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By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,

On the auspicious occasion of the appearance day of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami at ISKCON Juhu, the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) entered into a strategic partnership with leadership consultancy VMentor.ai and frontline learning platform Sarathi.ai to develop programs applying India’s ancient knowledge traditions to contemporary business and leadership challenges. 

The event was attended by Gauranga Das, Dr. Sumanta Rudra, Ms. Sheeba Rudra, and Dr

By Atma Tattva Das,

As noted in an ISKCON News article in August the Origins 60th Anniversary Gala held by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness on July 31, 2026, at The Glasshouse in Manhattan. Roughly 500 guests attended the event, organized around the theme “Celebrating the Past, Envisioning the Future” to mark six decades since His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founded ISKCON in New York in 1966.

The Gala opened a three-day Origins weekend, July 31 to August

By Sankirtana Das (ACBSP)  

There is a saying, “Think globally, act locally.” And that’s what Srila Prabhupada did when he began his mission in 1966 on NYC’s Lower East Side.  In those days, the counterculture—young people dissatisfied with a war-driven, materialistic society—gravitated to New York and to Haight-Asbury in San Francisco. These were the first two places where the Hare Krishna Movement took root in the West.

During the early years of the movement, many young people were willing to

By Atma Tattva Das, 

For the past few days, “Glorious Holy Name,” by Mahatma Das and Ananda Monet, has been on repeat. Somewhere between listening, humming along, and returning to it again, a question began to take shape: what does it mean to be Krishna consciously creative? As a creative myself, I often consider how spiritual practice informs expression. This song offered an answer through its unmistakable absorption in the subject it celebrates.

Released on August 28, 2026, by Radha Krishna Re

By Rupali Chadha, MD

Over the years I have been approached by many a devotee in distress. Though I grew up in ISKCON and have been slowly cultivating my own Krishna consciousness, I am very much a neophyte. I was blessed by Krishna’s will in that I became a physician. I went forward to specialize in general and forensic psychiatric medicine. It is for this reason, I am often approached by devotees when their emotional life becomes overwhelming. Often they are told to chant better rounds or seek

In each of its twelve cantos, Srimad-Bhagavatam, the “flawless ripened fruit of all Vedic scriptures,” tells of miracles and mysticism, of the esoteric and extraterrestrial. We hear a cow, bull, elephant, monkey, and bird speaking deep philosophy. We learn of the four-headed creator who sits atop a lotus flower, of a magnificent aerial mansion, and of a five-year-old who pushes down half the earth with his toe and makes demigods suffocate. We learn of people giving birth to tens of thousands of

According to ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and other senior Acharyas, the daily service and ornamentation of the Lord (Archa-vigraha) is not merely a ritual, rather it is a vital component (Archanam) of devotional practice (*sadhana-bhakti*). Based on Srila Prabhupada’s various letters and lectures, as well as the guidelines of ISKCON’s 'Deity Worship Ministry,' the primary spiritual benefits derived from beautifully adorning the Lord—along with the relevant st

On the auspicious occasion of Sri Radhashtami, we celebrate the divine appearance of Srimati Radharani, the beloved of Lord Sri Krishna and the embodiment of divine love and devotion. In this video, we reflect on the beautiful story of Radharani's divine appearance, her childhood pastimes, and some of her extraordinary transcendental qualities.

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We pray to Srimati Radharani because She is the Lord's hladini-shakti (pleasure potency). The name "Sri Krishna" means "He who attracts everyone." Yet, Radharani is so magnificent that even Sri Krishna is attracted to Her. Sri Krishna enchants everyone, but Radharani enchants Sri Krishna. Therefore, today we should try to understand the exalted position of Srimati Radharani and offer our obeisances to Her.

Taptakanchana-gaurangi Radhe Vrindavaneshvari | Vrishabhanu-sute Devi pranamami Hari-priye

Dear devotees, I wish you a most fulfilling Radhastami where the blessings of Divine love are abundantly showered upon you and everyone else who aspires for it.

Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami ecstatically raises his voice in glorification of Srimati Radharani:

“If one asks about the origin of love of Krishna the answer is that the origin is Srimati Radharani alone.
If one asks: ‘Who is the most dear friend of Krishna?’
The answer again is: ‘Srimati Radharani alone.’
She is able to fulfill all of K

It gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to be with us in Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple to celebrate Radhastami. A day in which we meditate upon the deepest mystery buried within the vast treasure of the Vedic scriptures. According to a particular person’s level of spiritual awareness, and their particular inclinations, Srila Vyasadev, has compiled the Vedic literatures in such a way to elevate the consciousness of humanity. There are puranas specifically ingrained in the mode of ignora

An early offering for Radhastami.

Srimati Radharani, the tenderhearted, feminine counterpart of Godhead, is that one person in all of existence who knows best how to express love for Krsna. She is the supreme container of love for Him, and, as such, She is known as the asraya category. Moreover, it is She who, like a mother, nurtures us in our devotional service.

Krsna, the object of Her love, comes once in a day of Brahma to display and enjoy His pastime mellows. Afterward, however, Krsna was

By Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

Knowledge about Srimati Radharani, Her relationship with Krishna, Her relationships with Her sakhis and gopi manjaris is expanded throughout the confidential literatures of Gaudiya Vaisnavism. In recent years these books are becoming more accessible to English speaking readers. We are becoming more aware, at least theoretically, that devotion to Srimati Radharani is the topmost expression of Krishna consciousness. Bhaktivinoda Thakura says in one of his songs, “Srimat

By Manjari Gauthie

…The crowd presses forward, a mass of bodies all straining to get a better view of the altar. The curtains are still closed, but thin wisps of frankincense smoke can be seen curling from behind their edges. The sweet smell permeats the room and fuels my eagerness to finally see Their Lordships in our temple for the first time. Balabhadra is leading an intense kirtan. The vibration of hundreds of voices in the air is almost too much to stand. I’m sure I’m not the only one fe

For the most auspicious celebration of Sri Radhastami, we read from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Two, Chapter Three: “Pure Devotional Service.”

TEXT 23

jivan chavo bhagavatanghri-renum
na jatu martyo ’bhilabheta yas tu
sri-visnu-padya manujas tulasyah
svasan chavo yas tu na veda gandham

TRANSLATION

The person who has not at any time received the dust of the feet of the Lord’s pure devotee upon his head is certainly a dead body. And the person who has never experienced the aroma of the tulasi leaves

In CC Adi 1.5 it is said:

“The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krishna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Radha and Krishna are one in Their identity, They separated Themselves eternally”.

Srimati Radharani, as the highest devotee of Sri Krishna, derives the greatest pleasure in serving Him. She is the origin of all the Gopis and of all the Goddesses of Fortune (Lakshmi devi) who are engaged in the service of the Lord.

She is the mainstay,

Srimati Radharani appeared on the eight day of the waxing moon of Hrsikesha (Bhadra) mase, at noon.

“Srimati Radharani is as fully spiritual as Krishna. No one should consider Her to be material. She is definitely not like the conditioned souls, who have material bodies, gross and subtle, covered by material senses. She is all spiritual, and both Her body and mind are of the same spiritual embodiment. Because Her body is spiritual, Her senses are also spiritual. Thus Her body, mind and senses

Dear Bhakti Charu Maharaja, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. On this auspicious occasion of your 81st Vyasa-puja, I find myself thinking not just of your many accomplishments, though they were extraordinary, but of you yourself, my dear godbrother and friend.

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By Atma Tattva Das, 

Krishna Kids, an independent children’s education project led by Damodar-Priya Devi Dasi, released a 13-minute puppet biography of ISKCON Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in English and Spanish in August 2026. The video joins a free YouTube library and monthly Zoom classes for children ages four to nine, priced at US$5 per family, while addressing what she calls limited access to Spanish-language Krishna conscious material for children. An