By Devamrita SwamiMyths and fantasies are an essential part of ordinary human culture. Through science fiction, legends, and fairy tales, the mundane imagination soars, unfettered by reality. But here's one daydream Krishna's devotees, in the real world of bhakti, can do without: we spiritually benefit the condemned cow by offering its milk to Krishna.
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- 3 Apr 2014
By Lilasuka dasTo expand ISKCON's preaching mission Srila Prabhupada created sannyasis. Thus the Ministry for Sannyasa Service has established a website to provide information about potential sannyasis to the ISKCON community and to get feedback in order to help in the candidate's training. On this page is the personal data and the devotional history of the present sannyasa candidates. If you know any of these candidates and would like to express something positive or negative pertaini...
- 3 Apr 2014
By Jayapataka SwamiNarada Muni was concerned how these souls would be delivered. So then Lord Caitanya asked for volunteers, those who would like to go with Him to the material world to spread the Harinam sankirtan and deliver the fallen souls. Radharani and some sakhis and gopis volunteered. The queens in Dwaraka volunteered-some. Then Lord Caitanya said, I will preach in India, Bharatavarsha and for those who skip and go to the western countries, I will send my senapati bhakta who will make many devotees, commanding devotee. He will spread the Harinam sankirtan all over th...
- 2 Apr 2014
By Sri Krishna Purusottama dasLord Chaitanya took great pleasure in hearing the activities of preaching by His devotees while He was in Nadia. At dusk, every team reported to Lord Chaitanya on what happened during the day. Devotees at ISV still follow the tradition reporting the Weekend book distribution activities for the pleasure of Lord Chaitanya and His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
...- 2 Apr 2014
By Sukhada DasiBhadra Prabhu introduced the mayor of St. Augustine, Joe Boles, who heartily welcomed the Hare Krishnas and announced that our parade was "the oldest parade in the world." He encouraged us to continue our tradition yearly, and especially invited us to participate next year when the city marks its 450th anniversary as the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the United States (1565 to 2015).
...- 30 Mar 2014
By thestar.comSome 80 members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Malaysia (Iskcon) Kuching Branch held a special prayer for the passengers and family members of MH370. The prayer session was led by its chairman Prabu Kripa Sindhu Krishna Das where they performed a kirtan prayer, chanting the maha mantra “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama,Rama Rama Hare Hare”.
...- 30 Mar 2014
By Praghosa dasLast Sunday here in Mayapur a small team of devotees set out to distribute a little prasadam. I say a little, in truth we left Mayapur equipped with 700 litres of piping hot fresh kitchari, which also had some juicy chunks of paneer throughout!
...- 30 Mar 2014
By Madhava SmullenDevotees overseeing the restoration of the Delhi temple where Srila Prabhupada stayed in the early 1960s before leaving for the US have discovered a treasure of his personal belongings. Breaking open the locks on a door that had not been opened for 25 years, they were amazed to find the items still in his room at the Chippiwada Sri Sri Radha-Vallabha Mandir in Delhi’s busiest market, Chandni Chowk, after so long.
...- 30 Mar 2014
By Dulal Chandra DasaThis seventh verse from the 2nd cloudbank of Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti's Madhurya Kadambini delineates two kinds of devotional service, the unsteady practice [anistha] of one just beginning and the steady practice [nistha] of one who has attained eligibility to easily tread the path of sadhana bhakti by prolonged and steadfast practice.
...- 30 Mar 2014
By Krishna DasaBeginning from Google's News, US Edition, which had it on its main page, hundreds of international, national and local newspapers, mainly in US, are reporting about this Krishna conscious event! See the list and join the fun!
...- 30 Mar 2014
By Devaki Devi DasiGoing in seclusion, leaving behind all usual responsibilities and distractions and attending a Holy Name Retreat is a wonderful tool to deepen our relationship with the holy name. And Ekachakra Dham is the perfect place to embark on such internal journey.
