Monthly Archives: August 2015

Srila Prabhupada repeatedly stressed that real education is character development. His name reminds us of the balance we have to strike – “Bhaktivedanta: knowledge with devotion.”

Vote of Thanks by Radhanath Swami at 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s Jaladuta Yatra at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Day 1 Afternoon Session on 13th August 2015.

Musical Symphony by Eklavya Das on Song Yadi Prabhupada Na Hoito at Srila Prabhupada’s 50th Jaldutta Anniversary Journey to USA at Netaji Indoor Stadium Kolkata on Day 1 Afternoon Session on 13th August 2015.

Kiran Bedi Praising Srila Prabhupada’s 50th Jaldutta Anniversary Journey to USA on Day 1 Afternoon Session on 13th August 2015.

 Positive Psychologists are perhaps the first group of scientists willing to hold out an open space for God-related-ideas.

My trip to India brought a few surprises. It’s been some years since I was last there and things are changing fast. The cities are still the same bustling mess of teeming madness, much like anywhere else I suppose, but it’s in the…

ISKCON Taiping Ratha Yatra, Taiping, Malaysia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra without offenses, one increases his love for Krishna. As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, preme pum-artho mahan: one’s main concern should be to increase one’s attachment to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and to increase one’s love for Him. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.3.24 Purport)
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ISKCON Boston invites everyone to attend what promises to be an unforgettable event.  Srila Prabhupada’s 50th Anniversary Arrival Festival will take place on Saturday, September 19th through Sunday, September 20th in Boston, Ma…

August 18th (English/Russian)
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Hare Krishna! Unity in Diversity or Unity in Perversity: The challenge of a unified and diverse Iskcon (video)
Evening Class at Iskcon Chicago, Sri Kishore Kishori temple streamed live on Aug 19, 2015. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms the conclusion of… Read more ›

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Untitled Lecture) The other day, I was reading one page of the Lilamrta and it was a description of a person who had come to the temple for the first time and who met Prabhupada. Prabhupada was lecturing and the person said it was almost impossible to understand him as his accent […]

Green Gathering Festival (Album with photos)
A wonderful week spent at Green Gathering festival situated in the Wye Valley, Chepstow, UK. The festival self-advertised as a festival “beyond hedonism” is a space for alternative, higher thinking people to connect. The presence of the Hare Krishna’s is very well recieved and with it being a small festival we encounter almost everybody there, and share the transcendental chanting, dancing and feasting. Hare Krsna!!
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Joyful Harinama in Moscow (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the sastras it is said that if a person only once chants the holy name and completely surrenders unto the lotus feet of the Lord, the Lord immediately considers him His ward and is alwa… Read more ›

Hare Krishna! MVT – Vrindavan celebrates 50th Anniversary with prasadam distribution
As Vrindavan rejoiced in the Hariyali Teej festivals yesterday, MVT (Mayapur Vrindavan Trust), management, staff and residence decided to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s Jaladuta Yatra by distributing delicious kitchari prasadam cooked in desi ghee for over 3000 pilgrims and visitors to Vrindavan. The kitchari prasadam cooked with devotion by Gopal Das (ACBSP) in the staff kitchen, had everyone who tasted it come back for seconds. Manager of MVT Prem Kishore Das said “ISKCON world-wide is celebrating the momentous journey of Srila Prabhupada’s to the West, which is truly a legacy in the making. Indeed, a historical feat at the age of 70, overcoming all obstacles to bring us the glorious heritage of our parampara.
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Hare Krishna! Respect for Individuality
Urmila Devi Dasi: The individuality of the self is a central teaching in Vaisnava philosophy, but what is our practical understanding of this term? Individuality is present in all living beings on both a material and a spiritual level. This article translates how this concept needs to relate to education practices in ISKCON today. The author explores evidence in some of Srila Prabhupada’ writings and scripture that deal with the issue of individuality together with some more recent research by academics in the field. With this data, the author builds a persuasive argument for devotees to become more aware of the individual, both in themselves and in others so that they may respond with respectful awareness to the individuals needs.
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Hare Krishna! Golden Anniversary : Srila Prabhupada Arrival Festival in Boston
Several esteemed ISKCON sannyasis will be joining the celebration. They include: HH Jayadvaita Swami, HH Niranjana Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Giriraj Swami, HH Bhaktimar… Read more ›

