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Tapasvi Hanuman/Chari Chakra Hanuman/Asta-bhuja Hanuman

The picture was purportedly taken of Hanuman in a cave at Manasarovar Lake (Kailash) in the Himalayas during 1998 summer. When on Sunday the 9th May, 1999, I saw this strange picture of Hanuman reading the Ramayana, in the house of Sri V. Srinivasan at Rohini in North-West Delhi, I was awe-struck. I had never seen this picture before.
This is what I have got from a person who says it is one of the few originals of the Hanuman photos. The government of India every year during the summer "before

Lecture on Hanuman Appearance - Blend Submission and Aggression in Devotion by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Readers of the Ramayana, the great epic of ancient India, cannot help but love Hanuman. Hanuman is considered one of the greatest servants of Lord Rama (an avatar of Krishna). How has this wild monkey won the hearts of all? And what does he teach us about living our best life?

1. He is always ready to serve: Hanuman sits next to Lord Rama with one knee on the ground ready to spring into action. Love is not just an emotion nor a noun…it’s a verb. Love means service. When Hanuman found Rama he de

A statuette of Lord Hanuman is among few items that US President Barack Obama always carries in his pocket and seeks inspiration from whenever he feels tired or discouraged.

President disclosed this on a YouTube interview which the White House scheduled as a way to reach younger audiences as it promotes Obama’s final State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Asked to show off an item of personal significance during the interview with YouTube creator Nilsen on Friday, 54-year-old Obama pulled from

One of the inmates who has been in contact with the prison ministry since 2009, Bhakta Sasha, now has terminal cancer. He is fifty-seven years old. The prospect of dying is overwhelming for everyone, but having to die in prison is even more daunting. Prisons are not known for their warm, loving atmospheres; they are cold and impersonal at best. However, Bhakta Sasha is armed with Prabhupada’s teachings and graced with the holy name and he is taking full advantage of it.

            Premvilas prab

Lecture on Birth and History of Hanuman by His Grace Nirantara Prabhu on 07 April 2014

(His Grace Nirantara Prabhu got his 2nd birth. From 1973 until 1980 he served the mission as a brahmacari in the capacity of book distribution, either directly or as a back-up helper. From 1980 until the present, he has tried to serve the will of Srila Prabhupada by preaching through lectures and music concerts. )

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On the 25th March 2018 ISKCON Kathwada celebrated the first Ramnavami Festival (Appearance day of Lord Ramchandra). Decorated deities, Chappan Bhoga and Abhisheka was the main attraction of the festival.

In the Srimad Bhagavatam Lord himself say (SB 11.29.11 & 1.11.13):

prthak satrea vä mahyam

parva-yäträ-mahotsavän

kärayed gita-nrtyädyair

mahäräja-vibhütibhih

TRANSLATION

Either alone or in public gatherings, with singing, dancing and other exhibitions of royal opulence, one should arrange to c

Many of you have discussed my health and it imposes some further limitations on me. What can I say!? I have to start thinking about going slow, what a boring thing but what to do!? Limited! The guru is limited so ultimately, at the end of the day, the ball is back in your court. It may go back and forth but then at the end, it is in your court. I will play, no problem, that ball will come back to you many times but at the end, it is in your court only and nowhere else and then it is up to you w

When deceitfulness and hypocrisy have become the way of life for the majority of the population, when humility is considered weakness and simplicity is looked upon as illiteracy, when selfishness is hailed as smartness and compassion is laughed at as sentimentalism, meeting a person who is unquestionably honest, unpretentiously humble, spontaneously compassionate and spotlessly simple at heart, yet impressively sophisticated, fiercely dynamic, awfully uncompromising and e

In 1968, Gordon John Erdman was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in Montreal, Canada, and given the name Jayapataka dasa. The name Jayapataka is translated as “victory flag,” and has proved to be truly befitting of His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja, who has ceaselessly championed the cause of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu undeterred by any kind of challenges.

On Kamada Ekadasi, which falls on the 27th of March 2018, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja’s 69th Vyasa Puja will

By The GBC

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Whereas someone skilled and experienced is required to establish and develop the new ISKCON International Office for the Prevention of Leader Misconduct (PLM Office);
Whereas Champakalata dd has volunteered to take up this service;

Resolved:
That Champakalata Devi Dasi is appointed as the Director of the ISKCON International Office for the Prevention of Leader Misconduct (PLM Office) for a period of two yea

By the GBC

(To read them all: http://www.dandavats.com/wp-content/uploads6/GBCRES18.pdf)

Whereas GBC Resolution 310 of 2015 states:

Guru Related Research

[Statement] Based on the sacred siddhanta of guru-tattva, and with a positive and enthusiastic spirit, the GBC undertakes the responsibility to provide for present and future generations of devotees, a comprehensive and inclusive understanding that delineates how diksa- and siksa-gurus unitedly work within the framework of ISKCON.

In the meant

By The GBC

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Whereas the Srila Prabhupada Disciple Database was started in 1995 as part of the Srila Prabhupada Centennial Project under the petal of Uniting Srila Prabhupada’s Family and is based on the “Initiation Name Book” which was compiled by Srila Prabhupada’s secretaries;

Whereas Mahamaya-devi dasi (ACBSP) has expanded the approximate 3,900 names from the last version of the initiation name book that she typed i

On 26th March 2018, Gaur Gopal Das was invited to speak at thought leadership conclave 'Amarujala Samvad 2018' at Kanpur Uttar Pradesh. Through his remarkable presentation, he connected to the finest minds and leading people from all walks of life in Kanpur.

He shared dais with eminent speakers like Shri Yogi Adityanath (Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh), Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya (Deputy Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh), Shri Rajyavardhan Rathod (Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs), Shri Akhilesh Yad

Dear Devotees,

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

Kindly find the GBC Resolutions from the 2018 Annual General Meetings at the
below link:

http://gbc.iskcon.org/gbc-resolutions/

Click "2018" from the dropdown menu.

The Resolutions also contain four attachments:

http://gbc.iskcon.org/gbc_res/2018ZonalAssignment.pdf
http://gbc.iskcon.org/gbc_res/The_SABHA_document_ratified_by_GBC_on_3_Feb__2
018.pdf
http://gbc.iskcon.org/gbc_res/2018_CPO_Guidelines_final.pdf

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31 Mar 2018 - Appearance Day of Sri Syamananda Prabhu

Sri Vamsivadananda Thakura Appearance Day. Vamsivadananda Thakura wrote many sweet poems expressing his devotion to Krsna.

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Lord Balarama’s springtime rasa dance with His cowherd girlfriends. Krsna performs rasa lila of two varieties, one in the autumn season and one in the spring season, on vaisakha purnima.

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