By Khusboo Basan
Vasis Studio Music Concepts was born in Sri Mayapur Dham around 2 years ago with the proposal of offering a comprehensive, straightforward method for anyone to learn kirtan music with instruments from scratch.
Initially, they were a kirtan band traveling the whole India and other countries (more than 20) doing Stage programs which were forbidden because of COVID restrictions. They raised funds with friends and followers for almost 10 years and finally established a music studio
For two consecutive days I had meaningful walks with a growing recruitment of devotees residing in the ashram. I believe it’s good for these great individuals to come out of the bubble of the bhakti zone (the ashram) and get a breath of fresh air for just an hour to see a piece of the city from a more devotional perspective. Of course, I encourage each of them to chant on their mediation beads in the process.
Across from ROM (Royal Ontario Museum), a man with his super-speed bike said, “Buddha
Today is the divine appearance of Srivas Pandita. All the devotees celebrated in a grand way in Sri Mayapur Dham. We had a maha-abhishek of our small Srivas Pandit deity, followed by Arati and Maha-prasadam distribution.
The following is an account of the life and past times of Srivas Pandit:
Shrivasa Pandit, fifth member of the Panca-tattva, Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Shri Advaita, Gadadhara, Shrivasadi, Gaura Bhakta Vrinda lived in Navadwipa before the advent of Lord Chaitanya.
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
In Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya 22.128, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains that of all devotional practices, five are most potent. The life of HH Kadamba Kanana Swami was an ideal illustration of all five of these most potent limbs of bhakti: sadhu-sanga (association of the Vaisnavas), nama-kirtana (chanting the holy names), bhagavata-sravana (hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam), mathura-vasa (residing in the holy dham),
While in Cape Town, South Africa, I heard this amazing story about how several sincere souls in that city become devotees.
Jed was looking into Buddhism and found out about Krsna from one of the books. He purchased a Bhagavad Gita (not Srila Prabhupada’s) and read it, but he couldn’t understand what it was about. He still wanted to know about Krsna though, so he ordered a couple of books from Amazon.com about the life of Krsna (neither of the books he ordered was by Srila Prabhupada).
When he r
On February 28th, 2023 Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) and Scottish Church College entered into a collaborative agreement to serve society through their mutual interest in service learning and whole-person education.
BRC instituted an endowment in the name of “A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Memorial Award” to be given to the most meritorious student for a university final result and to a faculty member for outstanding community service.
The agreement is signed by the Principal of Scott
Our dear Madana-mohana-mohini dasi has left this world at 5:11 pm evening, 12 March 2023.
She left very peacefully while listening to her favorite kirtan in her room, and surrounded by devotees and her favorite maha paraphernalia.
Please pray for her onward journey.
Thank you so much. Hare Krishna.
Your aspiring servants,
Parasurama das, Shyamangi Radhika dasi, and Audarya Radhika dasi
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/her-grace-madana-mohana-mohini-dasi-departs/
I met with a senior lady who lives up the street, and with her prize pet – a tiny specimen of a dog – she stopped outside our temple. She regularly takes a routine walk on our southern-bordered street, Roxborough. I was just about to take my walk when she asked a question in a sweet way.
“What did you do with the cedar branch that was hanging over and blocking the sidewalk?”
Because of the huge pileup of snow, tree branches were bending, and in some cases, snapping off. I responded, “We had to
Hare Krishna Prabhu /Mataji.
Here is a link to some ecstatic and melodious Hare Krishna Kirtan that was captured during the ISKCON Laguna Beach Kirtan Mela from Friday , March 10 to Sunday March 12, 2023.
It features HG Vaisesika Dasa, Amala Harinam Prabhu, Kishor Gopal Prabhu, Madhuri Pura Dasa, Rakta Prabhu with other local talent.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKKaC0m0HIfO8uFDfZHkzIvPVwaoXuBex
Thank You,
Your Servant
Kisora-Kinkara Das
By Sunanda Das
The TOVP 3D Department has recently finished a 360° panorama view of the completed Nrsimhadeva Wing. Srisha das and Pavan Gopa das have rendered their collection of cgi images into an all-encompassing and awe-inspiring picture of the entire hall and altar, viewable from left to right, up and down, and zoomable in or out.
