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“Regarding Jhulan Yatra Ceremony, during these five days the Deities’ clothing should be changed every day, and there should be nice prasadam distribution and sankirtana as far as possible. If you are able to do it, a nice throne may be constructed on which the Deities can be placed. This throne may be swung gently during kirtana. That will be very good, and surely the Deities will enjoy the function.”

- Letter to Jayapataka, Los Angeles, 1 August 1969

For the last 33 years, an enthusiastic group

From the moment that the living entity is born, he has a desire to enjoy. With cute smiles and cries of discomfort, the cute little baby forces his parents to dote on him. From the moment a conditioned entity is born, he believes that this world is meant for worshiping him. His awakening years start when he grows and is no longer little and adorable. Having left childhood behind, worship becomes more difficult to acquire. The living entity has limited experience and a poor fund of knowledge. Mu

Devotees visiting the Holy Dhama do so with the hope of utilizing their time to diligently endeavor to attain their most noble aspirations.

In planning your trip to India, there are a few things to consider to ensure the blissful accomplishment of immense spiritual advancement, while maintaining both physical and mental well-being.

Spiritual Considerations
To get the benefits of advanced association, attend mangal arotik, parikramas, and classes.
“One who … takes bath in the waters of the holy

Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāminn iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe

It is said the test of a man’s greatness is to measure the long-term impact of his life and teachings—to see if his legacy continues to inspire and guide others after his passing from the world.

It has been more than forty years since you physically left this world, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and fifty-plus yea

By Giriraj Swami

TEXT 62

sadhavo hrdayam mahyam
  sadhunam hrdayam tv aham
mad-anyat te na jananti
  naham tebhyo manag api

SYNONYMS

sadhavah—the saints; hrdayam—heart; mahyam—My; sadhunam—of the saints; hrdayam—the heart; tu—indeed; aham—I; mat—than Me; anyat—other; te—they; na—not; jananti—know; na—nor; aham—I; tebhyah—than them; manak—slightly; api—even.

TRANSLATION

“Saints are My heart, and only I am t

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 November 2013, Mayapur, India, Rasapurnima, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.19)

Question: It is pretty clear to me, from studying Srila Prabhupada’s books, that the way we access Krsna lilas is – as sometimes Prabhupada would say in his purports – to give our lives to the mission. But, as the times goes on, it seems to be more and more appeal for people to try to go to Radha-kund to find out who they are. Could you say something on this?*

Answer - by H.H Kadamba kanan swam

Being austere is not highly regarded in contemporary culture. We over eat, over sleep, over mate, and over defend. The concept of having less or doing less is something that may be admired from a distance but generally not considered so welcome when it’s closer to home.

In yoga teachings, austerity is considered the wealth of those who seek self realization and an understanding of how to discover our love for Krishna. Wealth. Think about that for a moment. Who does not want wealth? However this

The year was 1933. In Orissa, Professor N.K. Sannyal had just published the first volume of his milestone work on the life of Shri Mahaprabhu under the divine order of his spiritual master, Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. To that date, it would be the most voluminous and scholarly presentation ever scribed in English regarding the life and times of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. And with another volume to go, the good professor was only half-way through the project. The title page proudly announc

ISKCON PRISON MINISTRY

Article by Janardana Dasa

Hare Kṛṣṇa, Mataji. 

Dandavat pranams. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

In prison my Kṛṣṇa consciousness has been truly "hands on" (isn’t it always? J).  Sri Kṛṣṇa knows best and is always testing and strengthening His bhaktas. I truly feel that He has been especially and specifically helping me for the past twenty-six months I have spent in prison. I am a Naturopathic Physician and Ayurvedic Medical Consultant in my professional life and was brough

How best can a person endeavoring to make progress on path of Bhakti make decisions on practical aspects of life like what profession to choose, which place to live in, which car/house to buy etc ?

No one should be carried away by the false ego of the bodily concept of life. One should not falsely think himself independent of the laws of material nature or free to act. He is already under strict material laws. But, as soon as he acts in Krsna consciousness, he is liberated, free from the material

Sadbhuja Das: A column writer from the Telegraph (Indian Newspaper) came to interview me, did a colorful article on the ToVP.
Newspapers here in India love to do articles on the ToVP.
The Telegraph is an English newspaper that is in all the major cities in India, this article was in all of them!
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By Sudeshna Banerjee. 
Mayapur: A gigantic blue dome is all that visitors to Nadia’s Mayapur have been seeing of the temple under construction for the past seven years. Last February, a gold-plated c

There are a few ISKCON old-timers, relics of the ’60’s—including me—who feel that Dylan was sort of planted into the wonderland of that era’s counter culture by a guiding hand of destiny. Much of his influence was positive in directing the young people away from a stone-like social order that was on the verge of self-destruction with the Viet Nam War in full swing and a giant Cold War overhead. His anti-establishment message has led us to consider that at least a few of his songs were at least

The last time George associated with a large group of devotees was when he and his wife, Olivia, visited the Manor in the summer of 1997. We had invited him to a celebratory dinner a few days after we got permission to build the new approach road.

This dinner was held shortly after we had another amazing fundraising dinner called “Prabhupada’s Dream”, during which guests and patron members of the Manor were invited to raise funds to buy the land for the approach road. That evening the target wa