Rādhāṣṭamī

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s Appearance Day

For the occasion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s appearance day we present a wonderful lecture titled “Rādhā-Prema Makes Kṛṣṇa Mad”, given by Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Swami Mahārāja on 19th March 1992 in Bhubaneswar, India.

Rādhā-Prema Makes Kṛṣṇa Mad

“The love of Rādhikā is My teacher, and I am Her dancing pupil. Her prema makes Me dance various novel dances.”(Cc, Ādi-līlā 4.121-124)

By Sri Giridhari das

Maraimalai Nagar is a small town located at the outskirts of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India.

Our Janmastami was a grand success event. For the first time, we had a long program starting from 5 pm extended up to the mid-night. Prior to the program, we had erected a huge pandal for easy distribution of prasadam. The program was well advertised throughout the area through banners, pamplets, and announcements. The entrance as well as the program hall (the school auditorium) wa

(Excerpt from Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire by Stephen Knapp, Sri Nandanandana dasa)

First of all, why should we consider that Ancient India was so important? What did it have to offer anyone? And what did others have to say about Vedic India? And what difference does it make if it did spread over such a wide area and into so many different countries? And even if it did, why would this make a difference today?
If we have not studied the ancient Vedic culture, then there may be more abou

By Hari Narayana Das

The annual of Krakatau festival which went on for almost a week was closed with the Lampung Cultural Carnival on 30 August 2015, centralized in Mahan Agung at Dr. Soesilo Street, North Teluk Betung . The carnival was followed by hundreds of participants from various parts of Lampung and other parts of Indonesia. The Lord of universe, Lord Jagannath also took part in the carnival just to shower His mercy to the people of Lampung on His Ratha yatra and established the presenc

By Romapada Das, International Coordinator, ISKCON 50th Anniversary

The success of the Boston celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America has been reported widely in various devotee websites and American media.

If any temple has not yet observed a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of Prabhupada’s arrival in the US, there is still time.

Temples that have missed out can celebrate the 50th anniversary of  Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in New York on 19t

Rajesh Hirani: In today’s fast paced world, where the use of technology is outweighing the quality of our interactions, it is easy to be physically in one place and mentally in another. Being present in every moment and every action empowers us with clarity of thought, enhances our creativity, and maximises our performance. Bhakti Rasamrita Swami delivered an interactive seminar on how the art of consciousness, mindfulness and meditation can help us to achieve our ambitions in both our personal

Srimati Lalita-devi’s appearance day is one day before Radhastami. 

Lalita-devi was born in the village of Karehla, and later on her father brought her to Uccagaon, the place of her pastimes (lila-sthali). There are still many evidences of her pastimes here, like a rock containing the imprints of her lotus feet and some small utensils she used when she and the other sakhis fed Krsna there. When the sun-rays fall on the imprints of those pots and plates, they glitter and shine. All of Srima

Many people have the idea that the bad karma can be reduced or removed through meditation, worship, samskara or sacrifice. What do you think?

Sukadeva Gosvami gives a similar answer to Maharaj Pariksit when he asks how to mitigate the hellish sufferings and sinful reactions. Sukadeva Gosvami prescribes that by performance of atonement to the sinful activities and by cultivating tapasya, brahmacarya, truthfulness, control of mind and senses etc., one can counteract the sinful reactions. So it is

By Lila Purusottama dasa, BGIS, Vrindavana

Every day we make decisions. Does one’s free will has a role on the decision that s/he

makes? Once while walking with a samskrit Pandit, a discussion ensued on free will. The Pandit enquired if selecting the left leg or the right leg first while taking a step is an act of

free will. It is our experience that sometime we are forced to take some actions against our so

called will (e.g. a student preparing for his exam; a leader facing the wrath of his

By Mina Sharma

Devotees gathered at Bhaktivedanta Manor to offer deep thanks and gratitude to the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Fifty years ago to the day, Srila Prabhupada arrived at Boston Harbour with his message of devotion to Krishna. He was alone and unannounced, and from very simple beginnings he established an international movement of tens of thousands of devotees and palatial temples all over the world. His message was simple, chant