All Posts (36039)

Sort by

By Mahakarata Das

The 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Sri Lanka was celebrated by the devotees and congregation of ISKCON Sri Lanka on the 19th of August 2015. On this day, the program commenced with Nagar Sankirtan and following that Special Dharshan, Special Kirtan & Bhajans were conducted.
To mark the 50th anniversary of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Sri Lanka, ISKCON Sri Lanka organized to release the commemorative stamp and commemorative cov

Read more…

This is a continuation of the previous article in which TOVP Managing Director, Sadbhuja das, went to Europe to see and purchase some of the world’s most unique marble, the best of the best.

Pictured in photo 1 and 2 is the Royal Blue marble from Bolivia that will be used on the Altars.

In photos 3, 4 and 5 we can see Sadbhuja standing next to some samples of white marble from Vietnam; a mock up what it will look like right next to blue marble mixed together on the steps.

And final

Read more…

Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 2.8

TEXT 8
na hi prapasyami mamapanudyad
yac chokam ucchosanam indriyanam
avapya bhumav asapatnam rddham
rajyam suranam api cadhipatyam
SYNONYMS
na—do not; hi—certainly; prapaśyāmi—I see; mama—my; apanudyāt—they can drive away; yat—that; śokam—lamentation; ucchoṣaṇam—drying up; indriyāṇām—of the senses; avāpya—achieving; bhūmau—on the earth;asapatnam—without rival; ṛddham—prosperous; rājyam—kingdom; surāṇām—of the demigods; api—even; ca—also; ādhipatyam—supremacy.
TRANSLATION
I can find no means to drive aw
Read more…
Comments: 0
By: Lavanya-keli Dasi ISKCON News on Oct. 7, 2015
spm1_large.jpg

Lavanya-keli (with headphones) and her team filming one of the "Spirit Matters" videos.

We live in an age of mass consumption. A time where every second place you look is an advertisement. A time where it’s very hard to get your message heard, regardless of how profound and uplifting it may be. So what can be done? ISKCON has an extremely important message, but is it being heard amongst the masses? Understanding how companies make there pres

Read more…
By: Radha Sakhi Dasi ISKCON News on Oct. 7, 2015
kanp1_large.jpg

On the dazzlingly bright afternoon of 3rd October 2015, the chariot of Their Lordships Jagannath Baladev and Subhadra rolled down the roads of Old Kanpur, India, with hundreds of devotees dancing, with all grandeur. 

The rainbow-like entourage of devotees surrounding the chariot chanted and danced their way from Phool Bagh through the marketplace and then via the busy roads back to Phool Bagh. Lord Jagannath looked captivating like a splendid d

Read more…
By: ISKCON News Staff ISKCON News on Oct. 7, 2015
srsq_large.jpg

Sivarama Swami in the video message addressing the World Peace Forum.

The World Peace Forum is a worldwide platform that brings together a large number of professionals of all backgrounds and from all corners of the Earth, who share their expertise as volunteers by means of workshops, publications, projects, conferences, exhibitions and virtual activities by which they carry the message of peace into daily life.

Their recent meeting was hel

Read more…
By: Madhava Smullen ISKCON News on Oct. 7, 2015
hawke1_large.jpg

Les (Ethan Hawke) and his son Jude (Asa Butterfield) visit the temple

The independent film 10,000 Saints, which includes scenes shot in the Manhattan Hare Krishna Temple “The Bhakti Center” and features ISKCON devotees, was released on Blu-Ray, DVD and streaming services on October 6th.

Based on the novel by Eleanor Henderson, it is directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini of the Oscar-nominated American Splendor. It stars Ethan Ha

Read more…
By: Madhava Smullen ISKCON News on Oct. 7, 2015
wm1_large.jpg

The Walking Monk on the road

Bhaktimarga Swami has become famous as “The Walking Monk” from his treks on foot four times across his native Canada, as well as across Ireland, Israel, Fiji, Mauritius, Guyana and Trinidad. On each walk, he shares his message of reconnecting to a simple, natural, and God-conscious life with the media and locals along the way.

