Grateful to Forttuna Global Excellence Awards for Healthcare and Wellness for conferring the ‘Mentor of the Year’ award at the awards function Dubai. Was fortunate to meet some hard hitters in healthcare sector from across the world and was delighted that the contribution of the spiritual practices of chanting and studying the Bhagavat Gita is being recognised in the healthcare and wellness sector. Dedicating this award to His Divine Grace Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the Founder Acha
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A discourse by HH Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Maharaja during an event in Phoenix, USA, centered on understanding devotion, deity worship, and divine relationships as explained in Vaishnava scriptures.
### Key Points:
1. The speaker highlights the platform's goal of sharing accessible spiritual wisdom and deeper insights into ancient scriptures.
2. A story from Krishna's time in Dwaraka is narrated, where Rukmini expresses the pain of separation from Krishna, illustrating the depth of a devotee
The video titled "#UMANG 3.0: Question and Answer with Amogh Lila Prabhu" is a Q&A session where Amogh Lila Prabhu addresses spiritual and practical questions related to personal growth and spirituality. Key points include:
1. **Conquering Desires**: Desires arise at the level of the mind, but intelligence, strengthened by spiritual knowledge, can help control them. Feeding intelligence with spiritual practices and knowledge, like chanting and studying scriptures, helps overcome distractions
One of my favorite Christmas stories over the years was O’Henry’s The Gift of the Magi, about a poor couple struggling to maintain themselves in the big city. At Christmas time, neither of them had the money to buy the other a gift. Not telling the other, they each made a great sacrifice and sold what was most dear to them to obtain the money. This seems to be the essence of Christmas: sacrifice as an expression of love and offering a gift to the beloved.
The gift-giving started with the Magi, t
I took a small walk in the park with Chirag visiting us from Winnipeg. In the course of taking our steps, here is a poem that came to my. mind"
The Gita He did sing
To the great and noble king
And the joy it did bring
Was not an ordinary thing
Entitled, "The Song."
Source: https://www.thewalkingmonk.net/post/the-song
A Talk by Giriraj Swami December 17, 2000 Ojai, California
In the West this is the holiday season, with Christmas and Hanukkah both coming up. As Srila Prabhupada explained, the Lord comes to this world to enlighten people with transcendental knowledge. Sometimes He comes personally, and sometimes He sends His son or His prophet or His representative, but they all come with the same message. They may speak in different languages according to the circumstances and the audience, but the essence
‘Srila Prabhupada’s Kirtana Standards: A Handbook’ by Jayadvaita Swami
A review by Krsna-katha das
Whether you are a kirtana leader and / or an Iskcon leader, this is a useful and interesting book to read. As the title suggests, it shows us how Srila Prabhupada wanted us to engage in kirtan. Jayadvaita Swami lets us know what Prabhupada wanted, what he would tolerate and what he didn’t want.
Maharaja points out many kirtana fashions that are now the norm but that Prabhupada never did himself. Di
Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin in February 2025. Following the ISKCON GBC Society’s Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by two GBC members, to be submitted by December 31, 2024. Note that no proposals will be entertained after this date.
Please follow the format for GBC Proposals, found as a fillable PDF here:
https://gbc.iskcon.org/wp-content/
We are pleased to present the 13 November and 27 November 2024 GBC Meeting Highlights Report. This combined report presents the highlights of two consecutive GBC meetings: the 13 November online meeting and the 27 November 2024 online meeting. This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the online GBC meeting highlighting the key topics discussed.
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The 13 November 2024 meeting began with an invocation of prayers led by Anuttama Dasa, followed by Bir Krishna Swami reading the
UMANG 3.0 Mega Youth Festival
Date: November 30, 2024
Venue: ISKCON Youth Forum, Kudupu Katte, Mangalore
ISKCON Mangalore hosted the UMANG 3.0 Mega Youth Festival with the inspiring theme: “Making India Addiction-Free.” The event marked the inauguration of the Deaddiction Campaign 2025 and was held at the Town Hall in the heart of Mangalore city.
Event Highlights
Attendance: Approximately 1,200 students and residents participated.
