By Atma Tattva Das,
An hour’s drive from Bloemfontein, in South Africa’s rural Free State, Brhat Mrdanga Das and his family are working to build Living Sanctuary, a farming and cow-protection project they hope will grow into a residential Krishna-conscious community.
As of early August 2026, the family’s herd numbers four cows and a calf, three of which are being milked; ghee production is being scaled up for the first time; and the household reports it has come close to feeding itself from rou
In less than 100 kilometres north of Toronto you have this town of 25,000 residents in the heart of potato country. Alliston happens to be the “spud” capital of the province of Ontario. With its rich sandy loam soil it easily becomes a hub for agricultural activities and this is what gets celebrated.
This very green area became obvious to Nityananda, Aaryan and I as we coasted along the flat-to-slight rolling terrain. Thank God we got out of the Friday night jammed traffic on Highway 400. We
Who is Lord Balarama?
Lord Balarama is an expansion of Lord Krishna glorified in the Vedic Puranas and Itihasas. Krishna is the spiritually manifest Supreme Person, whose internal spiritual energy is the all-pervading Brahman. He is glorified as Narayana, Vasudeva, Mahavishnu, Hari, Vishnu, and many other names. Shiva and Brahma are said to be His qualitative expansions. He is the Supreme Lord, the Lord of all universes. Everything emanates from Him and dissolves back in Him. He is the cause of
Today is the appearance day of Lord Balarama, the Personality of Godhead who is the first expansion of Lord Krishna, the original Personality of Godhead. Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita (4.7):
yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanam srjamy aham
“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.”
Krishna says, srjamy aham: “I manifest Myself
“𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 ℜ𝔬𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔦 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔞𝔩𝔰𝔬 𝔟𝔢 𝔠𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔟𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔰 𝔖𝔞ṅ𝔨𝔞𝔯ṣ𝔞ṇ𝔞 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔟𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔬𝔪𝔟 𝔬𝔣 𝔇𝔢𝔳𝔞𝔨𝔦 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔬𝔪𝔟 𝔬𝔣 ℜ𝔬𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔦. ℌ𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔡 ℜā𝔪𝔞 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 ℌ𝔦𝔰 𝔞𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔶 𝔱𝔬 𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔦𝔫𝔥𝔞𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔊𝔬𝔨𝔲𝔩𝔞, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 ℌ𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔞𝔰 𝔅𝔞𝔩𝔞𝔟𝔥𝔞𝔡𝔯𝔞 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 ℌ𝔦𝔰 𝔢𝔵𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔭𝔥𝔶𝔰𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔩 𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔱𝔥.” 𝔖𝔅 10:2:13
“He is sarva-drk, or the overseer of all the actions of the internal and external potencies, and He is also described as upadrasta, the supreme advisor. Because he is the supreme advisor, He is above all the demigods who merely follow the direction of the supreme advisor.” -KB, Deliverance of Lord Siva (p.308)
The Witness Bird
(Note to reader: This article is in the first person, written by a pigeon)
A girl and her parents came to my home, tasty Delhi Donuts. After tasting they threw it to us, a
Last Friday evening, we experienced a truly unforgettable harinam through the heart of Skopje, Macedonia. As we wound our way through the busy city streets, chanting and dancing, local people and tourists alike joined us along the way, adding to the joyful atmosphere. Throughout the evening, we distributed invitations to our “Soul Culture Fest,” which was to take place the following night. The warmth and receptivity of the people in Macedonia is one of the country’s most outstanding features, an
ISKCON Miami, one of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness’s longstanding communities in the United States, is appealing to devotees and supporters worldwide to help revitalize New Naimisaranya Dhama in Coconut Grove, where a new management team is working to restore the aging temple property and expand Krishna conscious outreach throughout South Florida.