The Swami’s current walk, however, may mean the most to him on a personal level. Dubbed “

Read more…

Join Padayatra Odisha 2015

Join Padayatra Odisha 2015 This Kartik, please come and join the annual Sankirtan Padayatra in Odisha. This most ecstatic preaching program, in the sacred land of Mahaprabhu’s and Lord Jagannath’s pastimes, will begin on November 1st in Kantilo (60 km from Bhubaneswar) where the ancient Deity of Sri Nila Madhava resides by the banks of the Mahanadi. The padayatra will last until the 20th of November and will see devotees walking and chanting, with the bullock cart of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Srila Prabhupada ,through Nayagarh district stopping in a different village every day for kirtan, book distribution, prasad distribution and preaching programs. The villagers are especially interested to see and hear the experiences of Western devotees blissfully chanting Hare Krishna. Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=20258

Join Padayatra Odisha 2015
This Kartik, please come and join the annual Sankirtan Padayatra in Odisha. This most ecstatic preaching program, in the sacred land of Mahaprabhu’s and Lord Jagannath’s pastimes, will begin on November 1st in Kantilo (60 km from Bhubaneswar) where the ancient Deity of Sri Nila Madhava resides by the banks of the Mahanadi. The padayatra will last until the 20th of November and will see devotees walking and chanting, with the bullock cart of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and S

Read more…
KK Bindu #360: Can an ant touch the Moon? The answer in this issue of Bindu is yes! The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine was just released. Topics include: * IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER ASSOCIATION – Instructions from the writings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. * NOTES ON THE BHAGAVATA – Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode speaks about the mentality necessary for understanding Srimad Bhagavatam: “most readers are mere repositories of facts and statements made by other people. But this is not study. The student is to read the facts with a view to create, and not with the object of fruitless retention.” * FIRE OF SEPARATION – A verse composed by Srila Rupa Goswami describing a prayer to Krishna from his cowherd boyfriends of Vraja. * RESPECT TO ALL – Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja comments that a sincere devotee will see everyone except himself as a devotee. * WHEN WILL I GO TO VRINDAVAN? – A fresh translation done for this issue of Bindu from a song by the Gaudiya poet Radhamohan Das. * THE ANT AND THE MOON – Is it possible for an ant to touch the Moon? A first time translation done for this issue of Bindu from a little known Sanskrit book called, “Subhasita-ratna-bhandagara”. It can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/bindu360

KK Bindu #360: Can an ant touch the Moon? The answer in this issue of Bindu is yes!
The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine was just released. Topics include:
* IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER ASSOCIATION – Instructions from the writings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
* NOTES ON THE BHAGAVATA – Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode speaks about the mentality necessary for understanding Srimad Bhagavatam: “most readers are mere repositories of facts and statements made

Read more…
NY Union Square Harinama (Album with photos) The “most happening place” in the city. Dedicated devotees engaged in following Srila Prabhupada’s simple process of Harinama, Book distribution and Prasadam distribution. So inspiring to be in the company of such focused and serious devotees, especially the youngsters, who amazed us by their sincerity, determination, humility and sweetness. Rama Raya prabhu is managing wondefully in Aindra prabhu’s footsteps. If you’re in the city please do join them, you will be very nicely welcomed and thoroughly enlivened. Photos by Dvijapriya dasi. Find them here: https://goo.gl/E28WmU

NY Union Square Harinama (Album with photos)
The “most happening place” in the city. Dedicated devotees engaged in following Srila Prabhupada’s simple process of Harinama, Book distribution and Prasadam distribution. So inspiring to be in the company of such focused and serious devotees, especially the youngsters, who amazed us by their sincerity, determination, humility and sweetness. Rama Raya prabhu is managing wondefully in Aindra prabhu’s footsteps. If you’re in the city please do join

Read more…

Prakriti Forum of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is organising an international summit on environment and economy here on October 9 and 10.

