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On August 25th, 2016, ISKCON Korsnas Gardin Stockholm, Sweden, not only celebrated a wonderful Janmastami festival and the 50th anniversary of ISKCON, but also presented the results of an European Union Erasmus project named 'Simple Living - High Thinking'. Present were ISKCON members, guests and several VIPs including the Ambassador of India and two politicians from the local municipality. 

'Simple Living  - High Thinking' is a strategic partnership project with the goal of exchanging experien

Radhastami is the divine appearance day of Srimati Radharani, the eternal consort of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Srimati Radharani is the purest devotee, and dearest servant of Lord Krishna. Radhastami is a very special day for all the Gaudiya Vaishnavas, as by obtaining the mercy of Srimati Radharani one can easily achieve Krishna-prema. Radha is Krishna's dearest servant, and is His pleasure potency.

Her special qualification is that She is the best devotee of Krishna. Krishna

हे गोविन्द आप कहाँ हो, आज आप की गायों का ध्यान रखने वाला कोई न रहा, वो आज दर-2 ठोकरे खाकर कुड़ा खाने को मजबूर हैं, और मांस के लिय उनकी हत्या तक कर दी जा रही है, प्रभु आप ही गौवों की रक्षा कर सकते हैं।......हरे कृष्ण

The Bhagavad-gita is considered by many sages and scholars to be the essence of all Vedic knowledge. It was spoken five thousand years ago by Lord Krishna to the warrior, prince Arjuna.  This  discourse is one of the most profound philosophical literatures in the canon of the world’s religious texts. It takes place  right before a monumental battle.  The whole story is very dramatic and is contained in the epic Mahabharata,  the classic of ancient India. The Mahabharata is eight times longer th

Is there an absolute “best” way to eat? One that tastes great, makes us feel good, doesn’t destroy the Earth, doesn’t inflict unnecessary suffering on other living creatures, and isn’t harmful to our health?

How about vegetarianism? Veganism? Lacto-vegetarianism? Raw food-ism? Juice fasting? Should we just do whatever feels good? Modified ovo-cannibalism? Maybe total fasting is the way to go?

What makes one way of eating (or non-eating) “better” than another? And who decides what’s “best,” anyw

The poet Keats was heading in the right direction when he said – ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty …that is all ye need to know’. In the Vaisnava spiritual practice the absolute truth is found in the relationship between Radha and Krishna – an exchange of the highest expression of pure beauty and pure love. The book, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, sets the scene:

‘It is not that Radharani is separate from Krishna. Radharani is also Krishna, for there is no difference between the energy and the energe

Goloka Dhama, Abentheuer, Germany - A two-day spiritual care workshop was recently held as part of the Janmastami festival at Goloka Dhama in Germany. It was attended by devotees from across Germany and Belgium.
Hari-dhama dasa, a senior UK disciple of Mukunda Maharaja, conducted the workshop, which looked at the skills and knowledge needed for devotees to take care of the elderly and dying in the German yatra. The two-day event looked at the theory behind spiritual care and devotees where give

Life is about what you do daily, not about where and in which condition you are.

Conditions of life, e.g. how much money you have, where your house is, how you look, your social stature, your job, etc. are all external. You might not have full control on these externals.

Nitai Gaurachandra damaged during a violent earthquake

A virgin girl dreamed that Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra, the Deities at our Christchurch[1] temple, where trapped. They wanted to go out into the world, to chant and dance with the people. The very next day, February 22nd 2011, there was a violent earthquake, and the whole city shook to its knees. The temple collapsed, the sringasana[2] tumbled, the marble altar jolted askew and the most beautiful Lordships, Nitai Gaurachandra, were suddenly

I have just hit a new level of realization of the phrase 'I lost my heart in Vrindavan'.

Question: Why do you please think that God has only one supreme or topmost form in your religion and this is the form of Krishna, when there have been great holy people and saints who worshiped God not in the form of Krishna. So will all others not go to God, or will they go to a God in the form they can comprehend? It’s very confusing.
Romapada Swami answers: It is not a personal, sectarian opinion that we claim the form of Krishna to be topmost, nor does Krishna belongs to any particular reli

Khonika Gope-Kumar: In several places of Srimad Bhagvatam, instructions are given on how to greet and treat someone who is less qualified, equally qualified and more qualified than us. In this article, I am quoting three important verses regarding this subject matter. The purports given by Srila Prabhupada are also worth reading. In summary,

Less Qualified:
1. Be compassionate
2. Be like a father

Equally Qualified:
1. Make friendship
2. Be like a sympathetic brother

More Qualified:
1. Be very p

[August 30, 1968, Montreal, Canada]

Now today is our Radhastami ceremony. So, so far Radharani, Radharani, today is the birthday of Srimati Radharani. Radharani is the pleasure potency of Krishna . Krishna is the Supreme Brahman. Just try to understand. Krishna is the Supreme Brahman. Param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan. So when param brahma wants to enjoy… that enjoying spirit is there in the param brahma. Otherwise we cannot have this enjoying spirit. Because we are part and parc

Setting a Good Example

We should concentrate on training the children up in Krsna consciousness, not so much formal academic educationa little reading, writing, mathematics, that’s allbut more by giving them facility to follow the examples of the older devotees in the regular Krsna conscious program.

Letter to Satsvarupa dasa, February 16, 1972

Let the children associate with the elders as much as possible in the routine Krsna conscious program.

Letter to Aniruddha dasa, February 16, 1972

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Kids - Srimad Bhagavatam Sloka and Kirtan Recitation from ISKCON Mira Road (Playlist of brief videos)

Find them here: https://goo.gl/HRkpF7

An Ocean of Gaura Premamrta-krpa" - An elaboration on Srila Rupa Goswami's Sri Upadesamrta.

This wonderful book in two volumes has been compiled by H.G. Srimati Mataji (Vrindavana) and her team. 

To download Click here

The eternal constitutional nature of the living entity is pure love and devotion to Krishna. The origin of this pure unconditional love is the pleasure giving potency hladini shakti, Srimati Radharani. Though hidden deep within the heart of the Lord, She manifests Herself as Krishna's eternal consort. Only She can completely satisfy and attract the all attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead by Her unsurpassable pure love, which is called mahabhava.

Srimati Radharani is the compassionate nat