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For most devotees the name Vaiyasaki Das, a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada, is synonymous with ecstatic kirtans and bhajans along with his Kirtan Explosion Band. He travels the world year after year with his devoted wife Kishori Devi Dasi doing kirtan events and presenting bhakti yoga in various favorable venues including Yoga centers and ISKCON festivals.

Little do they know that he is also a recognized Bestselling author on Amazon. His Blockbuster book, Cosmology On Trial: Cracking The

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Letter to Visnujana

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…I have got confidence in you because Krishna has given you special talent for chanting Hare Krishna Mantra. When you were chanting in L.A. temple in the evenings, or in the mornings, I enjoyed your chanting so nicely that I thought myself immediately carried to Vaikuntha. So I am always thankful to you for your activities in announcing the interest of our mission. Thank you very much. Most probably when I return to L.A. I may call you back just to hear your chanting of Hare Krishna Mantra.

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Village Council Meeting at Vyasasana and Lokadristi’s Home

Possibly the hottest topic at the Fall 2015 ISKCON New Vrindaban and Eco-Vrindaban Board Meetings, and certainly the one that drew the most interest, was the Community Dialog about a proposed new “Village Association.”

For decades, New Vrindaban residents have felt a need to be heard more by the ISKCON management and to have more influence on how their community is run.

So with a possible solution at hand, they were buzzing as they cr

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Demystify one's self

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Science is defined as a systematic study of the natural and physical world around us through observation and experimentation. If we apply this definition to the process of Krishna consciousness, we will find a match.

Bhagavad Gita is an exposition on Krishna consciousness. It gives a detailed psychological presentation of what it means to live and work in this world of pain and pleasure. Then, it gives a systematic guideline to the metaphysical side of things and then it integrates both the wo

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Call to ‘50ise’ regular festivals in ISKCON temples

Temples can celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2016 by following six simple steps

By ISKCON 50 Global Office

The Global Office for the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON has called upon all ISKCON temples around the world to ’50-ise’ their regular festivals in 2016 by following a few simple steps.

“We need to take every opportunity to spread awareness about our 50th anniversary to the general public,” said Anuttama Das, GBC Minister for Communications,

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In addition to what I just posted on women destroying liquor factories, here are some compelling reasons why one should keep away from drinking alcohol products. The havoc alcohol consumption continues to create in human lives is not unknown. Besides all that we keep hearing, did you know that according to a report, just in road accidents alone, alcohol kills some 1.8 million people every year worldwide?

Studies suggest that depression, a serious mental disorder leading to suicides around the w

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Power of hearing in the association of a Sadhu

2515063960?profile=originalLecture on Power of hearing in the association of a Sadhu by by HH Romapada Swami in 09 Jan 2016 at Chicago

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)

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2515063964?profile=originalLecture on Serve Others in a way you expect others to serve You by HH Radhanath Swami on 03 Jan 2016

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)

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The Radha Krishna campers in front of ISKCON Nova Gokula temple

Photos by Madhumati Radhika.

Considering the major part of the list of things to bring - mat, repellent, water bottle, flashlight - it may seem like a holiday camp like any other. However, it does not take too long until the recommended items reveal that it is a different kind of camp. The list shows: tilaka, japa-mala, devotional clothes. After all, as one can read in the promotional poster, it is “more than an retreat”. Indee

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100 devotees participated daily, with 350 on the final day

Between March 2014 and the end of 2016 – ISKCON’s 50th anniversary year – the Padayatra Worldwide Ministry is aiming to hold 50 padayatras, a kind of journey on foot accompanied by kirtan.

The first one in 2016 was a five-day affair held in the Indian state of Gujarat. Between January 15th and 19th, devotees walked from the ISKCON temple in Ahmedabad to Dakor, a Vaishnava pilgrimage site known for its grand temple of Ranchod Rai (a f

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So today we’re marking the life of a great saint in our tradition who lived 500 years ago. He was the son of a Sri Vaishnava brahmana, Venkata Bhatta, and was born in a village near the famous temple town of Sri Rangam, on the banks of the Kaveri River.

Born around 1500 AD, he was 11 years old when Sri Chaitanya ‘the great master’ came and stayed with his family for the four months of the rainy season. His father served Chaitanya meals and washed his feet out of profound respect for his guest.

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Krsna is the Source of All Incarnations

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O brāhmaṇas, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water. (SB1.3.26)

This morning as I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, Vol. 1, I spent a few minutes just looking at the pictures. They say a picture tells a thousand words, and the above image is no exception. The Thousand words follow…

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Canto One, Chapter Three

Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnat

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2515063795?profile=originalThe youth hold a Harinama in front of the Sydney Opera House

Fifteen teenaged youth, aged 13 to 18 and hailing from Australia, New Zealand and Bali, were inspired in Krishna consciousness as they traveled across Australia during their summer holidays this January.
But they also deeply moved and inspired other devotees with their devotion everywhere they went.
The tour, which ran from January 9th to 27th – summer in Australia – was chaperoned by second generation devotees Braja Vallabhi, 21; Ruk
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Pushya Abishek in Mayapur: Millions and trillions of flower petals alling from the sky!
In an over crowded temple , Mayapur Chandra started the evening program with a very sweet kirtan which set the peaceful mood… Radha Madhava all dressed in a breath taking flower outfit complete with flower jewelry, were proudly standing on their altar surrounded by the beautiful Gopis. Their Lordship seemed to be overlooking the crowd bestowing blessings on all the devotees gathered to glorify the Lord of th
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Pearl Festival Sankirtana at Silicon Valley.
Vaisesika das: While finishing my book, Our Family Business, I noted how meticulously the publishers looked for and closed unintended gaps within the text during their final edits. Most of these gaps were tiny and invisible to the untrained eye. Nonetheless, in a book with hundreds of pages, closing these gaps significantly reduces the overall page count of the book, (a plus for any publisher). Similarly, with the efficiency of expert editors, bhakti
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Dr. Avnish Pandey (Anantasimha Das): Today, January 27, 2016, at the Bhaktivedanta Hospice in Vrindavan, India, His Grace Janaradan Das, a disciple of His Holiness Tamal Krishna Maharaja and citizen of Fiji, peacefully passed away in the Holy Dhama.

Previously he had been staying in the Holy Dhama of Vrindavan for approximately six months and prior to that was living in Jagannatha Puri. On January 25, 2016, he fell unconscious and devotees brought him to the Rama Krishna Mission Hospital where
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Dear devotees, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Šrila Prabhupada!

I’d like to use this opportunity to warmly recommend to you Madhucchanda prabhu’s unique offer that could lead to a new, highly efficient and effective way to embark many new people to Krishna consciousness. I have known Madhucchanda prabhu for more than ten years. Therefore, I can vouch that he is a very sincere devotee, well versed in Vaishnava philosophy (as presented by Šrila Prabhupada) and very enthusiasti
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MUMBAI: Empowering the young with a new level of spirituality will be one of the foremost missions of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), as it gears up to celebrate its fifty years. ISKCON, also known as the Hare Krishna movement, has expanded widely since it was founded by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda in New York City in 1966.

Although Mumbai is home to three temples, Juhu, Girgaum and Mira Road and the under-construction temple at Kharghar, a mammoth rath yatra is
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ToVP Report From Russia

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Hare Krishna dear Jayapataka Swami,
Please accept our obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

It is a letter from the Russian team of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium construction project.

We are grateful to you for engaging us in fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s personal desire – construction of the magnificent Temple of the Golden Age! Please accept our efforts as an offering.

For 2015, we collected and transferred to a bank account in Mayapur over USD 1
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