The summit will be inaugurated by Union minister for environment, forests and climate change Prakash Javedkar at the IMA House, Kaloor, said a press release.

It said the summit was meant to deliberate and arrive at solutions on the modern-day challenges in the fields of environment, economy and ethics.

The summit is expected to be

Read more…

By B.V.S. Bhaskar for the hindu.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would lay foundation stone for the first Golden Temple in the State by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Vijayadasami Day (October 22).

Preliminary works like construction of sheds and rearing of cows at the Cow Protection Centre (Gosala) began a few months ago at Lord Krishna’s temple close to Kondaveedu Fort of Guntur district with a budget of Rs. 200 crore i

Read more…

Continuing from 2nd Oct, we organized another big Harinaam on 3rd Oct in Soth City I are of Gugraon which comprised of market, hospital and residential areas.This being working day, turn out was not as good as on two other previous occasions.However,at last  we were around 60 devotees and performed kirtan for arounnd two and half hours. 
Prior to onset of the mood for WHNW, Gurgaon temple president HG Vidur Priya Das had nominated me to attend the WHNW planning committee meeting in Delhi , East

Read more…

Anger control story: Narada Muni and disciple snake

Anger control story: Narada Muni and disciple snake

Once there was a snake who became a devotee by instructions of great devotee Narada Muni. Narada Muni instructed snake not to bite anymore.

Since ordinarily a snake’s business is to fatally bite other living entities, as a devotee snake was forbidden to do so.

Unfortunately, people took advantage of this nonviolence on the part of the snake, especially the children, who began to throw stones at him.

He did not bite anyone, however, because i

Read more…

WHNW Report- Gurgaon

To celebrate WHNW, we carried out another Mega Harinaam in sector -14 market , residential area and Vishal Mega Mart in the heart of Gurgaon.The turn out was very good -around 150 devotees and it being national holiday market and mall was very busy so thousands got benefited from Harinaam.It lasted for around 3 hours ( 5.30pm to 8.30pm) with prasadam in a a park.Some pics attached.There were announcements about the WHNW all along the route. 

Your Humble Servant, 

Haridas Thakur Das 
Gurgaon 
?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.1&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9l8lswrtVaezJOFkQjMpBtFqyn81pHSmSNkV8BKDHReInAbWWvIxtCLf0qI3K8U7nZQYtP-xbSwf9PPbXD3_StirYyb1KE7zBYmBcNlbI4oMiNRtjCzG95L84&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.2&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9R0O6NBnNn4cTl4EbpdyPxVkCK-l-XYgmmRQEFkEagS2xvOf6F16sLHVS0EFuCwKQGhUKyIIvyovMRpdK7zezAiNQ6wNfLlScU5g95u31CWXIpVYGQzn5AStg&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.3&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ87kEsGV9JHGizN0bRkjBz_zXD36Aaeejruy6yKxBhXbU_5vyT4gQh-6q8ge2d8HISjX7uDdURab2cdF-BqiVw_QM7F5PN8zLD14rJiXqmtOUvJi8W7GM842Ew&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.4&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ8lUlMpuYkX8Jqkybg17KwPN5k2cqpnUzMZJB3vozDw_B4sX375-jUSKEL648tuTztDT3jNfiOgWI46xltW4tSdfMe1qOF51f05w7J_NDSVa3SzNiDaFAHkYug&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.5&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ_qQ-J13yaNauYIF9H7hZ4YRHMckO3f-0_teJlYtAMI60aFbvDjzhrWnWmceC_nUNOSn2hs9rn3HxJGjT9xR20nZyha3BC_uYdUVkz99yCd4tGqpGWa_rhaoVk&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.6&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ-_QW8L1jEP3pC_YstERlgTHsa7duhqYguOC-uOzgjRXePcRuoOasQ7x1JDiUt4rNN0G07yLLx2onn1aW6gOObawVLcWz9-bBWUpM5r_7QZiwwDv-v-iPipdaA&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.7&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9pG5HoWbtw11LPykGM60SPerI5ZQUjzrZe1zD4pe1XrpKgYp-IzVF2rjvnsf__nCrSWFhXZcN_V3qTdG2KzIp_bs3M1fneCnsuqcfMo6Tp0RqMtDrQ91ogocU&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.8&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ805RkYShTldrm1IkeBrZI_xLNPtjkqIorUSGjnyvZtfHYUOyl4Q02SUfYDCNivxb0Ei9CpBOA77gey6zErnHPKZadimkbVoadV_6StdmKdK7XBKEVfLwblVGU&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.9&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9HkOIpMJM3fQX0hI0qT_3T6uvZQDr2ajbFrfD_F396fVawifMC53VjAHgEKOGc9tfudo6ZolWMHbx7ncxKgD9tbIRrqZ_ICSio0p5deZ_OPnnURcMxdxMHep8&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1?ui=2&ik=6cf030b1b4&view=fimg&th=1504150dc10b9467&attid=0.1.10&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9LE6GJVWYXmWD20KrEp1CdHto23QWewCkYviGBdQOApBSAPwfqtEuChT-TLdLUGaoS5hG3dE-2P3KSK_VeduvIFWle8zJBICLPLU_AbbabiAFmyRaVH1B_mo4&sz=w2560-h1440&ats=1444205412295&rm=1504150dc10b9467&zw&atsh=1
Read more…

