If you visit the town of Puri on the Bay of Bengal, you will find, amid palm trees and small houses, a stone shrine marking the place where the great saint Haridasa Thakura sat alone or with a devotee companion and worshiped Krsna. There he passed almost the whole day and night simply chanting the Hare Krsnamaha-mantra. He softly repeated the sacred syllables hour after hour, keeping count on his prayer beads until, long after sunset, the holy names had crossed his lips no less than three hundr
Sri Haridas Thakur is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord. The associates of the Lord are worship-able wherever they make their appearance.
Just as Garuda appeared as a bird, and Hanuman as a monkey, Haridas Thakur appeared in a family of Yavanas. From his very birth he was very deeply devoted to the Holy Names of Sri Krsna and later became known as “Nama Acarya.”
When Lord Caitanya went to Jagannatha Puri, Haridas also went and took up residence there. Everyday, after attending Lord
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Haridasa Thakura as usual, and in the course of discussion He inquired as follows.’My dear Thakura Haridasa, in this age of Kali most people are bereft of Vedic culture, and therefore they are called yavanas. They are concerned only with killing cows and brahminical culture. In this way they all engage in sinful acts. How will these yavanas be delivered? To My great unhappiness, I do not see any way. His
SRILA HARIDASA THAKURA SAMADHI
AT SRI JAGANNATHA PURI DHAMA
Srila Haridasa Thakura is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord. The associates of the Lord are worshippable wherever they make their appearance. Just as Garuda appeared as a bird, and Hanuman as a monkey, Haridasa Thakura appeared in a family of Yavanas (Mohammedans). From his very birth he was very deeply devoted to the Holy Names of Sri Krishna. Lord Caitanya appointed him the teacher of the holy name, Namacarya. Every da
Today marks the anniversary of the birth—the appearance—of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, “the pioneer of the program for benedicting the entire world with Krishna consciousness.” To honor the occasion, I would like to share a short piece I wrote about Srila Bhaktivinoda and Srila Prabhupada. We pray for their continued guidance and mercy.
“Dedicated to the sacred service of Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who initiated the teachings of Lord Chaitanya in the Western world (McGill Universi
By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda thakura is found in his Sva niyama dasakam:
Sri Sri Sva-niyama-dasakam
“12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles”
by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
The 1st Verse
(The Objects of Devotion Birth After Birth)
gurau sri-gaurange tad-udita-subhakti-prakara ne
saci-sunor-lila-vikasita-s utirthe nija manau
harer namni presthe hari-tithisu rupanuga-jane
suka-prokte sastre prati-jani mamastam khalu ratih
No
Today we have gathered for the most auspicious celebration of the appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was one of the most prominent acharyas in the disciplic succession after Lord Chaitanya, and his contribution to Gaudiya Vaishnavism and to the world is so great that one devotee called him the Seventh Gosvami. Much of the present Krishna consciousness movement founded by Srila Prabhupada is being conducted under the guidance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, an
A lecture by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s appearance day, September 3, 1971, London.
Today is a very auspicious day, Thakura Bhaktivinoda’s birthday. Here is the picture of Thakura Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda. He was one of the acharyas of this disciplic succession from Krishna. We have got a succession table from Krishna—a genealogical table. There are two kinds of genealogical tables, one by the semen—the father, his son, hi
By SIta Devi Dasi
ISKCON Philadelphia has announced the Golden Jubilee Reunion of the 1975 Ratha-yatra, which will take place the weekend of September 27–28, 2025. The event invites all devotees who attended the original 1975 festival, personally graced by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, as well as anyone wishing to join in celebrating this historic milestone.
