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By Savitri Devi Dasi

The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will observe Rūpotsava 2026, the disappearance festival of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, from August 21 to 25 in Vrindavan. The festival will include kīrtana, kathā, recitations of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s compositions, worship at his samādhi, and programs at Ter Kadamba. Selected sessions will also be available online.

The theme of this year’s Rūpotsava is the literary contribution of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. The festival will provide opport

Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Guru Mahārāja’s condition became more critical overnight.

Guru Mahārāja developed fever last night and he also had two episodes of seizures. The exact cause of these seizures is not yet known, and the medical team did an MRI today to determine the underlying cause. The results

Every year leaders from around the country attend the ISKCON Indonesia AGM. This time it was held at Radha Gopinatha temple in the Baha area of Bali. Last year it was at Radha Rasesvara temple.

Around 50 or 60 devotees came, as well as the two GBCs, Kavicandra Maharaja and myself. Many important topics were discussed, especially about book distribution, deity worship, finances, harinama, property assets etc.

It was great to have everyone’s association and the meeting started and ended with kirt

A Vaishnava does not want to criticize anyone. For example, in Vrindavan, there was one very, very exalted Vaishnava.

One day, there was a mahotsava, a festival. Many people were invited. This person noticed that one Vaishnava was not there, so he questioned what happened to him.

Somebody said that he has done this and that, so we did not invite him. This very senior Vaishnava got up and started to walk to the door. When asked why he was leaving, he said, “For such a small little fault you have

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

74/06/27 Melbourne, Bhagavad-gita 3.27

(Town Hall)

Srila Prabhupada: (leads chanting of “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya”)

prakrteh kriyamanani
gunaih karmani sarvasah
ahankara-vimudhatma
kartaham iti manyate
[Bg. 3.27]

Krsna says that all these living entities… We are all living entities… Actually, every one of us is spirit soul, living entities. It does not matter whether I am a human being or other than human being, lower animals, birds, b

Krishna is self-satisfied and does not need anything, but out of His mercy He will accept our offerings of love and devotion.

Krishna’s supreme opulence surpasses all description and comparison. Millions of goddesses of fortune serve Him in the spiritual realm. He is the supreme controller, the ultimate refuge, and the proprietor of everything. Yet, because of His love for His devotees, the all-powerful Lord accepts their loving offerings.

Krishna consciousness helps us recognize and reestablis

He would personally reply to every letter, and I am fortunate to still have a few letters that he wrote to me nearly twenty four years ago. He had once graciously visited our home, and I was blessed to receive his special blessings.
Looking back at those letters today, the sentiment behind his words feels almost otherworldly. There was a depth, warmth and spiritual affection in them that is difficult to describe in ordinary words. They remain deeply precious to me not merely as letters, but as

In an effort to preserve spiritual decorum and Sanatan traditions, the ISKCON Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura, Uttar Pradesh) has introduced a strict new dress code alongside a ban on photography, selfies, and video recording inside temple premises. The guidelines prohibit immodest attire—including shorts and sleeveless clothing—in favor of traditional, modest dress for visiting devotees.

The initiative has drawn widespread support across religious communities. Local saints and religious figures ha

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sad-bhaktavali-hamsa-cakra-madhupa-sreni-viharaspadam
karnanandi-kala-dhvanir vahatu me jihva-maru-prangane
sri-caitanya daya-nidhe tava lasal-lila-sudha-svardhuni

TRANSLATION

O my merciful Lord Caitanya, may the nectarean Ganges waters of Your transcendental activities flow on the surface of my desert like tongue. Beautifying these waters are the lotus flowers of singing, dancing and loud chanting of Krsna’s holy name, which are the pleasure a

From Back to Godhead

In the Bhagavad-gita (7.14) Lord Krishna refers to maya, the deluding material energy, as mama maya: “My maya.” We Vaishnavas accept His word on this, with profound philosophical implications.