Food For Life Nepal - update

Food For Life Nepal - update (Album with photos) The situation is worst in Nepal at present: No petrol, No diesel and No LPG gas. Moreover, it is very difficult to find raw food items and even biscuits. Although it is very difficult but Food For Life Nepal is daily feeding poor children.We use bike of our volunteers ( now vehicles are not available due to gas, petrol and diesel shortage.) More than 630 poor children whom we provide the mid-day meal at their school are extremely thankful to our donors and contributors. Majority of them are no better than street children in this time of crisis. Your small help can bring drastic change in their life. Please help Food For Life Nepal to feed those innocent poor children. Find them here: https://goo.gl/JZmGbU

Food For Life Nepal - update (Album with photos)
The situation is worst in Nepal at present: No petrol, No diesel and No LPG gas. Moreover, it is very difficult to find raw food items and even biscuits.
Although it is very difficult but Food For Life Nepal is daily feeding poor children.We use bike of our volunteers ( now vehicles are not available due to gas, petrol and diesel shortage.)
More than 630 poor children whom we provide the mid-day meal at their school are extremely thankful to ou

Read more…
An interfaith meeting in Mongolia (6 min video) Indradyumna Swami: Two days ago we visited a Buddhist monastery in Bayankhongor, Mongolia and sat with the monks during their prayers. Afterwards as they chanted “om mani padme hum” [ I worship He who sits on the whorl of the lotus flower ] on their beads, we chanted Hare Krsna softly on our japa mala. When there was a break, I took the opportunity to discuss philosophy with the senior monk and presented him a Bhagavad Gita, for which he was very grateful. Before leaving one of the oldest monks asked for my bead bag so he could protect his chanting beads. I immediately gave it to him, and he in turn, graciously gave me several sacred articles worshipped by his ancestors. Watch it here: https://goo.gl/UZlVGK

An interfaith meeting in Mongolia (6 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: Two days ago we visited a Buddhist monastery in Bayankhongor, Mongolia and sat with the monks during their prayers. Afterwards as they chanted “om mani padme hum” [ I worship He who sits on the whorl of the lotus flower ] on their beads, we chanted Hare Krsna softly on our japa mala. When there was a break, I took the opportunity to discuss philosophy with the senior monk and presented him a Bhagavad Gita, for which he was ver

Read more…