Lecture on We Forgot to Chant by Bir Krishna Goswami on 05 June 2014 at New Goloka
(Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading Srila Prabhupada’s books. Impressed by Srila Prabhupada's scholarship and saintliness Bir Krishna Swami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971.)
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Lecture on The Yamuna River by HG Sankarsana Prabhu on 25 Sep 2014 at Vrindavan
(In obedience to Srila Prabhupada, Sankarshan Das Adhikari has fully taken up the banner of pure devotional service to the Supreme Godhead, and made it his life's mission to spread the Krishna consciousness science as far and wide as possible throughout the world.)
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Lecture On Trusting devotees by Sivarama Swami on 01 Sep 2014 at Moscow
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books.)
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Lecture on Bhautika Dukho Ka Sulabh Kintu Guhya Samadhana by Bhakti Vikas Swamii on 28 Sep 2014 at Telangana
(HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)
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Lecture on Srimati Radharani is the Internal Energy of Krishna by Kavichandra Swami on 05 Oct 2013
(He is a disciple of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1947. In 1967, in Tucson Arizona, he met devotees of Lord Krishna. Kavichandra Maharaja moved to Dallas, Texas, where there was a school in Krishna Consciousness for his three-year-old daughter.)
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Lecture on Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada by HG Sankarsana Prabhu on 27 Oct 2014 at Riga Latvia
(In obedience to Srila Prabhupada, Sankarshan Das Adhikari has fully taken up the banner of pure devotional service to the Supreme Godhead, and made it his life's mission to spread the Krishna consciousness science as far and wide as possible throughout the world.)
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Lecture on Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada by HG Sankarsana Prabhu on 27 Oct 2014 at Riga Latvia.mp3
(In obedience to Srila Prabhupada, Sankarshan Das Adhikari has fully taken up the banner of pure devotional service to the Supreme Godhead, and made it his life's mission to spread the Krishna consciousness science as far and wide as possible throughout the world.)
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Lecture on Vedic Cosmology by Danavir Goswami on 29 June 2014 at ISKCON Slovenia
(Danavir Goswami (Dr. Dane Holtzman) was born in Los Angeles in 1949. He studied sociology and economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). While there he excelled in athletics and was selected the Most Valuable Player of 1970 (indoor volleyball) by the National Collegiate Athletics.)
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Lecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi Lila Chapter 09 Text 48 by Bhakti Vasudeva Swami on 08 Nov 2014 at Bhaktivedanta Manor
(HH Bhakti Vasudeva Swami joined ISKCON, Nigeria, in 1984 as a disciple of His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Swami. He holds a master's degree in Philosophy and Education with a major in Critical and Creative Thinking (CACT) from AICCACOI/Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA.)
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Lecture onTime and Tide Wait for No Man by Niranjana Swami on 22 Sep 2014 at Boston
(The management and spiritual leadership experience Niranjana Swami gained during his tenure as president of ISKCON Boston from 1979 to 1983, and his service as regional secretary of New England in 1984, readied him for his GBC appointment in 1987.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 06, Chapter 05, Text 40 Renunciation and how to do it for Dummies by Bir Krishna Goswami on 22 Jun 2014 at New Orleans
(Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading Srila Prabhupada’s books. Impressed by Srila Prabhupada's scholarship and saintliness Bir Krishna Swami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 02 Chapter 08 Text 21 Vaishnava Par Dukha Dukhi by Shikshashtakam Prabhu in Hindi
(His Grace Shikshashtakam Prabhu has served Indian Air Force for 7 years. During his tenure he was selected as a fighter pilot and also represented Indian Air Force in National Tennis Championship.
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Lecture on Krishna Consciousness Bhagavat Gita Capter 09, Text 34,by Akinchana Krishna Prabhu (Tamil)
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Dear devotees.
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
ISKCON Finland has gone through many twists and turns during its 30 years’ existence. Now, for the first time we have been given the historic opportunity to purchase premises for Krishna’s service.
We are just a handful of devotees but we have been touched by Srila Prabhupada’s teachings and are determined to broadcast the eternal wisdom of Krishna consciousness in this Northern European country.
Many of our visitors have mentioned how here in Finland preaching spirit is still living strong - including book distribution. That’s the purpose of our new facilities as well; to have a place right in the heart of Helsinki metropolitan area, to give shelter for the devotees and people interested in bhakti-yoga in general. The message of Lord Caitanya could be preached all over the country.
The facility mentioned here suits perfectly the needs of the devotee community. It is a 140 years old Manor with a garden and is spacious enough for a temple, ashram and a vegetarian restaurant. The offer has been made by Helsinki City after a long and painful negotiation process. The price of the Manor is 260000 euros, which in Finland is a very reasonable price, as ordinary flats in the center of Helsinki cost the same.
