By Vrajendranandan Das
Respected Maharajas and Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
On 8th November, 2017 was the 90th birthday of Sri. Lal Krishna Advani, Former Deputy Prime Minister of India and Senior leader of the ruling BJP.
We had the opportunity to get a personal audience with Advani ji and hand over the deities’ Maha Garland, Mahaprasadam and Essence offered to Narasimhadeva. He expressed his sincere gratitude for the blessings of the Lord and r
By Drutakarma Das
Michael Vara is joined by Michael Cremo who is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. After receiving a scholarship to study International Affairs at George Washington University, Michael began to study the ancient histories of India known as the Vedas. In this way
You may already know what an amazing event ISKCON Leadership Sanga is, with over a thousand ISKCON leaders and potential leaders, like yourself, from around the world attending. Many will share their skills and knowledge through a wide variety of presentations, seminars, and workshops.
This spectacular event will run from February 4 – 11, 2018 at Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir, Sri Dhama Mayapur, India.
The overarching theme of the ILS 2018 will be “keep the wheels moving” an expre
Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 3, 2018. 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, 2017. This will allow adequate time for the GBC Deputies to prepare the proposals for presentation at the meeting.
Please follow the format for GBC Proposals, attached as a
By HG Vrndavanlila Devi Dasi
“Everyone was sitting in the terminal where Srila Prabhupada was speaking. I walked up to Srila Prabhupada with the big bunch of strawberry bananas. Srila Prabhupada’s eyes opened very wide and said, “These are our bananas?” I said, “Yes Srila Prabhupada I have grown these bananas for you.” He immediately took one and ate it and said, “These are very good and now pass them out to everyone.””
As we read these memories shared by Sanka prabhu about his experiences with
By Janananda Gosvami
NEW GOKULA FARM – N.S.W. AUSTRALIA
Two hour’s drive from bustling Sydney, nestled in the hills above the Hunter Valley – Australia’s most famous wine growing area. Our farm is situated above what was previously a thriving coal mine. The area became depressed – land prices fell. In the late 80’s ISKCON bought 550 acres of land in this area. Many devotees moved there with big ideas. Like many of our farms, when push comes to shove, there aren’t many around to do the needful.
By Karnamrita Das
SUCCESS, WHAT IT IS, AND HOW TO GET IT: To make the claim of today’s title, which might be promised by motivational speakers or writers, I would have to give a universal definition of success. Though I honestly don’t think this is possible, I could do my best to say that in general, success means to be happy—though even here, at different times, people would disagree for various good and bad reasons. In any case, if we can agree for the sake of this blog, that in general people
“My Guru Maharaja used to say that these literature are the ‘Brhat Mrdanga,’ that is to say, the big mrdanga, because like the mrdanga which can be heard from a long distance, simply a few words can have a tremendous effect on millions of people if they are propagated widely.”
– Srila Prabhupada, Letter to Niranjana, Los Angeles 21 May, 1972
Sri Dham Mayapur is the birthplace of the sankirtan movement, the place where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates first began to broadcast the message
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Guru and Gauranga
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Dear Vaisnavas and Vaisnavis
This is to inform you that the International Devotee and Guest Care (IDGC) Department in Sridham Mayapur is offering services for the visiting devotees around the world. The services are as follows :
- Free nice accommodation for 15 days
- Free nutritious and delicious prasadam at Gada Bhavan for 7 days only lunch
- Guided tours in the campus and around Maya
Selfie opportunity and more for passers-by
If you are travelling between Mangaluru and Moodbidri on National Highway 169, you might miss these five giant bulls, unless you are paying close attention.
Belonging to the well-known Kankrej breed of Rann of Kutch or Rajasthan, the bulls — which remain tied to poles on roadside near Kudupu Katte — are of indigenous origin and now are part of International Society for Krishna Consciousness’ (ISKCON) [of Sri Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada] all-India
