Once Yamuna was asked how she was able to leave Vrindavan, as it was originally her intention to stay there throughout her life. She answered that she came to realize that Vrindavan is in your heart, and quoted the following story:
Yamuna: Once Srila Prabhupada came for a short time to New Delhi, and afterwards Tejas, Guru das, Shyamasundara and I brought him to the Delhi airport. His plane was delayed, and we were sitting in a little group waiting when we heard this click-clack, click-clack,
New Prayer Service at New Raman Reti, Alachua. There is a new service for devotees in our community in the form of a Prayer Circle. As devotees progress on their Krishna Conscious path, sometimes obstacles arise in the form of physical or mental distress. This prayer circle is designed to assist devotees overcome such obstacles by the power of prayer. Other efforts in our community may assist devotees by providing prasadam, transportation to doctor’s appointments, counseling, etc. However, th
Bhaktimarga Swami: Never Seen Such a Group before!
(Delaware State Park, Pennsylvania-Saturday, October 3rd, 2015)
A constant rain fell upon us for a four hour hike within hilly Pennsylvania before the drive to today’s destination at Old Forge. The occasion was the opening of a yoga studio situated in an old renovated railway station. A cargo train still goes by on a daily basis. The station’s interior itself is smartly done up to accommodate the spiritually enhanced. Father Bill, who frequen
Puerto Rico Bhakti Discovery (Album with photos)
Puerto Rico Caribbean island is another place on this planet which has big potential to be Krishna consciousness.People here are very open, easily joining Harinam party and taking Srila Prabhupada’s books.
All glories to Sri Caitanya sankirtan movement.
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Preaching program in Balaramdesh with Jayapataka Swami (Album with photos)
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There is absolutely no greater experience to be had than to be a member of the Harinama Sankirtan party, watching the faces of the members of the public as they smile, laugh, frown or scowl at you while you chant and dance jubilantly to the sweet sound of the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra.
Our Krsna Consciousness movement was founded on this transcendental activity and the movement will only continue to flourish if our leaders give it the prominence and encouragement it rightly deserves.
This 5 min
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.
TOVP Managing Director, Sadbhuja das, is on the road again on a mission in Europe to see and purchase some of the world’s most unique marble, the best of the best.
The red marble, named Rouge de Saint-Pons, is found in Southern France in the city of Saint Pons de Thormieres at the Marble de France mines. Pictured in the first two photos is this beautiful red marble in its raw, block form. Once cut and polished it will have the lustrous red shade shown in photos 3 and 4.
Pictured in photo 5 is t
Sivarama Swami is encouraging the devotees (most of them his disciples) in their service of book distribution by personally serving them prasadam. (Album with photos)
He said that because now he hardly can go out on book distribution, he wants to serve those who can…
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Spirit Matters aims to introduce aspects of Bhakti Yoga to those interested in learning about mantra meditation, yoga knowledge and how to live a more conscious life. The channel was designed as part of my honors project for my visual communication design degree, which I will complete in a few weeks. Following the Bhakti Lounge motto, my intent with this channel is to make it easy for people come to Krishna consciousness, grow in Krishna consciousness and share Krishna consciousness with other
By Yadurani Devi Dasi
A group of devotees from Radhadesh, Belgium, recently attended the World Peace Forum conference in Luxembourg and Germany for two days. The meeting was attended by MPs, diplomats, academics and other professionals. The general mood among the meeting’s participants was very open and friendly. We have been invited to these meetings for the last 3 years.
The main topic was the current refugee crisis in Europe. Representatives of different projects described their work and got
We were overwhelmed by your outpouring of support, dear friends and family. Thanks to those who recently joined our efforts (a great, big, hearty WELCOME!) and to those who were already part of our Radha Kunda Seva family and who chose to give even more (we LOVE YOU!), we reached our goal of full sponsorship for the 68 widows we were already feeding! And then, your loving generosity kept flowing! And we have now reached 75 widows sponsored! …Which means we can feed seven more! We were feeling so
Patita Pavana dasa Adhikary
This essay is dedicated to His Grace Shriman Kurma Rupa Prabhu of Vrindavana who has entered into Krishna’s eternal Vraja-lila, and to all devotees of the Hare Krishna Movement whoby the grace of Shrila Prabhupada our savior honor mother cow by offering Her milk and other products into the service of the Supreme Lord Govinda Gopala.
The great forms of the Supreme Lord such as Narasimhadeva, Varaha, Kurma, Matsya, Vamana, Shri Ramachandra and the others, each of Whom
ISKCON Mayapur celebrated the World Holy Name Week from 24th September to 4th October. Every day from 27th September to 4th October, there was a Nama Yajna at Srila Prabhupada’s bhajan kutir from 4 PM to 9 PM followed by prasadam. This Nama Yajna started on 27th Septmeber in celebration of Srila Haridas Thakur’s disappearance and it was performed in front of a murti of Srila Haridas Thakur. HH Lokanath Swami’s ecstatic kirtana on 2nd October was one of the most liked kirtana in Nama Yajna.
The
By Subhatma Guaranga Das
Thousands of pilgrims, guests and visitors chanted and danced to the sweet Holy Names of Krishna at the Krishna Balaram Mandir for 10 days. The chanting goes on anyway with our 24 hour kirtan department, the ladies group chanting in Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi and the devotees from the Youth Forum engaging everyone in chanting one complete round on beads, in Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi upstairs, everyday.
The festival expertly organized by the temple management had diffe
By Kalavati Sundari Devi Dasi on behalf of Sri Sri Rukmini Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka, New Delhi.
The national capital of India witnessed a historic Maha-Harinaam Sankirtan on 27th September 2015 at Janakpuri, New Delhi, organized by ISKCON Shri Shri Rukmini Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka under the guidance of Shri Shri Radha Parthasarthi Temple, East of Kailash.
The Maha-Harinaam Sankirtan was marked by Their Lordships Shri Shri Rukmini Dwarkadhish gracing
By Parasuram das
The French Revolution of 1798 is regarded by western historians as one of the most important events in human history. The revolution sparked off at the magnificent Place D’ La Republic, this is the location where another type of revolution was to happen, the Krishna Prasad “feeding of the 5,000”.
A revolution of consciousness, the Hare Krishna revolution. Referred to as the “spotless” Purana, the Bhagavatam is “directed towards bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of
The Indonesian devotees took up this year’s World Holy Name Week with great zest. Youth from all the temples/communities united to perform a Harinama Yajna never before held.
On the first day, a 12 Hour Kirtan at the Sri Sri Radha Madhava Asrama (Gianyar, Bali) with His Holiness Kavicandra Swami (Co-GBC for Indonesia), His Holiness Ramai Swami (Co-GBC for Indonesia) and His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami in attendance. Devotees from the 5 temples and 3 centres took turns to complete the 12 Hours
WHNW Report from Chamorshi (Maharastra)Leader. : Parameswar Prabhu (Srila Prabhupad disciple )
