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Resolution 406.2 Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture
Milk from Protected Cows — 2019
[Guideline] (Proposed by Hrdaya Caitanya Das, sponsored by him and Devamrita Swami)

Whereas the current commercial dairy systems of the world in which the older cows, practically all bulls, young and old, and most female calves are slaughtered is thoroughly condemned and
abhorrent;

Whereas Srila Prabhupada wrote in this regard: “These greatly sinful acts are responsible for all the troubles in present so

Resolution 307.4 ISKCON - other

[Guideline] (Proposed by Hrdaya Caitanya Das, sponsored by him and Devamrita Swami)

Whereas plastic is often used once-off and then thrown away;

Whereas the lifetime of plastic varies from 50 years to more than 1000 years;

Whereas plastic contaminates mother earth and her inhabitants;

Whereas many ISKCON temples use plastic and foam cups, plates, spoons, water bottles, maha-prasadam packages, plastic bags, etc., once-off and then discard them despite there being

Dear Guru Gauranga Prabhu,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On behalf of the GBC Body, we respectfully offer you the title of GBC Emeritus with gratitude and appreciation for your years of contributions and services to ISKCON and dedication to Srila Prabhupada.

You pioneered Krishna consciousness and laid the foundation for ISKCON’s future growth in Switzerland in 1971, later establishing ISKCON as a legally recognized Swiss Church foundation.
Thereafter, yo

I wish to share with devotees my journey to Krishna consciousness through this blog post. I hope it will encourage other devotees too. https://krsnalove.wordpress.com/2019/05/02/chant-hare-krishna-please/

By Kalakantha das ACBSP

Thirty-two new Krishna devotees have completed the Spring 2019 semester at the Bhakti Academy, held at Krishna House (ISKCON of Gainesville, Florida, USA). Some highlights:

Bhakti-sastri: Seven devotees completed the full Bhakti-sastri curriculum, offered for the first time at Krishna House.

Rupachandra Prabhu, who lived at Krishna House for six years while completing his PhD studies, accepted a faculty position at a prestigious university in New York.

Book Distribution:

Dear Sivarama Maharaja,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

It is impossible to put into words your contributions to the GBC Body in over three decades of service.

We have leaders who are expert managers and we have leaders who are deeply immersed in Krsna consciousness, thus bringing another sort of expertise to management. You, however, are that very
rare Vaisnava who is a brilliant manager yet deeply Krsna conscious, committed to your service in Srila Prab

When it comes to humanity’s conception of God, it seems that each religion and culture describes the character of God differently. In some we find God described as an angry and jealous God. Or we find the God of the Old Testament of the Bible with lots of rules but little mercy. Or in other religions we read about a God who is heartless to any nonbelievers, even if they merely lack understanding. In other cultures, God recommends killing all that do not wish to surrender to the local faith. O

If you’re giving class or just want to absorb your mind in the words of Krishna, here are some questions to allow you to spend hours on just one verse:

How can I summarize the chapter of this verse?
How does this verse relate to the chapter it is in?
What level is Krishna speaking on (confidential, more confidential, most confidential, or most confidential of all)?
How does this verse relate to the conclusion of Bhagavad-Gita? (Perhaps Shrila Prabhupada’s main question in his purports!)
How doe

Speaker: H.H Badrinarayan Swami

Radhanath Swami Maharaja told me a very blissful story the other day and he said I could use it. So here goes! There was that Taj Hotel where the terrorists attacked. They were fighting in there for three days, complete carnage. The terrorists had arranged in such a way that they would always be up higher. They would shoot from a lower vantage point down. Radhanath Maharaja told me this. They had all these grenades and they would throw the grenades and the grenades

I met some devotees while living in Brisbane, Australia and was taken by how peaceful and spiritually beautiful they were. There is a saying that we are the sum of the five people we spend most of our time we choose to be with. I wanted to spend more time with these people!

The young girl that we met invited us to meditation, prasadam and kirtan at their home all within an hour of meeting them. I had never met such open and welcoming people. Over the next six years we met hundreds of like-minded

Krsna Janma – The Birth of Lord Krsna
During the great festival of Lord Krsna’s birth, the king of Vraja respectfully gave to the brahmanas a mountain of glittering jeweled ornaments, an even greater mountain of grains, and 200,000 young cows, all beautifully decorated with gold necklaces of large pearls. I offer my respectful obeisances to Mahavana, the place where the king gave his charity.

Source: http://www.mayapur.com/2019/chandan-yatraday2-krsna-janma/

By Kadamba Kanana Swami

Ekalavya, on his own, was trying to perfect the way of archery and appeared to be even better than Arjuna. But as a result his thumb was taken by Dronacarya. So we are not becoming Ekalavya – no. We cannot imitate Krsna; we can only serve Krsna. We cannot imitate Arjuna either. Arjuna is Krsna’s eternal associate, and we are simply following in the footsteps. Our path is not anukāra – imitation; it is anusārataḥ – to follow.

Anusārataḥ means to follow in the footsteps. W

Dear Tamohara Prabhu,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We hereby accept your letter of resignation with immense gratitude for your service to the GBC Body.

Beginning with your contributions to developing and maintaining the Child Protection Office as its director, you have steadily accepted your service as a leader in ISKCON with integrity and dedication.

Your educational background, your insights, and your focus on serving the devotees of Srila Prabhupada’s

Dairy of a Traveling Monk

Volume 15, Chapter 2

May 7, 2019

“Their Joyful Smiles”

I had spent most of the last five months in Vrindavan, with only a few side trips here and there. But at the beginning of May, I was leaving. Despite the approach of Vrindavan’s oppressive summer weather, I felt I could have stayed longer. It was with much regret and intense feelings of separation that I headed towards the New Delhi airport to fly away from the holy dhama.

Vrindavan grows on you if you stay long e

Hare Krsna, 
Please Accept Our Humble Obeisances. All Glories To Shri Guru & Gauranga,
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada.

By Varsana Swami

“Excavation for Govindaji Mandir began in the spring of 1973. New Vrindaban hired Bob Black, a local farmer who owned a backhoe, to excavate the footer for Govindaji Mandir. I assisted Bob by providing transit work (leveling the ground) while he excavated. Our efforts were not very successful, however, because the machine was not adequate to break through the rock.

When I informed Kirtanananda Swami about the complication with the rock he replied, “When Indra wants to break up