To do this we have recently started a crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo, which is one of the world’s leading crowdfunding platforms. The idea is that as many people as possible, around the world could come forward with their donations, small and big, and together realize this project. For example, a crowdfunding campaign was launched in 2012 to rebuild a Mosque in Joplin, USA, and the campaign collected more than USD 411000.
Taking a straw between our teeth we humbly approach all devotees and ask you with great appreciation to help us continue serving Srila Prabhupada’s mission here in Finland.
Please visit our page at
There you can see a short documentary about our project and meet our lively and active congregation. The page also has a facility for donation.
Please share our page in the social media and kindly leave a comment on it. In other words donating money is not the only way, although very much needed.
On behalf of the devotees of ISKCON Finland,
Avadhutacandra das
(Vice-president of ISKCON Helsinki)
Lecture on The Qualities of a Worthy and Unworthy Disciple by HH NItai Chaitanya Goswami on 18 Feb 2013 at Dubna
(HH Nitai Chaitanya Goswami Maharaj, is one of the first sannyasis of Russia and one of senior most devotees from the times of USSR. It was in 1970 that while listening to the underground western radio station.)
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Lecture on To Seek Love in food is to relapse into Emotional babyhood by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body.)
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Lecture on What it means to meditate on Krishnas Lotus Feet by HH Sivarama Swami on 08 Nov 2014 at India
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979.)
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Lecture on Opulence Govardhana Hill by HG Nirantara Prabhu on 01 Nov 2014
(Nicholas D'Angelo was born on May 20, 1950 and was raised a strict Roman Catholic. He went to Catholic school for 13 years, but did not even finish one semester of college at St. Johns University in New York City. Instead, the dormant lusty desires in his heart manifested and he became a "hippy" in 1968.)
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The Sahyadri Varnasrama College (SVC) is now accepting applications for its one-month course to be given from January 1 to 31, 2015 on the campus of Sahyadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) located near the small town of Hebri in the district of Udupi, South Karnataka, India.
The Coordinator for the program this year is Sriman Raya Ramananda das, one of the resident devotees at SSKBK who has authored a number of books related to the varnasrama mission, one of them titled as “Overhaul and Revert”.
On-going since 2009, the courses offered during this semester will focus on land, cows and Krishna where both resident and visiting Faculty members will cover the four traditional occupations or varnas.
In addition to practical courses in the mornings and theory classes in the afternoon, students will also get the opportunity to take field trips in neighboring areas to observe the richness of the Sahyadri Mountain range described as one of the rare bio-diversity hot-spots on the planet.
In keeping with the Vedic educational system of gurukula, the courses are offered without fees but students are requested to honor the practice of dakshina.
Registration is limited to 10 students and should be completed by November 31, 2014.
RP Bhakti Raghava Swami, Minister for IDVM-India and Chair for Global Village Initiative Committee (GVIC) will preside over the entire period and will daily be giving classes.
For more information on courses and other Faculty members, please contact Raya Ramananda das at Raya.Ramananda.BRS@pamho.net
Hare Krishna,
Acharya literally means one’s whose conduct is worth following. We all know how at the ripe age of 69 our beloved founder Acharya, single handedly founded and established one of the largest religious movements of contemporary history. And it is known globally for much more than just Sankirtan.
Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita clearly reveals how Srila Prabhupada, touched every aspect of his disciples’ life, from the right kind of food, to right kind of clothing, from right kind of education to farm communities, and everything else according to the standards of Vedic Civilisation, required to create an environment conducive to bhakti right in the heart of the materialistic capital of the world New York city.
Today India is walking on the same road to hedonism, that America was back in Prabhupada’s times, and the need is to follow our founder Acharya’s divine example. Lets work towards creating an India - not simply a nation, but a civilisation, where book distribution is more common than cricket discussions, an India where the deity eats the best organic bhoga, where mother cow is loved just like in Vrindavan.
The 5 day long India Rising festival being held in January 2015 in Ghatkopar (also known as the Ghatkopar Rathyatra festival), is that vision of Srila Prabhupada, and an opportunity for our Vaishnava community to follow our Acharya and assist in fulfilling his unfinished task of establishing Daivi Varnashrama. With workshops, inspirational talks and several socio-cultural initiatives, it is a platform to serve Prabhupada by serving his instructions. Let’s come together and help create a Home - a place where the world can live together with Krishna - in the centre.
Please let us know how you would like to join us. Drop a message to Milan: 9867977585
Please also share and like the India Rising Fest’s facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-Rising-Fest/323961687774619?ref=hl
Enclosed: India Rising Brochure.
Yours in the Service of Srila Prabhupada, Sri Gauranga and Bhaarat Bhoomi
Team India Rising
