Approximately 160 visitors from China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Taiwan recently came to Mayapur with His Holiness Giridhari Swami on pilgrimage. They came in two groups – the first group, of about 40 people, visited in late December of 2018, and the second group, of about 120 people, came in late January of 2019.
The tours were arranged by ISKCON Mayapur’s Visiting Devotee and Leader Care Department. Prior to visiting Sridhama Mayapur, the birthplace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the depar
By Achyut Gopal Das
"Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light." — Vera Nazarian
By Shaunaka Rishi Das
The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, the world’s leading Centre for Hindu Studies, celebrated its 20 years at the House of Lords at the River Room, hosted by Lord Dholakia.
It was attended by invitees from Hindu Mandirs, organisations from up and down the country. Key guests included Lord Popat, Virendra Sharma, MP, Subhash Thakrar and CB Patel, Publisher/Editor of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar. People came from Ireland, Edinburgh, Swindon, Manchester, Birmingham, Leice
By Yugala Kishor Gour das
First of all I think it is important to introduce Mohan prabhu, for those not knowing him, and then explain my search for his missing tapes. Mohan prabhu was born in Manchester UK as Michael Gulley on 2nd April 1950. He joined Iskcon in his hometown in 1972 and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada around 1973. He moved to the Manor soon after the property was acquired. He served on rewiring the building and maintaining and reparing Srila Prabhupada’s dictaphone when nee
I began my service with the Mail Order Department in September of 1969 and although two and a half years had gone by since that ad not much had changed nor was there much growth. The address had changed from 26 Second Avenue to 61 Second Avenue and two more books, Teachings of Lord Chaitanya and the abridged edition of Bhagavad-gita had become available.
The fledgling order dept. operated out of the “office” on East 10th Street where Brahmananda and previously Rayarama had worked. The very fir
All are invited to a first-of-its-kind Krishna Homeschool Convention, to be held at ISKCON Chicago on Saturday, July 13th and Sunday, July 14th!
For the first time in a decade, homeschooling-pioneer Aruddha devi dasi will be presenting a seminar with both her illustrious sons, Radhika Raman das and Gopal Hari das. However, the unique feature of this convention will be multiple panelists and presenters with experience in homeschooling. Topics to be discussed will include
A new initiative by ISKCON’s Harmony Collective in Ypsilanti, Michigan, dubbed “Each One Carry One,” asks devotees to commit to carrying Srila Prabhupada’s books and prasadam for distribution everywhere they go.
“People would talk about the early days of ISKCON in a nostalgic way, and I thought, what can we do to recreate that magic?” says Harmony Collective director Deva Madhava Das.
“The principle of Prabhupada’s time was that everybody had the hope – even the expectati
By Sacinandana Swami
There are two elements that have to come together for a healthy and responsible relationship between guru and disciple. The first element is that the disciple needs to be free of the motive to improve him- or herself materially by this relationship. The second element is spiritual good fortune.
The first element presupposes a sense of exhaustion with material illusions. The disciple needs to understand: “I need solutions to overcome material illusions. I understand that I c
By Achyut Gopal Das
A few days back, I had to come from our Vasco center to our Panjim center. I took, three different vehicles to reach the destination. From the Vasco center, my friend dropped me to the Verna bus stop in a brand new, high end, air conditioned car. From there I took a crowded, government Kadamba bus to Panjim. The contrast of the previous ride in the comfortable car to this one was distance apart. At the Panjim bus stand, I was picked up by another colleague of mine in our old
ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam
sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam
“Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Hari, Lord Krishna, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the waxing moon which spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all liv
He is 102 Years Old. Born on Nov 16th, 1912 & Initiated in 1932 & has been Chanting Regularly for 82 Years.
His Beads As Smooth As Glass…
His Beads First Glimpse of His special beads…
He was Engaged in World War II & then Joined Police Afterwards, Retired in 1969…
In Spite of His Advanced Age, His Memory & Intelligence are Sharp…
This is His House in Cuttack, India.
By Kadamba Kanana Swami
When Madhavendra Puri was roaming the planet he never met anyone who had the same depth of love for Krsna that he had. It is amazing that the love of God which later was taught by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had already manifested two generations earlier in Madhavendra Puri. Madhavendra Puri was anticipating the sankirtana movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and experiencing the greatest ecstasy.
Madhavendra Puri met many people (so it is described in the Caitanya-bhagavata
By Sri Harinaam Das
One of the highlights of this year’s festivities in Mayapur during the month of March was the annual program of the Institute for Spiritual Culture. This year the overall theme was “The Glories of Our Mothers”, bringing attention to the importance of the seven mothers which Krishna has given us. The guest speakers were HH Krishna Kshetra Maharaja, HH Bhakti Vidya Purna Maharaja, HH Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaja, Her Grace Rukmini Devi Dasi and Her Grace Prabhupada-priya Devi Das
Bullock cart ride is always a welcome service in Mayapur! Pilgrims relish taking a ride in bullock cart -as we see guests are always busy taking selfies and pictures with bullock cart. During Gaura Purnima, a new bullock cart seva is inaugurated by HH Lokanath Swami, when Maharaj drove the cart pesonally. See in this video our new attractions in Mayapur - Taraka and Paraka- two bulls pulling the new cart. Video of Bullock cart inauguration!
By Kadamba Kanana Swami
The waves hitting the Jaladuta were overwhelmingly powerful, and as Prabhupada was rocked about on the Atlantic ocean by the intense waves and wind, he was becoming very ill. Prabhupada had a heart attack. Then he prayed to Krsna , and he saw Krsna.
Krsna was rowing the boat and said, “Do not worry, everything will be fine.”
Then the ocean became very calm, very peaceful. Later the captain said, “Swamiji, you must come with us again, because never before did we have su
By Keshava Murari das
Arjuna and Krishna preparing for battle “The emblem of Hanuman on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanuman cooperated with Lord Rama in the battle between Rama and Ravana, and Lord Rama emerged victorious. Now both Rama and Hanuman were present on the chariot of Arjuna to help him. Lord Krishna is Rama Himself, and wherever Lord Rama is, His eternal servitor Hanuman and His eternal consort Sita, the goddess of fortune, are present. Therefore, Arjuna ha
By Achyut Gopal Das
I once heard a very interesting quote which said - "The distance between the problem and the solution is the distance between the knees and the ground." It means that - when we are hit by a problem that seems too overwhelming, we need to hit the ground and offer our earnest prayer to God. This is called "Knee mail" - it is more faster and efficiently than email.
You see, many problems can't be solved by us - they are too big for us but definitely not too big for God. When we
From Back to Godhead
By Sureswara Dasa
Bir Krishna the calf loves coconut fudge, and Sita the teamstress knows it. Her pockets bulge with the sweet as she and Bir walk to the training ring. Today the calf will learn his first call: “Get up!”
The earth is soft from the recent rain. Sita carries a lash and leads Bir with a rope tied to a blue halter. The calf bounds through a cluster of gnats, then slows as they come to the ring. What’s this?
The gate opens, and Bir walks in to explore. He treads
