Govinda Swami: Last night I caught the 91 year old grand, grand, grannie, pure devotee, and photo blogger Chandrika catching a few pics of the deities. Chandrika runs on transcendental potency .. follow her daily pics @chandrikavraj View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🧚Taruni Tulsi Dasi🧚 (@tarunitulsidasi)...
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- 15 Oct 2023
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Satyanarayana Bbt Feme: This Nectar News is from the North America BBT’s October newsletter just released! And these new Farsi titles will also be available *Worldwide* at your local BBT in just a few weeks (including from the BLS for Europe), so now is the time to pre-order! All glories to Srila Prabhupada’s Great Mission...
- 15 Oct 2023
Dear Esteemed GBC and Leaders, Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. **Executive Summary: World Holy Name Festival Report 2023 CALL TO ACTION FOR GBC MEMBERS More than 10% participation from the Global Centers is required. We need the help of the GBC to integrate this festival into the fabric of...
- 14 Oct 2023
Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin in February 2024. Following the ISKCON GBC Society’s Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by two GBC members, to be submitted by December 15, 2023. Note that no...
- 14 Oct 2023
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During the MAN-Tra retreat, this beautiful drama, directed by Bhaktimarga Swami, was performed. It’s called Witness Gopal, and we’d love to share it with you. Enjoy! Watch it here: https://bit.ly/3RLRvtQ...
- 6 Oct 2023
Mother Earth is a new agricultural, religious and cultural project of the Devotees of Iskcon that is in development. Jiva Tattva Das, the leader of this project, is currently going through serious health problems and now needs our urgent help to be able to pay the debt he incurred to buy the Ecovillage. We are...
- 6 Oct 2023
Yogesvara Gopinath Das The vibrant streets of Ilford came alive with color, music, and fervent spirituality as the community gathered to celebrate the 10th Annual Jagannath Rathayatra, the Chariot Festival. This auspicious event, steeped in tradition and devotion, marked a decade of joyous processions and community celebration....
- 5 Oct 2023
More photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/199248363@N03/sets/72177720311649459/ Celebrating the Grand Opening of ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in South Bangalore In a momentous event that will be etched in the records of spiritual history, the grand opening of the ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in South Bangalore was celebrated with great devotion. The inauguration of this sacred...
- 5 Oct 2023
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By Krishna Dharma Das A fundamental tenet of Krishna conscious philosophy is recognising who is in control. Not just in theory, but at every moment. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna repeatedly declares himself to be the supreme controller (e.g. 5.29, 9.12, 18.61) and consequently tells us to “never consider ourselves the cause of the results”...
- 4 Oct 2023
Hare Krsna dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that our Janmanjaya prabhu, has passed away today around 2pm. His dear wife Natalie was there by his side. Over the past several days, some of us had the fortunate...
- 4 Oct 2023
On a hot and sunny South African afternoon last week, we held a blissful Ratha Yatra in Soweto, a township with a vibrant mix of tribes and cultures outside of Johannesburg. The local people watched in amazement as we chanted and danced while pulling Lord Jagannath’s cart through the streets. https://bit.ly/46AxBqa...
- 3 Oct 2023
By Sahadeva DasaHere is our Video offering on the historical occasion of the 52nd anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's departure for America by Jaladuta ship...... This is not only Srila Prabhupada's journey, this is also your, mine and everybody else's journey. Imagine if Srila Prabhupada would not have gone on this perilous voyage, where would I, you and many others be today! There is a need for ISKCON members to be aware of this song as this profoundly presents the mood of our beloved founder Acharya. The extraordinary mood of surrender, presented herein, forms the basis of our institutio...
- 3 Oct 2023
By Vijaya DasaThe big news for August is that a 72-year-old devotee was the No. 1 book distributor, and this isn't his first time. Bhrgupati Prabhu did 6,666 book points, going out to college campuses for five hours, five days a week. Yesterday, for example, he collected over $1,200 and distributed over a hundred books. Bhrgupati gets Krsna's mercy. Now for the world. In the Large Temple category, the No. 1 temple was Mayapur, which did 129,795 book points. Pune had the biggest increase in this category, 141%, with 40,695 book points. Among the Medium temples, Salem was No. 1, with 4,818 book points. The ...
- 3 Oct 2023
Aseem Krsna Das Life is sublime when we are in the association of the pure devotees of the Lord. These pure devotees carry the Supreme Lord within their hearts and so they are endowed with all the six opulences as are possessed by the Supreme Lord himself*. Moved by their compassion, these pure devotees travel...
- 2 Oct 2023
HH Radhanath Swami performs ceremonies for the welfare of his departed father, Mr Slavin aged 99, and disperses his ashes in the sacred Ganges river at Sri Dham Mayapur....
- 2 Oct 2023
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The most auspicious festival of Sri Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated at ISKCON Centre for Culture and Education (ICCE), Wellington on September 7, 2023. The grand event was conducted at the Indian Cultural Centre, Petone and saw numerous dignitaries in attendance along with the enthusiastic congregation of ICCE. Heralding the birth of Lord Krishna, the Janmashtami...
- 1 Oct 2023
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Haridasa Thakur: Spiritual Care in the Bhakti Tradition | Radhanath Swami...
- 28 Sep 2023
By The Sastric Advisory CouncilGradually in ISKCON various gurus, as well as some ISKCON authorities who recommend devotees for 1st and 2nd initiation, have introduced additions, subtractions, and changes to the system of initiation that Srila Prabhupada had for his society. The changes to the giving of the Brahma-gayatri mantra was what first came to the GBC's attention, and so they requested their Sastric Advisory Council (SAC) to research the topic. After years of review and discussion on the SAC's research, the GBC now publishes their paper, along with four related resolutions. Anyone who wants to be e...
- 27 Sep 2023