By Adi Purusa Krsna dasaFor the first time ever ISKCON Adelaide Hare Krishna Temple celebrated Jagannath Ratha Yatra (Jagannath Chariot Festival) on Sunday 26th January as part of the Australia Day celebration which included a parade, concert & fireworks!
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- 26 Jan 2014
By Mukhya devi dasiBadrinarayan Prabhu's Review Of World Wide Iskcon from the recent North American Temple Presidents MEETINGS 2014 in Dallas
...- 26 Jan 2014
By Ravikant JagtapMy gratitude now flows to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada who painstakingly laid the foundations of the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness with the authentic conclusions of the past acharyas of the Gaudiya Vaishnava parampara
...- 25 Jan 2014
By Krishna-kirti dasFor many devotees, and especially for non-devotees, a doubt may arise as to the authority of the Vedic scriptures over the body of scientific evidence produced by the social sciences. Over the years, the hard sciences have produced many discoveries—powered flight, heart transplants, telephones, cars, computers, and so forth. In previous eras these would have been considered miraculous. For the social sciences, the expectation is held that if science is applied to the study of humanity similar miracles will be produced.
...- 25 Jan 2014
By Bhakti Charu SwamiAlthough Shyamlal Prabhu's body was in the morgue for two days, when I saw him, there was a beautiful glow around him. As his body was being prepared for cremation and all the garlands and flowers were taken off, I noticed that Shyamlal Prabhu had his beadbag on his hand but that his hand was stretched to the lower part of his body.
...- 25 Jan 2014
By AFFCAPIndia is the world's largest exporter of meat and ranks first in world leather production. As such, AFFCAP's purpose is to ensure that no 'protected' cows, bulls, oxen or calves, from a cow protection goshalla, will meet such an horrific end
...- 24 Jan 2014
By Devaki Devi Dasi The Board Members HH Sivarama Swami, HH Niranjana Swami, HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami, HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami and HG Badrinarayan Prabhu will grace the event and give insights into the importance of the universal principles of spiritual culture.
...- 24 Jan 2014
By Sugopi Sakhi Devi Dasi'Say it with flowers' - goes the saying. Well at the temple, it was saying with the most colourful and fragrant flowers that are available in the city, bright, striking and earthy. It was a feast for the eyes.
...- 23 Jan 2014
By Dravida dasaKindly submit your homage to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15. In addition, if you're a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupada, please check out www.sptributes.com to learn about a Vyasa-puja book open to all his disciples.
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By Priyavrata DasAfter their last distribution to a nursing home, Food for Life volunteers, Juliana Castaneda (Jaggy) and Hema Kanti decided to create a slightly larger event. The response they got from the local people was overwhelming.
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By Nila KhuranaThe Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Srila Prabhupada's prized institution for distributing spiritual literature for the betterment of society, has had an impact on the world in a tremendous way, the full measure of which we will likely not know for quite some time. Most devotees who have joined the movement owe their commitment and beliefs to reading one of his transcendental publications. Many even joined solely from a book that was given to them by a friend or that sat on someone's shelf for years before being read.
...- 21 Jan 2014
By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains the following North American results for the month of December
...- 19 Jan 2014
By Madhava GoshThe discussion of whether devotees should use industrial milk currently has 3 schools of thought: 1. Use it and ok if it is offered. 2. Become a vegan. 3. Drink milk only from protected cows. A fourth alternative has been discussed, Milk Offsets.
...- 18 Jan 2014
By Dhirabhakta DasDuring a recent visit to one of the Sanga's held in London I was asked by one of those attending if it was possible to visit their terminal ill farther in many ways an continuation of the request made to me by my Guru Maharaja.
...- 18 Jan 2014
By Sri Arjuna das BrahmachariWhen the first Japathon was held on January 1st 1998, the goal was to chant one name of Krishna for every resident of Boise; the population of Boise then was 100,000 people. As the Temple community grew, we started to chant one name of Krishna for every resident of Idaho, which meant chanting at least 1.5 million names, and since then every year has been a tremendous event, with newcomers and congregation members joining together before Sri Sri Radha Bankebihari to chant together.
...- 18 Jan 2014
By Yudhistir DasThe ISKCON Ministry of Communications has come out with a new video: "Have the same problem as Bhakta John?" Watch it and find out how did he solve it!
...- 18 Jan 2014
By Jai Sita Rani Devi DasiHeaded by book distributor stalwarts, Ravilocana and Tattvavit dasa, devotees in Kuala Lumpur took the opportunity to distribute books during one of the biggest Hindu event in Malaysia, Thaipusam. This event is celebrated once a year in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.
...- 18 Jan 2014
By Parijata Devi DasiThe farm is home to 28 milking cows, 14 calves, 19 retired cows and oxen. Through research and intelligence we have made good relations with US government agencies that make grants to agricultural projects, and we have received about $250K for farm projects.
...- 17 Jan 2014
By Mukhya Devi DasiIn 2012 we set the goal to increase by 20%, and we increased 28.6%. In 2013 we again set a goal for 20%, we increased 25%, and it was the largest remittance to the BBT in 30 years. Additionally, this year more of the temples increased. The NA BBT gives more to the construction fund in Mayapur than any other book trust. This success is due to cooperating together, and we see it only increasing.
...- 16 Jan 2014
By Priyavrata dasI could hardly imagine Food for Life being so successful when I first became a volunteer way in 1984. Back then I worked as an assistant cook and server at a free food cafe called, Gopals in Parramatta, Australia. That was one of the first free food cafes set up by the Hare Krishna movement in Australia and it was a forerunner to other Food for Life projects throughout Australia.
...- 15 Jan 2014
By WeanyA devout catholic finds herself unexpectedly amidst a kirtan. In this video she describes her incredible experience...
...- 14 Jan 2014
By Madhava SmullenToday, as they did four decades ago, devotees at ISKCON New Vrindaban are embarking on a labor of love. They’re undertaking the restoration of the Palace of Gold, home to Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON’s Founder-Acarya, to continue spreading his glories to the world.
...- 14 Jan 2014
By Tamohara DasIt has come to our attention that there is some confusion regarding the purchase of Srila Prabhupada's books for mass distribution. It is the policy of ISKCON, clarified by Srila Prabhupada in the accompanying letter, that all ISKCON temples purchase the books of His Divine Grace from the BBT exclusively.
...- 12 Jan 2014
By Shyamananda dasaSrimad Bhagavad Gita being aimed at elevating souls on different levels of conditioning by the three modes of nature and with different spiritual proclivities gives instructions on different levels to ultimately bring them to the pure devotional platform.
...- 11 Jan 2014