By Rachel Norris
Something very special and rare has come to our attention in the last couple of days, and it’s something that will make you walk the walk, literally. Bhaktimarga Swami, also known as The Walking Monk, has walked across Canada (Earth’s second largest country) from coast to coast, four times to be exact. He has also trekked across Ireland, the Fiji Islands, Mauritius, Trinidad, Guyana, Israel, and other countries to promote a healthier global lifestyle and the Hare Krishna monk c
By Anand Caitanya das
ISKCON’s Govardhan Eco Village (GEV, http://www.ecovillage.org.in) won the Spirit of Humanity Award in the Livelihood category. The 8th edition of the Spirit of Humanity awards was held on 14th Sept 2017, in a gala event at J W Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai. The event was organized by AmeriCares, a non-profit disaster relief and global health organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs and supporting long-term health care initiatives for people around the
By Acarya Dasa
On August 25th we finally left the Kannur district and arrived at Trikaripur also known as Elambachi, a village in the Kasaragod District of Kerala. We visited the ‘Chakrapani’ temple located about 3 kilometers south of Trikaripur on the Thankayam and Elambachi road. It was here that Gajendra the elephant was liberated by the Lord.
Gajendra and the crocodile
Once long ago, Gajendra the king of the elephants was attacked by a crocodile while he was drinking water. A
By Acarya Dasa
Sri Subrahmanya Swami temple
On August 22nd our pāda-yātrā party was in Payyanur, Kerala. Located in the Kannur District the town is situated on the banks of the river Perumba. The town has a ‘Sri Subrahmanya Swami’ temple believed to be constructed by Lord Parasurama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu Himself. There are many references to the temple and town in the ‘Hindu Puranas’. In the ‘Brahmanda Purana’ both the temple and town are mentioned by Garga Muni in his e
By Acarya Dasa
On August 8th we were in the Talab area of the city of Kannur. As usual we were performing saṅkīrtana wherever we went. On our way, we noticed a school up ahead where the students happened to be on break. The closer we got to the school the more children began to gather at the entrance. Generally, we always ask permission to have programs and saṅkīrtana at a school but this time everything happened spontaneously, and because it was break time the principle didn’t
By Acarya Dasa
Our party was in Kannur, Kerala on Janmāṣṭamī eve. The city of Kannur also known as Cannanore is a municipal corporation in the district of Kannur. The devotees there urged us to celebrate Janmāṣṭamī with them and arranged our accommodation at the Kalyan Mandap hall. The ISKCON Centre was about 1.5 kilometers away from where we were staying, and soon realized there was not enough space at the temple to host the program. So, both the namahatta devotees and the templ
By Acarya Dasa
Divine intervention
On July 25th 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 stay in the area which angered the man even m
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[From the time she was 4, Urmila (Dr. Edith Best) was looking for God. If somebody said, “What do you want to do?” she’d say, “I want to be spiritually perfect. I want to find God.” They’d say, “Don’t you want to get married, have kids, have a career?” She’d say, “I just want to find God.”] Urmila: My first contact with Prabhupada was in ’67 when I was 12 years old.
I would regularly listen to him chanting on the Happening album playing in Alan Kallman’s shop on the Lower East Side.
I’d ask, “W
Book distribution “miracles”
I was distributing in Bethlehem, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. In the Countdown Supermarket parking lot I saw a young delivery guy heading toward his van. I approached him and put a Hiding in Unnatural Happiness in his hand. Eru is a nineteen-year-old New Zealander half Maori native.
Enthused about the book and our exchange, he wanted to donate but had no cash, so I pulled out the mobile eftpos PayClip machine. Eru trusted me but had doubts about this device
ISKCON Czech Hare Krishna farm – Krishna’s yard
We would like to evaluate today’s harvest festival on the farm Krishna’s yard. It was a beautiful event we organized 2nd year with an idea not only to entertain the visitors with the different attractions and the workshops, but also we wanted to evaluate the entire agricultural season. During whole day were prepared a different workshops – the hand milling of flour on a stone mill, a ceramics production on the pottery circle, a blacksmith workshop
Meet Jonas.
Veera: During the Pandava Sena trip to America last month, SSP managed to spend a few hours with the New York Harinam team who go out to distribute the Holy Name and Srila Prabhupada’s books every day!
Whilst there, I met Jonas – a university student currently doing a course in Music Technology. He was drawn by the kirtan party and wanted to know more so I explained that this is a form of mantra meditation and they do this here in Union Square everyday. To my surprise he commented ‘
Russell Brand is said to have turned to chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra to overcome his drug addiction, and even now at the end of a show he says, “Hare Krishna”. He’s a regular visitor to Bhaktivedanta Manor, the Watford estate given to Prabhupada in 1973 by George Harrison.
He has met with the Hare Krishna Guru Radhanath Swami and called him “a beautiful fellow. He’s got the answer. I’m a spiritual gent and increasingly that’s the level I want to vibrate on.” While not claiming he is
Coming to the U.S. for the first time, Indradyumna Swami’s ‘Discover India’ tour began with a resounding success, performing to a receptive audience of over 500 people at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center in New York on September 10th.
“We sold many Bhagavad-gitas after the show – it was a perfect start to our American tour,” Indradyumna Swami commented.
The epic show of dance, theater, martial arts and live music has been touring Poland for 28 years under the name Festival of India, putting on
A Meditation
Krishna is the Original Soul. If they were able, all souls could trace their ultimate origin to Krishna, the origin of everyone and everything. Just as the body has a soul within, so the soul also has a soul. The Soul of the soul is known as Atma-atma. But this Soul is never trapped or compromised as the individual soul is. This Soul remains ever free and above all. He is therefore known as the Over Soul or Superior Soul, or Supersoul, the Param-atma.
The individual soul has an in
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Inspired by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Founder Acharya of the International Society For Krishna Consciousness
There are letters where Srila Prabhupada writes, “Krsna has sent me many spiritual masters in the form of my disciples.” Is this artificial? No, Srila Prabhupada was never artificial! Srila Prabhupada never said things just to impress people – this was his wonderful quality. He did not try to impress anybody; he was completely genuine therefore this statement must be genuine.
So, how can he genuinely say, “Krsna sent me many spiritual masters.” Well think about it, every devotee is a unique in
Srila Prabhupada’s Gift to the World –
Sri Dham Mayapur Celebrates World Holy Name Week
A Week of Bliss!
This year, World Holy Name Week falls between the 9th and 17th of September. At a time when much of the world is experiencing great chaos and distress, what better way can ISKCON devotees help suffering humanity than by chanting the holy names and letting the transcendental sound vibration resound throughout the world?
Chanting the holy names is also a way to glorify and honor our savior, Sr
