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In the spiritual world, Lord Nityānanda is the eternal companion of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is the very same Lord Balarāma, the first expansion of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. As Lord Balarāma, He serves the Supreme Lord in all His pastimes, and in this divine incarnation as Lord Nityānanda, He appeared to assist Mahāprabhu in spreading the holy names of Kṛṣṇa through the saṅkīrtana movement.

Lord Nityānanda is the foundation of all existence, the original spiritual master, and the source of the material

The well-known Abhay Charan television series, based on Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami’s biography Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, will air for the first time on Suriname television in February 2025.

Suriname is a South American country bordered by Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana, with a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. Rich in cultural diversity, Suriname has an Indian population of about 27 percent.

The epic 45-episode series tracing the life of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada wa

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, offered seva alongside the successful prasadam distribution partnership with ISKCON at the Maha Kumbh Mela being held in Prayagraj, India. The collaboration combines ISKCON’s spiritual mission with the Adani Group’s logistical capabilities to distribute 100,000 meals daily during the 45-day festival. Using the famous Mega Kitchen, with its base at Govardhan Eco Village, 2,500 volunteers distribute the prasadam to dozens of locations throughout the relig

“So, tell me about yourself. Where are you from?” asked the chief resident in pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh medical center, where I was interviewing for a residency position.

My answer started off something like this, “My parents are from South India, and I was born and brought up here in the U.S.”

Although his question implied that the place one

“Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura indicates that rather than trying to separate conditioned souls by materialistic distinctions, one should bring them together to chant the holy names of the Lord and propagate the sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya. A nondevotee, or even an envious third-class devotee, is not interested in uniting people on the platform of love of Godhead. Instead he unnecessarily separates them by emphasizing material distinctions like “communist,” “capitalist,” “blac

Translation (SB 11.10.17)

Although the performer of fruitive activities desires perpetual happiness, it is clearly observed that materialistic workers are often unhappy and only occasionally satisfied, thus proving that they are not independent or in control of their destiny. When a person is always under the superior control of another, how can he expect any valuable results from his own fruitive actions?

Purport

Although materialistic persons reject Kṛṣṇa consciousness and instead pursue t

The BBT Marketing, Communications, and Innovations Team is extremely grateful to all the devotees who participated in the 2024 Live to Give campaign. Your efforts to distribute Bhagavad Gita made a positive impact on the planet and will definitely please Srila Prabhupada and our predecessor acharyas. In order to help serve you and assist you, we are requesting any devotee who participated in this campaign to fill out this quick, four question survey regarding your experiences during the campaign

Voulnteers distributing Prasadam to some of the thousands of pilgrims to the area for the Maha Kumbh. 

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throng to Ayodhya Dham every day after taking a holy bath at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers during the auspicious Maha Kumbh, which started in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Anticipating the arrival of millions of devotees in Ayodhya Dham on Makar Sankranti, ISKCON Ayodhya offered its “squirrel service” by serving 100,000 free mea

We want to use this opportunity to warmly invite you for this year Nityananda Trayodasi celebration which falls on the 14th of February 2022. With pleasure we want to invite you and your family to participate in this festival and receive the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. We hope you will join us in serving Lord Nityananda Prabhu with your time, energy, and donations.

Sri Nityananda Trayodashi is the auspicious appearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna appeared in Na

I sit quietly focused on my practice

but little hands of distraction climb

up the back of my neck.

They carry small bags

of amusing off ramps.

Off ramps of my past,

off ramps to future dreams—

some horrific

some graphically palpable.

Small hands climb to where

the road ends…my mind.

They set up shop there.

Soon a festival of cotton candy

and freak shows—a three ring circus.

Clowns, acrobats, trapeze artists,

magicians, and lion tamers—

all in my mind.

All vanish quickly—

once I realize I hav

Three Jersey calves (left) rescued from a dairy farm on New Year’s Day, 2021, now happily cared for at the Krishna Cow Sanctuary.

The Krishna Cow Sanctuary in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is a unique initiative dedicated to cow protection and community building. Spearheaded by Syamkutir Devi Dasi and her husband, Raghupati Das, the Sanctuary is located just seven minutes from King Shaka International Airport. It has become a vital space for spiritual retreats, volunteer programs, and en

durlabha tnanava janama sat-sange taroho e bhava-sindhu

Human life is extraordinarily rare, and the rarest, most precious blessing in life is the association of devotees. Lord Caitanya revealed his own heart when he exclaimed that all the wealth in Brahma’s creation cannot equal the value of one sincere devotee.

Caring for devotees is perhaps the most important responsibility we have. When we create an atmosphere where devotees feel loved, valued, and encouraged, we can empower them to cross ove

I wish to offer my gratitude to everyone who has so kindly assembled today on this auspicious occasion of Dussehra. Today all over the world there are millions and millions of people celebrating this day. But like most spiritual occasions not so many know why? – It is a characteristic of kali yuga that even very sacred things are perceived very superficially. Often times religious festivals of all religions are more of an opportunity for some sort of social entertainment than for genuinely cult

I recently read one of the latest books by Ian Stevenson, entitled European Cases of the Reincarnation Type. Dr. Stevenson is a research professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia, and he has been doing research on the subject of reincarnation for more than thirty years. Over this period, he has accumulated several hundred accounts of young children who consciously remember details of past lives, exhibit birthmarks or phobias connected with a former person’s death, or even speak flue

This handbook and accompanying curriculum, which are to be used enjointly, have been compiled under the direct order of the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness. Their contents are based wholely on the inspiration, guidance and wisdom of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder acarya of ISKCON. This humble attempt has been made in the service of any aspiring devotee and future disciple of the authorised ISKCON Acaryas. We pray to Srila Pr