By Prema Vilasa Dasa
A doctor in residency finds that the key to fulfilling the great American dream is not what he expected.
My alarm goes off at six thirty. It’s Sunday morning. I take a shower, put on my dhoti, kurta, and tilaka, and after chanting the Gayatri mantra drive to the temple, just a few blocks away.
The devotees are chanting the Brahma-samhita when I arrive. I join them until it’s time to cook Krishna’s breakfast, a service I have done for nine years now. I make split mung dal,
By Jaganmohini devi dasi
(The following article meant for URI (United Religions Initiative) community was circulated in their forum by the author few days back. There were Id greetings exchanged within URI community, at that time she felt let them know little bit about Rath Yatra too)
The festive seasons have begun in India.
On Saturday, June 18th, 2015, while our Muslim brotherhood around the world were celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with great joy and splendour, the devotees of Lord Jagannath from
By Chaitanya Charana Dasa
When the Lord of the universe rides His chariot along city streets throughout the world, beneath the colorful spectacle lie profound devotional truths.
This year, some of us will see on a street in our city a grand procession known as the Jagannatha Rathayatra, the annual “chariot festival” of Lord Jagannatha (Krishna) that dates back centuries, even millennia. In its earlier days the Jagannatha Rathayatra, which originates in Jagannatha Puri, Odisha, was mostly for th
Dear Prabhus/ Maharajs, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your devotional services.
Please go through the following apeal letter from Dayaram Prabhu, President of Iskcon Kolkata. This program is the first program of 50 years anniversary of Iskcon. Kolkata is celebrating 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada departure from Kolkata. It is most historical and memorable event in the history of Iskocn. With out this most auspicious moment of departure
By Satyaraja Dasa
How a leader in Indian shipping helped deliver the message of Lord Chaitanya to the western world.
In 1965 the Scindia Steam Navigation Company was one of the oldest, largest, and most respected shipping establishments in India. Its cargo consisted generally of food, clothing, farming equipment, and medical and educational supplies, which were packaged in boxes, cases, pallets, and barrels. In August of that same year, however, one of its cargo ships carried a passenger onboa
By Padmapani das
For many of us who came of age in the Sixties and Seventies, the counterculture and its promise of an alternative society based on love and peace was an important part of our lives. Art, music, poetry, philosophy, ecology and human rights were just a few of the buzzwords floating around the collective psyche of the Sixties generation. Revolution was in the air. “The establishment” was doomed and soon to be replaced with a kinder, gentler society. Peace would reign supreme and
A volunteer painting a mural on the ceiling of the temple.
A volunteer dusting one of the small teak altars that was custom-made in Bali, Indonesia. Photos: ASRI ABDUL GHAN
By derrick vinesh
WHEN His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada visited Malaysia in 1971, he had a vision for a Krishna temple to be built in Penang.
The founder of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) had then drawn a rough sketch of the temple and left instructions for the devotees here
By Nitya Krishna Das
Detroit ISKCON celebrated its 30th Annual Rathyatra on Sunday July 19th with its largest attendance ever – an estimated 10,000 visitors! There were many highlights of the day, including grand Opening Ceremonies, amazing kirtan by Gaura Mani, Gopal and others, five hours of captivating stage entertainment, jammed packed Kidz Zone featuring Vedic crafts, live cooking demos and so much more. One of the most exciting features was a grand golden palanquin procession carrying
By Yamuna Devi
Please do not leave. We have the best philosophy. You won’t find any other kind of nourishment like this Krishna Consciousness.
One of the difficulties facing Yamuna in going to India was her reluctance to leave her sister, Janaki. In the absence of Yamuna and Guru das, Srila Prabhupada wanted Mukunda and Janaki to take charge of the London temple, and the thought of Janaki in that position was dismaying to Yamuna. Janaki, always a sensitive and fragile soul, had become more intr
By Chaitanya Charana Dasa
Why the Krishna consciousness movement offers a better solution to social problems than ordinary welfare programs.
Does spirituality benefit society in any practical way, as social service does? I will address this question by analyzing a widespread social problem, starvation, and then generalize the principles understood by that analysis.
The Causes of Starvation
On seeing a beggar starving, a sensitive person will want to give some food. This will offer immediate rel
The nine day long annual Ratha Yatra celebrations in Mayapur ended on 26th July. Although the festival began on 18th, the festival preparations started much earlier. Special wooden carts were designed for Their Lordships Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra devi this year. People from different parts of the world visited Mayapur for the Ratha Yatra. Many people came from nearby areas. All of them and also the local devotees participated in the festival with great enthusiasm.
The Ratha Yatra took pla
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhuapada
Lecture given in Vrindavan, India, November 14, 1976
Chanting Hare Krishna can deliver us from material entanglement at once, provided the chanting is pure.
mano-vacho-drik-karanehitasya
sakshat-kritam me paribarhanam hi
vina puman yena maha-vimohat
kritanta-pashan na vimoktum ishet
[Lord Rshabhadeva said:] “The true activity of the sense organs—mind, sight, words, and all the knowledge-gathering and working senses—is to engage fully in
By Nandini Radha devi dasi
HH Radhanath Swami was invited to a special home program on June 30, 2015 in Camarillo, California. This city houses California State University, Channel Islands, one of the 23 campuses in the CSU system, the biggest public university structure in California, where Nandini Radha devi dasi (aka Dr. Nitika Parmar), a disciple of Radhanath Swami works as a Biology professor.
In January of 2014 and 2015, Dr. Parmar took a group of 14 students from the university for a tr
You cannot follow nicely unless you hear nicely, and you cannot lead nicely unless you have learned to follow nicely.
Yamuna: From the very beginning of our programs in Bombay, Srila Prabhupada became known as one “who is startling India with kirtan.” Our kirtans were full of so much excitement—they were so thrilling—that we were like one throbbing heartbeat, the heartbeat of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission of Krishna Consciousness.
It is difficult to describe how much potency we felt in the
A recent international survey revealed that more than twenty million U.S. citizens today, are practicing some form of yoga, meditation, or other “self-renewal” process. To meet this great demand, many “gurus” have appeared on the scene, each teaching his version of spiritual truth. Some have attracted large followings, and every disciple undoubtedly feels that his guru is the best.
HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj Vyas Puja 2016 celebrated at ISKCON Pandharpur and New Book Released on "Vraja Mandala Darshan"
