By Tukaram DasOn one hand, I'm writing for myself (out of necessity), to grieve and give shape to myriad thoughts that are inspiring (and vexing) me. On the other hand, it's also my hope that, by writing, I might be able to share my love, appreciation and understanding of Nitai with others. In some way, I'm just attempting to keep Nitai alive with my words, lest his memory be lost
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- 6 Feb 2012
By The Ministry of Cow Protection and AgricultureI wanted to bring attention to the fact that the great majority of milk and dairy products offered to the Deities in ISKCON temples are coming from sources which exploit the cows. These sources separate the calves from their mothers at a very young age and then kill the cows themselves when they become economically unviable
...- 6 Feb 2012
By GBC ECIt has recently come to our attention that there are still some letters from Srila Prabhupada that have not as yet been delivered to the Bhaktivedanta Archives. The situation was highlighted when a GBC member surprisingly learned that some of his letters were not in the VedaBase
...- 6 Feb 2012
By Gopi Gita DasiTKG Academy - the Dallas Elementary Day School - located in Kalachandji Dham right near the Dallas Temple, has been serving the community children since the 1980's. With a beautiful playground, nestled in a pecan grove, next to Kalachandji's Park and a block from Kalachandji's Palace, temple and Restaurant, it is an idyllic location for children to thrive
...- 6 Feb 2012
By Gautam Saha A man’s work is the centre of his life ( unless he is a gentleman of leisure and does not need to earn a living, for one or more of a variety of reasons ). His interests, leanings, education, hobbies, lifestyle all revolve around and are centred on his work. In time, a man’s work becomes his passion. He is identified by his work, and the more successful he is seen in that work, the more successful is his life supposed to be
...- 3 Feb 2012
By Piyush GuptaI met Nitai in the summer of 2003 at the Festival of Inspiration in New Vrindavan, that was before I pod or I pad came, it was the time when MP3 players were big and Nitai had recorded lots of classes of HH Radhanath swami and HH Hridyananda das Goswami on MP3's. He was so enthusiastic about sharing them and he wanted every one to have them, I bought almost everyone of them
...- 3 Feb 2012
By Sita Rani Devi DasiOn the 19th of December 2011, Worldwide Gita Contest 2011 was organized in Bangalore. Over 5000 participants from all over the world came together for this contest. ISKCON was represented by a 25 year old humble devotee, Mathura Bihari Das, disciple of H.H Radha Govind Maharaj. Born in Bihar and currently living in Vrindavan, he had recently completed the Bhakti Shastri Course at VIHE, Vrindavan
...- 3 Feb 2012
By Anuradha dasiThe ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS), in Sridham Mayapur, is scheduled from February 10th to 17th. The ILS will provide an opportunity for GBC members to share with ISKCON's initiating gurus, sannyasis, temple presidents, project leaders, and congregational leaders the process of strategic planning they have undergone and the progress they have achieved. In turn, the GBC hope that those devotees who are attending will provide the GBC body with the invaluable feedback it needs. The hope is that it leads to a better strategic plan - one that everyone is enthusias...
- 2 Feb 2012
By Sri Giridhari Dasa30 January, 2012, Monday: All India Sivaji Fine Arts Club Society and Murumalarchi Arts Academy of Chennai jointly presented an award giving ceremony for outstanding personalities in various walks of life at the prestigious Kamarajar Arangam, Chennai
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By Prasanta DasiThe first one was just too good. How good? Here, in their own words, is what the Vaisnavis experienced during our first outing in Govardhana in 2011: authenticity, dedication, inspiration, open-heartedness, absence of competitiveness, a breath of fresh air, focus on Srila Prabhupada, safety, peacefulness, intimacy, affection and love, examples to look up to, friendship, caring, acceptance, Srila Prabhupada’s presence, “heart surgery,” courage to traverse life in Krsna consciousness, determination to serve Srila Prabhupada’s mission, the bliss of kirt...
