By Acyuta Priya dasThis year Prabhupada's December Marathon in Ukraine was quite unusial with people really damaged with the news from the war on the East of country, series of drafts of many thousands to army, mourning for war victims announced in country and acts of terrorism.
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- 30 Jan 2015
By GBC CRO of the Strategic Planning NetworkBadrinarayan Swami explains why the GBC is investing so much time and energy in planning for ISKCON’s future. Sesa Prabhu speaks on Srila Prabhupada being the first strategic thinker among us, his vision for education being an example that illustrates this. That vision covers all aspects of our Society, and if we follow it, it will solidify both ISKCON’s present and its future.
...- 30 Jan 2015
By Purushottam Nitai DasA vaisnava has to be balanced: “There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.” Krishna gives the formula for success, “He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.”
...- 30 Jan 2015
By Bhajahari DasPlease come and join the SATURDAY Night Harinams in London. We gather outside Govinda's in Soho Street at 7.30pm EVERY Saturday without fail.. There are generally at least 40/50 devotees, sometimes even one hundred or more. This street chanting is changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, as many of them get their first chance to hear the Holy Names chanted by sincere devotees and followers of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
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By Balarama Nityananda dasaStart: Agnidev Prabhu, followed by: Acyuta Gopi, Nadiya Mani, Ojasvi Prabhu, Madhava Prabhu, Amala Harinam, Saci-Suta, Nadiya Mani, End with HH Sacinandana Swami and continued with Maharaj in part two!
...- 29 Jan 2015
By Chaitanya Kishore DasTo disregard religious practices and rituals as foolish and primitive is a great disservice to the society. Some people who are firm in their faith will disregard these statements in the movie as irrelevant since they know the truth, some people who are atheist and don’t care for religion at all, will take this as an assertion to their beliefs, but many of the people who are innocent will have many questions and these movies will add to their confusion.
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By Vijaya DasIn 2014, ISKCON's worldwide book distribution increased 10% over 2013, with almost nine million books distributed, the best year since 1996. It is in India is where the biggest amount of books has been distributed, 5,355,465 of the 8,913,251total books handed out in 2014. For the past eight years New Delhi has had the honor of being the No. 1 book distributor temple worldwide, but Mayapur was always close behind. This year Mayapur moved ahead and became the No. 1! Mayapur's score in 2014 is 1,410...
- 29 Jan 2015
By Jaya Sada Gosai DasaFor only the second time in History, the people of Adelaide were treated to the spiritual delight that is Jagannath Ratha Yatra. The festival was staged as part of the annual Australia Day celebrations in the CBD. Nominally, the Ratha was a float in a long parade. But, in truth, the Lord of the Universe had simply found another way to distribute His incomparable mercy. The parade as a whole turned out to be diverse, colourful and loud!
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By ISKCON Ministry for SannyasaIt is ever so important to practice what we preach. It is important not to get too immersed in corporate approaches in our preaching work and preaching ventures; the greatest preaching is a 'one on one' personal care amidst the festival and communication venues. Never forget how to place ourselves into the shoes of the people that we connect with, in order to make sense.
...- 29 Jan 2015
By Bhajahari dasJivajago is a young devotee who has recently come to Krishna consciousness after the death of his father. He received a Bhagavad Gita on Oxford street last year and has been attracted to Krishna ever since. Jiva, also known as Jake has been a singer/songwriter/rapper for many years working in the music industry, collaborating with artists such as Robbie Williams, Mark Owen and Lemar.
...- 28 Jan 2015
By radhanathswami.com staffA 5-day festival entitled ‘India Rising 2015’ was held in Mumbai from 14th to 18th of January with over 100,000 people in attendence. Radhanath Swami commented on the festival: “Rising India! I am very hopeful the people of India will rediscover the supreme treasure that has been their heritage, and through our arts, through our lives, we share it with each other and share it with the world.”
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By Chaitanya Charan dasHis love for us is not based on who we are – how virtuous we are, how inclined we are towards him or what we have done for him. Even if we have done nothing for him, even if we are not in the least inclined towards him, even if we are stooped in sin, he still loves us.
...- 28 Jan 2015
By ISKCON Communications Ministry Washington, D.C.—The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement, states that the neglect and abusive treatment of children portrayed in the film “The Wolfpack” is the antithesis of the values taught and practiced by followers of the Hare Krishna Vaishnava, or devotional Hindu, tradition.
