This August, 350 āKulis,ā or members of ISKCONās second generation, from France, England, Italy, Spain, Germany and Belgium will converge on the rural community of New Mayapur two hours south of Paris, France
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- 11 Jul 2010
New devotees are the life of our ISKCON movement! Their youth, enthusiasm, thirst for knowledge, and fresh energy rejuvenate us all and support our services and preaching activities
...- 11 Jul 2010
Yesterday we've started with our 9th annual Padayatra festival called Eco-caravane 2010. This is the festival of experiencing the sweetness of the process of bhakti in various form of acitivity and especially giving it to others.
...- 9 Jul 2010
By Radhanath SwamiAccording the the Mahatmya of this place, it is described that Vedavyas was telling one great muni that this place of Kurmakshetra is very, very sacred and he told the story of this temple
...- 9 Jul 2010
The World Holy Names Committee proposes the following initiatives: 1. Japathon 2. Harinam Sankirtan 3. 12-hour Kirtans 4. Global Prayer 5. Reciting the Glories of the Holy Names
...- 8 Jul 2010
Times of India does carry a daily column on Speaking tree with varying writers, but the magazine is supplement along with the main paper which comes out every Sunday
...- 6 Jul 2010
By Sutapa DasaThink of the Hare Krishna movement, and one of the first images that comes to mind is a group of bright-faced young men with freshly shaven heads, swaying in saffron robes to the sounds of drums and hand cymbals. It's hard to forget. In the late 1960s and '70s, inspired by the dedication and devotion of Srila Prabhupada, thousands of young men dedicated themselves to the brahmacari asrama, a monastic life of selfless service
...- 1 Jul 2010
When distributing in Vancouver recently, I approached a man with his teenage son and his eleven-year-old daughter. As I was showing him the Bhagavad-gita he said to me, "Jehovah's Witness?"
...- 1 Jul 2010
Vishnupriya: "Hare Krishna mataji! It's so nice to see you! How are you and your good husband?" Mataji: Well, I'm fine. But my husband, well. we just got divorced." I've had similar exchanges to the one above at least six times this past year
...- 30 Jun 2010
By Sundara - nanda DasaAs described in the Brahma Samhita (surabhi apbipalayantam), Lord Krishna on His planet, Goloka Vrindavana, engages in tending the surabhi cows. These cows are the Lord's pet animals
...- 30 Jun 2010
My doctoral advisor once surprised me with a peculiar revelation. He was a man in his mid seventies who had studied mathematics education for the gifted in over forty countries and who was known for his sharp intellect
...- 28 Jun 2010
By Lenko SlavovThe traditional British social culture of the early Twentieth century, their expression of intrinsic human values and awareness of the society for ātheir own unimportance in the scheme of thingsā[1] had been weakened by multiple forces of deep structural changes.
...- 28 Jun 2010
After three academic years of intensive yet gratifying study of Vaishnava texts -- which included analysis, research, and listening to lecturers who travel worldwide and teach various aspects of Caitanya Vaishnavism -- the third-year students of Bhaktivedanta College were regretfully relieved to complete their course work...
...- 28 Jun 2010
Thank you so much for all your support and well wishes during our second brahmacari convention. We would like to thank all the support services especially the kitchen devotees, everyone was so happy with the prasadam served
...- 28 Jun 2010
By Dharmasetu dasBadger, CA - In May The National Indie Excellence Awards 2010 announced the winners and finalists for this year's competition. Torchlight Publishing's Where's Hanuman? was chosen as one of the Finalists in the Children's Picture Book category
...- 28 Jun 2010
I hope other teens can learn from my experience and never leave devotional service allured by material attractions. As I undergo my karmi-detox program, I'm chanting the holy names and begging for the mercy of the Vaishnavas that I may remain in their hearts and prayers
...- 26 Jun 2010
By Tamal Krishna GoswamiBy the time I got to London, in September of 1969, Prabhupada was about to get 7 Bury Place. But what is a temple without Deities? Prabhupada instructed us to install Radha Krishna Deities when the temple opened in December, but we didn't have any Deities, and he didn't ask for any Deities to be made in India
...- 22 Jun 2010
By Bhakti-lata DasiPrison environments are often very precarious. One inmate recently wrote me that in the five years heās been incarcerated, he has seen more death than in his entire life before that. He is in constant danger and Lord Nrsimadeva plays an important role in his devotional life.
...- 22 Jun 2010
- 22 Jun 2010
By Akruranatha DasIt is fashionable to criticize leaders these days, especially on the internet, but there is one extremely powerful leader whose perfidious deeds should immediately be exposed before he hurts more devotees
...- 21 Jun 2010
By Radha Mohan DasThousands of festival-goers, pilgrims, and devotees from all over the world hand-pulled the three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square
...- 21 Jun 2010
By Indradyumna SwamiA few days ago, early in May, I boarded Flight 677 from Warsaw to Moscow. As I looked around, I marveled at how times had changed. The Aeroflot plane was a brand-new Boeing 737, a marked difference from the one I took from England to Russia in the spring of 1989. In those days every plane in Aeroflot's fleet was well over twenty years old
...- 20 Jun 2010
By Vrajendra - nandan DasISKCON Allahabad had organized a wonderful program at the Central Jail, Naini on 4th June. The program was headed by H. G. Advaita Acharya Prabhu (TP). H. G. Asuthosh Prabhu (VP), H. G. Venu Vijay prabhu and several other devotes were present at the program
...- 19 Jun 2010
As far back as 1968, Srila Prabhupada was encouraging his disciples to open gurukulas to educate children in spiritual and academic matters. In various letters to his disciples, Prabhupada addressed philosophical as well as practical issues regarding the administration of such centers.
...- 13 Jun 2010