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Seeking Volunteer Opportunities to Serve ISKCON

Hare Krishna!

My name is Nitesh, and I feel inspired to contribute to ISKCON’s mission as a volunteer. Although I am not a devotee yet, I am willing to follow ISKCON’s principles and guidelines.

I have some skills that I would love to offer in service:

Gaura-Nitai worship

Namaste esteemed devotees,

Many people have lectured that to attain Krishna prema, one should get the mercy of Sri Sri Sri Gaura, to attain the mercy of Gaura, one should first please Sri Sri Sri Nitai (who is Guru tattwa), that to please Nitai, one s

Poem : Knowing Where I'm meant to Go...

Short intro: I re-watched Tangled, a Disney movie on Rapunzel cause of nostalgia :). There is a song called 'And At Last I see the Light', where Rapunzel sees the laterns high in the sky on her birthday. During the song, the guy sings 'I'm where I'm

Confusion in understanding BG

 Hare Krsna Dear Devotees,  

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances, AGTSP🙏🏻

Actually, I was having a doubt about myself,I kind of analyse myself everytime I read BG by the Lord's grace. Krsna in BG 3.6 speaks, "One who forcefully restrains their senses fr

Pest Control - KARMA

Hare krsna,

I want to know how to control pest in the house: cockroaches and mosquitoes ?

If we kill them do we incur karma? also everynight there is the need to use vape mats.

So what should be done?

How to Love Krsna ?

"If I let go of my ego and realize that I’m not separate from Krsna, does that mean my love for Him disappears, since love typically relies on the separation between the lover and the beloved? And if there's no separation, how can I still love myself

doubts in chapter 3 of Bhagavad-gītā

Hare Krishna, 

i have few questions from chapter 3 of bhagavad gita,

1.  in (bg. 3.3) krishna says karma-yogena yoginām but we see srila prabhupada have translated it to devotional service. why so? 

2. in (bg.3.4) krishna says Not by merely abstaining

Help my out this

 Iam gambler in casinos and my question is can follow the krishna consciousness

What if Bhagavad Gita or any other spiritual book falls on floor / ground

Hare Krishna 

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada 

Dandwat Pranam 

Dear Devotees 

What happens if Bhagavad Gita or any other spiritual book falls on ground ? Please enlighten me 

Hare Krishna 

Dandwat Pranam 

Krsna's love is unconditional or conditional?

Is Laddu Gopal Worship recommended in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara?

Hare Krishna Devotees, 

Kindly accept my humble obeisances. 

I would like to know if Laddu Gopal worship is recommended in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara and if not Why?

Some devotees claim it not recommended because of Madhurya Bhav but we can see some of

Consuming eggs after surgery

Hare Krishna. PAMHO. AGTSP.

My mother has currently undergone a knee surgery. She has been asked to consume egg daily by the dietician while she is recovering to build muscle mass. I know there are vegetarian replacements for egg, but my family member

When I fall, I become extremely negative, how to tolerate? And when I get waves of lust, that time how to tolerate, what should I chant or pray?

When I fall, I become extremely negative, how to tolerate? And when I get waves of lust, that time how to tolerate, what should I chant or pray?

Non-devotee parents

Hare Krishna, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am a devotee who lives in a family of Non- devotees and non Hindus. I try to do atleast 2 rounds of japa and follow all 4 of the regulative principles (except eating meat) . I have a few questions

1) How

Details of parampara system

Hare Krishna Prabhuji and Mataji,

Please accept my humble obesiances. 

Can anyone tell me when did the 4 parampara system start? If it was recommended in puranas then which Parampara did the Pandavas belong to and all the great devotee kings that follo

What is the Ultimate solution(big/emergency problem: question 1, 3; medium problem: question 2) + Question 4 (not a problem question)

Pranam to Sri Vaishnava,

Hare Krishna 

Prabhu, please forgive me for offences such as if feet touch technology while/before typing. Prabhu, based on the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, please guide me what is the solution. I accept Srila Prabhupada's a

2 poems inspired by Krishna lila

Note: When I say I got the prompts from chatgpt, I mean only the idea. The words that I chose and wrote are from my mind only. I only use the ai tool for reviewing and rating my poems, asking for corrections and enhancing my talent. I absolutely DO N

What to do of the Tulasi leaves offered to Krishna

Hare Krishna... I got to know that Krishna really likes it if Tulasi Maharani, dipped in sandalwood pulp is offered to his lotus feet. So I have decided to offer it to my deities too. But I don't know what to do of the Tulasi leaves afterwards... I t

Different forms of the Lord

Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obesciences
Jai Srila Prabhupada


I watched few of Swami Mukundanada's (JKYog) lectures on youtube. I found them very identical with ISKCON except one thing he says that we can choose any form of the Lord as our Ishta

The theory that the Lord's energies, being expansions of the Lord, are as good as the Lord is mistaken. Why?

Hare Krsna 

To condemn the theories of the Mayavadis, the Lord clearly says in Bhagavad-gita,  mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na caham tesv avasthitah: " All beings are in Me, but I am not in them." 

Everything rests upon Him, and everything is but an expans