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Fifty years ago, a 70-year-old monk travelled from India to the United States in the hope of starting a spiritual revolution.

His name was Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and on July 13, 1966 he incorporated the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), formalising what is widely known as the Hare Krishna movement.

ISKCON now runs 602 temples, 54 schools and 65 farming communities across the globe.

This month, the New Govardhana Hare Krishna community at Eungella, near Murwillumb

“I’m spending a day with Hare Krishnas next week.”

“Oh, you be careful Leanne.”

“Why?”

“They all take drugs.”

“Have you been reading that Daily Mail again Dad?!”

To be fair, my Dad was not the only one who voiced concern or raised an eyebrow when I told him I was spending a day with a relatively unfamiliar religious group. And everyone begged the question, ‘Why?’

To be honest, I couldn’t say exactly. I knew nothing of the faith, bar that when I worked in an office in Soho many years ago, every

I was reminded while reading the Srimad Bhagavatam today, that this is an election year.

…rogues and thieves in the guise of protectors arrange for a voting system, and in the name of democracy they come to power by hook or crook and exploit the citizens. Even long, long ago, asuras, persons devoid of God consciousness, became the heads of state, and now this is happening again. The various states of the world are preoccupied with arranging for military strength. Sometimes they spend sixty-five

“In the village of Panihati, Raghunatha dasa obtained an interview with Nityananda Prabhu, who was accompanied by many kirtana performers, servants and others.” CC Antya lila, 6.43.

When the devotee meets his Lord there will be love exchange that could melt even the hardest rock. This was seen when Raghunatha dasa met Lord Nityananda Prabhu on the bank of the Ganges at Panihati. Lord Nityananda was by nature very merciful and instructed Raghunatha dasa to make a festival and feed all of His ass

Hare Krishna dear devotees,

Dandwats!!!

I am very anxious to be part of Karthik yatra this year as I always missed the group traveling and living with all the vaishnavas in Holy Dham. 

I am now in Hyderabad and wish that some party is going to Yatra in Karthik this year. 

If so, please let me know. 

Your eternal fallen servant,

Gokulesh Dasa

Bhakti Sastri (Bengali) Students lead by Taraka Krishna Nama Prabhu, visited the upcoming Mayapur Institute Campus and performed Harinama sankirtana at the campus and in the Visiting faculty building.

"Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me." – Bhagavad Gita 7.15

A paper by the Sastric Advisory Council (SAC)

Members participating in the authorship of this paper: Drutakarma Dasa, Gopiparanadhana Dasa, Purnacandra Goswami, and Urmila Devi Dasi

“The rules and regulation are that nobody should accept blindly any guru, and nobody should blindly accept any disciple. They must behave, one another, at least for one year so that the prospective disciple can also understand, ‘Whether I can accept this person as my guru.’ And the prospective guru also can understa

Being warm is an internal job. It starts in the heart.

Are you warm-hearted? Are you forgiving, detached, happy? Is your false ego a good distance away from you? Do you wake up thinking what interesting (or even magical) things will happen to you today by the movements of providence, time, and the touch of Krishna?

To start your internal heater take some time to chant Hare Krishna in the early morning hours. Wrap yourself in a blanket, sit cross legged with back straight, light a candle, and tak

A great teacher in the line of Bhakti once said – “We have scattered our love in this world among so many material things.” Love, by nature, is generous. It flows freely and gives it self openly. Yet it can be elusive, shallow, and ultimately temporary – as are all things connected to this world.

Where does love come from? Where is its source? Is there a reservoir somewhere with unlimited supplies? This is the search of the bhakti yogi. If love – that experience, that emotion, that feeling – is

“No man is an island,” the great poet once wrote.

We are not alone in our suffering, in our diseases. We are not alone on the highway on the way to work, in the football stadium, watching the tv. We are not alone in our grief, in our outrage, in our happiness. Yet at times we feel so alone, so estranged, so disconnected, even in a crowd.

And so lonely.

Who has not known it, or felt it, or seen it?

We are lonely because we have forgotten Krishna, and forgotten who we are. We have forgotten that K

 Our process is not repression, it is not just simply abstinence – to give up illicit activities and let the pushing of the senses rage within. This is not possible for us. NO! We must engage in devotional service and then devotional service begins to absorb us. There will be no time for sense gratification and after a while, there will be much taste for devotional service!

Agnideva Prabhu is here. I am really happy that he is. He was in Radhadesh also and they were so insistent that he would s

By Sacinandana Swami

“There is no death” wrote Herman Hesse, “only fear of death. But that can be cured.”

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, King Pariksit who was cursed to die within seven days asked his exalted spiritual master Sukadeva Goswami about overcoming the fear of death. Sukadeva gave a very practical answer in which he explained how one can transcend material consciousness and become fixed in god consciousness.

tasmad bharata sarvatma bhagavan isvaro hari
srotavyah kirtitavyas ca smartavyas c

Bhaktivedanta Manor, London has planned a packed week of events from 13th to 17th July to celebrate the 50thanniversary of ISKCON’s incorporation. 

The events start on the actual day of incorporation on 13th July with a ‘Day of Gratitude’ that will see 5000 cupcakes being distributed to commuters at key locations in central London to say 'thank you'. This will be followed by a special ceremony of offerings to Srila Prabhupada in the form of poems and prayers, and an exquisite lunch for disciple

Annual Ratha Yatra festival of Lord Jagannatha in Kampala, Uganda.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) held the annual Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannatha on Saturday in Kampala.

The event is held annually in July. Rath Yatra involves moving deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on a chariot called a ratha or rotho.

The procession led by a band started from the ISKCON Hare Krishna temple on Dewinton road, through Siad Barre avenue before ending at

Car festival gets off to a colourful start - Rath Yatra organised by ISKCON in Visakhapatnam, India.
Sumit Bhattacharjee: Men, women join in traditional attire to pull ropes of the chariot
The annual chariot festival or ‘Rath Yatra’ of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, was marked with religious fervour, here in the city on Wednesday.
Over 1,000 people lined up to pull the ropes of the chariot carrying the deities during the Rath Yatra organised by International Society for K