Sivarama Swami’s latest book, the fourth volume of the Krishna In Vrindavana series, is hot off the press. Shri Damodara-janani weaves a captivating tale of the glories of Mother Yashoda. No other person has ever received the unique mercy that Krishna showed His own mother, teaching devotees for all time that the binding force of love for Him is more powerful than even His own supreme will.
The dedication
A pastime that stopped the demigods in their tracks, captivated the residents of Gokula,
Devotees of ISKCON Brahmapur in the Indian state of Orissa made a unique offering to Srila Prabhupada on 16thAugust for the 50th anniversary: they have opened a permanent book store inside their local railway station with the permission of the railway authorities.
“This is the first time in the world that ISKCON has received official permission and support to open a permanent book store inside a railway station,” said Pancharatna Das, President of ISKCON Brahmapur. “The railway authorities arr
I regard this article as a supplement to my book, Śrīla Prabhupāda: Founder-Ācārya of ISKCON. It expands upon discussions relating the importance of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, especially in light of the philosophical and spiritual significance of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s parent temple, Śrī Caitanya Maṭha, in Māyāpur.
As I write, the resplendent Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, its central dome now towering 350 feet above the alluvial soil of Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, continu
Every year over 100,000 people line the streets of Towoomba in Queensland Australia for the Grand Floral Street Parade. This year on the 17th Sept Iskcon Bhakti Centre Gold Coast participated with our Rathyatra cart.
Jaganath, Subhadra and Baladev were so well recieved that we won first prize. The theme is flowers so who does flowers better than the Hare Krishnas? The cart was decorated by Sukla Devi Dasi, Rasarani Devi Dasi and Dhruva Das who worked on it for 5hours before the parade. So many
On this date, Sri Visvarupa, the elder brother of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, took sannyasa. It is also the date on which Srila Prabhupada took sannyasa.
“If Srila Prabhupada hadn’t taken sannyasa and come to us, where would we be? We wouldn’t be anywhere—I shudder to think where we would be. So that renunciation is necessary. Sat-nyasa. Nyasa means to give up, and sat means the Supreme. One takes sannyasa to give up everything for the service of the Supreme, Krishna. Many of our acharyas have ta
He had a massive cerebral hemorrhage to the right side of the brain. The devotees there got him into the hospice facility. Soon after left his body.
Swarup Das: I remembered that Nitai Das and I had some very wonderful personal exchanges using the message facility here on facebook - he wrote me the following in 2012:
“Swarup Prabhu, you said you were with ISKCON Press in Boston in those early days. It reminded me of one of my early Krsna conscious memories. I had met the devotees in LA in ‘69 w
EVERYBODY SHOULD JOIN THE SANKIRTAN PARTY ASAP!
Ramesvara dasa: I remember my first morning walk with Srila Prabhupada. It was when he came to New Dwarka in 1973, and I remember I had just written the sankirtan scores for the day before. I asked Karandar to give it to Srila Prabhupada, which he did. Prabhupada wrote back a handwritten note saying, “Thank you boys and girls. I give you so much thanks, because you are helping me serve my guru maharaj. Surely he will give his blessings, pour his
This is a fascinating photo taken around 1870, on the grounds of Bhaktivedanta Manor. The present building that everyone recognises today was built in 1884, so this is the former building.
First you have to accept and understand that there are a few different typesof statements in śāstra. Some of them are literal information. Others are analogs / analogies. Others are motivational. Others are told through fiction. You have to check the context of the statement to know whether it is a part of a literal, figurative, motivational, or fictional (etc) conversation.
Knowing this, you should be able to make sense of what you’ve quoted below.
Motivational statements are not “incorrect” n
We will be tested in our lives. It is not, ‘Maybe we will be tested!’ WeWILL BE tested as this is the nature of devotional service. Srimad Bhagavatam is meant to guide us on how to act in a trying situation where we may have to face strong behaviour from superiors.
What if one gets mistreated by the authorities in the institution? Still, this is not an excuse to leave Krsna consciousness! This is a very common justification found by many who have found an excuse to give into their mind and to a
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the U.S.A. in 1965.
Several years after Srila Prabhupada first arrived in America, a disciple discovered the diary he had kept during his passage from India on the steamship Jaladuta. Inside was a poem, handwritten in Bengali, which Srila Prabhupada had written on board the ship just after it had arrived in Boston harbor. The poem beautifully captures Srila Prabhupada’s first impressions of Western civilization and reveals his hear
Damodarananda Das: We celebrated our 5th Festival of Chariots on Sept 18 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. It was attended by more that one thousand people. The procession started with prayers and sweeping of the road by the Mayor of the City, Tari Ranner.
One devotee drew Rangoli in front of the Ratha at every stop. The event was well received by the community and was bigger than previous years.
ISKCON New Vrindaban is warmly inviting everyone to attend its Srila Prabhupada Festival this September 30th to October 2nd. As an offering of love and appreciation for their service and sacrifices, current and previous New Vrindaban residents, as well as all Prabhupada disciples, will have their lodging and prasadam for the weekend completely covered.
The festival is a revival of the historical Prabhupada Festivals that began in the West Virginia rural community with the opening of Srila Prab
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Features of Bhagavata Vidyalaya Program:
1. A weekly program mainly lead by the congregational leaders for their congregation members.
2. It would be a three-hour session which includes Kirtan, Reading, Lecture and Question / Answers
3. In each session one chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam will be covered.
4. A maximum of 15 students per session is advised.
5. Each session will be conducted by two to three teachers.
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CHANT4CHANGE
8th Oct 2016
What is it?
In 1976 Srila Prabhupada chanted and danced with devotees on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, during America’s Bi-Centennial Independence day celebrations.
On ISKCON's 50th anniversary year, we will be chanting and dancing at the same venue for a very special CHANT4CHANGE event! This will be the biggest ISKCON 50th event in North America.
CHANT4CHANGE is a unique outreach opportunity. It brings what we know to be a universal message - si
