By Josh Zepps It's time for a spiritual refresher! Today, Josh and his fellow gurus discuss the Hindu holiday Diwali, the origins of creativity and the burdens of striving for absolute perfection.
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- 8 Nov 2013
By Gadadhara Pandit Dasa(ForThe Huffington Post) I would like to think so. Something tells me that heaven isn't divided up into a Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Jewish heaven. I would like to think that, up there, we are united regardless of our faith here on Earth.
...- 8 Nov 2013
By The White HouseFirst Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at a Diwali celebration at the White House. November 5, 2013
...- 8 Nov 2013
By Sri Krishna Murti DasaThe Nova Gokula farm, largest ISKCON’s rural community in Latin America, receives, by the sixth consecutive year, a huge festival of kirtan and sadhu - sanga. After 24h, 36h, 48h and 72h, Kirtan Fest 2013 will feature over 108 hours of kirtan, distributed between 11th and 17th November, as well as seminars and celebrations for the 40th anniversary of ISKCON in Brazil
...- 7 Nov 2013
By Mukunda GoswamiSome say that Srila Prabhupada came directly from the spiritual world. Others may disagree, but almost all of his followers regard him as being beyond just a saintly person. He singlehandedly took Krishna consciousness to the western world and with the help of enthusiastic young disciples, in a very short time grew his seedling movement into the worldwide, thriving International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
...- 6 Nov 2013
By Sugopi Sakhi Devi DasiThe Govardhan Hill at ISKCON Convention Centre, Bangalore put together by devotees was 10 feet in length and a height of 3 feet. A big surprise for devotees and guests who came to the temple for Govardhan Puja.
...- 6 Nov 2013
By Tulsi GabbardI'm Tulsi Gabbard. I'm honored to send you my warmest aloha and wish you and your family a Happy Diwali. On this day, Lord Ramachandra returned to his kingdom of Ayodhya after spending 14 years in exile and was coronated as King. Jay Shri Krishna!
...- 5 Nov 2013
By Anuj AgrawalA translated article in Dainik Bhaskar (India's leading Hindi Daily) on 3rd November regarding the Mayapur Project. "The largest temple in the world, although constructed only one third it is visible from 10 Km."
...- 5 Nov 2013
By Manor StaffToday in London four devotees met the Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron MP at an Annakuta celebration, Srutidharma prabhu, Gauri prabhu, Jai Krsna prabhu and Praghosa prabhu. Mr Cameron was accompanied by his wife Samantha who was dressed for the occasion in a sari
...- 4 Nov 2013
By the hindu.comBritish Prime Minister David Cameron extended his best wishes to everyone on the occasion of Diwali today. In one of the biggest celebrations of Diwali in the country, over 15,000 people came together at Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna Temple near Watford
...- 4 Nov 2013
By the Bhaktivedanta Manor Initiation CommitteeOver the past year, after much thought and discussion, Bhaktivedanta Manor Initiation Committee has made significant changes to the standards and procedures for initiation. We hope you will find the new Initiation Procedures & Standards Policy more informative and fairer. The standards have been revised and separated into two categories; essential and desirable, making them more realistically achievable.
...- 3 Nov 2013
By Dhirabhakta DasSo we think that holding festivals is solely the temple or preaching centre responsibility? What if there is no local temple, or you live in a small village and travel 163 miles to the temple does this give you an exemption on holding festivals. May be you see it as a senior devotee or temple devotee responsibility...
...- 2 Nov 2013
By the GBC Executive CommitteeAt its recent meetings in Mumbai, India, the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON passed a resolution regarding Mahanidhi Swami. That resolution is found below followed by a brief excerpt of the GBC Executive Committee's letter to Mahanidhi Swami's disciples and followers
...- 1 Nov 2013
By Aziz HaniffaThe first-ever Congressional Diwali celebration on Capitol Hill on Tuesday evening was a spectacular event by any measure, with the House of Representatives Rayburn Building lobby overflowing with over 500 members of the Indian American community, scores of United States lawmakers, administration officials and well-wishers
...- 31 Oct 2013
By Gunacuda DasiSri Mayapur International School has over 220 students from vaisnava families. Our students and teachers come from all over the world .At present, we have 17 full time teachers from which 7 are second generation devotees. This year, four new teachers have joined us who grew up in ISKCON
...- 31 Oct 2013
By Patita-pavana dasaOn Friday October 25th, the Town Hall of Adeje, Tenerife South, in a plenary session approved the donation of a plot for the building of a Temple. The next day the Mayor announced it during the celebrations of Diwali
...- 31 Oct 2013
By Ananda Tirtha DasThe Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 20, 2014. Following the ISKCON GBC Society's Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by a GBC member, to be submitted by December 31, 2013. This will allow adequate time for the GBC Secretariat and Deputies to prepare the proposals for presentation at the meeting
...- 30 Oct 2013
By Mayesvara Dasa It’s taken me over a week to try and figure out how to go about writing this article because I have two very strong but conflicting feelings about the way we are introducing the Holi Festival to the Western world. On one hand I have a tremendous respect for those who have made these events so exceptionally successful. The public response has been extraordinary and the credit for that goes to the devotees who visualized and successfully coordinated the huge Holi festivals which have been attracting tens of thousands of participants
...- 29 Oct 2013
By Mayapur Sasi dasaSeptember was a good month for Brisbane, Australia. The temple had a 874% increase, with 4,535 book points. Does anyone remember Brisbane ever having such a big score? I don't. I wonder what's happening "down under."
...- 28 Oct 2013
By Damodara Pandit DasGuests packed the cinema to watch 10 new release devotional short films. "The turn out was quite amazing" said Ken, the cinema manager."These days we struggle to get attendances with all the big blockbuster Hollywood spectaculars but these Hare Krishna film nights are fabulous. People are interested to see real art that has meaning and relevance
...- 28 Oct 2013
By Mahadevi dasi“A prayerful attempt to bring higher consciousness to the lifestyles in India, by living in spiritual and material harmony,” will debut at the Kamini Auditorium in Delhi on 5 November 2013.
...- 28 Oct 2013
By Dinadayal Dasa It is resolved that any devotee who wishes to receive second initiation is required to pass the Bhakti-shastri examinations according to the standards established by the ISKCON Board of Examinations.
...- 27 Oct 2013
By Sunanda dasThe producers are looking for people to interview for the film. One category is persons who met Srila Prabhupada, especially in the early days in the U.S., and also in India. Another is influential and important people worldwide who were positively influenced in some way by Srila Prabhupada's spiritual power and teachings. (They may or may not have met Srila Prabhupada.)
...- 26 Oct 2013
By Gadi dasOur cows fall asleep standing up when they are being hand milked and sung to. They are at peace, they feel the auspiciousness of their life, being surrounded by loving caretakers. Their milk and all the products thereof derived, carry the message of their reciprocation
...- 26 Oct 2013