Hare Krishna! “Swamiji at Sea” drama script
The Vande Arts Team would like to offer this special drama script depicting Srila Prabhupada’s epic voyage on the Jaladhuta. Devotees are welcome to use the script for there own celebrations of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the USA and throughout ISKCON’s 50 Anniversary Celebrations in 2016. This play is heavily musical (the main soundtrack theme is the beautiful “Prayers to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna” as recorded by Indradyumna Swami), with carefully choreographed scenes. A professional soundtrack has been recorded that provides background noise and the musical soundtrack (not the actual lines).
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Hare Krishna! ISKCON Seattle’s Ananda Mela in its sixth year- Bridge Preaching Through Culture
ISKCON Seattle is making great strides in preaching the holy name to the greater Seattle, WA community. Anandamela, the festival of India is a unique cultural event that bridges east with the west. Organized by ISKCON seattle for the last five years, this event comes in the wake of the festival of colors – Holi that has captured imagination of folks in Redmond and neighboring cities representative of general America. The festival is designed to gradually introduce the general population filled with kama, krodha, and lobha to Krishna consciousness.
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Mangal Arati Of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath; 16th August 2015

From August 13th to 16th a massive event in Kolkata – celebrating the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s journey to the U.S. – drew 35,000 people, including representatives of 125 countries and many promin…

A wonderful Japa semiar by Vaisesika dasa who talks about the importance of attention.Email subscribers please click the big blue link above to see the video.

Food For Life – Nepal: Today, 15th Aug 2015, Food For Life Nepal fed hot meals to 100 more students of Panchakanya school. (Album with photos)
The innocent children enquired if they could have such meals everyday. By now FFL Nepal is feeding total of 3… Read more ›

Gurukuli Archives: 7 min video of New Vrindaban Gurukulis from sometime around 1980. Footage courtesy of ITV archives. Compiled and edited by Manu dasa. Songs “Oh Govinda” and “There is a Light” courtesy of Mangalananda dasa (Michael Cassidy).
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Hare Krishna! Bhaktivedanta Hospice: Aid for the Journey Home
Shortly before passing away in Vrindavan, a devotee requested her spiritual master to establish a “Back to Godhead” clinic there for Srila Prabhupada’s followers. The land is adjacent to the parikrama road trod by pilgrims during their devotional walks around Vrindavan. It is a sacred grove of mostly kadamba and tamala trees known as Giriraj Bhag (“Giriraj’s garden”). For five generations it belonged to the family of Sri Padmanabha Goswami, hereditary priests and caretakers of Vrindavan’s Radha-ramana Temple.
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Hare Krishna! Spiritual Need, Pain and Care: Recognition and Response in ISKCON
In this presentation, Hari-dhama dasa discusses an important social issue for the Society: that of providing care for the terminally ill in the movement. Since Vaisnava hol… Read more ›

Hare Krishna! How Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundar and Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Manifested in Jaipur
Sitala devi dasi, a resident of Mayapur Dham, had been ordering deities for ISKCON since 1975. Many temples around the world have used her services to obtain their deities. In the 1990’s the devotees of New Raman Reti asked her to order deities in India for our Temple. “It took a while for consensus to be reached among devotees here as to who should be the Lords of New Raman Reti,” she says. “Once the decision was made, Radha Shyamasundar manifested pretty quickly – about a year from order.” Sitala prabhu’s main service was to place the order with the murti wallah and ensure that the carving was in accordance with the desires of the Temple community. The Pandeys of Jaipur were Yamuna devi dasi’s choice for deity sculptors. She had ordered ISKCON’s first deities herself from them.
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Scenes from Jacksonville Rathayatra -Festival of Chariots – August 15, 2015 (Album with photos) ( Thank you Mahattama Rahla for the great photos)
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Tulsi Gabbard’s (the first Krishna conscious member of the United States Congress) message for Srila Prabhupada’s Journey to USA. (5 min HD Video)
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Hare Krishna! Resources From Girls Home Science Camp.
Among the various areas that the Bhakti Women team serves women in, we are also very inspired to support mothers in empowering their daughters and to honor and value their role as women. We wish for… Read more ›

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2004, Melbourne, Australia, Lecture) Chastity is very essential. It is very important and not only for a woman but also for a disciple. It is said that disciples should be totally chaste, totally dedicated and focused on the spiritual master. So rather than taking the angle of chastity of women and say […]

UAE allocates land for Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple.
The Indian government has lauded a decision by the United Arab Emirates to allocate land for the building of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, currently on a two-day trip to the UAE, said on Sunday, that he was thankful to the UAE government, describing the move, “a great step”.
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Vancouver Rathyatra 2015 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna mantra is specifically mentioned in many Upanisads, such as the Kali-santarana Upanishad, where it is said: “After searching through al the Vedic literature, one cannot find a method of religion more sublime for this age than the chanting of Hare Krishna.” (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 3.40 Purport)
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16.08.2015_H.G.Pancagauda Prabhuji_SB – 06.01.16

There is a very popular and important Mantra which is an important part of Devī Mahātmya: सर्वमऩ्गलमऩ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरी नारायणी नमो स्तु ते ।। sarva-maṅgala-maṅgalye śive sarvārtha-sādhake śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇī namo’stu te This mantra is about “devī” – which means it is about “śakti,” ALL śakti – Śaci, Kali, Durga,…