By Aditya Varna Devi DasiWhat I have found to be truly valuable to me was sitting and listening to my senior godsisters tell me of their personal history and past times with Srila Prabhupada. Their stories always revealed his kind and fatherly demenor. His light hearted humor, his endearing personal guidance, how he motivated them to fully utilize and develop their natural talents and abilities in service to Krishna.
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- 18 Aug 2021
By a DasaA section of the Padma Purana glorifying the Bhagavatam presents an allegorical account of bhakti’s travels. In India’s traditional wisdom texts, bhakti, or devotion, is sometimes presented as a person. This is especially so in Gaudiya Vaishnava literature. In Kavi Karnapura’s Chaitanya-candrodaya-natakam, for example, we see bhakti personified as a character in a play. In the modern era, Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Bhakti-tattva-viveka describes her as an embodiment of the svarupa-shakti, the internal energy of the Lord, and thus a manifestation of Sri Radha, Krishna’s ultimate spiri...
- 17 Aug 2021
By Karuna Dharini Devi DasiThe place Srila Prabhupada called his "Western world headquarters" remains a vital oasis of Krishna consciousness. Part One: Some History Starting off in Midcity LA, 1968. ISKCON’s new center in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, was getting a good turnout. It was “the summer of love,” 1967, when idealistic youth gathering in the Haight to seek peace, justice, and alternative lifestyles often became overwhelmed by the area's crime, pimps, and drug dealers. Srila Prabhupada’s disciples offered hot prasadam meals at the ISKCON storefront every day, and their center became a dr...
- 15 Aug 2021
By Peter PanstinglSri Gour Mohan De and Srimati Rajani devi became the proud parents of Sri Abhaya Caranaravrinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on the 1st of September, 1896. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada or Abhaya Carana, as he was previously called, was born on the occasion of Nandotsava, at the home of his maternal grandparents, in the suburbs of Tollygunge. The fortunate jackfruit tree under which he was born stands tall this day.
...- 11 Aug 2021
By Radharaman DasWe have shifted 17 families and demolished their 17 houses and Srila Prabhupada Janmasthan is finally FREE. Since we do not want to offer Srila Prabhupada a construction site on his 125th birth anniversary on 31st August 2021, we have initiated the 1st phase of Srila Prabhupada Janmasthan in which we have started construction of 260 feet boundary wall around the property to secure it. We will also complete the frontage and area around Jackfruit Tree. Srila Prabhupada Lotus feet are being made in white maharana marble in Jaipur and four cornerstones which will be installed on 31st August 2...
- 11 Aug 2021
By Siddha Hari dasThe Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, founded in 1997, is a Recognised Independent Centre of the University of Oxford. Impressed by technical expertise and the rich repository of Bhaktivedanta Research Center, OCHS has signed an MOU to create a state-of-the-art showcase and analytic tool for Gaudiya Journals of the 19th and 20th centuries. A mix of computer scientists, mansucriptologists, and humanists spanning multiple institutions have come together to accomplish this mammoth task. There are more than 100,000 manuscripts that will be preserved and made available through it
- 7 Aug 2021
By the Krishna HouseGroundbreaking Ceremony at Krishna House for the construction of the new building.
...- 4 Aug 2021
By Srutakirti dasaSometimes Srila Prabhupada affectionately spoke about his father. When he did, it was always with great fondness. "My father would make sure that whatever I wanted I would get," he said. "Even if it was in the middle of the night and I wanted puris, my father would say to my mother, 'Make him puris if he wants puris.' Sometimes my mother would resist, but my father would make her do it. It was like that. I don't know. Maybe my father knew. He was always doing things like that. Then my mother ...
- 3 Aug 2021
By Kurma DasKurma Das is not just a wonderful chef and manager of his restaurants. He is a wonderful writer too and he takes us on a journey of when Srila Prabhupada visited Australia and New Zealand over the years. Five years of research and over 950 hours of interviews offer a stimulating book about Srila Prabhupada’s pastimes and ISKCON’s history down under.
...- 2 Aug 2021
By Sri Nandanandana dasa For those of us who have traveled the length and breadth of India, there are many temples that have allowed us in and left indelible and inspiring memories for our spiritual progress. There have also been some temples who have kept us, as Westerners, out, or even kicked us out after we have already entered, as if they do not want to share their culture with us, or anyone they feel does not meet their requirements
...- 1 Aug 2021
By Sivarama SwamiFrom Srila Prabhupada’s teachings and Gaudiya history, it seems that there has always been a tension between two kinds of followers of Lord Caitanya’s mission—the preachers and the reclusive practitioners. These are known as the gosthy-anandi (GA) and bhajan-anandi (BA), respectively. The debate between the two centres around how they realise the confidential essence of Lord Caitanya’s teachings, Vraja-bhakti, and the failings that each sees in the other’s pr...
