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Since 20 years the English Heritage have invited us to this major festival

Because we bring peace and joy in the form of delicious Krishna Prasad and
unending spiritual chants and dance
At midnight the Rathayatra procession begins, and the distribution of
Prasad Feast also begins
Lord Jagannath’s cart rests by the sacred stones while the devotees,
headed by HH Mahavishnu Swami dance and chant throughout the whole night in
abundance

I composed a ballad to commemorate this historic event

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KOLKATA: Though just three hours away, Mayapur, the headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), has not developed as a popular tourist hub, feel the state tourism department officials. And hence, it is now partnering with Iskcon to promote Mayapur as a popular spot. A five-minute video has been shot showcasing the attractions of Mayapur, which has started playing on the internet from Saturday. Soon a shorter capsule will be made that will be shown on selected T

I have just been asked by Daru Brahma devi dasi, Darlene Dossick, to let you all know that Pusta Krishna das prabhu, her dearest husband and spiritual partner, father and grandfather, helpmate and guide to so many souls on this planet, both materially and spiritually, our dear godbrother, and beloved disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is now actively leaving his physical body.

Pusta Krishna das has been given the best of care by his family who have been by his sid

It is a great honor, privilege, and pleasure to be here on the auspicious occasion of Snana-yatra. The first deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra in ISKCON were discovered in San Francisco in 1967. One of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples, Malati dasi, saw a small figure in an import store, Cost Plus, and brought it to him. When Prabhupada saw the figure, his eyes opened wide. He folded his palms and bowed his head in respect. Then he said, “You have brought Lord Jagannatha, the Lord

Here is an Open Heart Conversation that took place with Radhanath Swami at the United Palace Theater in New York City last month. Urban Devi is about uplifting the sacred feminine, but sometimes there are men who have a more developed compassionate feminine side than many women. I hope you like this compassionate conversation.

Video: Click here 

Source: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=76099

The German writer Goethe, who is like the German equivalent of Shakespeare, came up with an interesting point.

He said that a child is a realist because a child is trying to understand what are apples and what are pears; a child tries to figure out the difference. He tries to understand what is reality.

A youth is an idealist – a dreamer of what he is going to make of his life. He said that in mid-life, one becomes a bit of a cynic. The person goes, “But yeah, yeah, yeah. I have seen it. These

By Giriraj Swami

“Vyasa was the spiritual master of Sanjaya, and Sanjaya admits that it was by Vyasa’s mercy that he could understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This means that one has to understand Krsna not directly but through the medium of the spiritual master. The spiritual master is the transparent medium, although it is true that the experience is still direct. This is the mystery of the disciplic succession.

“Actually there is no difference between hearing directly from Krsna a