“Through the spellbinding pages of Vraja-mandala Darsana, Lokanath Swami will take us on the traditional parikrama of Vraja-dhama, following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya and our beloved acaryas. We will hear, see, smell, taste and feel the twelve timeless forests of Vrndavana”
– HH Radhanath Swami
His Holiness Lokanath Swami’s new book Vraja-mandala Darsana is set to release very soon. The book was presented to His Holiness on July 27 this Monday on the occasion of his 66th Vyasa Puja cel
Vital Yoga: Preaching program with Devamrita Swami (Album with photos)
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Glorious ISKCON Los Angeles Ratha Yatra (Festival of Chariots) (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: For a devotee, liberation is no problem at all. The impersonalists undergo severe penances and austerities to attain mukti, but the bhakta, simply by engaging himself in the bhakti process, especially in chanting Hare Krishna, immediately develops control over the tongue by engaging it in chanting, and accepting the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Personality of Godhead. (Srimad Bhagavatam
11th Annual Festival of the Chariots & Ratha Yatra Parade
Jacksonville Beach, FL Saturday, August 15, 2015
Rathayatra is an Indian multi-cultural parade followed by a cultural festival. There is live music, singing, classical dance, books, bazaar, and lots of free delicious vegetarian food. The Ratha Yatra Parade is the oldest known parade in the world. A free feast will be served continuously from 4 PM onward. City Council member Ms. Christine Hoffman will inaugurate the festival at 4 PM at th
Question to Radhanath Swami: Since childhood I have always heard there is one God, but then why there so many religions?
Radhanath Swami: God appears in many varieties of wonderful ways just according to the need. So when some people say they do not understand why there are many different religions in this world, they are right. Actually, there is only one religion.Religion means obedience to the law of God for the purpose of developing our love for God. It is called Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana
By Samba Das
It was cold winter morning of January 1982, Bhavabhuti Prabhu President of ISKCON Guwahati summon me to his room ,he asked me to go to the Airport to pick up H.G.Surabhi Prabhu. The construction of Guwahati temple was in progress and Surabhi prabhu was coming to give his input. I was in touch with ISKCON Mayapur since 1974 but I joined as fulltime only in 1980 and was a new 2 year old Brahmachari at that time. I was quiet enthusiastic that I am going to drive “the Surabhi Prabh
Hare Krishna devotees pull the giant chariot past the Clock Tower on its way to Cossington Park, Belgrave
By DavidWOwen for the Leicester Mercury
Thousands of people gathered in the city centre to enjoy a colourful procession of Hare Krishna devotees pulling a giant chariot.
Crowds gathered in Granby Street, today, for the annual Rathayatra Festival of Chariots.
The event, organised by the Leicester chapter of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), is the second largest c
Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, Beijing
The “prasadam” were fresh grapes, cookies and tiny condiments in wrappers. The devotees were mostly young Chinese.
And, it was a rare interactive session held by senior members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Beijing on the Bhagvad Gita combined with insights into yoga on Saturday afternoon. On sale outside the auditorium was a new version of the Gita in Chinese.
Copies of the “Bu Jian Fan Ge” in Chinese or “Bhagv
By Urmila Devi Dasi
Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Certainly we Gaudiya Vaisnavas, members of ISKCON, should know what is sinful and what is not. In the ultimate sense, “sin” is anything that is not done 1) for Krishna, 2) with a desire to please Him without wanting anything in return, and 3) without any interruption in the service. Such pure bhakti is the nature of the soul, and anything contrary to that, or less than that, is untruth and sinful.
But sin is of di
By Ravindra Svarupa dasa
It began with an answered phone in my office on an otherwise ordinary day in 1973. A woman addressed me in the distinctive vowels and consonants that revealed her to be a native of Philadelphia—or “Fluffya,” as it’s called in the local dialect. She asked if I were the head person of the Hare Krishna temple. She pronounced “Hare” as “hair.”
“Ha-ray Krishna temple,” I responded. “Yes, I am.” “Are you,” she continued, “a priest, minister, or rabbi of your religion?” She had
By Bhakta Nikhil
Jamalpur is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It has a total population of around 2,300,000. On the bank of the serene Brahma Putra River, surrounded by lush green forests beholding the most fragrant of flowers, it was the perfect location for the Lord of Universe to reside. It is very meaningful that this holy river, being connected with our Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradya will play host for our most worshipable Lord. On 31st July, 2015, hundreds of devotees from
Dear Devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his faithful followers!
The book – “Muslim Devotees of Krsna” was launched by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami during Baroda Ratha Yatra festival on 18th July, 2015. The book contains synopsis of biographies and works of thirty Vaisnavas from Islamic background. This book has been reviewed by Srila Chandramauli Swami, Srila Hanumatpresaka Swami, and other eminent devotee and Islamic scholars.
More details about
By Subhang Balaram Das and Basu Ghosh Das
Pictures of the function can be seen the internet at the following links/URLs:
Vyasa-puja is an annual observance wherein devotees offer homage to their Spiritual Master.
Vyasa-puja means the “worship of Vyasadeva, who is the compiler of the vedic scriptures and thus the original spiritual master”.
This ceremony traditionally takes place on the Spiritual Master’s appearan
By Subhag Swami
I am now in Bangladesh, surrounded by lush green trees; I just finished
prasad this morning and was relaxing, when suddenly I was informed by
Madhavendu das of ISKCON Vrindavan the news. I was shocked to hear that
Prabhupada’s beloved is not here anymore.
I used to see him time to time when travelling around. I have deep
affection for him because he rendered a tremendous amount of service to
Srila Prabhupada. In two of Srila Prabhupada’s most ambitious projects:
ISKCON Vrindav
Saibal Dasgupta,TNN | Aug 1, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
Chinese go ecstatic dancing over Krishna kirtans
BEIJING: In a rare event, over 200 sang kritans and danced to the tune of 'Hare Krishna' in Beijing on Saturday. The event, which would have been impossible to imagine in Communist China until recently, is a sign the government is ready to extend its liberal approach from yoga to Indian meditation forms. "The situation is slowly changing, People in China want spirituality. They are responding e
The thing is we do not have the eyes to see Krishna. Krishna does sometimes appear before us in the material world but only the devotees recognize Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You may think it strange but when Krishna was present on this planet 5000 years ago in India very few people recognized Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He displayed so many pastimes impossible for any human to display. He lifted a great mountain when he was only 5 years old. He fought with and kill
Preaching program in Kiev, Ukraine (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “In Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krishna or Visnu only by worshiping Him gorgeously according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting the holy name.” (Narayana-samhita)
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