- 1 Aug 2021
By Krishna Das Kaviraj GoswamiSrila Prabhupada gives the following information about Shri Lokanatha Goswami: "Shri Lokanatha Goswami was a personal associate of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and a great devotee of the Lord. He was a resident of a village named Talakhadi in the district of Yashodhara in Bengal. Previously he lived in Kachnapara. His father's name was Padmanabha, and his only younger brother was Pragalbha. Following the orders of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, shri Lokanatha went to Vrindavana to live. He established a temple named Gokulananda.
...- 1 Aug 2021
By Brahmatirtha DasA plaque commemorating with and when came here, as you’ll hear in a few minutes instructed we have to make sure no one goes hungry and for 50 years up to a thousand plates a day, no one has gone hungry. Yesterday. everyone who comes gets Krishna lunch Now, the song discussed how the price has gone up because um when I was a kid, a Brand-new car costs $2000. So, you all know now that makes sense but with the sun pointed out, it’s very important to you is the service at who hasn’t changed everybody If they give a penny or five bucks if they get the same deal and as many of you know, ...
- 30 Jul 2021
By ISKCON GainesvilleI’d like to you all honor and praise to my elders and my ancestors that came before me that allowed me to participate with you today. um and I’m just going to tell a couple quick anecdotes about um what the Krishna community has meant to me and what it’s meant to Gainesville. I think at large when I grew up in Gainesville. I moved here between my fifth and sixth-grade year and when I got to be a little bit older in high school, I attended Gainesville High School, one of our highlights so we could feel like a little bit older and a little bit wiser and more connected. We had days...
- 30 Jul 2021
By ISKCON GainesvilleThank you Bob (Brahmatirtha). It really is a delight to join you all and Mayor Poe in celebrating 50 years of the Hare Krishnas in our community of Gainesville and 50 years here at the University of Florida and 50 years here on the plaza. I understand indeed that nearly 3 million meals have been served here at the University of Florida by you all brothers and sisters in the Hare Krishna and I wanted to say that universities have traditions that their alumni remember, we have mister Tots which is an important tradition at the University of Florida for about 50 years but we also have, as...
- 30 Jul 2021
By Pranata Karuna dasNot everywhere we may stop our bus. But on the roof we have speakers from which the maha-mantra sounds as we drive. In residential areas, where are more people, we slow down and they hear the Holy Name. In order for people to get acquainted with the Holy Name, we painted the bus from all sides, even on the roof. In front of the bus we have a running line with the Hare Krishna maha-mantra constantly lit. The goal is for all people to be able to read the Holy Name while we are driving. Sri Harinam Sankirtana ki Jaya!
...- 24 Jul 2021
By The New Gokula TeamSeeking the meaning of life as a young teenager, Jayasri visited the Hare Krishna temple for a Sunday feast in Auckland where she grew up. Upon hearing the philosophy she immediately recognised she had found the answers to all her questions. Sometime later, working in London and being at a crossroad in life, she decided to pursue her spiritual quest. Wanting to find out more about Krishna Consciousness and not able to locate a Hare Krishna temple in London she decided to fly to Vrndavan instead where a friend had given her a temple address.
...- 24 Jul 2021
By Bhakti Rasamrita SwamiAn online class entitled 'Glories of Caturmasya, Deva Shayana Ekadasi & Guru Purnima' (in English) by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami. It was premiered yesterday.
...- 24 Jul 2021
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of June 2021. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5
...- 23 Jul 2021
By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamGBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Join us for our Day 4 of our series with alphabet "D" with Sri Radha Govinda Dasi. Devotion to the Deities - ISKCON Deities
...- 22 Jul 2021
By Yudhistir Govinda DasISKCON Communications & SP125 Committee are happy to inform you all that the Government of India has issued the rules and a notification to legally recognize the Rs 125 commemorative coin being minted by the Government on the historic occasion of Srila Prabhupada's 125th Vyasa Puja (birth anniversary). The Indian government's official Gazette Notification is attached herein for your kind information.
...- 21 Jul 2021
By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team GBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Join us for Day 3 of our series with alphabet "C"- chanting with Sri Gauranga Das.
...- 20 Jul 2021
By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamBooks are the Basis with Shraddha Devi Dasi. GBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Day 2 of our series with alphabet "B" with Shraddha Devi Dasi.
...- 20 Jul 2021
By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamAssociation is the key in Bhakti with Jaya Jagannath Das. GBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Kicking off our series with alphabet "A" with Jaya Jagannath Das.
...- 20 Jul 2021
