By Indradyumna SwamiI grew up in the United States in the 1960s and 70s. As with many other young Americans of my generation, my world view was significantly influenced by the music of Bob Marley. His songs about revolution, social change, world peace, and racial equality inspired me.
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- 30 Aug 2007
By Nitesh Dhawan"KULI - MELA" ... hmmm.... a strange name, one I never came across before, while living all along in India. What is it ...? In north India, the name Kuli (written Coolie) is used for porters who help carry your luggage on train stations for small money.
...- 27 Aug 2007
By Ananda Tirtha dasThe major part of the day was then spent in “Vaisnava Sanga” sessions, where the attendees broke into groups and had the opportunity to spend quality personal time with the leaders. As the Caitanya-caritamrta states, even a moment's association with a sadhu can bring about all spiritual success, what then to speak of hours with several of the senior most Vaisnavas on the planet!
...- 27 Aug 2007
By Shyama gopika devi dasiFor the divine pleasure of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava to enjoy Their sweet swinging pastimes, Mayapur Vaisnava Youth had set up a gorgeous swing adorned with flowers, extensive decorations and lightings.
...- 26 Aug 2007
By Vijaya DasFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page contains the following results for the month of July 2007: World Totals, Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors...
...- 25 Aug 2007
By Sastra Dana I am in such maya that for me to go out by my self is a little bit tough or to try to go out and sell books is a little bit tough. The Sastra Dana program where you can go distribute books freely, through the rack program where you stick a bunch of books in somebody’s store and then come back and there is a hundred books distributed without even doing anything….this is fantastic!
...- 25 Aug 2007
Submitted by Bhakta Rod Today we heard the news that our godbrother and friend Vrsa dasa had passed away in Perth, Australia. Vrsa is survived in Perth by his wife, his 14-year old son and 19-year old daughter, his 25-year old son and 28-year old daughter, his mother and father, his younger sister, and his eldest daughter, who gave birth to a son 5 hours before Vrsa's death.
...- 22 Aug 2007
By Praghosa Das NYCI offer this in response to the recent articles on "education" submitted by both HG Urmila Dasi and HG Karuna Purna Dasi.
...- 22 Aug 2007
By Eklavya DasaThese are the new ISKCON World Holy Name Day Posters designed by the World Holy Name Day International team deputed by the GBC. You can download and print these FREE high resolution versions at A3 size.
...- 22 Aug 2007
By Sankirtana DasNot Buying It is an article from NY Times House & Home section of June 21. It's about a new movement which has cropped up during the last decade in New York, and perhaps a few other cities, which rejects the consumeristic life style of buying the things we normally need and want.
...- 22 Aug 2007
By Hari-sauri dasaThus we see that Srila Prabhupada delegated all the different aspects of the process of giving initiation to his disciples except one: the recommendation, the application, had to come to Srila Prabhupada and he had to send a letter back approving it.
...- 21 Aug 2007
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of July: North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors etc., Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5
...- 20 Aug 2007
By Prayag Narayan MisraBhaktin Janet (Napolitano)- as His Holiness Ganapati Swami Maharaja says - the Governor of Arizona, U S A - issued another Proclamation for Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Tuesday September 4, 2007.
...- 18 Aug 2007
By Marie CicchiniJon Peter Vis, a.k.a. the walking monk, passed through Russell, Embrun and Casselman August 7 in his third pilgrimage across Canada to promote spiritual solutions to the material problems of life.
...- 18 Aug 2007
By Haripada dasaSrila Prabhupada told the prophecy that his books will be the laws books for the next 10,000 years. The inspiration to continue to have enthusiasm comes from gurus or spiritual masters,sadhus or saintly persons and sastras or revealed scriptures.
...- 18 Aug 2007
By Ekendra dasThis poster is for a program I'm going to do where a few devotee families and mine just sit in the park one evening and chant.
...- 18 Aug 2007
By Vraj Bhumi DasTentative Schedule. Krishna Balaram Mandir, Raman Reti, Vrindaban U.P., Mathura. For more information please contact, Vraj Bhumi Das
...- 17 Aug 2007
By Sita-pati dasHi Folks, check out my new e-book on the subject of Leadership: "On Leadership", available from www.atmayogi.com. In this 30 page e-book I examine two Leadership paradigms and discuss their applications in ISKCON.
...- 17 Aug 2007
By Jaya Govinda DasThreatening Weather with a heavy overcast sky loomed above the Lords Chariots. Then at the precise moment their Lordships Chariots began to roll, the clouds opened their gates and a torrent of mercy fell upon the Chariots, devotees, well wishers, spectators, passersby and media hounds.
...- 16 Aug 2007
By Govinda DasOn August 1st, 2007 Sun Trust Banks, Inc. announced the launch of "My Cause", a program that offers clients a unique opportunity to help their local communities and non-profit organizations.
...- 16 Aug 2007
By Madhava - nanda DasThe Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800 -1859), is infamous as one of the leaders of a British endeavor to minimize Vedic culture and promote Western Christian culture as being superior. Amongst other things, he is accredited as being one of the founders of English education in India, which replaced Sanskrit as the current medium of instruction in higher education.
...- 16 Aug 2007
By Basu Ghosh Das The new goshalla is located on the Northern border of Hare Krishna land, towards the “backside” of the property, where the grand temple of Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar is located on the Eastern side, facing a large, divided road.
...- 15 Aug 2007
By Vijaya dasaPartha-sarthi prabhu was resently shot, these we're his words about it: "I got hurt pretty bad (bullet and shrapnel)". So let's all pray that he recover from his injury.
...- 15 Aug 2007
By Sesa dasaOur constitution committee wish to involve experienced and thoughtful devotees from around the world. Not just GBC members and deputies. We need broader input as we devise a constitution relevant to everyone connected to ISKCON. We hope such a constitution will be pertinent to all, and perhaps especially to the ISKCON leadership who are more accustomed to making laws for others than for having a constitution that holds all members equally accountable.
...- 14 Aug 2007