On October 10, 2024, Kalakantha Das, the GBC Minister of Cow Protection and Agriculture, delivered an impactful presentation at the Virtual C20 Conference, a side event focusing on food systems, hunger, and poverty. He emphasized that integrating spirituality into agroecology, agroforestry, and crop diversification is essential for addressing global food challenges and environmental crises. By highlighting the interconnectedness of spirituality, nature, and sustainable agriculture, Kalakantha Da
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A Message from Ambarisa Das and Braja Vilasa Das
Dear Worldwide ISKCON Devotees and Congregation,
Please accept our obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We would like to wish you a happy Kartik month full of divine service to Lord Damodar, and hope you and your family are well and in blissful Krishna conscious spirits. This time of the year is always greeted with great anticipation and excitement by devotees eager to chant the Damodarastakam and remember the pastimes of the Lord with Mot
There’s a first time for everything - your first time to receiving mother’s milk, your first footsteps, first day at school, first time at a job, first love etc.
For our Bhakti Academy group one of our graduates, Nityananda, performed his first havan, or fire ceremony and it was done as a first amongst the group. I am personally very proud of him. I believe it to be a beginning of a new phase where, more yajnas or sacrifices will be executed by a younger generation. I perceive a new wave of g
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः ।
राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः ।। 12 ।।
मोघ-आशाः– निष्फल आशा;मोघ-कर्माणः– निष्फल सकाम कर्म;मोघ-ज्ञानाः– विफल ज्ञान;विचेतसः– मोहग्रस्त;राक्षसीम्– राक्षसी;आसुरीम्– आसुरी;च– तथा;एव– निश्चय ही;प्रकृतिम्– स्वभाव को;मोहिनीम्– मोहने वाली;श्रिताः– शरण ग्रहण किये हुए।
भावार्थ : जो लोग इस प्रकार मोहग्रस्त होते हैं, वे आसुरी तथा नास्तिक विचारों के प्रति आकृष्ट रहते हैं। इस मोहग्रस्त अवस्था में
By Ganashraya Nitai Das
On Sunday, September 29th, Nottingham’s Market Square witnessed its first-ever Rathayatra festival. Around 1,500 people gathered to take part in this joyous celebration, during which Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva, and Lady Subhadra came to bless the city. The chariot, brought from London by Parasuram Das, was beautifully decorated by devotees from ISKCON Nottingham Nama-hatta and Leicester.
The festival began with welcoming speeches and a graceful Odissi dance performed
By Alumni of the Italian Gurukula
At the temple, finally back home!
It had been more than 30 years since the alumni of the Italian Gurukula had met together in Villa Vrindavana. By our great fortune, thirty years later, the mysterious plans orchestrated by Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Vrajasundara, brought us back home on a journey of healing, love and forgiveness.
It was an overwhelming experience! We finally had the opportunity to return to our childhood home with our new families. Smiling de
It was a sweet AM sadhana program before taking to the trail with Partha and Vyasacharya. Many locals also take advantage of the path by the bay connecting to the Muskoka River. Pedestrians are admiring the fall colours as we are. As taught by our guru, Prabhupada, we are inspired to link it all to Krishna - all that is wondrous.
I was humoured to catch a hint of the popular Hallowe’en when passing by a household with its full-on ghoulish decor and a sign that reads, “Broom Parking 5 cents Witch
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् ।
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ।। -11- ।।
अवजानन्ति– उपहास करते हैं;माम्– मुझको;मूढाः– मूर्ख व्यक्ति;मानुषीम्– मनुष्य रूप में;तनुम्– शरीर;अश्रितम्– मानते हुए;परम्– दिव्य;भावम्– स्वभाव को;अजानन्तः– न जानते हुए;मम– मेरा;भूत– प्रत्येक वस्तु का;महा-ईश्वरम्– परम स्वामी।
भावार्थ : जब मैं मनुष्य रूप में अवतरित होता हूँ, तो मूर्ख मेरा उपहास करते हैं। वे मुझ परमेश्वर के दिव्य स्वभाव को नहीं जानते।
त
By Atma Tattva Das
As the month of Kartika approaches, devotees of Krishna around the world are gearing up for one of the most spiritually potent times in the Vaishnava calendar. Taking place during October and November, this month is revered as the holiest of the year, and it offers a unique opportunity for spiritual advancement. From candlelit offerings to vows of austerity, Kartika is a time when devotees focus their hearts on Lord Krishna, specifically in His childhood form as Damodara, who
Kartik and offering lamps are synonymous. While you must be offering at your home, even at the local Temple but then there is a unique advantage of offering lamps in the holy Dham of Sri Mayapur in the auspicious month of Kartik, so why would one want to miss this cumulative spiritual benefit?
Let’s make the most of our Kartik !! There are nine options for offering lamps for you. pick the frequency and category that suits you the most from the array of these.
