There are two teams of devotees distributing Prasad in Kharkiv.
Serving under difficult circumstances, recently the local power station was blown up, so there is no electricity or water available for the whole city.
Still these devotees continue, distributing Prasad accompanied with Kirtan.
This video is of the team headed by Mahavishnu prabhu.
Devotees receive huge appreciation from the people of Kharkiv for their steady, selfless service.
I counted 9 bombs exploding per minute while I was th
By Dhirnayak dasa, Utkal-Banga Padayatra leader
The Utkal-Banga Padayatra reached Sheragada village, a former market town in the Ganjam district of Odisha, a few days before Janmashtami, parking our chariot in front of the Jagannath temple.
The padayatris fasted on Janmashtami and during the day were busy with preparations of fifty-six bhoga and decorating the chariot with fruits and flowers. The previous day we had sankirtan in Sheragada and invited the residents for the two-day celebration o
Mitch poked his head in the doorway of the temple room when we were engaged in drama practice. He just had a nutritious meal at Govinda’s Restaurant along with his companion. I haven’t seen Mitch for quite some time (due to covid), when he would bring his philosophy students to hear from us about the Gita. He just retired, doesn’t look 65, in fact he’s energetic and has a youthful zest. His companion, Tyler, will take over the course. Tyler possesses the same kind of enthusiasm as Mitch. I thin
During the questions and answers sessions, I read the following quotes from Caitanya Bhagavata. When I was asked for the references, I said I would post them in a blog. For those who are interested, here they are:
Sri Caitanya Bhagavata, Madhya Khanda, Chapter Five
TEXT 140-141
vaisnava-himsara katha se thakuka dure
sahaja jivere ye adhama pida kare
visnu pujiya o ye prajara pida kare
puja o nisphale yaya, ara duhkhe mare
What to speak of being envious of the Vaisnavas, if one causes pain to
From Back to Godhead
Even in the most hopeless situations there is hope—when we turn to Lord Krishna.
“Can you please speak to my relatives,” a doctor friend requested me after a Sunday feast program in our temple. “Their youngest son died in an accident recently, and they are much traumatized.”
I agreed and went to meet the family in a corridor outside the temple hall. The father told me how the son had gone to a picnic with his friends and had drowned in a river. He was just eighteen. I liste
Of all reading material that comes my way in a natural devotional setting – the Gita, the Bhagavatam and anything else which is a publication of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, I also include the occasional more secular material (even an occasional newspaper) – I confess to my favorite amongst all.
I just love hearing or reading of the past times of Prabhupada. There is a wealth of material out there on the subject of His Divine Grace, the founder and acharya (teacher) of the great bhakti movemen
The light winds aroused the spirits of people as I walked on Bloor St., West. It was a struggle at intersections to get my dhoti (lower robes) to behave. But I was having fun with pedestrians.
The first one to approach me was like an elder hippie who came up beside me and said, “Are you on the path of enlightenment?”
“I’m on it,” I said. “It’s truly a work in progress. How about you? Are you taking steps to get there?”
To this he responded, “I’ve taken them.” We reached a red light and he made
Hare Krishna Dear Devotees.
Please accept my humble obeisances, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
We have reached that auspicious time of the year after the Bhadra Purnima festival when we will celebrate the 3rd edition of the annual Book Are The Basis Week. 11th to 17th September this year is dedicated on the ISKCON calendar to encourage Srila Prabhupada’s followers to read the Bhaktivedanta purports everyday. The GBC Executive Committee Chairman, His Holiness Bhanu Maharaja, has kindly offered
By Srigarbha das
Hare Krishna, this year Janmastami festival was celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm in Bangladesh. Thousands of devotees gathered together for a huge extravaganza. Janmastami festival is celebrated as the holy appearance day of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. Srimad Bhagavatam told, Krishna is the only God and all others are his expansions. Various acharyas like Shankaracharya, Madhavacharya, Ramanujacharya, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu have accepted Lord Sri
Suppose we get an opportunity to serve Krishna, say, by speaking about him. We may think, “I am too fallen and impure. I’m not qualified to speak about Krishna.” We may positively contrast such an attitude with the proud and presumptuous attitude, “I want to speak about Krishna;. I am qualified to speak about Krishna.”