- 2 Feb 2012
- 2 Feb 2012
By GBC Executive CommitteeAfter several in-depth conversations with Prabhavisnu Prabhu and others, we would like to report further on Prabhavisnu Prabhu's situation. We apologize for the delay in sending this letter out. It took time to answer the many questions being asked and to gather and digest the information
...- 2 Feb 2012
By Gopijana vallabha dasVasanta Pancami marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated in a great splendor. Many types of bright yellow flowers were offered to the Sri Sri Radha-Madhava. Following in the footsteps of the Vrajvasis, Krsna’s lotusform was painted with special designs and a special arati was performed for the Lorsdships. Srimati Radharani & Astasakhis appeared as blossoming flowers wearing glowing yellow garments and bright yellow flowers
...- 29 Jan 2012
By Vrndavanlila Devi DasiAs the new year approaches, the newspapers and different magazines get flooded with columns on the forecast for the coming year for people born under different star influences or star signs. Everybody seems to be reading it with great interest. The mysticism of the unknown and desire to explore it is very fascinating indeed
...- 28 Jan 2012
By Rayaramananda DasDevotee serving at Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) in South Karnataka, the rural base for the ISKCON Daiva Varmasrama Ministry (IDVM) conducted the long awaited opening at their new goshala today, January 24, 2012, naming it SAHYADRI SURABHI GOSHALA
...- 26 Jan 2012
By Rasalila Devi DasiISKCON Ujjain is the 1st temple in Ujjain city to have full-time LIVE broadcast of all its temple programs from the time it opens to the time it closes. It was all put together in just a matter of few months and successfully launched on November 22, 2011- Also the 1st temple to be fully Solar Powered in Ujjain!
...- 26 Jan 2012
By Mahasundari Madhavi devi dasiAt the end of 2010, the Toronto Sankirtan Team set an ambitious goal to distribute a minimum of 35,000 books during 2011. This seemed like a tall task given that it was more than three times the number of books distributed in the whole of 2009! But as Srila Prabhupada emphatically said, “Impossible is a word in a fool’s dictionary.”
...- 24 Jan 2012
By Venu Gopal dasAfter much anticipation, Mayapur Chandra's headed by H.G. Naru Gopal prabhu reached Damodardesh on December 27th to welcome in the New Year with a 10 day Mayapur Kirtan festival. The days were packed with daily music classes for the local youth
...- 24 Jan 2012
By Kesava Krsna DasaHave any of us ever thought that high living is possible within a spiritual domain like Iskcon? There is such a thing as rising high, and living high, but not in the way that some of our corporate methods of management might teach us. Improper use of such management will lead to low living. Is this really possible among devotees who have high spiritual aspirations?
...- 24 Jan 2012
By Hariksetra dasA new temple complex dedicated to Sri Lakshmi Narasimha is coming up in a half acre complex in the eastern part of Bangalore. This project is dedicated to Srila Prabhupada and is being promoted and built by followers of Srila Prabhupada
...- 24 Jan 2012
By Vrajendranandan DasISKCON Nellore organized its first Lord Jagannath Rathayatra on the 21st Jan 2012, which was very successful. Srila Prabhupada visited Nellore from Jan 3-8th in the year 1976 and personally installed the foundation stone there. By the blessings of Srila Prabhupada and all the Vaishnavas, His Holiness Sukhadev Maharaj has built a nice temple in Nellore
...- 24 Jan 2012
By Madhava SmullenEarlier this month “Exploring the Bhagavad gita: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning,” a new book written by ISKCON Academy of Arts and Sciences member Dr. Ithamar Theodor, and released by leading academic publisher Ashgate, was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011
...- 23 Jan 2012
By Gunacuda dasiPrimary School students from Sri Mayapur International School recently went on parikrama with H.H Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja. They visited Surabhi Kunja, Bhaktivinod Thakur's house, Hamsa Vahan, Nainasaranya and Puskar tirtha. As they went to each holy place their kirtan attracted the attention of the local residents who followed the procession and joined in the chanting
...- 22 Jan 2012
By Baldev dasFor around a Month, this 25 Brahmacharis of Iskcon Chowpatty went out in 3 sankirtan buses to distribute Srila Prabhupad books in december all around India. By the mercy of Srila Prabhupad they were able to distribute this december around 100 thousand (1 Lakh) literatures of which 28,800 are mahabig books
...- 22 Jan 2012