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.
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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.
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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,
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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
ISKCON Bangladesh Leadership Sanga
Venue: The Sea Princess Hotel, Cox's Bazar
ISKCON Bangladesh Leadership Sangha at world’s heritage, Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong.
The inauguration of ISKCON Bangladesh Leadership Sanga (IBLS) held at Cox’s Bazar with the participation of 200 top leaders of different ISKCON centers of Bangladesh. It was a four day camp. With the blessings and inspiration of H.H.Jayapataka Swami and H.H.Bhakti Purushottam Swami, H.H.Bhakti Priyam Gadadhar Goswami, H.G. Venudhari Das
Worshiping the deity is a way to regulate our lives but this is not the real thing about worshiping the deity. In worshiping the deity, when you step onto the altar, you step into the spiritual world. Whoever is on the altar is actually in the spiritual world.
Although devotees are in the spiritual world while on the altar, they do not just walk around. They do everything according to prescribed rules and regulations. Everything is done according to the directions of scripture and in the mode o
Hare Krishna,
Few months back I was in Rajasthan and I was inspired to write this small article dedicating to all those following simplicity diet. I am sure those who visit villages in Rajasthan get the same feeling. In comparison to villages in other parts of India, Rajasthani villages are special. Rajasthani men and women are semblem of simplicity. And it starts with their diet.
UNDOING THE CONDITIONING: I happenned to understand that unless we simplify our dietary habits, it is not possible
By Acarya Dasa
In the month of April, while we were in the city of Tumkur in Karnataka, I got a call from the Noida temple near Delhi informing me that a group of 8 devotees of their PDC group would be joining padayatra for 15 days. The initials “PDC” stand for the Personality Development Course for ISKCON devotees. This course helps newcomers to venture into the world of inner discovery; it also brings them inner peace and fulfillment by learning how to balance work and devotional life through
By Mani Bandha dasa
Although Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, who was to become one of the exalted Six Goswamis of Vrindavana, was born into great wealth and opulence, he was at heart a renunciate and simply desired to achieve Lord Chaitanya’s mercy.
Once Raghunatha Dasa met Lord Nityananda on the bank of the river Ganges, Lord Nityananda personally came towards Raghunatha Dasa and placed His feet on Raghunatha’s head. Lord Nityananda said, “Because you have been captured
Kurma Dasa: I received a message from our Godsister Sukla Dasi that her brother, Caru Gupta dasa, passed away suddenly a few days ago at home on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Caru Gupta had been suffering from Kidney disease.
He leaves a wife and 6 children, all devotees of Krishna.
We pray that Caru Gupta prabhu has attained the shelter of Srila Prabhupada’s Lotus Feet.
Bali has a Hindu population of around 85%. Most of the Hindus in Bali practice the orthodox religion which has been dated back for centuries. The ‘Student Community of Hindu Dharma, Indonesia’ is the largest Hindu youth organization in the island. The mission of this organization is to spread the fundamental teachings of Hinduism to others. In every province in Indonesia there is a branch but the headquarters are in Jakarta.
Although Hindus and Muslims live peacefully together in Indonesia th