We need to remember that the essence of our relationship with Krishna is service; and that service requires us to be less conscious of ourselves and be more conscious of Krishna.
By Acarya dasa, All India Padayatra leader
Following a three-day stay at Badrikashram dham our padayatra party continued on our char dham yatra, arriving at Kedarnath dham on June 8, 2022. The road was very dangerous, the actual road so broken a temporary one had been made that was difficult to negotiate on a tractor trolley.
We had darshan of Guptkashi, an important market town on the road to Kedarnath and a stop for pilgrims on the traditional char dham yatra tour. The Vishwanath temple in Gup
When instructing Yudhisthira, Narada said that in any endeavour, one must start with the end in mind. In our case, it is always the same, to please our Founder Acharya Srila Prabhupada. I am sure all parties in this conflict share this aim and are convinced that their desired outcome would be most pleasing to him. However, I would suggest that the overarching consideration is that we work together harmoniously. As we know, Srila Prabhupada famously said that our love for him will be shown by ho
Share Your Care started a new patronage program where we appeal to yatras and individuals who want to support Ukrainian Yatra in these difficult times to focus their attention on one particular yatra, family, or individual. In this section of our website, you can find eligible candidates for your ongoing support.
Share Your Care team has carefully studied each case and carefully vetted all projects and individuals listed here and although you as a patron will have a direct connection and commun
On September 7th, the ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC), released its final decision regarding the 30-year case on the status of Lokanatha Swami in ISKCON. Their final decision is: that his status as initiating guru continues. The decision, however, is three-fold: firstly, the panel created in 2021 to decide on the proper handling of the case, decided against ever re-opening the case or sending it to the Child Protection Office (CPO) for re-examination. Second, the GBC decided that any regi
to the Lord to bestow higher destination to his forefathers. One should alBy Sunanda Das
The TOVP Communications Department is pleased to announce the release of the new online publication, ‘The TOVP Story, 1971-2022’. This new virtual flipbook covers the history of the TOVP from its earliest dates of inception by Srila Prabhupada to its current status in beautiful photos, videos, and detailed descriptions that will educate and inspire the reader.
Like all the flipbooks in the TOVP Flipbook Collection, the book is available to read, share and download for free. This
By Rasasekhara Dasa
Sri Radha Kalachandji Temple (ISKCON Dallas) celebrated the first-ever Krishna Janmastami Festival in Frisco, North Dallas area on Aug 27, 2022. The event was celebrated at the Collin College Conferen
Archives, what's in a name?
The origin of the word Archives can be traced back to the Greek word archeion, which derives from archaios, meaning ancient, and architekton, meaning chief builder; and gives us words like architecture and archbishop. Archeion, translates to “the office or authority of a magistrate”.
With the later rise of the Roman Empire, it transformed into the Latin word archivium. When the Romans conquered Gaul, Latin became the predominant language we now know as French, and th
From the ISKCON Communications Ministry
September 7, 2022
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC) today released its decision regarding the status of Lokanatha Swami. That resolution is attached below along with other relevant documents.
The GBC also released two other documents. One is the 73+ page report and recommendations of the 5-member Panel appointed by the GBC to review Lokanath Swami’s situation.
The
By Nandeep VJ
Have you ever heard of a Bhakti Convocation? Or heard of a graduation ceremony where the students met their teachers face to face for the first time since their teacher-student relationship?
It so happened at ISKCON Coimbatore, on the 24th of June 2022, the Bhaktivedanta Academy awarded 125 Bhakti Shastri certificates to students who had successfully completed the graduation in the last two years of its operations. Approximately 250 candidates attended the course and exams, an
