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More than 250 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on May 16 at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, for a large community day of service organized to support Vaibhavi Devi Dasi and honor the memory of her recently departed husband, Caru Das.

The effort brought together three local LDS Stakes and volunteers from across the community for a day dedicated to easing burdens at the temple and demonstrating solidarity during a difficult time. Monica Ri

Krsangi-Radhe Dasi, Vaishnavi Minister for ISKCON South Africa and a representative within the African Regional Governing Body (ARGB), continues to shape the development of Vaishnavi engagement across the continent through a leadership approach grounded in relationships, lived experience, and institutional responsibility.

A disciple of Indradyumna Swami, she also serves as Communications Director for ISKCON South Africa and has represented the movement internationally, including by participating

It was wonderful to visit the many temples in Bali during the month of Purusottama. It is said that this month has the special favour of the Lord and anyone who performs devotional activities gets special mercy.

Our Sri Sri Radha Madhava temple in the Gianyar area is nicely developed and grhasthas have built houses around the temple compound. We had nice kirtan and then offered lamps to Their Lordships, followed by class and prasadam.

Source: https://ramaiswami.com/radha-madhava-temple-bali/

Some Burmese doctors were attending a medical convention in New York City and got a book from a devotee on the street. The book distributor showed them the Dasavatar painting in the Gita, pointed out Lord Buddha, and the doctors bought the book.
When they got back to their hotel and looked through the Gita, they thought “Wait a minute. This is not about Buddhism” but as they bought the book, they decided to take it back to Burma and give it to a Hindu doctor friend. The Hindu doctor friend turne

A new ISKCON preaching center has recently begun operating from a preserved 180-year-old samurai house in Tsukuba, Japan, marking a significant development for the growth of Krishna consciousness outreach in the country. The project, led by grihastha couple Sudama Das and Ujjvala Gopi Devi Dasi, along with their son Bhagavat-Marg, was formally inaugurated earlier this year during visits by Kavichandra Swami.

Located in Japan’s internationally recognized science and research hub, the new center r

By Atma Tattva Das, 

After a one-year pause in 2025, Krishna Bhakti Art returned to Manila, Philippines, this year with renewed purpose and an expanded vision of devotional outreach through art, culture, and community.

Held on May 10 at Imanji Vegan Restaurant, Krishna Bhakti Art 5 brought together devotees, artists, musicians, underground creatives, and members of the local vegan community for an evening of exhibition, poetry, music, and service. The event also marked the launch of BRAJA-O-RAMA

From Back to Godhead

Krsna consciousness means God consciousness. We all have consciousness or awareness, but of what are we aware? For example, if you are pinched you will feel it that is consciousness. In our normal everyday activities we are conscious of so many things like our stomach, our dress, our relationship with others, and so on. This particular facility of consciousness is the symptom of life. Without it there exists only inert matter, lifeless and dull. What is absent from the corp

“When we love those who love the Lord, the Lord reveals his love to us. Krishna sends his loving devotees to this world, so that we can transfer our attachment.”- Radhanath Swami

Shivananda Sen, he was taking all the 200-300 devotees from Bengal to Puri. They were walking so many days. And a little dog just started following. And that dog… he wasn’t a kind of pedigree, beautiful kind of dog. He was just the kind of dogs that you find in the streets of India. He followed. He followed. And Shivan

From Back to Godhead

Stress, according to The World Health Organization, is the “health epidemic of the 21st century.” Demanding circumstances make us tense mentally, emotionally, and physically, and over time that tension takes a serious toll on our wellbeing. While there are many ways to deal with stress, one often overlooked and highly effective way is to cultivate a state of inner satisfaction. The word satisfaction, meaning the pleasure derived from the fulfillment of one’s wishes, expecta

During his visit to Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian artist Giampaolo Tomassetti, a cultural interaction that drew wide attention in the Indian and international media. The meeting was highlighted as a warm exchange centered on art, Indian civilisation, and the deep cultural bonds that can connect India and Europe. Tomassetti presented Modi with a painting inspired by Varanasi, and the Prime Minister described it as “a glimpse of Kashi in Rome”. Media reports noted that the artwor

In a significant development for community healthcare in West Bengal, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Kalyani, and Sri Mayapur Community Hospital have formalized a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a comprehensive collaboration in Community Pharmacology, capacity building, outreach, and community-based research. The agreement was signed on 23 May 2026 at a formal ceremony attended by senior leadership from both institutions.

The MOU was signed by Haril

By Parabhakti Dasa

In anticipation of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Italy, Her Excellency Vani Rao, Ambassador of India to Italy, reached out to me regarding a project of great symbolic and cultural significance: commissioning an Italian devotee artist to create a work that captures the very soul of India.

The initiative was conceived as a way to strengthen, from both cultural and spiritual perspectives, the historic bond between India and Italy, two ancient civilization

From Back to Godhead

The desire to be soul-conscious inspires a move to a soul-compatible place.

“The soul [jivatma] is unborn, eternal, immortal, and primeval. It does not die when the body dies.” (Bhagavad-gita 2.20)

I first heard details about jivatmathe soulin 1971 during my maiden overseas trip. I was reuniting with my then-boyfriend (later husband) John in India, and to me, a born and bred atheist, jivatma was a quaint irrelevant idea.

An idea, however, can be like a seed: it can germinat

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

By developing genuine devotional qualities, one’s understand of God becomes clear and perfect arjuna uvacasenayor ubhayor madhyeratham sthapaya me ‘cyutayavad etan nirikse ‘hamyoddhu-kaman avasthitankair maya saha yoddhavyamasmin rana-samudyame

“Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see who is present here, who is desirous of fighting, and with whom I must contend in this great battle at

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,

A chartered accountancy student from Asansol, Kr. Ayush Agarwal has developed three digital tools under his initiative, Krishna’s Akagrow, to support ISKCON’s preaching and counseling efforts.

Launched in November 2023 on the disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada, the initiative has received his blessings and has since evolved to release three digital tools: Govind, a platform connecting spiritual seekers with ISKCON devotee mentors; Damodar, a browser extensi

Intelligent Design in a Modern Vedic Context

By Leif Asmark Jensen

(Lalitanatha dasa)

 Consciousness is our most immediate experience. Yet, when it comes to studying consciousness beyond one’s own conscious experience, we can only study circumstantial evidence. One such category is studies of the symptoms of a conscious action on events or physical objects. This is known as the argument from design.

An argument from design refers to the inference that a feature cannot be explained as solely the

Following its 2026 Annual General Meeting in Sridham Mayapur, the Governing Body Commission (GBC) has released its latest resolutions outlining decisions and initiatives across a wide spectrum of ISKCON life and administration.

A statement from ISKCON Communications notes, “These resolutions reflect the collective decisions of the GBC regarding important matters related to ISKCON’s management, governance, and the continued advancement of Srila Prabhupada’s mission worldwide. Devotees, leaders, a