By Syamasundara dasa and Sundari Radhika devi dasiSo the situation was tragicomical for me. In the sense that doctors from Delhi wanted to take us out in the ambulance but the doctors from Koushik started to yell at the hospital staff from Delhi-“What are you doing here? Who are you? These are my patients.”
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- 1 Oct 2007
By Gopijan ballab dasaSince yesterday evening, it is not raining. The water level is still increasing. Now it is above 4 feet near the main gate. All the ground level areas are totally immersed in water. A make shift bridge has been created between ISKCON Mayapur exit gate and Chakra building and also from Chakra building to Lotus building.
...- 29 Sep 2007
By Bhakti Purusottama SwamiMayapur and about fifty surrounding villages are affected by the flood from the 26th of this September. I hope you may be aware of the situation as we are regularly updating in our website www.mayapur.com. The flood has brought much damage and suffering to ISKCON and about 70,000 dham-vasi villagers.
...- 29 Sep 2007
By Chaitanya Ananda DasPlease join the New York ISKCON devotees to remember one of Srila Prabhupada's earliest friends in New York City - Mr. Robert Nelson, a.k.a. Jagannath Prasad Dasa. He recently passed away in his New York City apartment, due to unknown causes.
...- 29 Sep 2007
By Sri Nanda - nandana dasAll of our sponsors, senior devotees, our GBC, and the guests which ranged around 2500 attendees, were all blessed by the presence of the deities, and said how nice the festival went this year.
...- 29 Sep 2007
By Visvambhar dasHundreds of participants flocked from all corners of the east coast, driving as far as 15 hours, to attend this historical event. There are no hard and fast rules for chanting the holy names, no specific time or place is required, and so this festival was solely for the purpose of glorifying Krsna in the form of His holy names.
...- 29 Sep 2007
By Sankarshan Nitai DasGanga Mayi started flooding the ISKCON Campus at 18:30 hrs in the evening today. She started overflowing on her banks across the Bhakti Siddhanta road and with great gushing made her entry into ISKCON Campus at Mayapur through service gate.
...- 27 Sep 2007
By Vijaya DasFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this page contains the following results for the month of August: World Totals, Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors...
...- 26 Sep 2007
By Praghosa Das ACBSP (NY)I write to you only to tell you - that for however long you are either obliged or willling to remain there - perform your duties as efficiently and expertly as possible and simultaneously continue to share this wonderful and simple process of Krsna Consciousness with every man you can.
...- 26 Sep 2007
By Janmastami dasaPerhaps you have had a burning desire within your heart to deeply study Srila Prabhupada's books, but have been unable to arrange funding to attend the Bhakti-sastri Course in Mayapur. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recently made arrangements for devotees in such situations through generous donations, particularly from ISKCON Juhu and Vrindavan Prabhu, to the MIHET Scholarship Fund.
...- 25 Sep 2007
By Praghosa dasaA little over 2 years ago the European GBC body at their annual meeting, held that year in New Vrajamandala Spain, decided to make a concerted effort to assist the French Yatra. As a result of that meeting a group of devotees was formed under the name 'Renouveau du Yatra Francais'. The members of that committee were/are Sivarama Swami, Hrdaya Caitanya das, Siksastakam das, Gopaswami das, Nitaigaurasundara das, Madhvacarya das, Nitai Saci Suta das, Madhusevita das, Prabhupada vani das, Bhavasindhu das and Praghosa das.
...- 25 Sep 2007
By Sanjay Krsna Candra dasIt was one of the great Janmashtmi festivals celebrated in Tokyo on 9/9/2007. More than 500 devotees assembled to celebrate this auspicious occassion of Lord Krishna's birth.
...- 24 Sep 2007
By Sastra DanaWe wish Oris a happy and productive spiritual journey. May Krishna bless him. May Krishna also bless us with pure devotion to Him as we are trying our best to share Krishna consciousness with the rest of the residents of this planet.
...- 24 Sep 2007
By Shyama gopika devi dasiOver 7000 people including lecturers from various colleges and school teachers, Government officers, University students, social welfare workers attended the Harinam procession in the evening from Ballaldighi to ISKCON Mayapur.
...- 24 Sep 2007
By Eklavya DasHis Holiness Lokanath Swami Maharaja led the kirtan for more than one hour. World Holy Name Day Posters and banners, and placards showing the Maha Mantra, and World Holy Name Day logo, as well as pictures of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai made the event colorful.
...- 24 Sep 2007
By Bir Krishna das GoswamiAs you have probably read, one of Srila Prabhupada's dedicated preachers, Nirguna das is presently getting ready to leave his body in Sridam Mayapur. He is completely focused on the holy names and mercy of Lord Caitanya. He has requested that we arrange for certain items to be brought to him as soon as possible.
...- 24 Sep 2007
By Basu Ghosh DasOn the most auspicious day of Sri Radhastami, September 20, 2007, the transcendental appearance day of Srimati Radharani, ISKCON at Punjabi Bagh in the Western part of New Delhi performed the "pranpratishtha" of Their Lordships Sri Sri Krishna Balaram and Sri Sri Radha Radhika Raman.
...- 23 Sep 2007
By Bhakta CoreyDistributing books can be a bit intimidating, especially in the beginning. Fear of book distribution may cause us to think of many reasons why we can’t distribute books. This article will focus on identifying causes of that fear and my own struggle to overcome fear of book distribution.
...- 23 Sep 2007
By Ramadevi dasiI am writing to ask for your prayers for the safe departure from this world of a very wonderful devotee, Nirguna das, disciple of Srila Prabhupada since 1975. He was a major book distributor for many, many years, based mostly in Atlanta. He has preached to and made many devotees.
...- 22 Sep 2007
By Ananda Vrindavana devi dasiAttached please find a photo of our students celebrating Krishna's name for World Holy Name Day. We also did 2 hours of the 48 hour nam yajna in the temple.
...- 20 Sep 2007
By Sarah RogersOn his way across the country. If you happened upon a robed man strolling down the side of the road somewhere in the Townships last week, you likely saw a monk on a mission. Bhaktimarga Swami is in the midst of his third walking trip across Canada; this journey, called Canwalk, is to be completed over two summers.
...- 20 Sep 2007
By Lilananda DasaVideo from an ecstatic event of some time ago: Nando Reis, a famous Brazilian singer inspired by George Harrison, takes Krishna consciousness and the chanting of Hare Krishna in Brasil to a level never heard before.
...- 20 Sep 2007
By Danavir GoswamiBecause Sri Sri Radha Krsna are not different and because Sri Krsna is the master of all potencies, therefore Sri Radha is also the master and source of all potencies. He is by nature full of sweetness and bliss, free from the three modes, and eternally manifest beyond the material nature.
...- 20 Sep 2007
By Basu Ghosh DasApproximately fifty full time devotees live at the ISKCON Farm and Krishna Balaram Mandir at Bon Accueil. The community is sustained by preaching programs in various towns in the East and North of Mauritius and by a sweet stall and “Govinda’s restaurant” located in the town of Flacq, the largest commercial town of Eastern Mauritius.
...- 19 Sep 2007