By Sri Chaitanya Chandra DasGrowth of technology is like growth of cancer cells. These cells destroy the body on which they themselves are feeding, leading to their own destruction ultimately. Technology is growing, trying to exploit and destroy mother earth but that would ultimately lead to destruction of the technology users themselves. Technology can be utilized but as moderately as possible. Prabhupada says that just like the human body temperature is 98 degree Fahrenheit normally. If it shoots too high or too...
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- 3 Apr 2015
By Sadbhuja DasPadmanabha Balakrsna Acharya is the governor of Assam, Nagalnd and Tripura. He has come to Mayapur during his visit to West Bengal. Padmanabha Acharya has been very fortunate to be able to serve Prabhupada by welcoming Him in is his house for 40 days, during the opening of the Iskcon temple in Mumbai. He is very please with the service put into the Temple of the Vedic planetarium and by seeing Prabhupada's vision manifesting.
...- 3 Apr 2015
By Mahakarta DasChief Minister for Western Province of Sri Lanka Hon. Prasanna Ranatunga participated in this festival and received the blessings from Sri Sri Radha Rajagopal. His presence on that day made the event even more remarkable. The Hon. Minister also visited and inspected the new Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple construction site and was happy that a temple for Lord Vishnu is being constructed. He also told that he will give the necessary assistance from his office towards the new temple construction project...
- 2 Apr 2015
By Chittahari Krsna DasHis Holiness Bhakti Prema Swami received initiation from His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj . He came in Krishna Consciousness in 1994. Since 1994, when he was 27, he is serving in the mission of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. He sings Vaishnav Bhajans melodiously and beautifully explains their purports. He focuses on establishing loving relationship with devotees and everyone else. He preaches in English, Hindi and Bengali in Ujjain and many other places of Madhya Pradesh especially...
- 31 Mar 2015
By Vishakha Devi DasiIt was at a tent program in the center of Mumbai during a warm March evening in 1971 that I first encountered actual knowledge. Srila Prabhupada was speaking, and although I missed much of what he said because of his accent, I sensed that I was hearing something worlds apart from all that I’d ever heard before. The experience was scary but exhilarating, and something in me that had been sleeping began to stir. Because Prabhupada was noble, learned, and gentlemanly, despite myself (I was an ...
- 31 Mar 2015
By Anuradha Devi DasiHeld in a spacious açrama, far away “from the madding crowd,” the retreat bestowed upon us many blessings. I was happy to leave behind computer, internet, phone, and the comforts of my daily life, and just be absorbed in bhajana. As Praçäntä Devé had explained in the opening ceremony, "To go on a retreat means to get away from all our pressures and worries to simply become absorbed in cultivating our relationship with Kåñëa and the devotees, so we may return to our life strengthene...
- 31 Mar 2015
By the GBCWhereas the desire of the international GBC is that a retirement village be created in Sridham Mayapur that would operate under the direction of the international GBC Resolved: That the Retirement Village/Elders’ Enclave is under the exclusive direction of the international GBC Body. There is no direction or control from any other ISKCON entity.
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By Jai Sita Rani Devi DasiSita Swayambara in Sri Jaganatha Mandir, Kuala Lumpur, 2nd Malaysian Chinese Hare Krishna Global Convention, Lovely Planet is now in Malaysia, Seberang Jaya - Temple Update 25/3/2015, Praying for protection at New Godruma Dhama farm, Bhakti-groove in Klang, Farm Fresh Products at Sri Jagannatha Mandir, Kuala Lumpur and more...
...- 30 Mar 2015
By Sadhu Jivan DasFor the first time in history of Punjab a cultural youth festival was conducted by ISKCON Ludhiana at the famous Lovely Professional University in which more than 400 Engineering students participated. Program was inaugurated by Mr Singhla (Director General ) and other faculty members amidst a warm lamp lighting ceremony. Program started with a video show presenting nationwide activities of IYF (Youth wing of ISKCON).
...- 30 Mar 2015
By Rama Vigraha dasWhat do you do with teenagers during a school break? Hike, camp-out, travel! It really gets the spider webs out of their heads and they love it. Thanks to the generous donation of Nitesh Patel from LA and the mercy of Lord Narasimha, we finally packed our backpacks and headed towards Ahobilam in South India. The train ride let the boys cut up with all the sleep they think they have missed, and eating sandwiches was definitely not a problem.
...- 30 Mar 2015
By Vijaya DasaFebruary turned out to be a great month for the Pune temple: It was the No.1 temple in the world. Look out, Mayapur and New Delhi! Pune is entering the transcendental competition. Rightly so, since 160 brahmacaris live there. I just visited the recently constructed Pune temple, where the presiding Deities are Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, Sri Sri Radha-Vrndavana-chandra, and Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra - all very beautiful Deities. The temple is one of the most beautiful in the world. Krsna certainly r...
- 30 Mar 2015
By Jagannath DasThis evening, March 29th, 2015, MP Ms. Hema Malini Visited ISKCON Vrindavan. HH Gopal Krishna Maharaj, HG Panchgauda and HG Deena Bandhu Das greeted her in Temple. She has a deep affection for Krishna Balaram. She ate Krishna Balaram's Prasad with deep interest which was given to her by and HH Gopal Krishna Maharaj requested her to be the Chairman for Next Years ISKCON's 50th Anniversary, She Readily accepted it.
