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I Recently made a post about the importance of understanding the meaning of a mantra. Among the repies I got these inquiries…

I think mantra is not what we vibrate with our mouth because that is purelly a mechanic activity. And hearing a mantra is not about receiving sound waves with eardrums, another mechanic interaction from the outside.

This is very dualistic – as if the “inside” has nothing to do with the “outside.” If you take that out, and add the word “just” or “only” then  your conclus

Lecture on Solving the Problems of the World by  Dhanesvara Prabhu on 13 Sep 2015 at ISKCON Slovenia

(Dhanesvara Prabhu first became acquainted with Bhagavad Gita as he was finishing his Master's degree in engineering in 1972 & two years later took initiation from Srila Prabhupada. From the very beginning he realised that the recommendations of Bhagavad Gita stood in sharp contrast to the modern western society and he wanted to understand how to bridge the gap so that humaniy at large might ea

By Ekendra dasa

Anything done to please Krishna, at any time, at any place, under any circumstance, is beneficial. As Krishna Himself says about devotional service to Him, “In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.” (Bg. 2.40)

Such is the benefit of devotional service in general. However, during certain times of year, such as appearance anniversaries of Lord Krishna and His devotees, the benefits

Lecture on You cant trick Krishna by HH Bir Krishna Goswami on 13 Aug 2014 at Sydney

(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto - 07, Chapter - 03, Text - )

(Bir Krishna Goswami spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. As an academically gifted student at North Western University, he began reading Srila Prabhupada’s books. Impressed by Srila Prabhupada's scholarship and saintliness Bir Krishna Swami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971.)

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The motto of the Krishna Avanti Schools.

 

The work of Avanti Schools Trust began in 2005 with the objective of establishing the first state-funded Hindu faith school in the UK. This pioneering project came to fruition in 2008 with the opening of Krishna Avanti Primary School in Harrow. Since then, this landmark school has deservedly benefited from national and international recognition as it journeys from strength to strength. The trust now operates five schools in Greater London, one in Le

Hon. Minister K. Babu releases the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam in Malayalam. The full set of 12 Cantos in 18 volumes was released thereafter.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Released in Malayalam

The Honourable State Minister for Excise&Ports Sri K. Babu, released the 18 volume Malayalam version of the Srimad Bhagavatam to the Kerala public, in a packed hall full of scholars, dignitaries, devotees and ISKCON patrons from Kerala, on the 10th October 2015 at TDM hall, Kochi.

International BBT represe

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This special day is known as Radhashtami. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana Swami:

“On a half-moon night in the month of Bhadra, King Vrishabhanu came to the Jamuna to bathe and found himself engulfed in a golden aura, the golden aura of pure love. It was emanating from a lotus, which had a

October 29. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations. Prabhupada did not judge beforehand who would serve Krishna’s mission and who would not. He was fully surrendered and fully dependant on Krishna. In obedience to his spiritual master he would approach everyone without discrimination to ask for help. There was Sumati Morarji. She had helped him in publishing the Bhagavatam and she had sent him to America. In a recent letter to her, he had only given hints: I am just giving you the idea, and

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Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Probolinggo

By Acyuta Krishna das

Lord Jagannath never stops giving His mercy to the devotees and people of Indonesia. Many cities in Indonesia already got Lord Jagannatha’s glance. This was Lord Jagannath touring program through ratha yatra. As Srila prabhupada mention on his letter that “This touring program, going from town to town with sankirtana party and distributing our literatures is our real program. So do it enthusiasticall

Nimai Agarwal, 16, speaks on a Kids Spirit Panel at the Parliament

 

Several ISKCON devotees contributed to the Parliament of the World’s Religions – the largest interfaith gathering in the world – this year, with kirtan, japa, and an introduction to the Bhakti philosophy.

The first Parliament was held in 1893 and is recognized as the birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide. It wasn’t held again until one hundred years later in 1993, but has been held every five years since then.

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