Sixty years after Srila Prabhupada established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in New York City, ISKCON North America is inviting devotees and friends to return to the movement’s birthplace for a special three-day celebration honoring its past, present, and future. The “Origins” 60th Anniversary Weekend, scheduled for July 31–August 2, 2026, will feature five events across the city, including a gala, a pilgrimage tour, a sunset kirtan cruise, a public festival, and a commemor
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As ISKCON marks its 60th anniversary in 2026, projects preserving the movement’s living history have taken on renewed significance. Among the most important is the long-running Prabhupada Memories project, which has released several new videos over the past few weeks on its popular YouTube channel. With over three hours of new content, the videos feature the personal recollections of disciples whose lives were transformed through their association with ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace
Long classes conducted in front of our youth just doesn't work. You just cannot hold their interest. What is effective is when either the Bhagavatam or the Bhagavad-gita is presented in an interactive way and done timely. This is the method I prefer.
By the good grace of Krishna I was asked to deliver the morning's class on the Bhagavatam, and hold the attentiveness to the end. As a listener of the sastra I certainly don't want to be tortured by lengthy drawn out discourses, why should I do s
There are many things which we aspire for and even worship, which have no intrinsic value. They have value inasmuch as they are attached to values, and thus can serve perverted or promoting aims. Thus, though they have no value, they have a use. These things which we attach value to, are actually tools for values to be attached to. For example, a knife is neither good nor evil, but can be used for good or evil. It has a use, but no value.
What is it that we worship as human beings that is essen
Vedisches Zentrum Wien – Iskcon Vienna
What an extraordinary celebration! Thank you to everyone who was part of this beautiful festival and helped make it so special. Your smiles, service, kirtan, and joyful spirit created unforgettable memories.
Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=118518
Paramesvari dasi: After 40 years of serving Sri Sri Panca Tattva at ISKCON Almvik in Sweden, we need your help to renovate our big kitchen and to provide Sri Sri Panca Tattva with a new altar. All donations are welcome, big and small.
Last month we just completed the first phase – a new Deity kitchen, a new pujari room and a new sewing room.
We are now planning to start phase 2 — the renovation of the big kitchen, as well as building a new altar for Sri Sri Panca Tattva.
Please click the link be
Sometimes it appears very difficult to make advancement in Krishna consciousness and we become impatient. If we expect immediate results and they aren’t forthcoming, we can easily become discouraged. For those of us who are unable to live in a temple (or even near a temple), this is especially true. So what’s the solution?
In November of 1969 while speaking in London’s Conway Hall, Srila Prabhupada stated the following:
“The process is very simple. Just keep a picture of Lord Caitanya with His
By Suddha Prem Das and Hari Kirtan Rasa Das
The ISKCON of Guyana Hare Krishna Study Centre in Cummings Lodge, Georgetown, will host the Hare Krishna Legacy Festival 2026 from July 8 to 12. The five-day celebration will mark several important milestones in the history of ISKCON, its mission in Guyana, and the growth of Krishna consciousness in the Georgetown and Demerara region.
The festival will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, 50 years of
World Peace and Spiritual Advancement Based on the Common Understanding Of the Soul
W.L. Glick (Isa Das)
Gary Tanis (Dharma Das)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Dedication and Preface 3
1 Jewish Souls and Others? 9
2 The Soul’s Purpose in the Material World 11
3 Guru and the Rabbi 13
4 A Godly King 14
5 Translating the Scriptures and Understanding Their Essence 15
6 Free Will and Destiny 17
7 Intoxication and Sexual Enjoyment 19
8 Becoming Fearless of Death 21
9 The Lord in the Heart 24
10 Reinca
The ISKCON Muskoka community in Huntsville, Ontario, has opened a waiting list for its now open Vaishnava Seniors Home, a residential initiative designed to provide senior devotees with independent accommodation integrated with temple life, devotional association, and community support. The project, which forms part of the recently established ISKCON Muskoka temple complex, is expected to provide up to 10 residential units between late 2026 and 2027.