In October, 2023 all ISKCON members will be joyfully celebrating the much- anticipated opening of the completed Nrsimhadeva Wing of the Temple of the Vedic Plane
By Khusboo Basan
Srila Prabhupada’s Film Restoration Project is an initiative from the team who brought us the film, ‘Hare Krishna- The Mantra, The Movement, and the Swami Who Started It All’.
The mission of the project is to re-transfer the original ISKCON 16mm films to 4K quality and S-8/8mm films to 2K quality thereby removing scratches and imperfections, frame by frame, and bringing them to” pristine” quality.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/film-restoration-project-preserve-srila-prabhu
Ruslan is a newish devotee from Ukraine. He came to our ashram during the time I was in India. In an effort to get better acquainted with him, I invited him to the streets of Yorkville and U of T. He doesn’t speak a stitch of English, so I tried to convey that he and I will concentrate on walking and japa meditation. He was okay with that. Both of us knew that the trekking was going to be interesting – navigating through a world of slush at intersections. The sun was upon us and the snow was br
सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।
Bhaktamal was written by Śrīmad Göswāmi NābhaDas Ji Maharaj in 1585. Bhaktmāl is the garland of 200 Bhakta Charitra which Śrī NābhaDas Ji Maharāj has write down. He was initiated in Śrī Rāmānanda Saṁpradāya & his Śrī Guru was Śrī Agar Dās swami (श्रीअग्रदास स्वामी).
Download Bhaktamal from here :—Göswāmi NābhaDas Maharāj Bhaktamal
चौबीस प्रथम हरि बपु धरे त्यों चतुर्व्यूह कलिजुग प्रगट॥
रामानंद उदार सुधानिधि अवनि
सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।
Very great question !!
See, Brahma Sūtra & Vedās are in highly coded form as God himslef loves what is described in esoteric terms (परोक्ष=गुप्त रूप). Because according to Maha-Purusha-s these Scriptures are very illusionary as they contains everything and they themselves don't want that people come out from this illusion. जैसे गंगा में प्रत्येक प्रकार का पानी बहता है जैसे नगर का, घर का, किसी राज्य का, किसी
Madhavendra Puri Prabhu and I were at a college trying to engage in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s most glorious sankirtan movement by distributing books. We spent an entire week at this one college and told everyone that on Friday we were going to have a class to discuss and try some Bhakti Yoga.
On the fateful day at least 10 students showed up and enthusiastically chanted the holy names of Lord Hari and Krishna. Afterward I asked for everyone’s email and sent them a message requesting a reply fro
By Radha devi dasi
ISKCON’s Vaishnavi Ministry has organized a virtual panel discussion entitled “Responsible Innovation for a Sustainable World: The Right Blend of Intent, Intuition, and the Feminine Heart with Information and Technology.” This panel will explore how we can bring feminine intuition and spiritual practice into our efforts to create a sustainable world. Women are blessed with intuition and biologically programmed for connecting with others. Leading from the heart, building commu
Dear Devotees
On Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami departed from this material realm.
In the coming hours we will send details of the Samadhi Ceremony and online links for viewing.
“Intelligent persons who take shelter of beautiful Vrndavana’s opulent vines melting with motherly love, and throw fa
My dear Kadamba Kanana Swami Maharaja,
Please accept my prostrated obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. And all glories to your wonderful service to him.
Srila Prabhupada said that when a Vaishnava departs, we feel simultaneously happy and sad. We feel happy because we know that the Vaishnava has gone to serve Krishna, but we feel sad because we will miss the Vaishnava’s association. In your case, I am also happy that you no longer have to suffer in your disease-ridde
Acclimating to the cold is fairly easy for me. Apparently, several centimetres were to land on surfaces in all directions on this day. Sure enough, a storm hit delivering generous amounts of the white magic. It came down quite fiercely. It’s humbling.
I am looking forward to some walking once it clears somewhat.
I was so touched that members of our Bhakti Academy are alternating at giving classes for the Bhagavatam session. In my absence, the program has been going on. Today’s presenter was Leo
Home Programme in Auckland
I did a home program in Auckland. At the end of the talk this Indian lady approached me with some questions. She was under lots of stress. She witnessed one of her friends committing suicide, a big shock. She is very attached to her father and for some strange reason she thought “What if my father dies”? Sure enough she got a call from india saying her father had a stroke and went into coma. Both these combined she was going through so much anxiety she was asking me w
