By Dayananda das
Based on the Teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Twenty-first century Krsna consciousness is witness to a few new catch phrases. Among them are “inspiration” and “care for devotees,” Unfortunately, by themselves these terms are somewhat vague, so referring to Prabhupada may provide clarity. He used “inspiration” as follows: a motivation coming from paramatma or Sri Krsna,(1) an increasing attachment for Krsna impelled by His mercy,(2) an offering t
From Back To Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980 — a brief history of the incorporation of ISKCON
By Satsvarupa Dasa Gosvami
July 11, 1966. 26 Second Avenue, New York City: A few sympathetic, interested people gather in a small downtown storefront to help an Indian swami’s mission by adding their signature to a legal document.
Today, ISKCON has branches all over the world. Millions of lives have been transformed by the Hare Krishna mantra and the philosophy of the Bhagavad-gita—thanks to the vision
On Tuesday, May 31, Radhanath Swami spoke as part of the Deepak HomeBase series of discussions at ABC Carpet & Home in New York City. More than an ordinary rug shop, ABC Carpet & Home is a seven story design destination that aims to be “a portal into collective creativity, integrating healing, education, theater, art, and interconnectivity”.
The series, hosted by Deepak Chopra and Paulette Cole, his featured speakers such as Yoko Ono, Mark Ruffalo, Russell Simmons, Fran Drescher, Robert F. Kenn
In honor of ISKCON’s 50thanniversary, two award-winning film were produced. While Yadubara Das’ film the Hare Krishna! presents Prabhupada’s extraordinary life, an ISKCON Communications Ministry documentary The Joy of Devotion directed by Krisztina Danka (Krishna Lila Dasi) of Karuna Productions picks up where the other film leaves off and captures Prabhupada’s worldwide impact, and gives an overview about what ISKCON is today, featuring dramatic, personal and very inspiring stories of devotee
A classroom at the Bhaktivedanta Academy in Alachua, Floria, the venue of the conference.
The ISKCON Ministry of Education’s annual education conference will be held in New Raman Reti dhama – Alachua, Florida June 21 through June 24, 2018. Alachua is home to two devotee run schools serving a combined 250 children from pre-k through high school.
The purpose of this year’s conference is to facilitate connections between fellow educators; learn best practices from peers and subject area experts
According to Vedic philosophy, Lord Vishnu descends in a variety of avataras all of whom are non-different from Him. All the avataras are of the nature of sat-cid- ananda: eternity, bliss and knowledge. They reside in the spiritual world, Vaikuntha. When They descend into the material world, They are called "avatar a" (literally, "descent"). Any attempt to minimize the transcendental status of any avatara constitutes an offense and is a stumbling block on the path of self-realization. And to un
By Giriraj Swami
Yesterday, Indradyumna Swami and I and all the other devotees staying at the ashram in Carpinteria visited Rajani Priya dasi (Rose Forkash), age 97, at her home. In the two hours we spent together, she enlivened us with stories of her experiences in Krishna consciousness, both during Srila Prabhupada’s presence and now, and Indradyumna Swami led a wonderful kirtan, which prompted her to say, “Beautiful. This is what we are meant to be hearing.”
You can find Indradyumna Swami’s
By Sonia Chopra
Last week, ISKCON Communications European (ICE) leaders and representatives from 17 Countries gathered in Prabhupada Desh just outside of Venice, Italy, to discuss and share their thoughts on some pressing issues such as women's position in ISKCON, veganism, the changing world around us with social media and how to grab people's attention on Facebook and Instagram. The Countries represented were:UK, Belgium, Holland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, Sweden, Hu
By BB Govinda Swami
At those meetings we discuss different topics and points for the development of our International Society for Krishna Consciousness. But there’s some of us who always feel like when we, older leaders of ISKCON come together it would be in our best interest if we would sit down together and we would just open Srila Prabhupada’s books and we would read Srila Prabhupada’s books together for two weeks straight. Or when we would stop reading Prabhupada’s books we just sit down an
By Ramai Swami
On a recent visit to New Gokula farm the devotees told me that the area was experiencing the worst drought in the last one hundred years.
