New Delhi: India has moved up one position to become the world’s seventh most valued ‘nation brand’, with an increase of 32 per cent in its brand value to USD 2.1 billion.
The UK is ranked 4th, Japan is at fifth position and France is sixth on the list. However, the surge of 32 per cent in India’s ‘nation brand value’ is the highest among all the top-20 countries on the list. India World’s 7th Most Valued ‘Nation Brand’; US on Top: Report
Even Halloween can be engaged in Lord Krsna’s service. At TKG Academy we celebrated the Fall Festival with the students dressed as characters from our devotional scriptures. The costumes included some of the Lord’s main incarnations, such as Lord Nrsimhadeva, Lord Vamanadeva, Lord Ramacandra along with His wife Sita, Their devotee Jatayu and Ahalya, Lord Parasurama and Kurma Avatar. There were other manifestations such as The Universal Form and Mohini Murti and some demigods, like Agni and Lord
By Kesava Krsna Dasa
Because we think we are “not the body”, it can lead us to do so many wrong things in the name of Bhakti. It can induce false detachment and renunciation. That is, pushing oneself to be detached without spiritual taste to replace it – it becomes an off-the-body form of mind and body deprivation that does not last, because it is exerted by passion, not natural spiritual progress.
An artificial renouncer might think, “I am denying myself of all trappings of sense gratificati
It is Srimati Radharani’s special month, the month of Kartika, also known as the month of Damodara. During this holy month, when devotees are converging in Radha Kunda from all over the world, we revel in the fact that we have been given the opportunity to do some small service in this most sacred of places day after day, year after year, 365 days a year. Since our service is here, our thoughts are here also. And what a blessing it is to have our thoughts, like busy bees, buzz from one place to
Devotees of our community have the opportunity to deepen their appreciation of the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom, the Bhagavad Gita. There is an international competition with more than $10,000 (Australian Dollars) of prizes. The competition is on "Bhagavad Gita As It Is", by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Everyone is eligible to enter - all global citizens are invited. You can be living anywhere, be of any age and engaged in any occupation or studies. The essay competition deadline
By Yolanda Amelia
THERE are many ways one can celebrate an anniversary.
Some throw lavish parties and others do a simple get-together.
The International Society of Krishna Consciousness of ISKCON, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, distributed free meals to pupils to promote vegetarianism recently.
It was carried out under the Sastra Dana Anna Dana programme organised by ISKCON Malaysia together with Bhaktivedanta Books Trading Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Food For Life Society Malays
Sri Govind Gau Gram Prachar Yatra Report to Revuru Village
The presence of His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami (Minister, ISKCON Daiva Varnasrama Ministry – India) had inspired fresh inflow of energy in the group of devotees. The journey of Sri Govind Gau Gram Prachar Yatra continued, but now with new found enthusiasm. After Mattampalli, their next target was Revuru village. It happened to be a sleepy village with very less population in the same mandal and district as other villages covered in t
What will they say now? A missile, meteor, space debris, or a UFO? It happened when so many could see it and even record it. Regardless of what the object really was, the fact that needs people’s attention is, the government authorities are misleading the masses or keeping them in dark over decades, and that must stop.
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Lecture given in New York City on Nov. 26, 1966
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu categorized all the teachings of the Vedic literature into three progressive stages.
veda-shastra-kahe – ‘sambandha’, ‘abhidheya’, ‘prayojana’
‘krishna’ – prapya sambandha, ‘bhakti’ – praptyera sadhana
“The Vedic literatures give information about the living entity-s eternal relationship wit
Probably one of the best Govardhan Hill replicas ever made!
With the much hard work of Mother Krishna Mangala and Nityananda Chandra Prabhus and all their helpers at Kalachandji’s Hare Krishna Temple in Dallas! Happy Govardhan Puja!
Along with the change of seasons the month of Kartika has begun, bringing the blessings and mercy of Lord Damodar. Work on the TOVP steadily continues, bringing newer and newer developments and progress towards its completion by 2022.
The story goes that Hanuman was sent by Rama to Ayodhya the day before Rama’s arrival as prearranged with Bharat to let the residents of Ayodhya know how Sita and Rama and all Their retinue were returning.
This was five days before Diwali, and after the Vijaya dasami (victory of Rama ) celebration.
THE STORY BEHIND “DIWALI”
King Dashrath ruled the rich and prosperous city of Ayodhya. He had three wives and Kaikayi was his favourite. She saved his life in a war at a very crucial time. Dashrath
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
As you may know, on October 23 at his residence at New Govardhan farm, Australia, Mukunda Goswami suffered a hip fracture and was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a massive heart attack. On October 26 he underwent a triple bypass heart surgery followed on October 30 by a hip surgery.
By the good wishes of devotees and Srila Prabhupada’s mercy, Mukunda Goswami is making a slow but steady recovery from these
Hare Krishna.
9th November, 2015. Gurgaon
This is the second of lecture of HG Jananivas Prabhu gave on the importance of Guru and initiation. I wrote the first part two weeks back. This particular verse, SB 6.16.28, is from a chapter which continues the story of ‘Citraketu’
Let’s again read the verse which Jananivas Prabhuji explained
O King Parīkṣit, after only one week of repeatedly practicing the mantra received from the spiritual master, Citraketu achieved the rule of the planet of the Vidyādhar
Hare Krishna.
9th November, 2015. Gurgaon
This is the second of lecture of HG Jananivas Prabhu gave on the importance of Guru and initiation. I wrote the first part two weeks back. This particular verse, SB 6.16.28, is from a chapter which continues the story of ‘Citraketu’
Let’s again read the verse which Jananivas Prabhuji explained
O King Parīkṣit, after only one week of repeatedly practicing the mantra received from the spiritual master, Citraketu achieved the rule of the planet of the Vidyādhar
Answers by HH Romapada Swami
How to give up doer mentality?
Q: How should we understand that ultimately we are not the doer of our activity? How to keep this understanding always and work, because many times when we work we often get carried away thinking that actually I’m the doer (and it appears to be so)?
Answer: With some introspection, guided by spiritual intelligence from Bhagavad-Gita, we can recognize that we are not the ultimate doer.
“In Bg 18.14, Krishna explains that there are five
By Madhava Smullen
It’s not something you see every day.
A group of young girls and boys are huddled in the middle of the temple hall, some shocked and some cheering. They’re looking unbelievingly at the particularly effulgent boy at their center as he lifts an impossibly heavy burden.
The young boys and girls might be made of cardboard, but their emotion and the divine pastime they’re portraying shines through as if it’s really there. The hill Lord Krishna’s lifting, fashioned out of cloth by
New Vraja Mandala is located in Brihuega, dist. Guadalara, central Spain at a distance of about 85km. from the Madrid airport. The property consists of ancient aristocratic buildings and about 300 hectares of land. It has been acquired by ISKCON in 1979 and houses the temple of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Chandra. It is a spiritual community dedicated to the teachings of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a nice place to visit for a break. Generally the sun shines and there are nice walks in
Bhrigupati Dasa & Bhakta Jay Khush distribute Chinese books @ UCLA. More information at www.bbtfeme.com
The FAR EAST • MIDDLE EAST division of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust publishes Srila Prabhupada’s books and other BBT titles in fourteen languages of the Pacific Rim and Middle East for distribution in those regions of the world.
As a new Western preaching initiative, BBT FEME is also developing titles specifically for distribution in the Western world to foreign language speakers living