The 1975 Ratha-yatra in Philadelphia was among the earliest held in North America, remembered for its grand
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
For over forty years, ISKCON Nairobi has nurtured a devoted community in the country, and recently, Kishori Radhe Devi Dasi, a disciple of Radha Govinda Goswami, addressed the Hindu Council of Kenya on “Preserving Culture and Spiritual Heritage.” In her address, she emphasized the importance of safeguarding Vedic culture through philosophical understanding. The event, jointly organized by ISKCON Nairobi and the Hindu Council of Kenya, brought together temple de
By Jyotisvara dasa
On 24th August 2025, the Institute for Science and Spirituality (ISS) Delhi hosted a landmark national conference titled “The Enigma of Perception (Pratyakṣa): Exploring the Science through the Lens of Indian Knowledge Systems” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. The event brought together eminent scholars, philosophers, and scientists to explore perception across the classical Indian traditions and contemporary sciences. The event saw around 100 in-person and more
Dear Prabhus:
Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
Let me share with you a small report of our humble service to the Srila Prabhupada ISKCON Mission.
By Hare Krishna Dasa
After 27 years of distributing books on the streets and preaching Krishna consciousness through the media in the famous university town of Saltillo, Coahuila (Northeast Mexico), by the grace of Srila Prabhupada, I felt inspired to complete my academic studies in 1998, graduating with a
By the mercy of Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga, I am delighted to present my debut book titled Purity & Self-Control in Sādhana-bhakti.
Why This Book?
In today’s fast-paced and distraction-filled world, many sincere practitioners of bhakti struggle to maintain purity and steadiness in their sādhana. Even the most devoted sādhakas may unknowingly fall into subtle traps of sinful activities, leading to stagnation in spiritual life. Recognizing these challenges, this book, Purity & Self-Control in S
From Back to Godhead
God is a person, and out of His infinite kindness He allows us even in
our present condition to render Him personal service.
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the devotee Prahlada Maharaja, a great spiritual authority, says, “Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia, and pastimes of Lord Visnu [Krsna], remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship…, offering prayers to the Lord, becomin
Śrī Tungavidyā is one of the eight principal sakhīs of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, known as the embodiment of wisdom and the mistress of arts. Her radiant beauty shines like camphor mixed with red kunkuma, and she wears yellow garments with jeweled ornaments. She is expert in all the sixty-four arts, especially music, dance, and drama, and directs the gopīs in offering these for the pleasure of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
She is learned, witty, and affectionate—sometimes defeating Kṛṣṇa in debate, yet softening at H
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine
On Vyasa-puja 2025, we want to offer you the milestones we have achieved in
fulfilling your desires. On behalf of the codirectors, His Holiness
Jayapataka Maharaja, His Grace Hrdaya Caitanya Prabhu, and His Grace
Subheksana Prabhu, I am offering this to you at your lotus feet Srila
Prabhupada. Kindl
Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As part of the CONNECT with Sri Mayapur-dhama project, the Mayapur Master Plan Office launched “Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga: A Devotional Offering”—an ecological and spiritual initiative inviting devotees to rediscover their sacred bond with Mother Earth as an expression of bhakti. In 2025, this vision took root through a major plantation drive across the ISKCON Mayapur campus, with the goal of enhancing the dha
I was about to turn a corner where two women and two dogs were set in comfort on, or by, a bench, when a jogger passed by. One of the two dogs snarled at the man who was agitated.
“Hold on to your animal!” he angrily demanded. One of the women didn’t take too kindly at his remark and snapped back with colourful words. I stopped my stroll and mentioned to the two women that people show little tolerance, referring to the jogger. The one more extroverted woman switched the topic.
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The Gradations of Bhakti-Yoga in Kapiladeva’s Teachings By Yadunandana Swami Introduction Among the many theological discourses of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the dialogue between Lord Kapiladeva and His mother Devahūti stands out for its precise analysis of bhakti-yoga, the path of devotion (Canto 3, Chapter 29). Kapiladeva, an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, explains how the practice of devotion can appear in different forms according to the influence of the three modes of mat
Srila Prabhupada and devotees during a visit to New Vrindaban.
Prabhupada: Yes. . . . Caitanya Mahāprabhu was interested only on the spiritual platform. He had no idea of material side. He rejected material side.
Satsvarupa: But don’t we do that also?
Prabhupada: No. Our position is different. We are trying to implement Krishna consciousness in everything. – Conversation, Mayapura, February 14, 1977
In the Kali-yuga, this present age, the diseases of quarrel, greed, and hypocrisy are flaring
