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The ISKCON Congregation Development Ministry is currently researching successful methods for running children programs in our ISKCON centres. We humbly request you to provide us with some valuable information to determine the most important aspects of these programs so that we can assist other yatras in establishing such programs for our little ones :)

I always tell devotees that we should understand that Vrindavan or Mayapur is our home! This is where we live and now at one point, when we go from here to some foreign country, then we are like tourists – we are only visitors there whether it is New Zealand, Spain, Denmark or UK and so on.

Today on sankirtana, on three occasions, students came to my table and looked at the Bhagavad-Gita and flatly interrupted me while I was trying to show it to someone else, saying, "I want this. How much is it?" This has happened before, but three times in one day is a charm. The kids I talk to nowadays are concerned about global warming and terrorism. They do not have the same assurance of the somewhat predictable world that we grew up in. College hatha-yoga classes are offered, always with a s

Hare Krishna! 

Please accept our humble obeisances! 
All glories to Srila Prabhupada! 
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! 

On Monday- December 21st 2015 two auspicious events took place: 
- Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita(Gita Jayanti) 
- Moksada Ekadasi 

ISKCON Scarborough devotees chanted the English and Tamil translations of the 700 verses in two groups on this glorious day. 

A sumptuous Ekadasi feast was served after the event. 

A group of ISKCON Scarborough devotees th

Lecture on Gita Jayanti by HG Vishwarup Prabhu on 03 Nov 2015 at Manchester (Hindi)

(HG Vishwarup Prabhu delivered professional and spiritual discourses to medical professionals in UK and USA in 2007-2008.)

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Lecture on Disobedience-The sign of envy  by Bhakti Vinoda Swami on 26 Aug 2015 at ISKCON Coimbatore

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Lecture on Right Shelter Right Desires by HG Urmila Mataji on 07 Dec 2015 at Hawaii

(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto-03, Chapter-08, Text-05)

(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )

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By Mayesvara dasa

The Vedic Planetarium in Mayapur, West Bengal, India (presently well under construction as of December 2015), is an attempt to depict the map of the Universe according to the ancient Vedic literature, primarily the Fifth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam as translated and presented by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Canto 1, chapter 5, verse 11 of Srimad-Bhagavatam predicts that this literature will bring about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s m

By Mohan Sunder Das

With a pure desire in their heart to spread Lord Sri Chaitanya’s message to one and all, Aligarh devotees worked day in and day out on the land donated by Dr. Maheshwar Pratap Varshney.

Dr. Varshney, an ardent follower of the Bhagwad Gita, donated 4 acres of land to ISKCON because he had firm faith on ISKCON for spreading Lord Sri Hari’s ‘Gita’, Bhagwad Gita.

The devotees worked very hard and finally saw the very eventful day of ‘Ground Breaking Ceremony’ on 13th November’20

First Ratha Yatra in Tanggamus, Lampung, Indonesia

By Hari Narayana Das

Kota Agung is a small town located in Tanggamus, Lampung. Being the capital, it is also the most important city in Lampung. Situated at the foot of Mount Tanggamus and nearby the Gulf Coast Semaka it stands as a beautiful location for tourists. At present there are no devotees living in Tanggamus. Those who do live in Lampung, live in the ‘Gita Nagari Baru’ farm community established by HH Bhakti Raghava Swami, a five hour

In the Temple of My Heart, Jaya Jaya to the Son of Jagannatha and Sachi, Namami Nandanandanam - Bharatanatyam Dance by Campakalata Devi Dasi and her dancing team ( playlist of videos)

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Dear Devotees and Friends, Have a happy Gita-jayanti day! 

We would like to offer you an opportunity to get special blessings from Lord Krishna on this auspicious day. Since 1987. we have been spreading the words of Lord Krishna (Bhagavad-gita) to the public in Germany and Austria. In order to enable us to be more effective, please consider the following appeal. After many years, book distribution from ISKCON Simhachalam temple (Germany, simhacalam.de) is on the rise and we aim by the end of 20

The other day a devotee asked me what is my favorite prayer from our Vaisnava scriptures. I replied with the following verse by Narada Muni, who was requesting a benediction from Lord Krsna. In service to my spiritual master, I would like to follow in his footsteps.

“O swan gliding in the lakes of the Vraja-vasis’ love, I wish that I may wander everywhere always chanting and drinking the nectar of Your names. Those most sweet names arise from the ocean of Gokula and spread the glories of Your i

Lecture on Sri Shukhadev Goswami Stuti Day 02 by Sarvabhauma Prabhu 13 Oct 2015 at ISKCON Vrindavan

(Sarvabhauma Prabhu was born on 6th Feb 1952, in a Puskarana Vaishnava Brahmin family, having a Radha Krishna temple for eight generations in Mithi, which is part of Rajasthan in Sindh province of Pakistan.)

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Lecture on  Joy and wanting more by HG Urmila Mataji on 16 Nov 2015 at Hawaii

(Urmila Devi Dasi (Dr. Edith Best) joined ISKCON in 1973 in Chicago. She received first initiation in 1973 and second initiation in 1975 from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. In 1996, Urmila and her husband, Pratyatosa, entered the renounced order of vanaprastha.)

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Lecture on Internal Conquest by Bhakti Rasamrita Swami on 13 Dec 2015

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)

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Lecture on Selecting Proper Guidance by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 01 Nov 2015 at Telangana 

(HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON’s founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. )

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