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By Abhaya Mudra Dasi

Even though the relationship between the living entity and Shri Krishna is always present, it remains beyond the control of this material world. Often neophytes when coming in contact with Krishna consciousness ask, “How can I be sure that Shri Krishna loves me?” The answer is that Shri Krishna is not an ordinary man, even though He is called Purusha which literally meanings man. Shri Krishna describes Himself in BG 9.11:

avajananti mam muḍha manusim tanum ashriitam
param b

Please join us in prayers for our dear Caitanya Simha das, disciple of Srila Prabhupada and friend and well-wisher to so many devotees. He started so many on their path, built temples and opened farm communities, worked on Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi and now TOVP. He is in his last hours on this planet before taking the final journey to the next great adventure. Please give him your blessings that he has a safe and blissful journey back Home to Lord Krishna’s lotus feet. Thank you, Srila Prabhup

Today Brahmananda Prabhu was placed in his samadhi in Vrindavan, and all the devotees present felt their hearts melt with love for Srila Prabhupada and Brahmananda Prabhu. I sent an offering to for the occasion, which Bhurijana Prabhu kindly read out for me.

One thing was certain in my mind—that I would be present for the dedication of Brahmananda Prabhu’s samadhi in Vrindavan—but as Srila Prabhupada said, “I have my plans, you have your plans, and Krishna has His plans.”

Brahmananda Prabhu lef

When Krsna walks in Vrindavan as Madhava, carrying his flute tucked in his belt, then the trees which have branches laden with fruits and flowers, are trying to touch Krsna’s feet. The bees are just singing the glories of Krsna. Bhagavatam says that these bees must have been great devotee sages in their last life.

The trees are thinking, ‘We are so unfortunate. It is due to our sinful activities that we have taken birth as trees and therefore we cannot follow Krsna on his pastimes in the forest

Due to the extensive help from a large body of devotees here in Dallas the Govardhan Puja festival has been exceedingly grand this year.  Here is a video of the cake mountain preparations.

Source: http://iskcondallas.blogspot.in/2015/11/15-foot-cake-mountain-for-govardhan.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+iskcondallas+%28Kalachandji%27s+Community+Blog,+ISKCON+Dallas%29

United States Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been a practicing Hindu since her teens. Specifically, she is a Vaishnava. According to India Abroad, she is a student of Sidhasvarupananda, who was himself initiated into the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya by ISKCON Founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. She describes the Bhagavad-gita as being her primary scripture, and follows the path of Bhakti yoga, or loving devotion to God.

Since her entering into office in 2012, she has had many opp

Congratulations! At least they admitted it, once again, in the same pattern, that what they thought to be right, and what they taught most of the world, has turned out to be wrong. Modern scientists now say that our planet, mother Earth, described as Bhumi devi in Vedic scriptures, is 300 million years older than what they believed she was. Well, rest assured, they will again come back saying the present thought was wrong. The reason is, their calculation is based on a wrong concept.

"The Hindu 

Most everyone at some point hears about the Bhagavad-gita, but do they know what it really contains, or how profound and deep is the knowledge that it provides?

Besides being the classic Eastern text that it is, and the summary of most Upanishadic information, it is the core of the deepest levels of spiritual knowledge. It is also like a handbook for life. Just as when you purchase an appliance of some kind, like a refrigerator, television or computer, you get a manual that teaches you how to u

New Delhi: India has moved up one position to become the world’s seventh most valued ‘nation brand’, with an increase of 32 per cent in its brand value to USD 2.1 billion.

The UK is ranked 4th, Japan is at fifth position and France is sixth on the list. However, the surge of 32 per cent in India’s ‘nation brand value’ is the highest among all the top-20 countries on the list. India World’s 7th Most Valued ‘Nation Brand’; US on Top: Report

Source: http://mayapurvoice.com/svagatam/indias-nation-b

Even Halloween can be engaged in Lord Krsna’s service. At TKG Academy we celebrated the Fall Festival with the students dressed as characters from our devotional scriptures. The costumes included some of the Lord’s main incarnations, such as Lord Nrsimhadeva, Lord Vamanadeva, Lord Ramacandra along with His wife Sita, Their devotee Jatayu and Ahalya, Lord Parasurama and Kurma Avatar. There were other manifestations such as The Universal Form and Mohini Murti and some demigods, like Agni and Lord

By Kesava Krsna Dasa

Because we think we are “not the body”, it can lead us to do so many wrong things in the name of Bhakti.  It can induce false detachment and renunciation.  That is, pushing oneself to be detached without spiritual taste to replace it – it becomes an off-the-body form of mind and body deprivation that does not last, because it is exerted by passion, not natural spiritual progress.

An artificial renouncer might think, “I am denying myself of all trappings of sense gratificati

It is Srimati Radharani’s special month, the month of Kartika, also known as the month of Damodara. During this holy month, when devotees are converging in Radha Kunda from all over the world, we revel in the fact that we have been given the opportunity to do some small service in this most sacred of places day after day, year after year, 365 days a year. Since our service is here, our thoughts are here also. And what a blessing it is to have our thoughts, like busy bees, buzz from one place to

Devotees of our community have the opportunity to deepen their appreciation of the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom, the Bhagavad Gita.  There is an international competition with more than $10,000 (Australian Dollars) of prizes. The competition is on "Bhagavad Gita As It Is", by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Everyone is eligible to enter - all global citizens are invited. You can be living anywhere, be of any age and engaged in any occupation or studies.  The essay competition deadline

By Yolanda Amelia

THERE are many ways one can celebrate an anniversary.

Some throw lavish parties and others do a simple get-together.

The International Society of Krishna Consciousness of ISKCON, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, distributed free meals to pupils to promote vegetarianism recently.

It was carried out under the Sastra Dana Anna Dana programme organised by ISKCON Malaysia together with Bhaktivedanta Books Trading Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Food For Life Society Malays

Sri Govind Gau Gram Prachar Yatra Report to Revuru Village

The presence of His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami (Minister, ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry – India) had inspired fresh inflow of energy in the group of devotees. The journey of Sri Govind Gau Gram Prachar Yatra continued, but now with new found enthusiasm. After Mattampalli, their next target was Revuru village. It happened to be a sleepy village with very less population in the same mandal and district as other villages covered in t

What will they say now? A missile, meteor, space debris, or a UFO? It happened when so many could see it and even record it. Regardless of what the object really was, the fact that needs people’s attention is, the government authorities are misleading the masses or keeping them in dark over decades, and that must stop.

Early Saturday evening, hundreds of people in Southern California looked up at the sky and saw a strange, glowing light.

Weird object seen streaking over California sets social me

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Lecture given in New York City on Nov. 26, 1966

veda-shastra-kahe – ‘sambandha’, ‘abhidheya’, ‘prayojana’
‘krishna’ – prapya sambandha, ‘bhakti’ – praptyera sadhana

“The Vedic literatures give information about the living entity-s eternal relationship wit

Probably one of the best Govardhan Hill replicas ever made!

With the much hard work of Mother Krishna Mangala and Nityananda Chandra Prabhus and all their helpers at Kalachandji’s Hare Krishna Temple in Dallas! Happy Govardhan Puja!