By Ila devi dasiWith numerous colourful pots filled with lovingly prepared chipped rice, festive flags and banana leaves, sweet kirtana sounds in the air and a large gathering of vaisnavas around SriSRi Gaura-Nitai, the Sri Mayapur International School was transformed into the village of Panihati on the banks of the Ganga
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- 8 Jun 2009
Through the ISKCON Prison Ministry, many inmates take to the chanting of the Holy Names, to the study of the philosophy, to amazing Krsna Conscious artwork, as well as to organizing programs for the benefit of other inmates in the same jail.
...- 8 Jun 2009
By Ekalavya DasWorld Holy Name Week 2009 begins on September 2nd and concludes on September 11th. This year, our theme is: “Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's Sannyasa”
...- 7 Jun 2009
By Madhava SmullenShyama Priya Dasi, the driving force behind ISKCON’s Prison Ministry, passed away on April 16, 2009 in Gainesville, Florida, after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
...- 7 Jun 2009
Kaviraj Prabhu was a responsible grihasta. He had imbibed the philosophy of "Krishna Consciousness" and vedic culture, he was quite intelligent and intellectual, and we developed some camaraderie.
...- 7 Jun 2009
Hinduism remains the most attacked and under siege of all the major world religions. This is in spite of the fact that Hinduism is the most tolerant, pluralistic and synthetic of the world's major religions.
...- 4 Jun 2009
Do you do this? Occasionally or habitually? As a general rule I would say this is not a good practice. I have counseled couples where one of the partners said yes when they meant no, and their marriage didn't last a year.
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- 3 Jun 2009
By Amogha dasTranslations of Chinese and Russian versions of Mayapur Lord Nrsimhadeva's pastimes have appeared online. The Chinese translation is by Her Grace Jahnava devi dasi, a disciple His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami.
...- 2 Jun 2009
Many devotees have posted articles raising the question about cow protection and economy. In all seriousness this is a relevant question. Many cow protection programmes have not only not been able to generate any wealth but have actually cost a lot of money to pay for.
...- 27 May 2009
By Dina Dayala dasaSesa Dasa, ISKCON's Minister of Education, cut the ceremonial ribbon and later said that it takes foresight and courage to invest in education in ISKCON.
...- 25 May 2009
If I was asked my opinion of the “Luckiest Man Alive” , I would cast my ballot in favour of Shriman Hari Sauri das. As Shrila Prabhupada’s personal servant for a number of years, through both encouragement and chastisement, he repeatedly qualified himself as a recipient of the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord’s pure devotee.
...- 24 May 2009
It is very good that the GBC is concerned about the decline in the development of ISKCON farms. But the problem goes deeper than just not enough money and time put into our existing model of what simple and natural living implies.
...- 24 May 2009
By Ila devi dasiBy the grace and mercy of SriSri Radha-Madhava, Lord Nrsimhadeva and Sri Pancha-Tattva, we are launching the new Mayapur Harinama and Food For Life Website.
...- 18 May 2009
“Monthly Sankirtan Festivals are a great way to engage the entire congregation in book distribution,” says Vaisesika dasa. “At our temple, we combine the festival with a holy day on the Vaisnava calendar.
...- 18 May 2009
We want to come up with something that is practical, enthusing, long lasting, effective, uniting, and all the other positive adjectives you can think of. Especially however, we would like to have standards that would please Srila Prabhupada. After all at the end of the day what matters is: “Would we do it in front of Srila Prabhupada?”
...- 18 May 2009
Every year, each GBC member's zonal areas of responsibility are reviewed and ratified for the coming year. It is interesting to note a gradual shift over the years with an increasing number of GBC members preferring to share their zonal duties with one or more "co-GBCs". This holds true not just for major projects like Mayapur, which has a six-man GBC committee, but even for smaller yatras like Latvia, Bangladesh, and Honduras. Another recent development is a number of non-GBC members holding zonal responsibilities.
...- 15 May 2009
A monsoon of ecstatic spiritual love brings great floods. All of Santipura floats on those waters. Alas! Ananta-raya's heart was not swept away by those flooding nectaran waters
...- 15 May 2009
Ex-TP of ISKCON Vrindavan and non-GBC Zonal Secretary for several areas of ISKCON in India, and Temple President of ISKCON Indore, is serious condition in the Bombay hospital at Indore, Madhya Pradesh
...- 14 May 2009
By Radhamadhavahari dasOn the occasion of NrSimh Jayanti celebrations combined with Sunday Love Feast, Superior Court Justice Kenneth Mangum of Maricopa County paid his second visit to Hare Krishna temple in Phoenix.
...- 13 May 2009
By Parsada devi dasiThe Amar Ujala, a daily Indian newspaper ranked 34th in the world in circulation, has selected ISKCON’s Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School in Vrindavan (BGIS) as the top school in the Mathura district and the second best school in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
...- 9 May 2009
An exciting new ISKCON project is taking birth in Kolkata, the city of Srila Prabhupada’s birth. The location is four-story building in the heart of Kolkata.
...- 7 May 2009
The widely popular DVD series, “Memories of Srila Prabhupada,” now has three volumes, with an incredible total of 48 DVDs.
...- 7 May 2009