By Mahatma Das
I admit it. I’m addicted. But it’s not my fault. Really, I am innocent. I was simply asked to co-facilitate some japa retreats and workshops and I innocently accepted. And now I’ve become a japa retreat addict. I drop whatever I am doing and go to the next retreat or workshop. I simply can’t control myself. My material life is dissolving, my attachments are fleeing left and right, I am loosing interest in material pleasure, and I just want to chant more and more. My addiction has
Lecture on Krishna Fest-Power of Love by HH Romapada Swami in 22 Nov 2015 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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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 06, Text 03 by Radha Govinda Swami on 27 Dec 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
(H.H. Radha Govinda Swami, a direct disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), lives in Vrindavan, India.)
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Lecture on Appreciating the mercy of the Lord by Bhakti Vinoda Swami on 27 Dec 2015
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I know that man, I thought, looking at an elderly man with short, gray hair. His history within the Hare Krishna movement is dark.
The 24 Hour Kirtan in New Vrindavan had commenced, and whorls of people surrounded the kirtan party. A bitter taste came to my mouth and my mind to see this man across the way. I looked around and noticed some other people I had some personal painful history with, or disconnection, and that "loneliness in the crowd" feeling descended over me like a cloud.
Hour af
Last week we were talking about preparing the GRC columns for the sandstone windows.
Today, we are able to give a first look at the column put in to place.
Under Savya Sachi prabhu and Prem Avatar Gourange s supervision the first 2 pieces were added to the window.
On top of this column we will add a capital, which we were looking to do next Monday.
These windows will have a mixture of work in sandstone, marble and GRC.
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Appeal by the 50th Anniversary Global Office to mark the official start of worldwide celebrations
The 50th anniversary year of ISKCON starts from 1st January 2016, with many historical events scheduled all over the world. The Global Office for the 50th Anniversary has requested temples all over the world to participate enthusiastically by holding local and national events that can accelerate the mission of Srila Prabhupada.
“The 50th Anniversary offers a once-in-a-life time opportunity that pro
What resolution to take?
If you are new to Krishna Consciousness and not yet started chanting then
you can take resolution like
I will everyday chant minimum one round (mala) of Hare Krishna Mahamantra
I will water tulasi everyday.
or Read Bhagavad Gita Everyday
If you are already chanting Hare Krishna you may increase chanting Hare Krishna
Or You may take any other resolution as you wish
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on the corner of New York’s 2nd Avenue shortly after he established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1966.
ISKCON is gearing up for its 50th anniversary, with plans for celebratory events all over the world throughout 2016.
It all began, of course, in 1965, when A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was 69 years old.
Leaving his home in Vrindavana, India, he travelled to New York city aboard a cargo steamship to introduce “India’s messag
Thousands of Brazilians chanting the Maha Mantra at Namrock Festival (5 min video)
Titiksava Karunika Das and his team perform Mantra rock in Brazil and introduce thousands to the sound of the Holy Name.
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By Bhaktividya Purna Swami
So we just ended yesterday with the discussion that we want to apply some aspects of the Vedic culture. Then we should actually look into what are the aspects surrounding it or the situation which it is applied and then all the various elements that are there that were included. So then you get a complete picture.That may mean we have to do some research or discussion on these side areas, just like yesterday’s discussion was about engagements.
So this means that you h
International Society for Krishna Consciousness founded by Swami Prabhupada is celebrating Golden Jubilee this year. To commemorate this year, ISKCON is organizing its grandest Jagannath Rathyatra on 3rd January 2016.
Exquisite and state of art cart has been prepared for this event. The pinnacle of the cart moves with hydraulic pressure. Twenty engineers have toiled hard under Sri Laxmi Narayan Das to make this special cart.
This year special attraction of the procession would be many foreigner
“Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura adopted many practices that were very unusual at the time in order to attract people. He was especially interested in attracting westerners. At the time India was under the rule of the British and perhaps the British looked down on them as a subjugated people. But, although he was so austere and simple, he dressed in a way that an English gentleman would consider him as his equal.”
Disappearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
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Service towards Krishna increases as our realization of Him increases. So service and realization are not mutually exclusive, they go hand-in-hand. Service and realization is a direct product of faith in Krishna.
The faith i am talking about is not the blind faith people profess in a superior being.
The faith i am talking about is an active expression of simple living and high thinking.
The faith i am talking about is an active expression of a life enriched with gratitude towards God with a de
Prabhupada New Vrindaban Kaliya Cow 1976
Archival Research by Chaitanya Mangala.
As ISKCON approaches its 50th anniversary in 2016, ISKCON News is increasing its coverage of both the latest plans for the 2016 celebrations, as well as looking back on the early years of ISKCON and how Srila Prabhupada's worldwide society developed. This article is part of a series connecting New Vrindaban, established in 1968 as ISKCON's first farm co
London police officers receive Prabhupada's books
ISKCONoutreach.com, a new website that aggregates articles, toolkits and videos related to ISKCON’s outreach efforts in one place, launched on December 29th, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s Disappearance Day.
An initiative of the GBC strategic planning network committee for outreach, the site was put together by the ISKCON Desire Tree team at ISKCON of Mira Road, Mumbai.
“The idea is to
I was interested but also saddened whilst sat in a class recently to hear the individual state that they were sorry to say but they thought that the second generation devotees were much better than the original Prabhupada disciples and had achieved much much more.
As always it’s a matter of perspective
In some way’s you could say it’s true, given the number of courses you can do, and the fact that the internet allows us to immediately check on. From a knowledge Krishna Conscious point of view
