By Karan KapoorMembers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the followers of Lord Krishna took to the streets in Ludhiana on Wednesday (November 22, 2006) to protest the alleged demolition of Lord Krishna's temple in Kazakhstan.
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- 23 Nov 2006
By the devotees of ISKCON Sri Mayapur DhamaThe Directors, Management, and assembled international devotees in Mayapur offer their deepest sympathies to each of you in this most awful of times, during this extreme situation you have been placed in. You should know that our prayers are with you daily.
...- 23 Nov 2006
By AC Bhakti vaibhava Swami and Bhanu SwamiWith this letter we want to express our sincere concern for the devotees in Kazakhstan facing the situation with the Government bulldozing our legally acquired property. We humbly request GBCs, Temple Presidents and others to take action and help our fellow devotees in Kazakhstan in every possible way.
...- 23 Nov 2006
By Praghosa dasa and bhakta DerekThe chanting in front of the beautiful forms of Sri Sri Radha Govinda was led by His Holiness Sivarama Swami and Madhava prabhu. It really isn't an exaggeration to say by 9pm on the second day devotees were in a collective state of bliss. For sure they were a little tired physically but the big grins on their faces indicated that spiritually there were energised! Batteries fully recharged.
...- 23 Nov 2006
By KrishnaKirti DasThe film Water ends by blaming Manu's laws for the condition of India's widows. At its conclusion, the film shows a frame with only this caption: There are over 34 million widows in India according to the 2001 Census. Many continue to live in conditions of social, economic and cultural deprivation as prescribed 2000 years ago by the Sacred Texts of Manu
...- 23 Nov 2006
By Vyenkata Bhatta DasaA team of devotees, coordinated by His Holiness B.B. Govinda Swami, is working diligently on a campaign to help our brothers and sisters in Kazakhstan. Today's Early Day Motion in British Parliament was part of that campaign; similar efforts are underway elsewhere in the world.
...- 23 Nov 2006
By Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda SwamiVideo from November, 21st Hindu commune demolition and Photo from November, 21st Hindu commune demolition
...- 23 Nov 2006
By British ParliamentThat this House, prior to the visit of the President of Kazakhstan, condemns the harassment of and discrimination against Hindu minorities in Kazakhstan; notes that Hindus in the Karasi district have had land, barns and cows confiscated, have been threatened with demolition of their houses, and denied the right to own land;
...- 22 Nov 2006
By Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami24 hours after 200 riot police appeared at the their farm community, the devotees are sifting through the ruins of their homes trying to salvage clothes and belongings. The Omon riot police threw the personal belongings of the Hindus into the mud and snow, while loading the furniture on the back of trucks.
...- 22 Nov 2006
By forum18As you may have heard, several houses of devotees in Kazakhstan were bulldozed hours ago. Forum 18 News has a detailed report. The demolition contradicts earlier Kazakh official assurances that all actions in the authorities long-running attempt to take over the commune would be frozen.
...- 21 Nov 2006
By Radio Free EuropeA Norwegian based religious freedom group reported that authorities in southern Kazakhstan today began the demolition of the only Hare Krishna commune in the former Soviet Union. Forum 18 quoted a Hare Krishna spokesman, Maksim Varfolomeev, as saying riot police sealed off the 48-hectare farming commune before the bulldozing began.
...- 21 Nov 2006
By Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda SwamiAll 11 homes were destroyed today by the Kazakh Government. They cut the electric cable at the farm. Thus there is no light, heat, or water for the devotees. Also today our documents were recieved at 10 Downing Street to be presented to Tony Blair. He has agreed to bring up the issue when he meets Nazarbayev today. Tomorrow there will be demonstrations at the London Stock Exchange when Nazarbayev visits there in the morning.
...- 21 Nov 2006
By Bhakti Siddhanta MaharajaThe managers expected at most 1000 and 2,300 came. One can not help feel that the Lord, down through the parampara and Srila Prabhupada, has revealed a new chapter and offering for for his dependents, a real unifier for ISKCON, that will purify and protect us in our future projects and ventures ahead.
...- 20 Nov 2006
By Citraka dasaThe player allows you to navigate between the clips, next-previous, choose which one you like to see or watch them playing continuously, one after the other or in random order. Have a happy Krishna conscious time :-)
...- 19 Nov 2006
By Bhakta CarlAgain, Krsna is the Transcendental Autocrat and the reservoir of real Pleasure. On your own, you are a nobody, a void. Stopping japa is not an option; japa is hope itself. Everything else is futile monkey-tricks.
...- 18 Nov 2006
By Harsh KabraRestorers from New Yorkās Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are working on Sarvamoola Grantha which expounds on the essence of Hindu philosophy, the meaning of life and the role of God. This priceless collection of 36 erudite commentaries was written in Sanskrit by Sri Madvacharya (1238-1317 AD), one of Indiaās greatest theologians.
...- 18 Nov 2006
By Taru das But I still wanted some more. I had just gotten a taste. Slowly, seconds would start coming around. Seconds on vegetables, seconds on puris, seconds on rice. I would take everything that came by, but I was looking for the big preps, āIs there any more sweet rice? What about halavah?
...- 18 Nov 2006
By Basu Ghosh DasNarmada Swami joined ISKCON at Juhu, Bombay, during 1981, after having met Bombay devotees during the Rathayatra festival organized by ISKCON at Surat, Gujarat. The Rathayatras organized at Surat during 1980 and 1981 were grand events, which were attended by hundreds of thousands of members of the public!
...- 17 Nov 2006
By Indradyumna SwamiNow that Lord Gaura has descended to this world, the waves of the holy names of Lord Krsna are suddenly flooding this planet, and the hearts of the sinful conditioned souls, which were as hard as thunderbolts, have now become as soft as butter. Let me take shelter of that Lord Gaura.
...- 16 Nov 2006
By Gaurav MittalMy humble obeisances to all the devotees who always remember Krishna and never forget Him. My humble obeisances to all the devotees who are honestly trying to follow this principle without pretension. We should be clear what should be the goal. Our goal is to always remember Krishna and BG 9.30 verse talks about such persons who have achieved such goal.
...- 15 Nov 2006
By Bhakta Giovanni BattistaThis is Srila Prabhupada's mercy! Even a child of three can perform devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead! I sincerely hope this story can infuse in the core of your heart the desire to serve more and more this eternal mission, which only Srila Prabhupada could have founded: ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Gokulananda dasBack in 1976, when Srila Prabhupada was informed of her serious disease (provoked by a near-fatal car accident while traveling to distribute his books), he instructed Rudrani to tolerate her diseased condition while pursuing her devotional life despite all inconvenience.
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Sridama dasaOn Friday night Yogamaya went to sleep at 8.00pm. On Saturday morning she woke at 12.00am and as she was in some discomfort the devotees present begun a soft kirtan. Yogamaya also joined in this kirtan and although her shortness of breathe made it very difficult for her to chant, she continued with determination.
...- 14 Nov 2006
By Senior devoteesWe went to her house and saw the Deity. She was performing the worship very nicely, decorating with flowers. She offered up the prasad to the Deity, and she sat us down to take prasada. And she proceeded to do her best to bust us over our capacity with so many preparations of sukta and sak, vegetables.
...- 14 Nov 2006