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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya, or denomination, a monotheistic tradition within Hindu culture. Today ISKCON has over 400 temples, dozens of rural communities and eco-sustainable projects, and nearly 100 vegetarian restaurants world-wide. ISKCON’s Hare Krishna Food for Life program has grown to become the world’s largest vegetarian food relief p
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From the speech by: Shri. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Haryana&Punjab and the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh on the occasion of the Stone-Laying Ceremony of the Sri Krishna Arjuna Temple.
Honorable Sril Gopal Krishna Goswami; Trustee of this famous Institution, the Zonal Secretary of this Society Honorable Swami Mahaman Das ji, Srimati Nilam Pradip Kasni -Secretary to the Governor who is present amongst you all despite it being Raksha Bandhan, the Local MLA-Subhash S
Lecture on Ensure that the Lords service is done even if we cant do it ourselves by HH 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 Rajani Priya Dasi Initiation by HH Giriraj Swami on 30 May 2015 at Gita Nagari
(Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton in the home of a respected Chicago lawyer. He met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on The Easiest Endeavor in the World Pleasing the Lord by HH Romapada Swami in 21 Aug 2015 at Chicago
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)
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Lecture on Scriptural Statements on the power of the holy name by HH Sivarama Swami on 20 Aug 2015 at New Vraja Dham
(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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जो लोग निराकार ब्रह्म तथा अंतर्यामी परमात्मा के प्रति आसक्त होते हैं, वे भी आंशिक रूप से कृष्णभावनाभावित हैं क्योंकि निराकार ब्रह्म का उद्गम श्री कृष्ण के दिव्य शरीर से निकलने वाली तेजस्वी किरणें ही हैं, और परमात्मा कृष्ण का सर्व्यापी आंशिक अवतार होता है । इस प्रकार निर्विशेषवादी तथा ध्यानयोगी भी अपरोक्ष रूप से कृष्णभावनाभावित होते हैं । प्रत्यक्ष कृष्णभावनाभावित व्यक्ति सर्वोच्च योगी होता है क्योंकि ऐसा भक्त जानता है कि ब्रह्म और परमात्मा क्या है । उसका परमसत्य विषयक ज्ञान पूर्ण होता है। जबकि न
The GBC’s third ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS), will be held from February 24-March 2, 2016 in Mayapur, India.
Other significant dates are:
| Nityananda Trayodasi | February 20 |
| GBC Annual General Meeting | February 22-23 |
| February 26 – March 1 (1/2 days) | |
| March 3- 5 | |
| Strategic Planning Network | March 3 – 5 |
| Kirtan Mela | March 6 – 10 |
| Nabadwip Parikrama | March 12-18 |
| Gaura Purnima | March 23 |
The ILS team is very happy to an
By Abhimanyu-dasa Vanacari
On Ekadasi day, August 26, 2015 Trata-dasa (Dr. Tri Astawa) from Bali, Indondesia, an ISKCON devotee/ disciple of His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami, met with the Prime Minister of East Timor, Dr.Rui Maria de Araujo in Jakarta, Indonesia and presented him with the Bhagavad Gita As It Is in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian). The occasion was a reunion of medical doctors who worked at a hospital in Dili, East Timor. Trata-dasa and the now Prime Minister worked togeth
By Basu Ghosh Das
On the auspicious occasion of Baladev Purnima, August 29, 2015, a grand function including the visit of His Excellency the Governor of Punjab and Haryana Professor Kaptan Singh Solani, was organized by ISKCON at the new six acre plot of land that was acquired in the recent past from the Haryana State Government. At the function, marking the beginning of construction of a grand temple for Krishna and Arjuna, the Diety of Anantadev was installed by HH Gopal Krishna Goswami, ISKCO
By Sebastian J. Rutkowski
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Chariot Festival, Ratha Yatra is a colourful and vibrant public festival that dates back thousands of years to ancient India. It features a huge chariot pulled by hand, accompanied by music and dancing, culminating in a fun-filled afternoon of stage shows and exhibitions as well as a free, sumptuous vegetarian feast.
Ratha Yatra is celebrated
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto - 07, Chapter - 02, Text 48 by Hridayananda Das Goswami
(Hridayananda dasa Goswami (Howard J. Resnick, Ph.D.) is one of the most senior and respected spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto - 10, Chapter - 72, Text - 06 by HG Narayani Mataji at ISKCON Alachua
(Her Grace Narayani Devi Dasi joined ISKCON in Boston in 1970. She has done many services for Srila Prabhupada including Deity worship in Calcutta temple, traveling book distribution in Western India for the Bombay temple, and teaching Bhakti Sastri, Bhakti Vaibhava and Bhaktivedanta courses in the VIHE in Vrndavana. )
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