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Marco Ferrini, GLA University, Vedic philosophy, Vastu Shastra, sacred architecture, symbolic architecture, architecture and spirituality, architecture and meaning, Vedic architecture, sustainable architecture, civil engineering, built environment, architecture and human values, Bhagavad Gita, Bhakti Yoga, Srila Prabhupada, Indo-Vedic wisdom, traditional culture, space and symbol, Centro Studi Bhaktivedanta …

This lecture explores architecture as a profoun

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/

Through bhakti-yoga we can finally reunite with the person we’ve wanted all along.

The Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, discusses dhyana-yoga, or meditative yoga. Texts 13-14 say: “One should hold one’s body, neck, and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life.”

Srila Prabhupada’s purport to these

Srila Prabhupada has told us that the culmination of all of our preaching in Krsna Consciousness is to induce people to wholeheartedly chant the holy names of Krsna. The chanting of the Holy names must continue. Srila Prabhupada said we can do without temples, we can do without everything. We don’t need money. If we can get it, we will use it. We don’t need property. If we get it we will use it. We don’t need vehicles. If we get it we will use it. We don’t need good PR, Public relations. If we

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Pradyumna: (leads chanting)

sanjaya uvaca
dantva tu pandavanikam
vyudham duryodhanas tada
acharyam upasangamya
raja vacanam abravit
[Gita 1.2]

Translation: “Sanjaya said: O King, after looking over the army gathered by the sons of Pandu, King Duryodhana went to his teacher and began to speak the following words:”

Srila Prabhupada

Prabhupada: Dhatarantra inquired from Sanjaya, kim akurvata: “After my sons and my brother’s sons assembled to

Spiritual energy (anti-matter) is an unlimited collective of Krsna and His eternal individual expansions, including His unique separated marginal living entities (individual jiva-souls) who are all indestructible and forever youthful "persons" as spiritual bodily forms within Krsna's wonderful pastimes.

This unlimited collective of individual jiva-souls are minor expansions of Krsna the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes.

Furthermore, only Krsna and His direct Visnu/Narayana ex

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