be spiritual master. But how Kṛṣṇa can be seen? Kṛṣṇa can be seen by love. Premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena (Bs. 5.38). Premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti. Just like if you...
- 7 May 2022
The Governor of Kerala state of India, honorable Shri. Arif Mohammad Khan officially inaugurated the brief biography of Srila Prabhupada titled ‘The Captain’ written by Toshan Nimai Das from ISKCON Pune on 4th May 2022. Written and presented on the occasion of the 125th anniversary year of the appearance of Srila Prabhupada, this book is...
- 7 May 2022
Lord Ramachandra Lord Rama, is one of the Supreme Person’s many avatars on earth. He appeared during a previous age, Treta-yuga, and ruled as emperor of the world. A chronicle of His activities is presented extensively in the epic Ramayana, and concisely in the ninth canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, a biography of Krishna’s many incarnations....
- 6 May 2022
Parasuram das This morning a Devotee living near Kharkiv, Ukraine got a message to me. In desperation, he explained how his town and neighboring towns are constantly being bombed, had no running water, no electricity and no shops in working order. The devotees in Kharkiv are willing to set up a mobile Prasad Distribution Service,...
- 5 May 2022
“When Krishna walked on the bank of the Yamuna, He was seen nicely decorated with tilaka on His head. He was garlanded with different kinds of forest flowers, and His body was smeared by the pulp of sandalwood and tulasi leaves. The bumblebees became mad after the treasure and sweet nectar of the atmosphere. Being...
- 5 May 2022
“My dear friends, Krishna is so beautiful that the goddess of fortune always remains on His chest, and He is always adorned with a golden necklace. Beautiful Krishna plays His flute in order to enliven the hearts of many devotees. He is the only friend of the suffering living entities. When He plays His flute,...
- 4 May 2022
By Vijaya DasaMarch was a successful month, with 363,401 books going out and a whopping 1,766 full sets distributed. Srila Prabhupada is pleased that so many sets and books go out. Among the large temples, Pune had the biggest increase, 601%, with 35,404 book points. And among the medium temple New Mayapur (France) had the biggest increase, 231%, with 3,706 book points. New Mayapur just keeps on increasing. Viva la France! The small temple Columbus (Ohio) had an increase of 87% with 3,202 book points, and the maha-small temple Baltimore increased 485% and was No. 1 in this category with 1,356 book points. ...
- 4 May 2022
“The body of Krishna, the ocean of the eternal beauty of youth, can be seen to move in waves of beauty. There is a whirlwind at the sound of His flute, and those waves and that whirlwind make the hearts of the gopis flutter like dry leaves on trees, and when those leaves fall down...
- 3 May 2022
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On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada has inaugurated the BBT International Library in ISKCON Vrindavan. We are inviting everyone to come and study Srila Prabhupada’s Books. Hare Krishna...
- 3 May 2022
“Krishna’s body is a city of attractive features, and it is sweeter than sweet. His face, which is like the moon, is sweeter still. And the supremely sweet gentle smile on that moonlike face is like rays of moonshine.” (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya, 21.138)...
- 2 May 2022
By Kamala Priya Devi DasiDevotees from Europe, as well as other parts of the world, have tirelessly continued their sincere endeavour to help devotees from Ukraine to find shelter, care and support. The following figures are for week 9 of this devotee care / relief effort.
...- 2 May 2022