These last few days have been a sweet wrap-up of the Labour Day weekend and in our Hare Krishna culture the calendar called for Krishna Jayanti, (meaning His birthday) followed by Prabhupada’s birth anniversary. It is all a hell of a time (meant in a good way). There is a catering to thousands of people and this is going on all over the world at this time of year.
For a change and some calmness Krishna Prema Rupa, Jagannatha, Monila and I drove to Woodbine Beaches before sunrise and took to t
A series of Bhakti Vriksha leadership training courses was held from June to August 2026 across four major yatras in India and Indonesia, training over 300 devotees to expand congregational preaching and systematic devotee care.
The trainings were held at ISKCON Indore on June 20 and 21; at ISKCON Rohini in New Delhi on July 4 and 5; at ISKCON Mira Road and Juhu in Mumbai on August 1 and 2; and for ISKCON Indonesia from August 8 to 13 in a hybrid offline and online format.
The initiative aims to
when someone demonstrates steadiness
recognizing worldly pettiness
he plies through life with ease
because he actually sees
some go for false embrace-and-cuddle
form clouds of confusion that muddle
the righteous avoid, dart for clarity
by way of the practice of austerity
Among the beloved companions of Srimati Radharani, eight gopis are especially celebrated as the parama-prestha-sakhis — Lalita, Visakha, Citra, Campakalata, Tungavidya, Indulekha, Rangadevi and Sudevi. These eight gopis are chief amongst all the gopis.
Among them is Sri Tungavidya Sakhi, renowned for her extraordinary learning, artistic abilities and deep devotion to Sri Krishna. In Sri Mayapur Dham, Tungavidya Sakhi is beautifully adorned with garlands and ornaments as devotees celebrate her di
This is an excerpt from lecture from Tattva Darshan 13 titled – Ganesh Glories given by His Holiness Mahanidhi Swami.
Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Lord Ganesh, is one of the most popular Indian festivals. Lord Ganesh is Half Man Half elephant - Elephant’s head and a human’s body. He is a very enigmatic and very famous Indian demigod India - Ganapati.
He is the lord of inconceivabilities. He wants to show people how when you approach transcendence, when you approach God, the impossible is po
From Back to Godhead
Lord Ganesha is well known for removing obstacles from the path of pure hearted souls.
Gokarna, a temple town in Karnataka, also known as Gokarna Mahabalesvara, is famous for the presence of one of the twelve jyotirlingas of Lord Siva. Lord Ganesha is said to have established this linga. The glories of the deity of Vinayaka Ganesha of Gokarna are described by Sri Vadiraja Mahan in Tirtha prabandhah, paschima prabandhah:
dustanam vighnakarta sucarita
sujanastoma vighnapahar
The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesha are the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are other two Puranic texts that deal with Ganesha.
Lord Ganesh is known as the son of the Shiva and Parvati, and is the god of luck and of “opening the way.” That is why many people pray to Ganesh before starting a new project, in order to proceed with as few obstacles as possible.
Ganesha became the Lord (Isha) of all existing beings (Ga
By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)
Although Vedic culture recognizes Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, that the whole world is one family, and sees the spiritual essence within all religions, there are nonetheless elements in society, whether politicians, foreign religions, political parties, and so on, who would like to diminish or even cause the complete extermination of Vedic culture and those who practice it. For this we must be prepared. But what do we do?
Furthermore, many times in my travels a
By Shyam Gopal Das,
From September 26 to October 3, 2026, the ISKCON Ministry of Education invites devotees, temples, centers, families, and communities worldwide to participate in Books Are the Basis Week. The annual observance aims to give Srila Prabhupada’s books a special place in ISKCON communities’ lives and encourage devotees to read, study, and discuss his teachings.