Kartika is the best and most glorio
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।
हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ।। 10 ।।
मया– मेरे द्वारा;अध्यक्षेण– अध्यक्षता के कारण;प्रकृतिः– प्रकृति;सूयते– प्रकट होती है;स– सहित;चर-अचरम्– जड़ तथा जंगम;हेतुना– कारण से;अनेन– इस;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;विपरिवर्तते– क्रियाशील है।
भावार्थ : हे कुन्तीपुत्र! यह भौतिक प्रकृति मेरी शक्तियों में से एक है और मेरी अध्यक्षता में कार्य करती है, जिससे सारे चार तथा अचर प्राणी उत्पन्न होते
By Atma Tattva Das
On a freezing September 21st, 2024, the ISKCON Lenasia Rathayatra Festival reached a highly significant and noteworthy achievement that marks a pivotal moment in its journey—its 25th anniversary.
What began as a small community event has grown into a large celebration, gathering devotees from across South Africa and the world to participate in the vibrant and sacred procession of Lord Jagannatha in the southwest of the Johannesburg Central Business District.
One of the key fi
On September 28, 2024, Devotees gathered in NYC to celebrate the grand opening of the “Bhakti Loft” on the second floor of their iconic Brooklyn building.
“Over the past year, we have been busy renovating our balcony space on the second floor, which was underutilized,” said Aditya Devi Dasi, VP of ISKCON NYC. “Now we have transformed the place, including restoring the arch windows which were an original feature of this 1920’s building. This finally allows light to flood into the space and even
There we sat, the three of us, on those comfy outdoor Muskoka chairs, waiting, for a fourth member, Partha, of today’s strolling crew. Vrndavan, Nityananda and I were committed to a loop walk which included a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. Our waiting location on Main Street was quite central to the numerous murals on building walls of the iconic Group of Seven artwork. As a team of experts in “Impressionistic” work of nature scenes defined the art of Canadian mastery. Check out the work of
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमुर्तिना ।
मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः ।। 4 ।।
मया– मेरे द्वारा;ततम्– व्याप्त है;इदम्– यह;सर्वम्– समस्त;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;अव्यक्त-मूर्तिना– अव्यक्त रूप द्वारा;मत्-स्थानि– मुझमें;सर्व-भूतानि– समस्त जीव;न– नहीं;च– भी;अहम्– मैं;तेषु– उनमें;अवस्थितः– स्थित।
भावार्थ : यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् मेरे अव्यक्त रूप द्वारा व्याप्त है। समस्त जीव मुझमें हैं, किन्तु मैं उनमें नहीं हूँ।
तात्पर्य : भगवान् की अनुभूति स्थूल
By Sri Radha Govinda Dasi
ISKCON Community Life, a division of the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry, recognized the outstanding contributions to devotee care of three very special individuals by giving them the following awards:
Trailblazer in Community Wellness Award – Rambhoru Devi (ACBSP)
Director/Founder & Training Supervisor, Karuna Care Association. After 26 years of international pioneer outreach work (while raising two sons), Rambhoru Devi completed her B.A. in Religious Stud
The Hindu Mandirs Empowerment Council (formerly known as the Hindu Mandirs Executive Conference) held its annual gathering of North American Hindu Leaders representing all the various Hindu Mandirs and Organizations across the region. ISKCON leaders were among the presenters at the September 27th to 29th, 2024 conference, held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
HMEC is the largest annual conference of its kind, welcoming hundreds of past and present executives, community leaders, and scholars of Mandi
Once every fortnight Vaishnavas all over the world observe a day for cutting down on dietary extravagance. In fact it is a total abstinence of grain. No pizza ! No pasta ! No rice or roti !
Those of us who wandered off to Gir Farms where people come to cuddle cows took advantage of what the fields have to offer at this time of year. Guru Das and I were chewing on raw okra with no pesticides. Peppers were also on the menu, again raw and delicious. Gir Farms owners, Vishal and Yasomati, also tu
PLEASE COME AND JOIN OUR COURSES GIVEN DURING JANUARY 2025....!
Click on the link below:
COURSE SCHEDULE FOR MAYAPUR.pdf
SCHEDULE AND VENUE
* All courses will be offered this year from Monday to Friday, 10:30am to 1:00pm - NOT IN THE AFTERNOONS LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS.
* It will take place in the class room of the Vaisnava Academy, 2nd floor (opposite the Goshala in Mayapur)
* 30th of Dec to 3rd of Jan 2025:
Mentorship in Krishna Consciousness
* 6th to 10th of January 2025:
Meeting Death wi
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ।। 2 ।।
राज-विद्या– विद्याओं का राजा;राज-गुह्यम्– गोपनीय ज्ञान का राजा;पवित्रम्– शुद्धतम;इदम्– यह;उत्तमम्– दिव्य;प्रत्यक्ष– प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव से;अवगमम्– समझा गया;धर्म्यम्– धर्म;सु-सुखम्– अत्यन्त सुखी;कर्तुम्– सम्पन्न करने में;अव्ययम्– अविनाशी।
