Seeing the cows and elderly cowherds rush to greet their calves and sons, Balarama was concerned that the very essence of Vrindavana seemed to be lost. How could maya enter into the Lord’s domain?

What is maya? Separate interest. “I love my son more than another boy.” This is material life—separate interest. And in spiritual life, in Vrindavana, Krishna is the center. The mothers there love Krishna more than their own sons, and their sons love Krishna more than they do their mothers. In this sens

Chanting, Dancing & Feasting. London’s Ancient Festival of Chariots

FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

When:     Sunday 12th June 2011

Where:    Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square

Time:       Procession starts 12 noon from Hyde Park, South Carriage Drive
               Arrives Trafalgar Square 2.30pm
               Festival ends 5.30pm

Highlight

London’s 'Ratha-yatra’ Festival of Chariots returns to the streets of the  capital on Sunday 12th June 2011. London will be illuminated by the  wonderful colo

The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken on the battlefield and so one of its teachings is to know when self-defense is necessary. It was the will of Lord Krishna that all the soldiers on both sides, except for the Pandavas, would not go back home. It made no difference whether Arjuna took part in the war or not. Arjuna was merely an instrument that Lord Krishna used to destroy the soldiers on both sides. Even before the war started, Lord Krishna showed Arjuna, the soldiers being destroyed.

There have always

Due to the impending major flooding of the Mississippi River in and around New Orleans, the organizers been forced to cancel the Rathayatra Festival, scheduled for May 21 and 22.

The scope of this flood event is practically unprecedented, and the ISKCON devotees in New Orleans ask all to extend their prayers and best wishes to all those whose well-being and property may again be at risk in the thrice hard-hit region.

The tentative new festival date will be sometime in November, around the 19th.

Sri Abhiram Thakur, also known by the name Sri Ramdas, was one of the twelve gopalas or cowherd boys, of Vraja. In the eternal lila he is Sridam, one of the key members of Krishna and Balaram’s gang.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur writes, “There is a small town called Khanakula Krishnagar, in Hooghly district, where the temple in which Sri Abhiram Thakur worshipped is situated. The temple is located in Krishnanagar, near the kula (bank) of the khana(Dvarakeswar River). Therefore this plac

Mayapur Jhulan Yatra - 25th Anniversary

Dear devotees and fellow gurukulis,

Dandavats. With great pleasure we invite devotees worldwide to participate  in the annual 2011 Jhulan Yatra Festival at Sri Dham Mayapur.

(A personal invitation)
“Imagine a lake surrounded by flowering shrubs, illuminated by thousand of  twinkling colored lights and with cooling water fountains shooting colorful  droplets of water in the air, that gently cascade with a splashing sound,  that accompanies the sweet kirtan

Honesty

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a  successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his  Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called  all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for  me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of  you. "The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going
to give each one of you a SEED today - one v

One professional reciter was reciting about Bhāgavata, and he was describing that Kṛṣṇa, being very highly decorated with all jewels, He is sent for tending the cows in the forest. There was a thief in that meeting. He thought that "Why not then go to Vṛndāvana and plunder this boy? He is in the forest with so many valuable jewels. I can go there and catch the child and take all the jewels." That was his intention. He was serious that "I must find that boy. Then in one night I shall become milli

On the subject of the supreme goal of life, Ramananda first proposed observance of the four orders of social and spiritual life and executing one's duties in accordance with these. Next, one after another, he mentioned renouncing the fruits of one's activities, rendering formal service to the Lord, serving the Lord in devotion mixed with knowledge, and finally pure devotional service.

Though Mahaprabhu assented that the rendering of pure devotional service is the entrance into the ultimate goal