...- 28 Jan 2015
By Mohini Radha Devi DasiSri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s parable of the astrologer and the poor man shows us how to uncover the ultimate treasure hidden within our hearts. Do you know that you are the heir to an immense fortune? The ultimate treasure lies buried within your heart, and you only need to know how to dig for it.
...- 27 Jan 2015
By GBC CRO of the Strategic Planning NetworkAs devotees make preparations for the start of the Annual General Meeting of the GBC and meeting of the GBC Strategic Planning Network (SPN), we will be sharing with you videos of devotees speaking on the numerous initiatives the GBC has embarked on in preparation for ISKCON's future. We’ll also show the significant progress and achievements the GBC has made thus far in its strategic planning work across the globe.
...- 26 Jan 2015
By Mathuresa DasaAlauddina Saiyada Hussain Shah Seripha Makka who ruled Bengal from A.D. 1509 to 1532, had two expert and trusted ministers in the brothers Dabhir Kas and Sakara Mallik. The Nawab had recruited the brothers from the aristocratic Karnatic brahmana community, given them Muslim names, and taken satisfaction in seeing them shed Hindu ways and adopt Muslim dress and customs.
...- 25 Jan 2015
By Ravindra Svarupa dasaI liked it when Srila Prabhupada described Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, because I had many prejudicial ideas associated with the word God. But I quickly realized that "Supreme Personality of Godhead" is a very precise term. "Godhead" traditionally is a term for the Absolute Truth, and Srila Prabhupada says "Personality of Godhead" to denote that the Absolute Truth has a personal feature.
...- 25 Jan 2015
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaAnimals are always suffering, but they do not mind it. Recently I was in Hawaii, and in front of my house was a man who kept animals and birds for slaughter. I was telling my students that we could say to the animals, "Oh, my dear animals, why are you standing here? Go away. You are going to be slaughtered." But the animals don't have the intelligence to go. Even in the slaughterhouse they don't go away. Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, means anim...
- 25 Jan 2015
By TOVPThe design of the TOVP is such that it will have three domes; one main dome in the center, flanked by two smaller domes on either side. The main dome is 58 meters (198 feet) in height and the two side domes are 30 meters (98 feet) and will be taller than Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi.
...- 24 Jan 2015
By Deena Bandhu dasa31st January, Varaha Dvadasi will mark 12 years since the opening of our Vrinda Kunda Temple! To celebrate, we will do special parikramas to the Holy Places of Braja. The program will culminate with our famous Kalash Yatra, an ecstatic Sankirtan procession with the ladies carrying water pots with coconuts on their heads on 8 Feb. Programs will be going on from 31 jan-15 Feb.
...- 24 Jan 2015
By Gunacuda DasiAs the community in Mayapur expands at an unprecedented rate, so too does the needs of Sri Mayapur International School. This school, presently home to over 220 Vaisnava children and prestigiously affiliated with Cambridge International Examinations, is looking for teachers for various grades for the August 2015 intake.
...- 23 Jan 2015
By Navina Syama DasaThe gunas are a feature of reality described only within the religious traditions of India (the Three Fates of ancient Greece being a possible exception;), yet they are not a technical detail or arcane subtlety; rather, the gunas play a pivotal role in shaping the world as we know it. Krishna speaks of them throughout the Bhagavad-gita, and every extended prayer in the Srimad-Bhagavatam refers to them. In fact, so essential and pervasive is their function that one can use the gunas to different...
- 22 Jan 2015
By Sri Krishna Purusottama dasAs the cold crisp 27th day of December dawned, the ISV Sankirtan team members were feeling grateful to Krsna for giving them one final opportunity of distributing Srila Prabhupada's books before the "2014 MSF of Yoga of Cooperation" was over. They were already brimming with confidence after an energizing conference call with ISV Sankirtan leaders, the night before. Moreover today, they were carrying along their lucky charm, the Kids Sankirtan team.
...- 22 Jan 2015
By Radhanath SwamiAlong with the pollution of our rivers, we must give attention to the pollution in our hearts. If you successfully clean the air, the sky, every river and every ocean, it is for certain that people will pollute them again unless they reform the ecology of their hearts.
...- 22 Jan 2015