News is devotees are all safe. The temple took great damage. I would like to inform you that our temple in Puerto Rico suffered severe damages. The roof was blown off in the hurricane, and much damage to the temple room and other parts of the temple. We have not gotten a full assessment of the damages to the restaurant, but our preaching center was flooded with 1 meter of water. By Krsna’s grace the devotees are all fine. The Deities were moved before the hurricane hit. I hope that our leadersh

This year, Sri Chitra Devi’s appearance day falls on the 24^th of September 2017.

In the year 1992, Chitra Devi was one of the last of the four Asta-sakhis, or principle associates of Srimati Radharani, to be installed in Mayapur. Chitra Devi stands third on Madhava’s right.

Sri Chitra Devi’s father is Chatura, her mother is Charchika, and her husband is Pithara. She has the beautiful complexion of kasmira, or saffron. She wears cloth which is glossy like a host of radiant crystals, known as kacha.

Sarva Dasa: As a blogger on a metropolitan newspaper’s religious blog page, I find that some of my references to a higher power or supreme being are met with ridicule or scorn by those readers who profess faith in atheistic views. This is certainly not surprising.

However, even the staunchest atheists will have a hard time logically denying one form of a “higher power” that invariably affects both believer and non-believer alike: almighty time. In the Bhagavad-gita 11.32, Lord Krishna declared,

Kripamoya Das: Sometimes – but only sometimes – I like to think my interfaith credentials are all in order. I mean, as a Vaishnava I regard all religions as paths towards the same supreme Godhead. Religion is one, but the ways we do it – and the outfits we do it in – are many.
God Himself says this in the Bhagavad-gita. (That’s not the Vaishnava God as distinct from the Christian or Jewish God, but the one and only original creator and supreme person.) God says that “All are on my path, and as

Sutapa Das: According to the cosmic cycle described in the Vedas, we are living in the most corrupted epoch. Four fundamental principles underpin any functional society, organization, family or group; self-control, cleanliness, compassion, and truthfulness. When individuals wholeheartedly embrace these virtues, success is guaranteed on every level – physically, emotionally, socially, and most importantly, spiritually. The analysis of the sages, however, reveals that three of the four are practi

By Giriraj Swami

We all want to know who we really are, what role we are meant to play in God’s plan, what contribution we are meant to make to God’s work. And, by God’s grace, we may get a sense of our calling, what we are meant to do in His service. But even then, we may shrink from what we know is our duty, shirk what we know is our responsibility. We may fear the challenges ahead and retreat into what we imagine will be a safer, more comfortable place. We always have that choice–to face God

By Luke Vanderlinden

The American people have demonstrated by their election of Donald J. Trump into the office of president that the greatest significator for success in our modern age is wealth. As the popular saying goes, “Money makes the world go round.” In this way, the deluding potency of the Supreme Lord lulls souls into a false sense of security, thinking that their material assets guarantee perpetual comfort and happiness. However, sastra warns against cultivating such a worldly mental

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“The Krishna consciousness movement has established its centre in Mayapur, the birth site of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to give men the great opportunity to go there and perform a constant festival of sankirtan-yajna.” - Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.19.24 Purport

The World Holy Name Week celebrations in Sri Dham Mayapur concluded on the 17^th of September, after over a week of blissful sankirtan-yajna. While Mayapur has a Harinam Department whi

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Dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

ISKCON Mayapur is happy to invite the worldwide devotees to Sri Mayapur to take part in the Gaura Purnima Festival 2018. Srila Prabhupada desired all devotees to come to Mayapur to get charged with the unlimited mercy of Mahaprabhu, and Gaura Purnima is the best time to receive this mercy in a wonderful Sadhu-Sanga. Festivals attractions include Sravan Utsava, Kirtan Mela, Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama, various fe

Acarya Dasa: On August 28th we travelled to the village of Nileshwaram, also known as Nileshwar or Neeleswaram in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Caitanya Rasamrita Dasa, president of ISKCON Kannur grew up in this village. Actually both he and his family first came into contact with devotees while living in a foreign country. Now, his whole family along with his brothers are devotees. When he received the news that our pāda-yātrā was visiting his village he made arrangements how to welcome us

By Satyaraj Das and Dr. Deadwyler

The question of sampradaya, or the disciplic lineage of spiritual teachers, is the basis of authority for all religious and philosophical teachers and movements arising from the Vedantic traditions. There is no conception of religious organisation among these traditions which does not include reference to sampradaya. Therefore, questions of succession and how the links are made to traditional successions is the most essential ingredient in understanding authent

THE LORD’S INTERVENTION | KOILADI, TAMIL NADU

By Acarya Dasa

Divine intervention

On July 25^th our party reached the town of Koiladi, home to a large Annapurna temple. As we approached the town we heard that many people go to this temple, so we decided to go there and do saṅkīrtana. After saṅkīrtana we all began to distribute books when suddenly a man appeared and started to shout, “Hey you cannot distribute books here!” We continued to

ALL INDIA PADAYATRA IN KANNUR, KERALA

August 25, 2017
By Acarya Dasa

Our pāda-yātrā party reached Kannur city on August 7th. Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is located in the district of Kannur and is the administrative headquarters of the area.

Nitai Gaurasundar calls Mr. Haradev from Muscat

It had been raining for the past few days and getting accommodation was a little difficult at times. So, before travelling to Kannur I called a good friend of pāda-yātrā, Mr. Haradev. This was his hometown; I

ALL INDIA PADAYATRA IN PAYYOLI, KERALA

By Acarya Dasa

Our pāda-yātrā traveled to Payyoli on July 26th. Payyoli is a town on the Malabar Coast in the Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala and is located in between the Quilandy taluk and Kozhikode.

Chanting with school children

Balaramsvarupa Dasa, a disciple of Jayapataka Maharaj got news of our party arriving in town. He has been living and preaching in the area for many years now. When we arrived, he was there to meet us and to i

UPDATE ON THE TELANGANA PADAYATRA

By Vishnu Swamy Dasa

The last time we heard from the Telangana pāda-yātrā the devotees had left their chariot in the Khammam Sri Venkateswara Goshala. They then travelled to Mayapur Dham to attend the vyasa puja celebrations of Bhakti Vikas Swamy on May 20th.

On May 28^th we returned to Khammam, and after retrieving our chariot we travelled to historical Nelakondapalli located on route from Khammam. Nelakondapalli is the birth place of Kancharka Gopan

THE ALL INDIA PADAYATRA RECEIVES A GRAND WELCOME | NILESHWARAM, KERALA

By Acarya Dasa

On August 28^th we travelled to the village of Nileshwaram, also known as Nileshwar or Neeleswaram in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Caitanya Rasamrita Dasa, president of ISKCON Kannur grew up in this village. Actually both he and his family first came into contact with devotees while living in a foreign country. Now, his whole family along with his brothers are devotees. When he received the