“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
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We started ISKCON Desire Tree in 2002. Another year has passed by. Our body has got older. Our service rendered to the mission has continued. Year 2015 has been better than previous year. We have tried our best to serve Srila Prabhupada's mission. Following are some of the highlights:
Website visitors for www.iskcondesiretree.com
Views- 11,480,102 (11 million)
Users- 1,783,255 (1.7 million)
Sessions- 3,312,286 (3.3 million)
By Zayani Bhatt
Hundreds of devotees from far and wide congregated at Bhativedanta Manor for a recitation of the Bhagavat Gita by the temple’s Managing Director HG Gauri Das and insightful commentary by His Holiness Sivarama Swami on Sunday 20th December.
The devotional and ardent recitation of the Holy Scripture and a Gita yagna was to celebrate Gita Jayanti; the day Lord Shri Krishna spoke the Bhagavat Gita 5154 years ago.
His holiness Sivarama Swami summarised each chapter in a beautiful, c
By Prema Sindhu Gauranga dasa
From November 29 to December 4, around 200 devotees eagerly gathered in Govardhan for the 10th annual VIHE Holy Name Retreat–all the way from South and North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Russia, Israel, India, and even China. Giriraj Govardhan, “Haridas varya,” the topmost among the devotees of Lord Krishna is the perfect spiritual abode to retreat from the relentless material anxieties and reconnect with our spiritual selves. His Holiness Sacinandana Swa
Some people argue that Prabhupada misinterpreted Bhagavad Gita in the sense that the verses are translated to suit bhakti. In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna speaks about karma, gnana, yoga and bhakti and hence all paths are as good as other paths. This is their argument. But such criticisms are indications that people read Bhagavad Gita for other purposes and not for surrendering to Krishna.
In the Srimad Bhagavatam, Krishna speaks similar Gita to Uddhava entitled Uddhava Gita. There, Uddhava asks K
The Sahayadri Varnasrama College (SVC) is now accepting applications from male candidates for its one-month course to be given from January 6 to 31, 2016 on the campus at Sahayadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) located near the small town of Hebri in the district of Udupi, Karnataka.
On-going since 2009, the courses offered during this year will focus on land, cows and Krishna. Experienced faculty members will cover the courses as mentioned in the brochure attached.
In addition to practic
By Dwaipayan De
The dictionary defines the word ‘Renunciation’ as follows – ‘the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.’ All over the world, we come across people who practice the spirit of Renunciation – There are some who renounce bad/harmful habits or renounce bad association, and there are some who renounce negative thoughts/words/deeds, etc. Again, we find people, who are a bit more serious and claim to belong to the Renounced order of life altogeth
US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard offers arati at ISKCON's Radha Parthasarathi Mandi in New Delhi
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii – the first Hindu congresswoman in America – has requested Marcia Bernicat, the U.S. Ambassador in Bangladesh, to visit an ISKCON temple there that recently withstood a terrorist attack.
She also urged the ambassador to put pressure on the Bangladeshi government to prosecute the attackers.
The assault took place at the ISKCON temple in the Kaharol region of Din
By Lila-shuka das
This project was made with the sole purpose of inspiring all devotees to perform more Harinama Sankirtana.
In addition, this project shows the activity of Harinama Sankirtana around the world.
When you enter the website ( www.harinammap.com ) you can see the world map and the menu.
The Map shows the activity of Harinama Sankirtana around the world.
The Menu gives you some features of how to use the map.
You can see 3 filters there… 1) By status 2) By team 3) By devotee
By stat
In its most recent survey on the subject of God, the National Centre for Social Research found that some ninety percent of us claim to be believers. One in five even said they had no doubts about God’s existence. Such statistics are perhaps surprising, given that education today tends to steer us toward more atheistic notions such as the’ Big Bang’ and evolution. Surprising also in the face of the widely touted suggestion that religion is the cause of most conflicts, a suggestion seemingly rei
This brings us to the second level of God realisation in Vedic theology, known as the Paramatma or Supersoul. This is an expansion of God who is found in the heart of every living being and also within every atom of the creation. It is the all-pervasive aspect of the Supreme, but in a personal form rather than impersonal energy.
The Bhagavad-gita describes the Supersoul as the “overseer and permitter” within this world. In other words, he is witnessing all our deeds and is awarding us the resul
Krishna has many energies or potencies, which have three main categories. The first is his “internal energy”, which manifests as the spiritual world and his most confidential associates who always reside there. Chief among these is Radharani, who is Krishna’s eternal consort. She is the female aspect of the Supreme, and from her come many other consorts who are known as “gopis”, Krishna’s unmarried lovers, and as his married queens. The internal energy is also known as Yogamaya, a female person
Lecture on Shifting to High Gear by Charu Prabhu on 2015
(Charu Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)
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(Ekalavya Das was born in New York City, USA in 1965, the same year that ISKCON Founder Acarya, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came to New York. His mother’s younger sister would regularly hear Srila Prabhupada’s Kirtans in Thomkins Square Park in 1966.)
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Lecture on Mathura Lila by Radha Govinda Swami on 27 Dec 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 07, Chapter 06, Text 03)
(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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