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GaurangaGifts.com launched

Mayapur Tourism has announced the launch of its online shopping portal Gaurangagifts.com. Some of the website features include:

  • More than 300 devotional products to choose from. The number of products is only expected to grow in future.

  • Easily locate products of interest as products are arranged in categories (books, digital media etc.) and sub-categories (children’s books, neck beads etc.)

  • Product comparison by size, price.

  • Mayapur exclusive products such as bead bags with images of Ma

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Medical Practitioners Meet and Retreat At Gita Nagari Yoga Farm More than 50 ISKCON medical practitioners—doctors, nurses, medical technicians, Ayurveda experts and other healthcare professionals—gathered at the Gita Nagari Yoga Farm in rural Pennsylvania on September 25-27 for a three-day event, the “North American ISKCON Medical Professionals Retreat.” The event was organized by four doctors, Lila Manjari dasi, a Psychiatrist from Columbus, Ohio; Premvilas das, a physician of Internal Medicine and his wife Lalita dasi, a physician in Family Practice and Palliative Care, both from Columbus; and Acyuta Gauranga das, a Vascular Surgeon from Detroit, Michigan. Read the entire article here: http://goo.gl/OWo8dN

Medical Practitioners Meet and Retreat At Gita Nagari Yoga Farm
More than 50 ISKCON medical practitioners—doctors, nurses, medical technicians, Ayurveda experts and other healthcare professionals—gathered at the Gita Nagari Yoga Farm in rural Pennsylvania on September 25-27 for a three-day event, the “North American ISKCON Medical Professionals Retreat.” The event was organized by four doctors, Lila Manjari dasi, a Psychiatrist from Columbus, Ohio; Premvilas das, a physician of Internal Medic

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A Christian meditation: Acknowledge your blessings I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, ‘This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.’ I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world. Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section. The angel then said to me, 'This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them.’ I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery. Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the Door of a very small station to my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. 'This is the Acknowledgment Section,’ my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed 'How is it that there is no work going on here?’ I asked. 'So sad,’ the angel sighed. 'After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments.’ 'How does one acknowledge the blessings?’ I asked. 'Simple,’ the angel answered. Just say, 'O Lord! Let me be grateful to You for all Your blessings upon me.’ (Or chant “Hareee Krishna”!)

A Christian meditation: Acknowledge your blessings
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, ‘This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.’ I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all o

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Preaching in the Legendary City Of Genghis Khan (7 min video) Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday in our travels here in Mongolia we visited two cities; one of them Chinggis, the legendary birthplace of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire. As we entered the city and asked for directions, one of the citizens reminded us of Genghis Khan’s famous statement, “One Mongolian is worth a hundred foreigners.” Despite the warning, we found the people of Chinggis to be as open to Krsna consciousness as anywhere else in the country. Soon after harinama we had a hall full of people listening attentively to the philosophy of Bhagavad Gita and dancing in ecstasy during kirtan. Such is the causeless mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Watch it here: https://goo.gl/bPxGzt

Preaching in the Legendary City Of Genghis Khan (7 min video)
Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday in our travels here in Mongolia we visited two cities; one of them Chinggis, the legendary birthplace of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire. As we entered the city and asked for directions, one of the citizens reminded us of Genghis Khan’s famous statement, “One Mongolian is worth a hundred foreigners.” Despite the warning, we found the people of Chinggis to be as open to Krsna consciousness as

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Dr. Graham M. Schweig on Prabhupada’s Historic Achievements As we hear from the ancient voice of the Upanishads cry out: tamaso mā jyotir gamaya! “From darkness, lead us to light!” (Bṛhadāranyaka 1.3.28). Swami Prabhupāda has brought more light into this world, a world in which we still find too much darkness. Let us celebrate on this day how Swami Prabhupāda raised greater awareness to the monumental teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā. Let us honor on this day how Swami Prabhupāda selflessly traveled the world to the hearts of so many. Let us recognize the accomplishments of one of India’s greatest exponents of Sanātana Dharma, the eternal teachings of what is good and right in the world that is in harmony with the divine. We owe a great debt to Swami Prabhupāda for raising the consciousness of countless millions to a much greater consciousness, ultimately to Krishna consciousness, and how he has moved the minds and hearts to a greater awareness of all the blessings we have in life and to a greater sensitivity to all living beings everywhere. And finally let me say how I offer my respects to such a man who represents so much the rising of India’s spirit in its exultation of all that is loving in the universe and of all the blessings showered down up us! Thank you, Swami Prabhupāda! Thank you very much. Namaste.“ Read the entire article here: http://goo.gl/uIvD6J

