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By Atma Tattva Das, 

A new devotional music album, All Attractive, by musician and Bhakti practitioner Ishwari-Radha Devi Dasi, was released on April 19, 2026, with a live presentation scheduled for April 25 at Veda Yoga in Los Angeles. The project, created under the artist name Ishwari, brings together mantra-based compositions and contemporary production, offering a multi-genre interpretation of bhakti through music.

Developed over three years, the album reflects both a personal spiritual jour

By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp) 
 
PART ONE
 
There are many civilizations in the world where respect for women and their role and status in society are prominent, and others where regard for them should be improved. Yet the level of civility along with moral and spiritual standards in a society can often be perceived by the respect and consideration it gives for its women. In the Vedic culture, they are meant to be given much respect and are regarded in a way that allows them to live i

Following the inauguration of the ISKCON Constitution on February 4, 2026, legal justice pathways are being further formalized within ISKCON’s judicial framework. Headed by Devasri Radhika Devi Dasi, the Justice Ministry Europe (JME) is an appeals, grievance redressal, and adjudication body that offers a remedial system to review the fairness and soundness of decisions and to oversee adherence to ISKCON laws.

Comprising six interconnected committees (Standing Committee, Appeals Committee, Educat

The 2026 Bhakti Yoga Conference, themed “Sacred Community: Walking the Path of Love Together,” has concluded after bringing together more than 7,000 online participants from around the world for a month-long exploration of bhakti, spiritual friendship, and devotional life in community.

The free global gathering opened with a live event at Harvard Divinity School and concluded at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS), creating what conference founder Rasananda Das described as “a meaningful

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha (May-June)?
I wish to hear from You the glories of this sacred day of Hari.
Please narrate everything to me"

Lord Sri Krishna said, "Oh king, your inquiry is wonderful because the answer will benefit the whole human society.
This Ekadasi is so sublime and meritorious that even the greatest sins can be erased by its purity.

"Oh great saint

Many people think that science and spirituality will always be at odds, but true religion must be supported by science, and true science must be supported by religion.

Real religion is sanatana dharma, or eternal duty. It is based on universal truth rather than rituals or superstition. Real religion is about truth because God is truth. When religion is true, it is applicable to the material world and can be used to explain natural phenomena. Here’s how by taking three science courses (astronomy,

Just so Krsna can experience loving reciprocation, cooperation in a "two-way" exchange with another, Krsna divided Himself into two, Radha and Krsna.

And when Radha and Krsna act together in one spiritual Bodily Form, they are Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Srimati Radharani is not jiva-tattva, which means She is not an individual jiva-soul expansion from Krsna like us, no, She is non-different from Krsna, being His direct expansion.

Love can only exist when there are two individuals reciprocating with

Channel: ISKCON Ljubljana – Hare Krišna center

Duhovni program iz Hare Krišna centra v Ljubljani HH Krishna Kshetra Swami Predavanje: Lord Krishna enters the wrestling arena / Gospod Krišna vstopi v rokoborsko areno (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.43.17) …

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Dear Krishna Kirtan devi dasi,
Please accept my humble obeissances. You splendidly gave this life to Srila Prabhupada and to Lord Krishna. You have been one of the glorious sankirtan heroïnes of the french yatra in its glorious times. And you remained faithful to Prabhupada and his Iskcon mission up to this end through different health and other challenges. You always took great strenght from the morning sadhana. You gave wonderful sweet and scholarly classes from Prabhupada’s books, with drops

By Raman Reti Dasi, 

This May 27–31, 2026, ISKCON North America will host the Spiritual Leadership Seminar: Being Guru in ISKCON for the first time on the continent. The seminar offers a valuable opportunity for devotees engaged in spiritual leadership and outreach to gain deeper insight, meaningful association, and inspiration through the guidance of senior Vaiṣṇava teachers. The seminar will be led by Anuttama Dasa, in coordination with Mahatma Dasa.

Traditionally held in Mayapur during Gaura

I visited the city of Cebu, Philippines, for the first time and was looked after nicely by our devotees there.

Radha Vallabha who is one of the leaders arranged a harinama through a famous park where we had a wonderful walking and sit down kirtan, followed by sumptuous prasadam.

The next day, devotees went to an interfaith program attended by leaders of Catholic, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Indigenous faiths. I spoke and led kirtan and we provided delicious prasadam to all.

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A look at what the Srimad-Bhagavatam has to say about time, a concept that has challenged philosophers for centuries.

Time is a little difficult to define. Philosophers and theologians have tried for at least twenty-five centuries. Albert Einstein remarked, in the midst of slightly more esoteric statements regarding physics, that time was what his wristwatch measured. St. Augustine said that he knew what time was as long as no one asked him to explain it. And sounding a note of frustration in

By Jaya Vamandev Das  

In the spiritually charged atmosphere of Vrindavan, over 450 brahmacharis gathered for the NIDC (North India Divisional Council) Brahmachari Retreat Camp, creating three days filled with learning, reflection, and heartfelt devotion.

The retreat was made especially memorable by the presence of revered senior leaders, including Guru Prasada Swami, Lokanath Swami, Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnav Swami, Radheyshyamananda Swami, Vrindavan Chandra Swami Prabodhanand Saraswati Swami, and

Do you know we have Seven Mothers ?

Yes we have Seven Mother According to Vedic Scriptures Let us see who are they : 

ātma-mātā guroḥ patnī
brāhmaṇī rāja-patnikā
dhenur dhātrī tathā pṛthvī
saptaitā mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ

SYNONYMS
ātma-mātā—one's own mother; guroḥ-patnī—the wife of the guru; brāhmaṇi—the wife of a brāhmaṇa; rāja-patnikā—the wife of a king; dhenuḥ—the cow; dhātrī—the nurse; tathā—thus; pṛthvī—the earth; sapta etā—these seven; mātaraḥ—mothers; smṛtāḥ—should be remembered as.

TRANSLATI

A Krishna Conscious mother plays a very influential role in the lives of her children, especially in the development of their Krishna consciousness.

A Krishna Conscious Mother selflessly serves her children in the service of Lord Krishna.

A Krishna Conscious Mother constantly prays to Krishna for the welfare of her children.

A Krishna Conscious Mother is the shelter for her children when the world’s ways trouble them.

A Krishna Conscious Mother guides her children to seek the shelter of the Sup