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Devotees and guests at the two ISKCON temples in Spanish Fork and Salt Lake City, Utah, participated in their annual January 1st Japathon. The yearly event, which began in Utah in 2009, was inspired by Ananta Rupa Dasa, then president of the ISKCON Boise, Idaho Temple, which has held the event for over 25 years. The intention of the Utah devotees is that the blessings of the Holy Names be applied to the state’s residents by chanting at least one of Krishna’s names for each of the one million ho

When I was at the airport in Honolulu last night, I witnessed what most of us have seen people do when gathered together. They are on their cell phones, and it’s not so much to make a call but for viewing, surfing or texting. Rarely do you see anyone read a book, or even a magazine, and if so, the content is mundane.

However, when I rose to line up for the zone 4 group, I passed by a young fellow with partly purple hair. He noticed me and smiled excitedly. He had in his hands the Bhagavad-git

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi

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We locked ourselves up in service to our current drama, Witness Gopal. We were being rigid with ourselves and even staying aloof from the reading of the Gita. The congregation had come for the annual recitation of the 700 verses to commemorate the sacred dialogue between the wise Krishna and the archer, Arjuna.  

Our cast’s absence from the reading was not a deviation (we were in the same building, the temple), as the next morning we would be departing for Montreal and Ottawa on a blitz to perf

The festival of Gaura Purnima is upon us once more, and whether you are physically present or not, we gladly invite you to join us in celebrating! Take advantage of the chance this year to serve Sri Pancha Tattva on Gaura Purnima and receive Gauranga Mahaprabhu’s unending blessings!

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The anniversary of the great dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna. The anchor person to this sublime conversation is someone by the name of Sanjaya, who is quite in a blissful state when relating it to the blind king, Dhrtarastra. Here’s how he felt in Sanskrit:

rajan samsmrtya samsmrtya

samvadam imam adbhutam

keshavarjunayoh punyam

hrsyami ca muhur muhuh

“Oh, King, as I repeatedly recall this wondrous and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I take pleasure, being thrilled at every moment.

When today’s presentation was to be at the Ecological Center in the heart of Santa Clara Zoo, I was pleasantly surprised. And it was outdoors with a good fifty or so people, many of them well read, including doctors and teachers, that got on their feet from their chairs, as I and companion monks came in sight. What an honor! I don’t deserve that, but to tell you the truth, there’s lots of great culture in Cuba.

The program opened up with a Thai Chi presentation by three experts in the field. Th

This is an article of appreciation and support to all our devotees who are working and maintaining our rural communities, producing food and taking care of the cows. Right now when we are living in a situation where, all the modern civilization is paralyzed and threatened for a very contagious disease and an impending economical chaos, all your services take a very special relevance. Srila Prabhupada already visualized this scenario and he spoke many times about it and bought many farms around

 The inauguration of Sri Rama temple will be a great and once in a life event and the most awaited event. Like our Caitanya Mahaprabhus 500th birth anniversary celebration.  

 At that time, we had Padayatra as a way of celebrating the 500th anniversary of the appearance Of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. We had Dwaraka to Mayapur padayatra that was also a once in a lifetime event and then padayatra never stopped it’s still going on and on.  

So aligned to that Ayodhya Padayatra came to my mind. First

On the 2nd of March devotees will arrive for Sravana Utsava & Kirtan Mela, followed by festival inauguration, various festivities, Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama, and the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima on the 25th of March.

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Back I am with the sounds of Canada such as traffic roaring with the Christmas passion. And hockey sticks hitting the ice with skates hurriedly cutting into that same ice in the effort to control that puck is producing that sportive sound that makes for a happier display of exerting energy. It’s all okay for me. It demonstrates signs of life. Perhaps the happiest moment for me today was a participation in the “meditation night”. Generally I haven’t been involved for the fact that I found the co

For the advanced devotee of Lord Krishna, nothing surpasses the opportunity to serve and please Him.
By Jagannatha Gopala Dasa
The highest goal of spiritual practices far surpasses simply freedom from the suffering of material existence.

Having been born and raised in an Indian brahmana family, I have often heard from elder family members and friends about their aspiration for moksha, or mukti – that is, liberation from material existence. People who have lived tough lives filled with ups and d

Ayodhya Rama Temple Inauguration!

The Ayodhya Rama temple is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 24, and the Government of India intends for the celebration to span one month, concluding on February 24. ISKCON has received an invitation to participate and preach during this month-long celebration. The leaders of ISKCON India have decided to utilize this opportunity for prasada distribution, Harinam Sankirtana, and book distribution. The responsibility for book distribution will be shared by

Before I hit the pavement (as in taking a walk) I was running on meagre sleeping power from the night before, but running on some magical fuel nevertheless. I was in one of those creative modes, excited about the temple’s touch-up cosmetic work. Yadu, who’s from the Ukraine, is our local cosmetic handyman wiz, and he has been putting a fresh coat of paint on the interior doors. Each night, while our monks and nuns are asleep, he tackles one of our metal doors with a fresh coat of paint.

Everyon

*”Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi*
Today, in Coventry I stopped a senior gentleman who revealed he was familiar with the Bhagavad Gita, having been a school teacher for decades. As we spoke further, I was left stunned as I realised he was my teacher in my final year at primary school – Mr James!
When I quoted his name, he was taken aback. Excitedly, I told him that I recognized him when he mentioned being the deputy at the primary schoo

For an aspiring devotee of Lord Krishna, what does it mean to live a simple life?
By Vishakha Devi Dasi
Lord Krishna’s devotees differ from nondevotees in describing the essence of the simple life.

Srila Prabhupada encouraged his followers to adhere to the principles of simple living and high thinking, and he himself exemplified those principles. People may associate simple living with minimalism, a current movement that encourages us to avoid overcollecting and conspicuous consumption. Minimal