...- 29 Mar 2015
By Yonka Yancheva Once I had to do a painting for an ISKCON center in Bulgaria. It was a picture of Radha and Krishna appearing from both sides of the altar. I decided to start with Krishna. When the time came to start painting the portrait of Srimati Radharani, I was in this mood that I could do anything very easily, without making an effort. I thought I would paint her in a day. Haha- big mistake. The first time I painted her, it didn’t work. I painted her again, and it didn’t work either. I tried once more...
- 29 Mar 2015
By Chaitanya Charan dasMany people treat devotion as a calling to which some are called and some (they) aren’t. Thus, they rationalize delaying their practice of devotion till some uncertain future when they will feel the call. It’s true that many great saints had life-defining moments of calling – moments that folk narratives about them glamorize. But such narratives often neglect the reality that those saints’ devotion was not just a calling but also a choice, a choice they resolutely exercised lifelong...
- 29 Mar 2015
By Dusyanta dasaUnless we understand and accept that eating is intrinsically linked to agriculture then our understanding will always be flawed and incomplete. What we put into our mouths is based on a huge agricultural system that began months before we even bought or grew the food. The way our food is farmed bears down exactly on whether there is violence in our food, whether the environment has been exploited and damaged, whether animals have been slaughtered, whether artificial pharmaceutical fertilisers, her...
- 28 Mar 2015
By Sukanti Radha Devi DasiHG Praghosa das recently announced in Mayapur that 2015, the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the Western world, as The Year of the ToVP. Here in the British Isles we want to support that statement of HG Praghosa prabhu by embarking upon a “1 million £ plus” challenge and by creating awareness of The temple of Vedic Planetarium this year. The Temple of Vedic Planetarium team upon invitation, will visit any temple, centre or festival, serving in harmony with those...
- 28 Mar 2015
By Hrdaya Caitanya dasI have had a few queries from some devotees about the last title of our prasadam distribution venture – 'Banana Plates to Gold Leaf' – so for anyone else who might be curious and found it too cryptic it as simply a reference to the banana plates we serve the prasadam on, and the gold leaf that will be part of the stunning Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. So we were out again on Wednesday and this time it was pretty hectic. Firstly before leaving the ISKCON campus our motor rickshaw broke...
- 28 Mar 2015
By Bhajahari dasThis Krsna Consciousness Movement must be brought out to the public. It is so plain to see when you go out and chant on the streets regularly. If you haven't been going out for a long time, and you decide to take the plunge again, you will immediately understand that it is what you have been missing in your life......please come and join the Harinam, at least once a week.
...- 28 Mar 2015
By Ananga Gopi Devi DasiOn the 3rd of March 2015, the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry gave awards to devotees from all around the globe, who have done an outstanding service in the area of congregational preaching. In the award ceremony, there were three types of awards given: Award, Merit and Recognition.
...- 27 Mar 2015
By Muralidhara-priya Das$230,000 Raised in New Goloka Dhama, $200,000 Pledged from Denver Temple, $250,000 pledged by Mr. and Mrs. Vora’s friends and many more victories from the traveling TOVP team's tour in North American Temples and Communities. Also Jananivas Prabhu’s 71st Birthday Celebrated and Deity Seva Seminars given.
...- 27 Mar 2015
By Sri Radha Govinda Dasi“It’s been a life-changing experience to attend these GBC College sessions,” said Gauranga Simha Prabhu, Co-director for ISKCON Mayapur. “This training has motivated me in such a way that I want to rededicate myself to serving the movement of Srila Prabhupada with more seriousness and vigor.” After the initial three days of association with the HH Radhanath Maharaja, HH Giriraj Maharaja and HH Bhakti Charu Maharaja, the participants (figuratively) rolled up their sleeves and exp...
- 27 Mar 2015
By Parasuram dasaOxford Street is one of the most busiest streets in the world for tourists and shoppers. And Gaura Purnima is the most important day of the year so it only makes sense to have a Rathayatra festival down this street at peak time. Srila Prabhupada visited Soho street with a view to buying a temple, he was sick, lying down in the car, he asked Jaya Tirtha Prabhu one question, " how far are we from Oxford street?" Just about 20 yards, "buy it".
...- 27 Mar 2015
By Gunarnava DasaThis morning after an amazing Srimad Bhagavatam class by Her Grace Daivi Shakti Mataji (above), one of the earliest pioneers of our Krishna Balaram temple, the devotees visited the Radha Vamsi Gopal Temple, where Srila Prabhupada stayed before moving to Radha Damodar. Secluded, serene and sweet is the only words to describe Radha Vamsi Gopal temple. Deena Bandhu Prabhu gave a wonderful description and the devotees visited Srila Prabhupada's room 3 floors up.
...- 27 Mar 2015
By Deena Bandhu DasAs part of the 40th Anniversary Festival, we took the devotees to Radha Vamsi Gopala Mandir where Srila Prabhupada stayed before Radha Damodara. We visited and took prasad at Gokulananda Mandir where he frequently visited. Then on to Radha Damodara Mandir to take darshan of Prabhupada's rooms. Finally we went to Gita Devi Sarrafa's house and took the Deities Radha Kunjabihari, who decided to donate the land to Srila Prabhupada, on procession for Them to see Krishna Balarama Mandir for the first ...
- 27 Mar 2015