Collaborations: Major colleges and universities including:
St Alo
By Dr. Prasanna Tadi
Professionals from across the nation will be gathering at the serene Veda Foundation in DeLand, Florida, January 17 -20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. long weekend, for the 7th Annual Conference of the BMA NA, inspired by the divine instructions and desire of HDG A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and HH Bhakti Charu Swami. The event will span four days, beginning with registration on Friday evening (January 17th) to Monday (January 20th). This retreat is for everyone, not
By Gokula Devi Dasi
South Africa is experiencing a spiritual renaissance as African devotees embrace Krishna consciousness, adapting it to their unique cultural context. This revival is deeply inspired by the vision of His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami, who left an enduring legacy of compassion and unwavering dedication to Krishna-conscious preaching in Africa.
The Kadamba Foundation, established under Kadamba Kanana Swami’s guidance, continues to champion his mission to nurture and grow Krishna
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
Pranada Comtois, the award-winning author of the Bhakti Trilogy, will be conducting an online seminar titled “Basking in the Rays of the Benediction Moon: 7 Keys to Experiencing the Full Potency of the Hare Krishna Mantra.” This seminar will focus on Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Siksastakam and offer valuable guidance for devotees seeking to enhance their chanting practice. The seminar is scheduled to take place on consecutive Thursdays from January 9 to January 3
By Sutapa Das
On November 30, 2024, the ISKCON Youth Forum, Kudupu Katte, Mangalore, held the Mega Youth Festival UMANG 3.0 in the vibrant city of Mangalore with the theme: Making India Addiction Free. The event was coupled with the inaugural event of the Deaddiction Campaign 2025.
The festival was held at the town hall in the heart of Mangalore. Around 1,200 students and residents attended the celebration. All the major colleges and universities locally collaborated with the ISKCON youth forum
» January
- 02 Jan 2025 - Disappearance Day of Sri Jiva Goswami
- 02 Jan 2025 - Disappearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita
- 10 Jan 2025 - Putrada Ekadashi
- 11 Jan 2025 - Appearance Day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita
- 13 Jan 2025 - Sri Krishna Pushya Abhishek
- 15 Jan 2025 - Ganga Sagar Mela
- 15 Jan 2025 - Makara Sankranti
- 18 Jan 2025 - Appearance Day of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami
- 18 Jan 2025 - Disappearance Day of Sri Ramchandra Kaviraja
- 20 Jan 2025 - Disappearance Day of Sri Jayadev Goswami
- 21 Jan 2025 - Di
I had been careful with my footsteps as Yonge Street was quite slippery last evening when a First Nations woman saw me. She was lost and asked, “Where is the Eaton’s Centre?”
“The Eaton’s shopping mall? If that’s the case, then you’re in the wrong direction.” She was heading north towards her home, North Bay. I told her she had to go south, the way I was going.
“Okay, thank you!” she said with gratitude. She was intending to say farewell, but it just so happened that we were both now
When describing the length of the yugas or ages, and which yuga we are in and how far along we are in it, there is sometimes confusion about how to calculate them. Some people think we are already in the next Satya-yuga, known as the Golden Age. The problem is when the yugas are figured only according to the years in earth’s time, in which case any calculations will never be accurate. They are described in the Vedic literature according to the celestial years, or years of the devas, not accordi
A lecture centered around the teachings and legacy of **Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur**, a prominent spiritual leader in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition. Below is a summary of the key themes and points from the transcript:
1. **Focus on Spiritual Teachings**:
- The lecture discusses the concept of **appearance and disappearance days** of spiritual masters. The disappearance day is seen as an opportunity to reflect more deeply on their teachings and instructions.
- Emphasis is pl
By Srila B.R Sridhara Maharaja
In his last days for some time he told us his heart was damaged and then some sort of treatment, by a Kaviraji and other party that was arranged. But gradually he became weaker and weaker. Then October of ’36 he went to Puri along with some of us to Purusottama Math on the Catak Parvat. There is one sandhill, hillock there and he lived there in his bungalow and so many of us also went with him.
He was very fond of hearing that sloka of Dasa Goswami, nijane katim va
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura:
From a conversation with Mr. N. Bardaloi on October 8, 1928:
“Mahaprabhu revealed the welfare system of the Srimad-Bhagavatam: vedyam vastavam atra vastu sivadam tapa-trayonm lanam, ‘The highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.2) The Srimad-Bhagavatam’s welfare process was discovered and refined by Sri Caitanyadeva, and it is alone auspicious, because it al