The chief philosophical opponents of Vaishnavas are the Mayavadis, or impersonalists, who posit ultimate reality as one homogeneous impersonal energy, with no second thing: All the unique entities we perceive, whether things or living beings, are merely mirages. Variety and individual

“Shoot him,” said the man with the crowbar. Kshudhi felt the cold metal against his skull and chanted Hare Krishna like never before. His nimble nineteenyear old body was tucked under the bed. The other four men with guns hesitated. They attacked the house knowing that a Johannesburg vegetable merchant had kept cash there, but were they ready to kill for it?

Less than two years before, Kshudhi had purchased a copy of Teachings of Lord Chaitanya from a book store in Los Angeles. The book introdu

Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa

Just as Gaṅgā is the greatest of all rivers, Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa is greatest among all Purāṇas. When we worship Mother Gaṅgā the reservoir of holy water, we take palm full water from the river and with devotion we put it back into the river. Similarly this humble attempt of writing on the topic of Bhāgavata Purāṇa is done even though this Purāṇa is the reservoir of everything. It is like taking any paraphernalia for worshiping the supreme Lord which originates and bel

It was a fine sight for the eyes of thousands of conditioned souls. The parade spanned one mile in length and was led by a large assembly of Brahmans (initiated priests). Vaisesika Dasa led the priests in singing and chanting Vedic hymns from the Brahma-Samhita along with many various prayers. Following that group was a twelve member marching band joyfully and skillfully playing Hare Krishna mantra melodies with horns and percussion instruments.

Next in the procession came groups of dancing ladi

Our dearest Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaj, we are all gathered together to offer our sincerest gratitude to you for your truly lifetime example of the highest level of love for Srila Prabhupada, Sri Panchatattva, Shri Radha Madhava. Your example of the deepest unconditional surrender to Srila Prabhupada and the movement of Mahaprabhu. We’re forever grateful to you for your incredible love, compassion and care for the whole devotee community worldwide. You’ve traveled to every continent constant

August 8th, 2026

We are very grateful to share that Guru Maharaj has been making encouraging progress since his stroke a week ago and is now continuing his recovery outside the hospital. He is slowly gaining strength and energy, and we are seeing gradual improvement.

While Maharaj is able to speak and communicate, the stroke affected some of the brain functions that help us take in what we hear, understand and organize information, connect thoughts and meanings, and formulate an appropriate resp

Gaudiya Vaishnavism is the focus of a recent episode of Let’s Talk Religion, a popular educational YouTube channel with more than one million subscribers. The 55-minute presentation has already received nearly 200,000 views.

The channel is hosted by Filip Holm, a Swedish religious studies scholar with a master’s degree in comparative religion. Through Let’s Talk Religion, Holm examines major world religions and lesser-known philosophical and mystical traditions. His videos are known for making c

Over one weekend, the ISKCON London Sankirtan team had the opportunity to attend the World Yoga Festival, bringing Srila Prabhupada’s books to a large gathering of people interested in yoga, meditation, spirituality and personal development.

For us, it was a wonderful reminder of how much potential there is for book distribution outside traditional religious settings. Over the course of the weekend, more than 20 Srimad Bhagavatam sets were distributed, along with a large number of Bhagavad-gitas

Kirtiraj Das ACBSP: Hare Krishna.

I have been looking for this photo for years. Haripuja just found it.

This photo was taken on August 20, 1991, in Moscow, on the edge of Red Square and across from the Central Post and Telegraph Office. It was almost 35 years ago to the day.

Haripuja and I had traveled from Sweden to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) for the first Jagannatha Rathayatra in Leningrad, the cultural capital of the then Soviet Union. After a very ecstatic festival, we took a very comfor

Hare Krishna,

My name is Dvijamani Gaura dasa. I am a brahmachari in ISKCON, currently based in Lithuania.

For the past several years, I have felt a growing desire to help expand Krishna consciousness among Arabic- and Farsi-speaking people living throughout Europe. Millions of people from these language communities now live across the continent, yet very few devotees are engaged in regular outreach specifically for them.

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) has made wonderful progress in printing