Happy New Year? Why not? But how when the news around the world shows behind the scene the air is filled with fear of terror? Well, we can’t say “who cares?” because if we do, we may end up seeing something most unpleasant. No surprise the security in all countries is being stepped up and government agencies are kept on vigil to ensure that no untoward incident takes place. To get away with the whole hassle, some countries even decided to cancel this year’s new year celebrations.
The question i
Lecture on Krishna Fest-Power of Love by HH Romapada Swami in 22 Nov 2015 at Chicago
(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following year, Romapada Swami joined the movement in Boston and was initiated in 1971.)
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International Society for Krishna Consciousness founded by Swami Prabhupada is celebrating Golden Jubilee this year. To commemorate this year, ISKCON is organizing its grandest Jagannath Rathyatra on 3rd January 2016.
Exquisite and state of art cart has been prepared for this event. The pinnacle of the cart moves with hydraulic pressure. Twenty engineers have toiled hard under Sri Laxmi Narayan Das to make this special cart.
This year special attraction of the procession would be many foreigner
Service towards Krishna increases as our realization of Him increases. So service and realization are not mutually exclusive, they go hand-in-hand. Service and realization is a direct product of faith in Krishna.
The faith i am talking about is not the blind faith people profess in a superior being.
The faith i am talking about is an active expression of simple living and high thinking.
The faith i am talking about is an active expression of a life enriched with gratitude towards God with a de
Following are the list of some of the websites developed & maintained by ISKCON desire tree:
I was interested but also saddened whilst sat in a class recently to hear the individual state that they were sorry to say but they thought that the second generation devotees were much better than the original Prabhupada disciples and had achieved much much more.
As always it’s a matter of perspective
In some way’s you could say it’s true, given the number of courses you can do, and the fact that the internet allows us to immediately check on. From a knowledge Krishna Conscious point of view
Prabhupada New Vrindaban Kaliya Cow 1976
Archival Research by Chaitanya Mangala.
As ISKCON approaches its 50th anniversary in 2016, ISKCON News is increasing its coverage of both the latest plans for the 2016 celebrations, as well as looking back on the early years of ISKCON and how Srila Prabhupada's worldwide society developed. This article is part of a series connecting New Vrindaban, established in 1968 as ISKCON's first farm co
London police officers receive Prabhupada's books
ISKCONoutreach.com, a new website that aggregates articles, toolkits and videos related to ISKCON’s outreach efforts in one place, launched on December 29th, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s Disappearance Day.
An initiative of the GBC strategic planning network committee for outreach, the site was put together by the ISKCON Desire Tree team at ISKCON of Mira Road, Mumbai.
“The idea is to
Question to Radhanath Swami: We have heard that in Hinduism, you can find yourself through meditation. If more people get the right values and follow this path of spirituality, then there would be much greater peace in the world. Why don’t we use a tract of science to prove these values and the way they work?
Answer by Radhanath Swami: Science and technology are potentially a reason for great benefit to humanity and all living beings, or potentially they could be a reason for great devastation; i
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We started ISKCON Desire Tree in 2002. Another year has passed by. Our body has got older. Our service rendered to the mission has continued. Year 2015 has been better than previous year. We have tried our best to serve Srila Prabhupada's mission. Following are some of the highlights:
Website visitors for www.iskcondesiretree.com
Views- 11,480,102 (11 million)
Users- 1,783,255 (1.7 million)
Sessions- 3,312,286 (3.3 million)
By Zayani Bhatt
Hundreds of devotees from far and wide congregated at Bhativedanta Manor for a recitation of the Bhagavat Gita by the temple’s Managing Director HG Gauri Das and insightful commentary by His Holiness Sivarama Swami on Sunday 20th December.
The devotional and ardent recitation of the Holy Scripture and a Gita yagna was to celebrate Gita Jayanti; the day Lord Shri Krishna spoke the Bhagavat Gita 5154 years ago.
His holiness Sivarama Swami summarised each chapter in a beautiful, c
By Prema Sindhu Gauranga dasa
From November 29 to December 4, around 200 devotees eagerly gathered in Govardhan for the 10th annual VIHE Holy Name Retreat–all the way from South and North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Russia, Israel, India, and even China. Giriraj Govardhan, “Haridas varya,” the topmost among the devotees of Lord Krishna is the perfect spiritual abode to retreat from the relentless material anxieties and reconnect with our spiritual selves. His Holiness Sacinandana Swa
By Dwaipayan De
The dictionary defines the word ‘Renunciation’ as follows – ‘the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.’ All over the world, we come across people who practice the spirit of Renunciation – There are some who renounce bad/harmful habits or renounce bad association, and there are some who renounce negative thoughts/words/deeds, etc. Again, we find people, who are a bit more serious and claim to belong to the Renounced order of life altogeth
The Sahayadri Varnasrama College (SVC) is now accepting applications from male candidates for its one-month course to be given from January 6 to 31, 2016 on the campus at Sahayadri Sri Krishna Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK) located near the small town of Hebri in the district of Udupi, Karnataka.
On-going since 2009, the courses offered during this year will focus on land, cows and Krishna. Experienced faculty members will cover the courses as mentioned in the brochure attached.
In addition to practic
Some people argue that Prabhupada misinterpreted Bhagavad Gita in the sense that the verses are translated to suit bhakti. In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna speaks about karma, gnana, yoga and bhakti and hence all paths are as good as other paths. This is their argument. But such criticisms are indications that people read Bhagavad Gita for other purposes and not for surrendering to Krishna.
In the Srimad Bhagavatam, Krishna speaks similar Gita to Uddhava entitled Uddhava Gita. There, Uddhava asks K