...- 29 Mar 2014
By Chaitanya Charan dasThis article is a compilation of several conversations between Hindu intellectuals (HI) and ISKCON scholars (IS) on various occasions. To cover the various issues in a systematic way, all these conversations are presented here as one, continuous conversation between two individuals.
...- 28 Mar 2014
By Radha Mohan DasIt is 20 years since the famous march of 36,000 who united against the decision by Hertsmere Council to close Bhaktivedanta Manor to the public. (The matter was happily resolved in May 1996). Below is the Free E-edition of the special magazine "Turning Point", which brings the inspirational story alive for all readers!
...- 27 Mar 2014
By Frazer Ansell(watfordobserver.co.uk) The 20 year anniversary of the campaign to save Bhaktivedanta Manor in Aldenham has been celebrated in Parliament.
...- 26 Mar 2014
By Bhakti Purusottama SwamiLord Krishna is known as Rasraja Krishna. Rasaraja Krishna means He is made up of mellows. The ingredients used to create Krishna's body is made up of sweetness. This is Rasaraja Krishna. And Srimati Radharani is mahabhava svarupini, is made up of Krishna prema. Krishna is made up of sweetness mellows and Radharani is made up of Krishna prema.
...- 25 Mar 2014
By Parasuram dasLast week we took on the challenge of cooking subji and popperdoms for 5,000 people in Cork city. Our team consisted of Dharmatma Prabhu, Sanaka Prabhu, and Achintya Rupa Prabhu. Srila Prabhupada says in the Srimad Bhagavatam: "The Krishna consciousness movement is based on this principle: chant the Hare Krishna mantra every moment,as much as possible, both inside and outside of the temple, and, as far as possible, distribute prasad. This process can be accelerated with the cooperation of state administrators and those who are producing the country's wealth. ...
- 24 Mar 2014
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page contains the following results for the month of February 2014
...- 24 Mar 2014
By Chaitanya Charan dasReligion without philosophy is sometimes fanaticism: Just as people can be healed by different treatments, people can become lovers of God by practicing different religions: Christianity, Islam and Hinduism, for example. The decisive test for a religion is whether it enables its followers to become spiritually healthy, to become lovers of God. In this light, religious fanatics are like narrow-minded proponents of a particular medical therapy who are ready to destroy the books and the infrastructure associated with other therapies.
...- 23 Mar 2014
By ISKCON Desire Tree- 23 Mar 2014
By Vrajendra Nanadan DasIndia's famous Zee News tv channel (with a reach of more than 169 countries and access to more than 670 million viewers globally) telecasted about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Shri Mayapur Dham on 18th March for 26 minutes
...- 22 Mar 2014
By Bhakti Raghava SwamiToday, March 21, 2014, was a special day in that we were able to get a personal audience with the Governor of Siem Reap Province, the Honorable H.E. KHIM BUNSONG. Our good friend and Khmer supporter, Mr. Keo Sophat, who is the Director of a local NGO called the Voice and Development of Children and Youths (VDCY) was kind enough to arrange this meeting. The Governor greeted us very cordially at his personal complex, the Bornei Angkor Resort and Spa.
...- 22 Mar 2014
By Mayapur.comIn the evening time everybody gathered in the large field near the temple to behold the Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Appearance Abhishek ceremony. There were three different Abhishek pandals erected to accommodate those who wanted to perform the abhishek themselves. the entire function was very beautiful, followed by amazing harinam San-Kirtan in the temple room. If you were not present this year or even able to watch online at all then you can see some of the pictures so that you may become inspired to visit Sri Mayapur Dham the following year for our annual G...
- 21 Mar 2014
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of February
...- 21 Mar 2014
By mayapur.comWe finished our most amazing and blissful Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Silver Jubilee Celebration on 11th March in a great union of the parties inside ISKCON Mayapur! Our dear 10 thousand participants- of 6 different parties-, after 7 days of complete surrender to the holy name and the holy dhama, got each other’s association. All the leaders of the Parikrama parties and organizers gathered together and all of us got the association of the great souls of this Parikrama
...- 20 Mar 2014