One of the things I like to do most is to give a class on bhakti. Today was my turn to deliver the message from the Bhagavatam, Canto five, which addresses the complexities of cosmology from the Vedic perspective. The verse was technical presenting the measurements or distances between our planets, beginning with Chandra, the moon.
The task in delivering some inspiration from the more technical side of things is to motivate th listeners towards devotion. It becomes obvious that one can become a
What he said cleared things up for me. “If I throw a handful of stones into the water, the circles they make will overlap and clash. But if I could throw the stones all at one center point, the circles would never clash. In the same way, if I have my center of interest and you have your center of interest, our interests will clash. But if we find the perfect center, we’ll have perfect harmony.”
“Ever since the Stone Age, people have come up with so many nonsensical ideas to explain the forces o
When people’s yards are snowbound like these days (‘jaya’ to the gradual meltdown), and the sidewalks, although cleared, are quite narrow. Pedestrians get challenged. I have to think twice as to which side of the sidewalk to walk on when seeing an oncoming walker. God knows I just came from India, and the general rule there is ‘stay to the left’, whereas here in North America, you ‘stay to the right.’
Let me clarify one point – when the British ran India, they were rigid about being to the left
From the team who brought you HARE KRISHNA! The Film
Help to restore and preserve 47 hours of 16mm and 8mm films of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON taken from 1965 to 1977.
Dear Friends and Donors,
It is our great pleasure to announce that we have reached our fundraising goal of $163,000 for PHASE ONE of Srila Prabhupada’s Film Restoration Project. The film transfer to 4K digital video has begun! This is confirmation that we have worldwide support and the project is sure to be completed. Once the f
By Visvambhara Das
A crowd of people were waiting for someone to come out of the car in the motorway service area. When he came out, he came towards me. He had bodyguards keeping the crowd distant. Because he was wearing a mask, I couldn’t recognize him, but l placed the Bhagavad Gita in his hand. He said to me, “l recognize you. You are someone famous.” l replied, ” l am not famous. l am a man of God.” He said, “If you’re a man of God, pray for me.” I replied, “If you read this book, l’ll pray
Nurses and doctors on a well-being tour to India organised by Sukanti Radha devi dasi visited Delhi Temple and had an amazing Bhagavad Gita Experience.
ISKCON Delhi houses the world’s biggest Bhagavad Gita weighing 800 Kg
Topics on Karma, the soul and becoming vegetarian became a very thought provoking idea for discussion in the group. It was a very informative experience for all.
Several nurses got inspired to get a copy of the Gita to study further the nectar they had just tasted.
For some it
March 14, 2023
Dear follower of Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Kindly submit your homage to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15.
NOTE: This year a new team of devotees will be producing Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja book. Therefore please do not send your homage to Dravida Dasa at dravida108@gmail.com but rather to Ananda Tirtha Dasa at Ananda.Tirtha.pvs@pamho.net.
In addition, if you’re a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupa
The North American Regional Governing Body (NA RGB) of ISKCON acknowledges the recent shocking and horrifying testimony of child abuse shared by Vedasara dasa—including testimony against Anirdesya Vapu, the former Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami (legal name Alan Ross Wexler).
Vedasara dasa currently serves as the Temple President of ISKCON Atlanta. As his colleagues, we accept his statements as factual and are greatly pained to learn of the suffering he underwent—and the burdens he carries today. We p
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
