Seeking blessings: Devotees at the ‘Kumbha Abhiseka’ ceremony where holy water is sprinkled from the top of the temple in Seberang Jaya.
By Lo Tern Chern
BUTTERWORTH: Thousands of Hindu devotees came for the opening of the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple of Devotion and Understanding in Seberang Jaya, which is billed as the country’s grandest Krishna temple.
The pinnacle of the day-long ceremony yesterday was the Kumbha Abhiseka, which saw holy water sprinkled from the top of the temple onto de
By Dhanur Veda
Chackra is a strategic weapon which allows the military phalanx to break into the inner section of the enemy’s army where the King or prince of the opposing army would be located. These wheels or chackras were protecting the marks men (precision archers) from the arrows of opposing army.
When the marks-man got in the range of 100 meters from the King or prince, he was in the proper distance to shoot.
The chackras were all around the marks-man to deflect the arrows aimed at marks
Here is the new documentary about the significance of taking Sannyas Vow in Vaishnava Tradition explained by the prominent spiritual leaders of ISKCON. The documentary focuses on the inner journey of HH Krishna Kshetra Swami when he decides to take Sannyasa Initiation which will be his final vow. Made by Gour Govinda das and Suravarya das with the guidance of HH Sacinandana Swami and HH Krishna Kshetra Swami.
The movie is dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada the Fou
By ISKCON Communications
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya, or denomination, a monotheistic tradition within Hindu culture. Today ISKCON has over 400 temples, dozens of rural communities and eco-sustainable projects, and nearly 100 vegetarian restaurants world-wide. ISKCON’s Hare Krishna Food for Life program has grown to become the world’s largest vegetarian food relief p
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From the speech by: Shri. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Haryana&Punjab and the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh on the occasion of the Stone-Laying Ceremony of the Sri Krishna Arjuna Temple.
Honorable Sril Gopal Krishna Goswami; Trustee of this famous Institution, the Zonal Secretary of this Society Honorable Swami Mahaman Das ji, Srimati Nilam Pradip Kasni -Secretary to the Governor who is present amongst you all despite it being Raksha Bandhan, the Local MLA-Subhash S
Lecture on Ensure that the Lords service is done even if we cant do it ourselves by HH Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)
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Lecture on Rajani Priya Dasi Initiation by HH Giriraj Swami on 30 May 2015 at Gita Nagari
(Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton in the home of a respected Chicago lawyer. He met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on The Easiest Endeavor in the World Pleasing the Lord by HH Romapada Swami in 21 Aug 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 Scriptural Statements on the power of the holy name by HH Sivarama Swami on 20 Aug 2015 at New Vraja Dham
(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979.)
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जो लोग निराकार ब्रह्म तथा अंतर्यामी परमात्मा के प्रति आसक्त होते हैं, वे भी आंशिक रूप से कृष्णभावनाभावित हैं क्योंकि निराकार ब्रह्म का उद्गम श्री कृष्ण के दिव्य शरीर से निकलने वाली तेजस्वी किरणें ही हैं, और परमात्मा कृष्ण का सर्व्यापी आंशिक अवतार होता है । इस प्रकार निर्विशेषवादी तथा ध्यानयोगी भी अपरोक्ष रूप से कृष्णभावनाभावित होते हैं । प्रत्यक्ष कृष्णभावनाभावित व्यक्ति सर्वोच्च योगी होता है क्योंकि ऐसा भक्त जानता है कि ब्रह्म और परमात्मा क्या है । उसका परमसत्य विषयक ज्ञान पूर्ण होता है। जबकि न
The GBC’s third ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS), will be held from February 24-March 2, 2016 in Mayapur, India.
Other significant dates are:
| Nityananda Trayodasi | February 20 |
| GBC Annual General Meeting | February 22-23 |
| February 26 – March 1 (1/2 days) | |
| March 3- 5 | |
| Strategic Planning Network | March 3 – 5 |
| Kirtan Mela | March 6 – 10 |
| Nabadwip Parikrama | March 12-18 |
| Gaura Purnima | March 23 |
The ILS team is very happy to an
By Abhimanyu-dasa Vanacari
On Ekadasi day, August 26, 2015 Trata-dasa (Dr. Tri Astawa) from Bali, Indondesia, an ISKCON devotee/ disciple of His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami, met with the Prime Minister of East Timor, Dr.Rui Maria de Araujo in Jakarta, Indonesia and presented him with the Bhagavad Gita As It Is in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian). The occasion was a reunion of medical doctors who worked at a hospital in Dili, East Timor. Trata-dasa and the now Prime Minister worked togeth