Located approximately two hours north of Toro
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
The Mayapur Institute (MI), which has been formally operating since 2000, recently completed construction of two new bamboo-and-cane meditation kutirs on its campus — a step that reflects the institution’s commitment to what its chairman, Padmanayan Das, describes as Srila Prabhupada’s principle of “simple living, high thinking.”
Outside the kutirs at the Mayapur Institute.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/mayapur-institute-opens-new-learning-opportunities/
I was blessed to give a class from the Bhagavatam, Canto 7, the story of Prahlad, the young boy who proved so courageous. The attendance was small physically, but online it showed more interest. One listener responded, saying, “You helped my son so much, spending time with him. It changed him. I’m so grateful.” When hearing this from a proud father, I got a little choked.
The Bhagavatam discussion was my last moment before departing for Harrisburg, the destination for the Chariot Fest, locate
Hare Krishna. When Srila Prabhupada went to the West, Krishna actually created the perfect arrangement for Srila Prabhupada. The United States of America, at that time, was in a perfect situation to receive Srila Prabhupada. If we look at the history of America, then we can see that soon after the second world war, America reached the height of it’s material prosperity. At the same time, the youth of America became disillusioned. They saw that money cannot buy everything. Especially the most im
Come and receive the unlimited mercy of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu during the most auspicious month of Kartik!
Join us for a spiritually uplifting 3 Nights / 4 Days Gaura Mandal Yatra and stay at the sacred Katwa Dham, where Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu accepted Sannyasa.
Date: 30th October – 2nd November
Stay: Katwa Dham
Yatra Highlights:
• Visit 16+ Gaura Mandal Sripats
• Association of senior devotees & sannyasis
• Darshan of deities personally worshipped by great acharyas
• Holy Dham Vasa during t
ISKCON New Dvaraka in Los Angeles raised more than $300,000 during a special fundraising dinner held in support of the community’s upcoming 50th Annual Ratha-yatra festival, scheduled for August 2, 2026. The LA Ratha-yatra is one of the longest-running and most prominent Jagannatha chariot festivals outside India. This year’s event will mark its 50th anniversary, celebrating five decades of public kirtan, devotional culture, and outreach in Southern California.
The gala evening brought together
ISKCON Midrand hosted the second installment of its vegan pop-up market on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at its temple premises on Norfolk Road in Carlswald, Midrand, Johannesburg. Held in collaboration with The Vegan Chef and associated market organizers, the event brought together vegan vendors, prasadam stalls, live music, book distribution, kirtan, and visitors from both the devotee community and wider society.
The market followed a first installment held on April 11,
Vakresvara Pandita, the fifth branch of the tree, was a very dear servant of Lord Caitanya’s. He could dance with constant ecstasy for seventy-two hours.
(Adi 10.17)
In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 71, it is stated that Vakresvara Pandita was an incarnation of Aniruddha, one of the quadruple expansions of Visnu (Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna). He could dance wonderfully for seventy-two continuous hours.
When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu played in dramatic performances in the ho
When God's eye opens (the sun), our eyes should be open to see it. That red sun rising here in the foothills of the Appalachians is a sight to see and I'm getting a perfect view this morning through the window of the Radha Damodar Temple.
That eye (Surya) reveals the green, rabbits, groundhogs, and of course the cows, bulls and all the other features of Gita Nagari. There is such a phenomenal facility here. But with this fine weather you would think more traffic of pilgrims would be here. Oh,
The main news this month concerns our upcoming festivals. **Jhulan Yatra** will be celebrated from **23–28 August**, with **Balarama Purnima** falling on **Friday, 28 August**. A special feast will be held at the temple, with additional celebrations taking place at **Casey** and **Werribee**.
Read more: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=85590
By Mani Manjari Devi Dasi
Srila Prabhupada mentions in the purport of SB.3.25.25 the importance of devotee association. He explains that devotees should give up the association of materialistic persons and seek the association of devotees; he describes that to understand the pastimes of the Lord, to see the Lord as a person with personal activities and to offer devotional service one should have devotee association. Srila Prabhupada states that devotee association means association with the Lord
