This morning in our travels we came across an ashram of 6 sadhus living a simple life in the jungle. The ashram was near a small pond, where the sadhus get their water. They have a vegetable garden full of vegetables and a goshala with 10 cows and a bu…

I am in the jungles of Orissa with a small group of devotees visiting some of the lesser known places of Lord Caitanya’s pastimes. I was inspired to come here by Srila Prabhupada’s purport in Caitanya Caritamrta, Antya-lila, 4.211 where he writes: “Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes in a song (Saranagati 31.3): gaura amara, ye saba […]

I would rather reside in Vrinda?vana, even as an insect, than reside in any other place as a liberated soul with a blissful spiritual body. I would rather reside here in Vrinda?vana, even as a poverty-stricken beggar, than reside in any other place as a person possessing wonderful, endless wealth. I would rather reside here […]

1960 March 28: “The best thing is to hear the from the highest authority Sri Krishna or His devotee representative coming down in the chain of disciplic succession. I shall be very glad if you join my mission (The League of Devotees).”Prabhupada Letter…

1966 March 28: “Astami. One letter received from Sri Teertha Maharaj. The state of the country is too much perplexing on account of food situation. It is understood that loss of life and property in Bengal is beyond imagination.”Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1967 March 28: “We must get possession of the house for Krishna’s Temple or we must get back the money for Krishna’s service. Forget the great loss. Work sincerely in Krishna Consciousness and everything will be in order.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1968 March 28:”I am expecting you to be very powerful preac8hers in the near future so that this Movement will be spread all over the world. You keep yourself in that very humble mentality and Krishna will be very pleased upon you.”Prabhupada Letters :…

1970 March 28: “I understand some of you have moved to George Harrison’s place. What is the program there? Also you were in Paris with George for a television engagement. Did you find our Paris Temple? Give George my blessings.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1971 March 28: “Your reports of Sankirtana are all very much encouraging. There is great potential there for spreading our Movement. So work with determination and sincerity and Krishna will give you all facility.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1973 March 28: “Tokyo is unlimited. They are distributing large amounts of BTGs there, 500 to 1000 per day. I expect to visit Tokyo soon and I can see you at that time.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 March 28:”If you can establish a strong center in Taiwan it will be a great idea. We have one branch in Moscow, if we get a branch in China, on the mainland, it will be a great achievement.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

Continuing on the theme of returning to my roots of door to door ministery and knowing that for some any thought outside of a percieved norm is seen as anti-iskcon I’m going to add fuel to their fire. Listening in and also noteing questions during classes on book distribution their is a running theme follow […]

Approx 7000-8000 people have participated in Phoolon ki Holy festival Read more ›

Devotees overseeing the restoration of the Delhi temple where Srila Prabhupada stayed in the early 1960s before leaving for the US have discovered a treasure of his personal belongings.

Breaking open the locks on a door that had not been opened for 25 years, they were amazed to find the items still in his room at the Chippiwada Sri Sri Radha-Vallabha Mandir in Delhi’s busiest market, Chandni Chowk, after so long.

The items included Srila Prabhupada’s harmonium and the original covers of the first canto of his Srimad-Bhagavatam translation and commentary, which he later brought with him to the US.
On the photo: Srila Prabhupada’s room just after devotees unlocked it for the first time in 25 years. The pyramid in the center is a sacred dome indicating that the Deities’ altar is directly below. Read more ›

Holi is a festival of colors that has origins in ancient India…but it’s caught on in the West, and draws participants of all ages to celebrate the coming of spring!

Anuttama Dasa, the communications director at ISKCON, came on the show to talk about Holi DC, happening on Saturday, April 5th. Read more ›

Festival of Colors, traditionally known in India as Holi, is a spring festival inspired by Lord Krishna’s pastimes 5,000 years ago, when He and the cowherd girls and boys of Vrindavana playfully celebrated with colored dyes. While the f…

Many people think of surrender as passive acceptance. However, surrender involves not just acceptance but also action.

A 25-year-old Italian nun wowed the judges of Italy’s version of “The Voice” with an Alicia Keys song. According to HuffPo: “If I had found you at Mass I would always be in church,” said J-Ax,&n…

Pucón is a city in the south of Chile nestled in the middle of majestic landscapes of volcanoes, lakes and forests. Its population of 22 thousand people icreases to 60 thousand in the summer due to its strong tourism, which fills the s…

Voted the best president in the world, President of Uruguay, Jose “Pepe” Mujica agreed to allow Food for Life Global director, Paul Rodney Turner (Priyavrata das) to cook him a vegan lunch (prasadam) and then discuss setting up a …

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi SJMKL – Gaura Purnima 2014

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by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi SJMKL – Gaura Purnima 2014

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi SJMKL – Gaura Purnima 2014

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi SJMKL – Gaura Purnima 2014

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi SJMKL – Gaura Purnima 2014

by Jai Sita Rani Devi Dasi SJMKL – Gaura Purnima 2014

Devotees overseeing the restoration of the Delhi temple where Srila Prabhupada stayed in the early 1960s before leaving for the US have discovered a treasure of his personal belongings. Breaking open the locks on a door that had not been open…

Holi is being celebrated not only in India but all over the world.

Anuttama Dasa, the communications director at ISKCON, went on the ABC7 TV show to talk about Holi DC, happening on Saturday, April 5th.

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What will happen to you if you chant Hare Krishna? You become a lover of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? You will automatically you develop all the godly qualities? You will certainly reach one of the spiritual planets? You will be elevated to the transcendental platform? Everything becomes very easy in this life? This is a collection of statements from Srila Prabhupada’s books. Read more ›

Mayapur, Rishikesh, Delhi. Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka. “…The other devotees shared their compartment with a young couple and their young child. At the beginning of the journey I considered that such a situation could give the young devotees some practical realization about what married life is actually like….” Read more ›

A beautiful video of this year’s Maha Abhisheka. Produced by Tripada Das and the ToVP Team. Music by Grammy-winning Havi Das (Ilan Chester).