There had been some light rain but not enough to change the situation much. Our cows were being fed with hay that had been bought from other areas of the state.
The devotees were praying to Radha Gokulananda and doing lots of extra kirtan.
By Acarya Dasa.
On June 4 and 5, 2018, All India Padayatra travelled 13 Km from Belgaum to Nilaji via Samarth Nagar in Karnataka.
For the pleasure of Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundara, Srila Prabhupada and Gurudev we would like to announce the book distribution score of All India Padayatra on 4th and 5th June, 2018.
Mahabig Books – 186
Big Books – 09
Small Books – 127
Total Books – 322.
Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundara ki jai…
Srila Prabhupada ki Jai…
Suppose someone deals in medicines day in and day out. Medicines are lying all around them everywhere in their warehouse. Because of the abundant availability and prolonged familiarity, they may neglect preserving medicines carefully. But if they go to an epidemic afflicted area and give medicines to the sick, they get to see for themselves those medicines’ lifesaving potency. That first-hand experience increases their appreciation of the medicines, inspiring them towards more vigilant care.
Sp
Indradyumna Swami Maharaja has come to spend four weeks with me at my ashram in Carpinteria, and today, watching him do his Deity worship, I was reminded of a statement in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.23–24 purport) that a devotee “unable to worship the Deity must at least see the Deity worship, and in that way he may achieve success also.” Deity worship is one of the five most potent items in devotional service, and witnessing Maharaja’s worship had a powerful effect on my heart.
Hare Krishna.
You
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
It has come to our attention that an idea is circulating that the GBC Body has overturned the CPO’s ruling in a recent case.
We wish to clarify that the GBC Body, by its own rules, does not have the authority to overturn a ruling by the Child Protection Office. A verdict can only be changed if the accused is granted an appeal by the CPO. No exceptions are acceptable in this regard.
The GBC Body regularly review
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on March 3, 2019. Following the ISKCON GBC Society’s Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by TWO GBC members, to be submitted by December 15, 2018. This will allow adequate time for the GBC Deputies to prepare the proposals for presentation at the meeting.
Please follow the format for GBC Proposals, below. Plain tex
So a question was asked about lamentation and if it is due to material identification. Well, lamentation exists even on the spiritual plane. But in this world, it is natural to hanker and lament when we have a preconceived idea of what we want from the world. You know, “I have my dream and this is what I want and it is just not working! I am trying so hard but my dream is just not coming true. Oh, poor me! Why is my dream not happening!?” So this is when we have a material dream.
When we do no
Dear Devotees,
Would you like to improve your regular reading and hearing of Srila Prabhupada’s books?
At a time when the importance of increasing the reading and hearing of Srila Prabhupada’s books to all devotees is being discussed by leadership around the world we bring you the BHAKTIVEDANTA VEDIC LIBRARY (www.bhaktivedantavediclibrary.org), an amazing online tool.
What are the benefits?
1. Convenient access to Srila Prabhupada’s audiobooks.
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My family and I were just visiting my mother, Edith, in Boca Raton, Florida to celebrate her 90th Birthday. As we honored her and celebrated her life, she declared that 90 is too old and that people shouldn’t really live that long. Gaura Vani tried to bless her by saying: “May you live as long as you like!” She responded by saying, “Tomorrow, I’m ready to go tomorrow”.
Edith was born in 1928 and she’s fond of saying that she ushered in the Great Depression. These days she is depressed, seeing
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 May 2018, Radhadesh, Belgium, College of Vedic Studies Retreat Lecture: ‘Krsna Consciousness in the Real World’)
The other day I was remembering Srila Prabhupada’s statement of how paintings of Krsna are like windows to the spiritual world; it means that through these paintings, we are looking into the ‘real world’, and when we are looking out of this window (of the building), we are simply looking at a picture. So Krsna consciousness must begin with that understanding