The initiative was created to help place Srila Prabhupada’s books at the center of devotees’ spiritual lives. A 2020 GBC r
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
Devotees at hundreds of ISKCON centers worldwide gathered on September 4, 2026, to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami, filling temple halls with the rhythms of mridanga and harmonium as hundreds of thousands joined continuous kirtans and midnight abhishek ceremonies. This year’s observance stood out not only for its scale but for the depth of secular appreciation it drew, the record crowds it brought to individual temples, and the reach it achieved through liv
draupadi was a very strong woman
a queen of character, a good human
at the darkest hour, by the hair she was dragged
by a brutish man whose intelligence lagged
in front of an assembly of royals
when bravery knew only withdrawals
he pulled at her blood-stained dress
attempting to augment her distress
leaving her fully dishonoured and exposed
humiliated and devoid of her clothes
We have some GOOD NEWS to share:We have taken the first steps to purchase new land and increase our milking herd. We hope to fulfil our pledge to you to provide ahimsa milk after many years of waiting.
Last weekend we moved the first of our non milking cows onto land at Dartmoor in Devon where the Ahimsa project is preparing to secure a new farm.
When the project began with its first tangible bottle of milk 15 years ago, no one expected it to go this distance. In fact, a number of established an
Rukmini Ramana Prabhu from the Food for All UK team going out daily to distribute Prasad in Nepal.
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Bengaluru | 11th September 2026
6:00 PM IST
Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers of HH. Jayapataka Swami Maharaja,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are grateful to share that Guru Maharaja continues to show encouraging progress in his neurological responsiveness and interactions. He is now responding more quickly and consistently to commands, with significantly less delay than before. The neurologist conducted a thorough neurological examination toda
By Kishori Rani Devi Dasi
From September 25–29, 2026, the 10th annual GitaFest will bring devotees together at New Vrindaban, West Virginia, for a five-day retreat centered on the theme “Guru and Disciple.” Organized by the Bhagavad-gita Institute, this year’s festival will focus on understanding the role of the spiritual master and deepening devotees’ relationship with ISKCON Founder-Acharya A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. The program will include seminars, questions and answers, ja
By Savitri Devi Dasi
The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will hold “Alone with Kṛṣṇa, Together with Kṛṣṇa’s Devotees,” a retreat at the Govardhana Retreat Center at Govardhana, from 4:00 p.m. on October 23 to 12:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026. Led by Bhurijana Dasa, the retreat will offer a focused period of Kṛṣṇa-kathā, japa, prayer, śāstric reading, introspection, kīrtana, prasādam, and association with devotees.
For devotees whose responsibilities and routines often leave little
At the Lotus Funeral our small weekend travelling party, with Nityananda, Sarthak and myself came to honour one of our senior members who passed away. Falgu Das Gupta AKA Padmavati, 86, was a true active member of our Toronto community for a long time as pujari (priest), music teacher of voice and harmonium. Her husband, Sri Pati Pandit, also a regular pujari, left us when he was in the midst of serving the deity, when his clothes caught on fire. Ten days later he passed as the degree burns wer
“The intelligence that discriminates between right and wrong is great, but the heart that accommodates even wrongdoers and uplifts them is greater.”
What will you do when someone misbehaves? Of course, it’s natural to disapprove his action. But do you tend to disown him or again continue to interact with him? That probably depends on the extent of his misbehavior and your relationship with him. It’s easier to excuse people who are close to us, but not others! And it may be justified to excuse sm
By Karnamrita Das
The ideas expressed here are especially relevant in dealing with conflicts in communities and families. By our consciousness and actions we can further add to the problem or be part of the solution. Everything in existence is energy—even science tells us that—though as followers of Bhagavad-gita we understand that there is the spiritual energy behind matter. The material world is called in the Gita’s 7th chapter, Krishna’s separated energy. Then, this one energy as a whole, is
Bengaluru | 7th September 2026 |
6:00 PM IST
Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers
of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Guru Mahārāja continues to show gradual improvement in his overall sensorium and level of alertness. The medical team is encouraged by the progress he has been making and remains hopeful about his continued recovery. At the same time, we would like to emphasize that the journey toward a meaningful and susta
