ISKCON Temple is more than just a place of worship; it’s a spiritual sanctuary where individuals can explore their inner selves.
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In this inspiring episode of the Success Sadhana series, Vaisesika Dasa invites listeners to move beyond illusion, distraction, and surface-level living—and to become real now. Drawing from timeless bhakti wisdom, he explains that true success begins when we honestly examine our life, recognize what truly matters, and align our actions with our higher purpose.
With practical insights and spiritual depth, this talk encourages us to stop postponing growth, awaken inner sincerity, and live with cla
By Atma Tattva Das,
Over the long Easter weekend of 3-6 April 2026, the Durban beachfront was transformed into a tapestry of sacred sound, color, and devotion as the annual Festival of Chariots returned. A longstanding collaborative effort between the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple and New Jagannath Puri in Phoenix, the festival has grown over the years through shared vision and coordinated service. For many locals and tourists alike, the sight of the chariots silhouetted against the Indian Ocea
His Grace Agnidev Das a senior disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, a renowned kirtaniya, leader, and recording artist whose devotional music has inspired devotees around the world for decades, passed away on April 28th following hospitalization due to a serious brain stroke. An accomplished cook, he opened four successful Govinda’s restaurants in California and Oregon.
The stroke occurred following the Memorial Service of His Grace Caru Dasa, held in Spanish
Our very capable Indresh Gaura here in Toronto has come out with a book on guidelines to feeding the world with prasadam called “Govinda’s Prasadam Restaurants.” I wrote the foreword. Here is an excerpt:
Everyone likes to eat. The famous playwright and vegetarian, George Bernard Shaw once said, “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” I sometimes wonder whether he was referring not only to humans, but to all life forms. Regarding animals, however, he clearly stated that they were hi
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
After more than a decade of effort, grave challenges, and a restoration completed in just thirteen months, ISKCON Kolkata has opened Bhakti Bhavan, the ancestral home of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur at 181 Ramesh Dutta Street, Kolkata, as a heritage site and place of pilgrimage for Gaudiya Vaishnavas.
Radharaman Das, Vice President of ISKCON Kolkata described the significance of Bhakti Bhavan, “Without Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, the teachings of Chaitanya Mahapra
By Yudhistir Govinda Das,
This week, “Rasa – An Ocean of Nectar”, the new wing of the museum at ISKCON East of Kailash (New Delhi), was inaugurated by India’s Minister of Tourism and Culture, Shri Gajendra Singh Sikhawat, along with ISKCON India’s Trustee and a member of the GBC, Jayapataka Swami. H.E Didier Vanderhasselt, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to India, was the special guest.
This museum is one of the most unique cultural destinations in India’s capital. It aims to educate
For more than twenty years the Manila temple was located in a tiny house in the Makati area, which is a city within it’s own right. Even though crammed, the devotees served Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava with love and devotion.
Some years back land was bought in Taguig and this year on Lord Nityananda’s appearance day a new grand temple was opened. There are plans to also add a large kitchen and dining hall with accommodation upstairs.
It was wonderful to visit and see the new facilities
It was yesterday at High Park that I met the most sincere young man age 19. Along with devotees of Bhakti Academy, we were chanting with drum, harmonium, kartals among the jackpines and it was time for me to have a water discharge break so I went to the public loo where-in a brief encounter outside, I met this young Gujarati Indian chap. I was a little delayed at getting back from that washroom. Someone had an accident and I thought like a servant to the community, I’ll clean it up. Once comple
ON DAYS SET ASIDE FOR SELLING Back to Godhead magazine, he packed copies in a cloth sack and boarded the morning train to Delhi. With nowhere to stay in Delhi he had to return to Vrindavan by evening, which gave him only a few hours of daylight. Sales were minimal and he did not always collect enough to cover costs. Some days, he made appointments with wealthy men to request support. A few responded with token donations for his cause. He befriended an Ayurvedic doctor who promised assistance. On
According to the shastra, the way to counteract the very deeply strong tendency for possessiveness in the grihastha life is to giving charity to the Vaishnavas and the brahmans, to the mission of the guru. According to the shastra, the first fifty percent you have give it to your guru’s mission. And then whatever else you have, maintain, that is the ideal standard. You never be possessive if you do that, because the first priority with whatever you get goes to Guru and Krishna. You cannot do fi
“Whom are we worshiping in the temple? This query of mine was unanswered till I reached ISKCON.”
I was born and brought up in a Hindu family in Delhi, and we used to go to various temples and offer prayers before the gods. Two questions, however, always tickled my mind: Why do we worship so many gods, and who is the real God? As I never got answers to my questions, I considered all the gods equal, and in my teenage years all religions and faiths became one for me. Be it Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhi
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Srimad Bhagavatam is a medicine. It is like a medicine that will keep us alive. Otherwise, life will become stale. Life will become boring, like a zombie life.
So Śrīla Vyāsadeva’s contribution gives us the direction by which we can get out of this material world.
Otherwise, if one wants to stay in the material world, Prabhupāda says, if one wants to forget Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa will make all the arrangements, all the facilities, for one to forg
The following statement was released by the ISKCON North America Communications Office on behalf of the North American Regional Governing Body (NA RGB)
Full Statement:
April 30, 2026, Nṛsiṁha Caturdaśī
The ISKCON North America Regional Governing Body (NA RGB) has implemented important updates to the structure and leadership of its Child Protection Office (CPO) to enhance its effectiveness and accountability. Tamohara dasa, who successfully served for five years as the second International CPO Directo
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
The Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) has been entrusted by the ISKCON Juhu temple with the preservation and documentation of the personal room of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami. The project is being undertaken as a service in honor of his second Tirobhava Mahotsava, the annual commemoration of his departure from this world.
This effort forms part of BRC’s broader mission to systematically archive and preserve the heritage of ISKCON and its senior Vaish
His Grace Agnidev Prabhu was a deeply cherished devotee within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, known across the world for his heartfelt kirtans, gentle nature, and lifelong dedication to spreading the holy name. Born in Trinidad and Tobago and later raised in New York, he came into contact with devotees in the early years of the movement and formally joined ISKCON in 1973 under the guidance of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. From that moment, his life became full
Before Lord Caitanya appeared He sent His eternal associates like Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri Jagannatha Misra, Saci Mata, Madhavendra Puri, Isvari Puri to earth. Sri Madhavendra Puri took initiation from Sri Laksmipati Tirtha in the Madhvacarya sampradaya.
He had many but Sri Advaita Acarya and Sri Isvara Puri were the chief disciples of Madhavendra Puri. In one way or another, all the Vaisnavas in Bengal and Ksetra mandala (Jagannatha Puri) were connected with Sri Madhavendra Puri. After Lord Ca
May 7– Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharya
Srila Prabhupada gives the significance of his Eight Prayers to the Six Gowami’s of Vrindaban–HDGSP states the ‘Prayers’ teach ‘Worship in Separation’–and HDGSP describes Srinivas’s ‘Incredible Response to Haridas Thakur’s Samadhi’—-
[Srinivasa Acarya].
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta
May 7 – Appearance of Srila Madhvendra Puri
“Sri Madhavendra Puri, a great devotee and acarya in the line of devotees, says, ‘O Lord, in my prayers three times a day, all glory to You. O Bathing, I offer my obeisances unto You. O demigods, O forefathers, please excuse me for my inability to offer you my respects. Now wherever I sit I am able to remember the great descendant of the Yadu dynasty, Krsna, the enemy of Kamsa, and therefore I can get myself free from all sinful bondage. I think this
