By Parampadam Dasa
How in tune are we with educational changes in the last 20 years? Can Sastric education online provide comprehensive Vaishnava training? What are the most important challenges and weaknesses in education and online? How to achieve a common goal with both modalities?
In this article we explain the experience of 14 years that, together with my wife Ananta Śayana Devi Dasi, we had in the development of our Organization – Culture of Bhakti, www.culturadelbhakti.com, an online cam
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; guide the future of ISKCON’s global educational initiatives; and to come away with goals a
A quick glimpse into the Bhaktivedanta Manor Gurukula, the new temporary location on the Hilton property site in Watford. See how free and happy the children are and where they develop their connection with Krishna and Srila Prabhupada’s movement.
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By Hanumatpresaka Swami
We have been asked by several agencies to write a report on the recent GBC-College in Brazil. This would include its broader implications for ISKCON’s global Sankirtan (playing the big mṛdanga).
First, it is a very big and powerful topic, so we will write this article as a preface to later dialogs. We write it with the audience of the ISKCON’s education journals in mind.
Like the six blind men approaching the elephant I can only see things from my perspective, either in
By Sukadeva Das
On June 16, 2018, it was our privilege and honour to receive very distinguished guests Hon Matthew Guy, Leader of the Opposition from Victorian State Parliament, Andrew Bond – local candidate from Albert Park and Katie Allan – candidate from Prahran and other prominent members from Indian community at the Melbourne Hare Krishna Temple. They were received by our Temple President HG Aniruddha Prabhu. The guests were briefed on our future building upgrades such as conversion of cur
By Pallavi Jain
The Sacred India Gallery in Perth displays the artistic works of resident artist Jagattarini. Jagattarini is an Australian artist but lived in India for over a decade. The artwork at the gallery includes traditional Indian carvings, a maze of intricate displays, walk-in installations and Jagattarini’s 1/72 scale miniature dioramas based on stories of Lord Krishna from Vrindavan. These displays are an attempt to capture the “sights, sounds, and mystical atmosphere of spiritual Ind
BB Govinda Swami: Krishna never forgets anything what we have done. But Krishna is not a foolish person. He sees that we’re offering, but we’re holding so much back. Consequently, He wants us to give everything. Therefore we should question ourselves what are we giving and what are we holding back and why are we holding back.
Why are we holding on to the concept that there will be happiness within this world? We’ve never seen the example of lasting happiness within this world. Non of us have. O
By Damodar das
By Radha Dasi
Hare Krishna, dear devotees! My name is Radha, I’m 19 years old and I am a student in my final year at Sri Mayapur International School. I want to share with you my incredible experience of book distribution in London this summer. I hope that it will please the senior devotees and reassure them that book distribution is still alive and well. And I hope it will encourage all the devotees of my age to give it a try.
Here is how it started: for a long time I had wanted to feel my
Srutakirti Das: In case you didn’t know the name ‘Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg’, the name of the road to Vrindavan, was almost changed today but due to the quick action of a few devotees it has been stopped.
Disaster Averted!!! From Radharaman Das:
I had informed the highest leadership of BJP and they were also shocked and agreed with us that the UP government should not have done this. On 13th June I went to Delhi and met with the high command of the BJP and informed them that if this happens it w
Vaisesika Dasa: My father used to take my brother and me for regular backpacking excursions into the mountains of California, Wyoming, and Canada. To help us keep our backpacks as light as possible, my father would tell us as we packed: “Watch out for the ounces and the pounds will watch out for themselves.”
His philosophy worked well.
By carefully considering the relative importance and physical weight of each item before putting it into my backpack – no matter how insignificant the difference
By Tirtha-pavana Das
I. Principles of education.
Our first business is to preach to the devotees and to maintain the highest standard of Vaisnava education. (Letter from 9th July 1972)
I’ve been approached by the Executive Committee of the Ministry of Education to present a brief observation of the education at ISKCON institutions in Russia. Before I start talking about different projects and programs, I would like to state the principles that are the base of the education.
We’ve tried to list k
By Sadbhuja Das
The marble cladding of the interior walls of the TOVP temple room continues and is starting to take shape.
You can see how beautiful it looks in the video, with the white marble and red border. We will also be adding ceramic gold tile inlays in certain areas which will commence soon.
Currently, about 80% of the work is completed on the first whole circle phase of work. We are also now beginning to clad the pillars. Keep your eyes and ears open for more news soon.
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(Srila Prabhupada’s 11-story Hare Krishna Center, 340 West 55th Street, New York, 1976)
(The same building in its pesent state.)
Submitted by Padmapani das ACBSP
“Yes, from the very beginning I went to New York because I thought that Krishna Consciousness is the most important idea in the world, so let me go to that place, New York, which is the most important city in the world, and if I am able to do anything for Krishna and my Spiritual Master, even I am at the fag-end of my life, at least l
The Bhakti Center, located in the heart of Manhattan, recently hosted a unique confluence with academics, diplomats, researchers, monks and in enthusiasts concerned with the topic of environmental sustainability.
“Sustainability from the Inside Out”, as the conference was named, was hosted conjointly by Govardhan Eco Village (GEV), Mumbai and the Sacred Ecology Forum at the Bhakti Center on June 10th, to explore the profound connection between the practice of yoga and the sustainability of the
I used to think, before I came to Krsna consciousness, that now I would join a movement of very like-minded people and that I would feel very intimate friendship. Then, I was shocked to see that that person who I kind of detested for his views, he also had joined!
I thought, “How is this possible? Not this guy! How is it possible that he became a devotee!?” Well, because of the universal nature of Krsna consciousness, people of all kinds, from all walks of life, even from opposing world views,