Following years of decline and deferred maintenance, the temple has already completed significant repairs and
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
Each October, ISKCON’s Ministry of Education under the leadership of Tapan Misra Das, organizes “Books Are the Basis” Week, a global program dedicated to strengthening the culture of reading Srila Prabhupada’s books. Approved by the Governing Body Commission (GBC) in 2020, the initiative unites temples, congregations, and individual devotees around a shared vision: that the books of Srila Prabhupada should be among the most widely read spiritual literature in
The Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will offer a 20-session study of Śri Śikṣāṣṭakam from August 27 to September 28, 2026, as part of its newly launched Bhakti-śīlanam course. Sessions will run from 11 am to 1 pm Indian Standard Time (IST) and will be available both onsite in Vrindavan and online.
Śri Śikṣāṣṭakam consists of the eight verses given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The upcoming sessions will give participants an opportunity to engage with these verses within the broader
The festivities go on to honour the origins of ISKCON, and Brooklyn is the place. 60 years ago the papers were signed to acknowledge the beginning of a revolution in consciousness.
I was slotted to act as Dance Master at Union Square. A half hour (we went overtime) of enthusiastic moves and grooves at the square ensued while Gaura Vani and later, Raghunath with his band "Shelter" gave delight to the street pedestrians. Monks, brahmacharis, took a corner of the space to serenade with mantra. I
Phalini McLeod: Dear Devotees, Please pray for our dear Godbrother and friend HG Drutakarma Prabhu. He is in critical condition in a hospital in LA. He just underwent a spinal fusion surgery and is feeling pain and numbness. Kindly keep him in your thoughts and prayers. I will update you all as soon as I hear any report. Thank you all for your prayers. Hare Krsna.
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Health update
Fantastic group of fellas from mostly Virginia, and the one second from left is from New Jersey. The one on the far right, is getting married! I guess you would call this a bachelor party! These guys were the best group, cause they all laughed at my jokes! Best audience I ever had! All of them were laughing at everything I said! Just joking, that’s not why they were the best group ever, they were just wholesome Hardy guys!
An Official ISKCON Statement and accompanying report from a world-renowned expert in toxicology that refute allegations that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned, were released today by the ISKCON Communications Ministry and the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission.
“In a critically important report prepared earlier this year, world-renowned toxicologist Professor Nikolas Lemos has strongly disputed the allegations that Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Pr
By Padasevan Bhakta Das
ISKCON Gurugram increased the number of yatras in its Rath Yatra Carnival from eleven to twenty-five this year. These were held across Gurugram from July 15th to 25th. Each Rath Yatra featured devotional dancing, kirtan, dramas, and large-scale distribution of sanctified food (prasadam), creating an atmosphere of spiritual joy and celebration throughout the city. The Rath Yatra Carnival gave people from all walks of life—children, young adults, and senior citizens—with w
By Yudhisthira Dasa
This world is a place of anxiety, and we are brainwashed to believe that money is the solution to almost all our problems. The result of this mindset? When we perceive that we have too little money, our anxiety amplifies. If we haven’t learned this lesson already, here it is. We will always perceive that we have too little money. Why? This is the nature of the planet we live on! Even the wealthy are attracted to amassing more fortune.
Visualize a mother and father watching
Melaca, was founded around 1400 ad, when Paramesvara, the ruler of Tumasik (now Singapore), fled from the forces of the Javanese kingdom of Majapahit and found refuge at the site, then a small fishing village.
There he began a Malay kingdom, the kings of which—aided by the Chinese—extended their power over the peninsula. After some time, the area was ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, British and at independence became a state of Malaysia.
I visited here for the first time where we have a beautif
There is something extraordinary He had done
Krishna, once again, surprised everyone
The event was venued in Indraprastha
The city of grandeur, beauty about every casa
But it was Krishna Who was most admired as He offered His reverences
He exuded a warmth, revealing no preferences
He was equal to all as each p
55 years ago, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), traveled to Moscow, USSR. He spent five days in Russia, from where the Hare Krishna movement spread to other countries of the former USSR.
On August 17th, a festive event was held at the Hotel National in Moscow to commemorate Prabhupada’s arrival. Srila Prabhupada stayed here during his visit to the capital of the USSR from June 20 to 25, 1971
