By Vrndavana Vinodini DasiHG Anuttama Dasa has been a member of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) since 2000 and is also the Minister for ISKCON Communications. His vision for the future of ISKCON is that it will mature and grow to be a respected and influential culture and religion around the world
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- 13 Dec 2013
By Anna SlaterBhaktivedanta Manor, in Hillfield Lane, Aldenham, was on the brink of shutting down in 1995 – but the South African leader vowed to do all in his power to ensure it stayed open
...- 12 Dec 2013
By Madhava SmullenThe distribution of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual books has seen a major resurgence in North America in recent years. Inspired by the positive signs of increase he saw in 2010 and 2011, veteran book distributor and “Sankirtan Strategist” Vaisesika Das attended the January 2012 Temple Presidents’ meeting in Dallas, Texas with a mission: he suggested that ISKCON North America distribute books as one team with one common goal
...- 12 Dec 2013
By Rasika Siromani dasiIndradyumna Maharaja's health has improved much better and he's not in serious condition anymore and could be discharged tomorrow
...- 12 Dec 2013
By HDG ACBS Srila Prabhupada The next question, about the living entities falling down in this material world are not from the impersonal brahman. Existence in the impersonal brahma is also within the category of non-Krsna consciousness. Those who are in the brahman effulgence they are also in the fallen condition, so there is no question of falling down from a fallen condition. When fall takes place, it means falling down from the non-fallen condition
...- 12 Dec 2013
By Ramlaxman DasIn the upcoming Iskcon Leadership Sangha (ILS) Convention planned between February 16-23, 2014 in Sri Dham Mayapur, the Global Village Initiative Committee (GVIC) plans to present a seminar on “Best Practices” relating to the promotion and application of the principles connected with “Simple Living and High Thinking”, namely self-sufficiency, sustainability,eco-friendly practices and practicality in different farm projects and temples across the globe
...- 11 Dec 2013
By Abhinandana Nitai DasIt is our humble request to all of you to sincerely offer your prayers at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Panca Tattva to keep Madhuripu Prabhu (disciple of Indradyumna Swami) in the shelter of Guru and Gauranga, where he has been over the past 10 years, if this is their desire
...- 11 Dec 2013
By SJMKL Editorial Team The stage was beautifully decorated and transformed into the likes of a palace courtyard in Vrndavan. The colorful yet subdued lights, customized backdrops and opulent dais added much glamour, beauty and ambience to the whole event
...- 11 Dec 2013
By Chaitanya Charan dasThe mind, like our physical body, is material. So it is non-living and unconscious. When the mind appears to be conscious, it is simply prompting us towards actions that we have repeatedly done in the past
...- 11 Dec 2013
By Dusyanta DasaOften the initiator is the main instructor but this is not always so. Another guru who is an instructing spiritual master may become more important to the disciple for a number of reasons. An initiator may very well direct the disciple to instruction from a more advanced devotee than himself, and so the disciple may become more attached to the instructor than the initiator
...- 11 Dec 2013
By Jaganmohini Devi DasiOn Dec. 6th there was a news in International section of TOI, mentioning Manipur's Sankirtan, the famous tradition of ritual singing, drumming and dancing have made it to Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list
...- 10 Dec 2013
By Premvilas DasLittle did I know what was in store when I started for the Wada farm with my father and mother from Chowpatty
...- 10 Dec 2013
By Kavicandra SwamiYesterday we were invited to bring Lord Jaganath and his chariot to the "Sanctuary of Truth" in Pattaya for a prayer festival honoring the King of Thailand
...- 10 Dec 2013
By Kesava Krsna DasaBy now, devotees might be wondering why ISKCON, particularly here in South Africa is going to great lengths to acknowledge Madiba, as he is affectionately known. Did he not appeal to many other people of religion besides us? Was he an ally of our cause?
...- 10 Dec 2013
By Nitai Priya Devi DasiDuring Bhaktimarga Swami's recent visit to Argentina, he was interviewed and there was an article published about him in an Argentine Magazine. We have edited some grammar, however, we haven't fully edited it, in order to maintain the voice of the original author, even though we may have worded things a little differently. We hope you enjoy it.
...- 9 Dec 2013
By Madhava SmullenWith its new Protected Cow Dairy Initiative, ISKCON New Vrindaban is carefully taking one step at a time back towards dairy self-sufficiency. Nityodita Das, who spearheaded the Initiative, fondly remembers the early days of New Vrindaban, when ISKCON Founder Acharya Srila Prabhupada was still physically present
...- 9 Dec 2013
By ISKCONZA CommunicationsFollowing the devotees tribute with kirtan and food for life at Madiba's home in Johannesburg the following piece was published on news24 and has re-appeared on many online local sites
...- 9 Dec 2013
By Abhaya Mudra DasiThough observing austerities connected with the vow of celibacy is the best way of trying to overcome sex desire, without proper spiritual understanding harsh practices alone do not free the fettered soul from identification with the gross material body
...- 9 Dec 2013
By Vishaka Lila Devi Dasi‘Give the Gita’ is an annual campaign organized by the ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV). ISV has been engaged in distributing and sharing the Bhagavad Gita's to everyone in and outside of Bay Area for several years
...- 9 Dec 2013
By Devaki Devi DasiOn the 16th of September an enormous crowd of ten thousand devotees gathered in the little holiday resort called Evpatoriya, on the Crimea Peninsula situated on the Black Sea in Ukraine
...- 9 Dec 2013
By Champakalata DasiThe International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) joins the world in mourning and paying tribute to the foremost human rights icon of current times, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. We offer our condolences to the Mandela family and to the entire South African nation
...- 7 Dec 2013
By Jaganmohini Devi DasiOn the occasion of H.H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami Sripada Maharaj's 76th Vyasa Puja celebrations, Dec. 8th 2013, we are glad to share with you a heartfelt warm tribute by Rev. Charles Gibbs to Sripada Maharaj
...- 7 Dec 2013
By Radha Govinda devi dasiTaking advantage of a Panamanian National Holiday, on December 1st Iskcon devotees held a 5 hour kirtan organized by Bhakta Jair. The kirtan started with our Temple President Shanto Maharaj leading the kirtan followed by a list of more than 10 kirtan leaders
...- 6 Dec 2013
By Bhakti Caitanya SwamiOn the whole he was very nice, but the most interesting thing was when we went into the temple room. We took him over to see Srila Prabhupada, and he offered obeisances. Then he and I sat down on the other side of the temple room and spoke a little. I was explaining about our movement and what Srila Prabhupada did to establish it – how he travelled single handed from India and got everything started.
...- 6 Dec 2013