Dr. Graham M. Schweig on Prabhupada’s Historic Achievements
As we hear from the ancient voice of the Upanishads cry out: tamaso mā jyotir gamaya! “From darkness, lead us to light!” (Bṛhadāranyaka 1.3.28). Swami Prabhupāda has brought more light into this world, a world in which we still find too much darkness. Let us celebrate on this day how Swami Prabhupāda raised greater awareness to the monumental teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā. Let us honor on this day how Swami Prabhupāda selflessly tra

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Media Release.
We are very excited to invite the community on Friday, October 2nd for a Musical Event with Bhaktimarga Swami
Bhaktimarga Swami, who has walked across Canada four times, plans to walk from Boston to Butler, Pennsylvania and then to New York City this autumn, as a sort of 60-day warm up drill. In 2016 he plans to walk from New York City to the west coast.
The Swami, 63, is walking to draw attention to the contributions of his own spiritual tea

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Bringing Lord Chaitanya’s Sankirtan movement to the most remote areas of Mongolia (Album with photos) Indradyumna Swami: As we go deeper into the remote areas of Mongolia with our preaching party we are treated to some of the most stunning nature on this planet. In all my travels I have never seen anything like it. And no less beautiful are the people who flock to our programs to hear the message of Bhagavad Gita and chant Hare Krsna. Sometimes I think about staying here for the rest of my life. Find them here: https://goo.gl/pV5TLF

Bringing Lord Chaitanya’s Sankirtan movement to the most remote areas of Mongolia (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: As we go deeper into the remote areas of Mongolia with our preaching party we are treated to some of the most stunning nature on this planet. In all my travels I have never seen anything like it. And no less beautiful are the people who flock to our programs to hear the message of Bhagavad Gita and chant Hare Krsna. Sometimes I think about staying here for the rest of my li

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A natural cave, in the outskirts of Rome

A natural cave, in the outskirts of Rome, Italy, has been transformed into a beautiful temple of Lord Chaitanya by Mukundananda prabhu. The devotees in Rome use it regularly to hold their meetings, talk about Lord Krishna, chant bhajans and kirtans and, of course, take prasadam. Look at these photos to see how nicely it is done inside: https://goo.gl/YfB5TV

A natural cave, in the outskirts of Rome, Italy, has been transformed into a beautiful temple of Lord Chaitanya by Mukundananda prabhu. The devotees in Rome use it regularly to hold their meetings, talk about Lord Krishna, chant bhajans and kirtans and, of course, take prasadam. Look at these photos to see how nicely it is done inside: https://goo.gl/YfB5TV

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Sivarama Swami is encouraging the devotees (most of them his disciples) in their service of book distribution by personally serving them prasadam. (Album with photos) He said that because now he hardly can go out on book distribution, he wants to serve those who can… Find them here: https://goo.gl/WUYpc4


Sivarama Swami is encouraging the devotees (most of them his disciples) in their service of book distribution by personally serving them prasadam. (Album with photos)
He said that because now he hardly can go out on book distribution, he wants to serve those who can…
Find them here: https://goo.gl/WUYpc4

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By Yadurani Devi Dasi

A group of devotees from Radhadesh, Belgium, recently attended the World Peace Forum conference in Luxembourg and Germany for two days. The meeting was attended by MPs, diplomats, academics and other professionals. The general mood among the meeting’s participants was very open and friendly. We have been invited to these meetings for the last 3 years.

The main topic was the current refugee crisis in Europe. Representatives of different projects described their work and got

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Spirit Matters aims to introduce aspects of Bhakti Yoga to those interested in learning about mantra meditation, yoga knowledge and how to live a more conscious life. The channel was designed as part of my honors project for my visual communication design degree, which I will complete in a few weeks. Following the Bhakti Lounge motto, my intent with this channel is to make it easy for people come to Krishna consciousness, grow in Krishna consciousness and share Krishna consciousness with other

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