By Kishori Rani Devi Dasi 

From September 25–29, 2026, the 10th annual GitaFest will bring devotees together at New Vrindaban, West Virginia, for a five-day retreat centered on the theme “Guru and Disciple.” Organized by the Bhagavad-gita Institute, this year’s festival will focus on understanding the role of the spiritual master and deepening devotees’ relationship with ISKCON Founder-Acharya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. The program will include seminars, questions and answers, ja

By Savitri Devi Dasi

The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will hold “Alone with Kṛṣṇa, Together with Kṛṣṇa’s Devotees,” a retreat at the Govardhana Retreat Center at Govardhana, from 4:00 p.m. on October 23 to 12:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026. Led by Bhurijana Dasa, the retreat will offer a focused period of Kṛṣṇa-kathā, japa, prayer, śāstric reading, introspection, kīrtana, prasādam, and association with devotees.

For devotees whose responsibilities and routines often leave little

“The intelligence that discriminates between right and wrong is great, but the heart that accommodates even wrongdoers and uplifts them is greater.”

What will you do when someone misbehaves? Of course, it’s natural to disapprove his action. But do you tend to disown him or again continue to interact with him? That probably depends on the extent of his misbehavior and your relationship with him. It’s easier to excuse people who are close to us, but not others! And it may be justified to excuse sm

By Karnamrita Das

The ideas expressed here are especially relevant in dealing with conflicts in communities and families. By our consciousness and actions we can further add to the problem or be part of the solution. Everything in existence is energy—even science tells us that—though as followers of Bhagavad-gita we understand that there is the spiritual energy behind matter. The material world is called in the Gita’s 7th chapter, Krishna’s separated energy. Then, this one energy as a whole, is

Bengaluru | 7th September 2026 |
6:00 PM IST
Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers
of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Guru Mahārāja continues to show gradual improvement in his overall sensorium and level of alertness. The medical team is encouraged by the progress he has been making and remains hopeful about his continued recovery. At the same time, we would like to emphasize that the journey toward a meaningful and susta

The following statement was released by ISKCON Juhu Communications on September 9, 2026:

“ISKCON Juhu recently received a notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Government of Maharashtra, following an inspection of our kitchen and food operations conducted on 3 September 2026.

Following the inspection, the authorities assessed our compliance at 70% and identified certain areas requiring corrective action. Our food licence has been temporarily suspended, not cancelled, while these ma

By Nidhi Chaudhari,

From September 17 to 23, 2026, devotees worldwide will come together for World Holy Name Festival 2026, a global celebration dedicated to chanting, hearing, and sharing the Holy Name.

Organized by the ISKCON Kirtan Ministry, the festival is an invitation to temples, communities, youth groups, congregations, kirtaniyas and individual devotees to come together in the spirit of sankirtana and offer their service to the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada.Alt

On the most auspicious occasion of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja, we would like to present a humble offering showcasing how Srila Prabhupada and his followers are fulfilling the prediction of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by spreading His teachings throughout the world.

ISKCON GLOBAL TIMELINE PROJECT | 1966–2026

The ISKCON Global Timeline Project is being developed by the ISKCON Mayapur Master Plan Office as a step towards fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s instruction:

"I want that our Mayapur festiv

It was a great pleasure and privilege to visit our Sri Sri Radha Rasesvara temple in Denpasar. The deities of Their Lordships were more beautiful than ever and the devotees always enthusiastic to serve Them nicely.

The new temple construction was going on according to schedule and the planned moving of the deities to Their new home was still set for December of this year. I led kirtan and gave Chaitanya Charitamrita class, which was followed by delicious prasadam.

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Dear Malati,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 22, 1973.

You write that things are in a crisis in England, with oil shortage and IRA bombing. Therefore, we have to take shelter of Krsna. If Krsna wants to kill us that is not wrong, if it is His desire. Our business should just to be to follow the regulative schedule, deity worship, distributing prasadam, chanting, book distribution and never mind the material danger. Krsna Consciousness means

In many places in his books Srila Prabhupada describes the wonders of prasadam, food prepared with devotion and offered to Krishna. Prabhupada discusses such merits of prasadam as how it effectively immunizes one against the contamination of the material nature, how it frees one from becoming a ghost after death, and even how it is considered ecstatic nectar from the lips of Lord Krishna. In the Chaitanya-charitamrita (Madhya-lila, 4.93, purport) Srila Prabhupada writes:

The following statement was released by ISKCON Juhu Communications on September 9, 2026:

“ISKCON Juhu recently received a notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Government of Maharashtra, following an inspection of our kitchen and food operations conducted on 3 September 2026.

Following the inspection, the authorities assessed our compliance at 70% and identified certain areas requiring corrective action. Our food licence has been temporarily suspended, not cancelled, while these

The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will hold “Alone with Kṛṣṇa, Together with Kṛṣṇa’s Devotees,” a retreat at the Govardhana Retreat Center at Govardhana, from 4:00 p.m. on October 23 to 12:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026. Led by Bhurijana Dasa, the retreat will offer a focused period of Kṛṣṇa-kathā, japa, prayer, śāstric reading, introspection, kīrtana, prasādam, and association with devotees.

For devotees whose responsibilities and routines often leave little space for quiet ref

On the most auspicious occasion of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja, we would like to present a humble offering showcasing how Srila Prabhupada and his followers are fulfilling the prediction of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by spreading His teachings throughout the world.

The Science of Knowing God

God: The Evidence; The God Delusion; God: The Failed Hypothesis; The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief. Apparently, writing about God is the latest rage among scientists, both theistic and atheistic. Many of these authors have also been invited to speak to college crowds, and they are causing quite a stir. But is th

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Channel: The Temple at Bhakti Center

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