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Spiritualism vs Materialism

                                                                        By Veerendra Ekbote

             The subject matter of this article itself denotes that Spiritual activities and Materialistic activities will never go hand in hand as Spiritual activities are concerned with Spirit soul and its elevation from the material world and materialistic activities are meant for material progress by the use of material knowledge and expertise. However Spiritualism meets m

It was cold winter morning of January 1982, Bhavabhuti Prabhu President of ISKCON Guwahati summon me to his room ,he asked me to go to the Airport to pick up H.G.Surabhi Prabhu. The construction of Guwahati temple was in progress and Surabhi prabhu was coming to give his input. I was in touch with ISKCON Mayapur since 1974 but I joined as fulltime only in 1980 and was a new 2 year old Brahmachari at that time. I was quiet enthusiastic that I am going to drive “the Surabhi Prabhu” viswakarma of

Lecture on Giving and Accepting Shelter-The Need for Shelter by HG Devaki Mataji on 01 Jun 2015 at Ukraine

(Mother Devaki has served in various capacities for over 20 years and has in later years engaged in creating festivals and various meetings for devotees to listen about and glorify Krsna. She started pioneer preaching in former Soviet Union.)

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Lecture on If ones falldown form devotional service how Krishna helps by HG Jagadhananda Caitanya Prabhu at ISKCON Perambalur (Tamil)

(HG Jagadhananda Caitanya Prabhu was born on 12th January 1979 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, He is Automobile Engineer was working with MRF Tyers until 2002. He is introduced to Krishna Consciousness in 2002 He is very much attracted to Krishna Consciousness so he decided to Join Coimbatore ISKCON )

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Lecture on We need Krishna Connection to keep our intelligence and mind on track 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 Freedom from Rebirth for All by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 14 Jun 2015 at Colombo

(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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“Through the spellbinding pages of Vraja-mandala Darsana, Lokanath Swami will take us on the traditional parikrama of Vraja-dhama, following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya and our beloved acaryas. We will hear, see, smell, taste and feel the twelve timeless forests of Vrndavana”

– HH Radhanath Swami

His Holiness Lokanath Swami’s new book Vraja-mandala Darsana is set to release very soon. The book was presented to His Holiness on July 27 this Monday on the occasion of his 66th Vyasa Puja cel

11th Annual Festival of the Chariots & Ratha Yatra Parade
Jacksonville Beach, FL Saturday, August 15, 2015

Rathayatra is an Indian multi-cultural parade followed by a cultural festival. There is live music, singing, classical dance, books, bazaar, and lots of free delicious vegetarian food. The Ratha Yatra Parade is the oldest known parade in the world. A free feast will be served continuously from 4 PM onward. City Council member Ms. Christine Hoffman will inaugurate the festival at 4 PM at th

Question to Radhanath Swami: Since childhood I have always heard there is one God, but then why there so many religions?

Radhanath Swami: God appears in many varieties of wonderful ways just according to the need. So when some people say they do not understand why there are many different religions in this world, they are right. Actually,  there is only one religion.Religion means obedience to the law of God for the purpose of developing our love for God. It is called Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana

By Samba Das

It was cold winter morning of January 1982, Bhavabhuti Prabhu President of ISKCON Guwahati summon me to his room ,he asked me to go to the Airport to pick up H.G.Surabhi Prabhu. The construction of Guwahati temple was in progress and Surabhi prabhu was coming to give his input. I was in touch with ISKCON Mayapur since 1974 but I joined as fulltime only in 1980 and was a new 2 year old Brahmachari at that time. I was quiet enthusiastic that I am going to drive “the Surabhi Prabh

Hare Krishna devotees pull the giant chariot past the Clock Tower on its way to Cossington Park, Belgrave

By DavidWOwen for the Leicester Mercury

Thousands of people gathered in the city centre to enjoy a colourful procession of Hare Krishna devotees pulling a giant chariot.

Crowds gathered in Granby Street, today, for the annual Rathayatra Festival of Chariots.

The event, organised by the Leicester chapter of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), is the second largest c

Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, Beijing

The “prasadam” were fresh grapes, cookies and tiny condiments in wrappers. The devotees were mostly young Chinese.

And, it was a rare interactive session held by senior members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Beijing on the Bhagvad Gita combined with insights into yoga on Saturday afternoon. On sale outside the auditorium was a new version of the Gita in Chinese.

Copies of the “Bu Jian Fan Ge” in Chinese or “Bhagv

By Urmila Devi Dasi

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Certainly we Gaudiya Vaisnavas, members of ISKCON, should know what is sinful and what is not. In the ultimate sense, “sin” is anything that is not done 1) for Krishna, 2) with a desire to please Him without wanting anything in return, and 3) without any interruption in the service. Such pure bhakti is the nature of the soul, and anything contrary to that, or less than that, is untruth and sinful.

But sin is of di