“Mrs. Nair’s husband died, and eventually she had a a change of heart. She surrendered to Srila Prabhupada and said, ‘I really didn’t go along with my husband; I didn’t want him to do that.’ Srila Prabhupada replied, ‘Don’t worry. You are like my daughter. If a man is going on the wrong path in the morning and comes to the right path in the evening, he is not lost. Now you have taken the right path and have reached home. You can stay in any of our centers; we will take care of you. Now you just

The Bhagavad-gita likens knowledge to a sword (jnana-asina). Its sharp edge can lop off our doubts and give birth to firm conviction. Yet, the acquisition of knowledge comes with a great responsibility. If one neglects to cultivate the appropriate devotional disposition, the sword of knowledge can actually be misused in one’s spiritual journey. Ancient sages therefore placed immense emphasis on the development of character, especially for those who were receiving the gift of wise words.

Knowle

Question. 1. How to overcome depression? Right from my student days I have developed inferiority complex and at times I find it really difficult to overcome. My parents and brother have been extremely supportive to me in this regard. But still it is not totally gone. After getting introduced to Krishna Consciousness through my brother, things improved a lot but when my Sadhana started going down and is not consistent, this also started to lead me to hopeless mind state. Are there some practical

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Our dearest Lord Sri Krishna in his most divine Bhagavad Gita has enumerated various virtues which a person possesses like strength of character, honesty, gratitude, etc but the mother of all virtues is "Compassion".  A true Vaishnava is one who showers compassion on one and all, all of our dearest creator's creations  living and non living for this quality when practised  only makes one feel good ,  spreads joy to every one around and above all instantly connects one with our supre

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The importance of practising with ardent and  unflinching devotion Sri Krishna consciousness enumerated below:

1.  The cycle of birth and death is bypassed and the soul can easily attain "MOKSHA" very promptly.  We would be eternally releasing our soul from the various sufferings of this transient world.

2. To be with Lord Sri Krishna , the supreme most personality of godhead and forever be safe, blessed  and experience the very best joy of true bliss totally cut off from the vagaries

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Most often, one question that keeps nagging  us when we are chronically sick, when our losses (financial , or any other) suffering and pain becomes unbearable prompting us to ask " WHY ME OF ALL THE PEOPLE"? . The more it hurts, when we review the balance sheet of our life in the most truthful manner and find that we have been fairly good in our conduct and if not the very best , at least we have never harmed any one intentionally then why the never ending dark clouds that hover ove

Hare Krishna Dear Mataji's and Prabhuji's,

In the journey of our life, all our souls has assumed various forms namely human, animals, plants, birds , etc.  As per our dearest Lord Sri Krishna's message, our soul is never born nor does it ever die , all that  happens is transmigration. It enters new bodies as per our karmic properties and as ordained by our Lord Sri Krishna.

Each one of us, always prefer to perform those actions where we find some benefits for ourself , as they say, What is my take

The International Society of Krishna Consciousness, better known as the Hare Krishna Movement, turned 50, last month. The Rising Sun has therefore decided to take a closer look at its achievements and the impact they have on society.

Residents have all seen devotees along the streets wearing a doti, sari, tilaka and chanting Hare Krishna with an assortment of instruments including the mrdanga and kartalas.

ISCKON has a sister organisation called Food For Life Global, which over a period of 50 y

The TOVP Art Team has completed the sculpture of Garuda. It will go in Lord Nrsimhadeva’s Dome.

Source : https://tovp.org/construction/garuda/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garuda

RUSSIA: Anti-sharing beliefs law first use

A Hare Krishna adherent has become the first person to be charged under Russia's new law restricting sharing beliefs. Anti-extremism police in the North Caucasus republic of Karachai-Cherkessiya arrested 19-year-old Vadim Sibiryev on 28 July on suspicion of violating the Religion Law by handing out religious literature in the street. But a judge acquitted Sibiryev on 15 August, when his lawyer successfully argued that his actions did not fit the law's

Bhakti Vijnana Goswami: Prayers requested for ailing Krishna devotee, Radha Damodara prabhu.
Kirtiraja das: For those of you who followed the Campaign of The Committee to Free Soviet Hare Krishnas many years ago, Radha Damodara prabhu was then known as Sucharu dasa (Sergei Zuev). Much emphasis was given to his case because he was imprisoned in a Soviet labor camp and endured very harsh treatment there. 
Radha Damodara prabhu has given almost forty years of his life in serving Srila Prabhupada’s

Los Angeles temple receives top awards!
Jaya Chaitanya Das and Svavasa Das share 2015 awards for #1 book distributor and temple in North America!

Source : http://www.dandavats.com/?p=30651

The fragrance of incense, variety of beautiful colourful flowers, illumination of glittering lights, melodious chanting of Hare Krishna Mahamantra and glow on the faces of shaved headed tilak borne devotees transformed the auditorium of Prabhupad Samadhi Mandir at ISKCON Mayapur into a transcendental heavenly planet. To mark the Golden Jubilee celebrations( 1996- 2016) of International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the devotees organised the programme- “Homage to Srila Prabhupad” to pay tr

 Many cultures today have a tradition for offering prayers while preparing a meal. A transformation takes place when seemingly ordinary ingredients are combined, prepared nicely, and then offered with love. The result is known as “prasadam” (Sanskrit) which means “The Lord’s mercy”.
God is very happy to receive offerings like this. It is said that the consciousness of the cook enters the food while s/he is cooking. References to the benefits of conscious food preparation are found in a variety

ISKCON Leicester has welcomed Sri Sri Radha Madhava from ISKCON Belfast to accept worship in Leicester, UK.

A special welcome ceremony took place today (Sunday 21st August) to receive the beautiful brass Deities Who have been worshipped in Belfast, Northern Ireland for the last 35 years.

The community offered abhishek to the 2.5 feet tall Deities to welcome Them to Their new home in the heart of Leicester City Centre. Devotees travelled from all over the country to witness the special event, an

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With the mercy of lord Krishna and the efforts of Srila Prabhupad , we have ISKCON SATSANGS on Friday's in Dubai, UAE . Lots of devotees join the meeting . There are special ceremonies on special ocassions like Janmashtami. 

KUALA LUMPUR -  On July 11, 1966, Srila Prabhupada officially registered his International Society for Krishna Consciousness in New York. At that time, he had one small storefront on New York’s Lower East-Side, and a handful of students. Today, there are nearly four hundred ISKCON centers all over the world, and thousands of ISKCON devotees. ISKCON is now gearing up for its 50th anniversary, with plans for celebratory events all over the world throughout 2016.

To mark the significance of  His D