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I feel happy that even after my departure, things will go on. I am happy that I have got so many sincere devotees who will carry on. That is my happiness. Letter to Madhudvisa, September 18, 1974. Read more ›

Dear devotees,

Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

A very dear disciple of mine from Singapore, Radhe Syama devi dasi, passed away last night. I wrote her the following letter this morning, which is going to be read out at the funeral today.

She was a very sincere and dedicated soul. Please pray to Srimati Radharani and Lord Krishna for her.

Hoping this meets you well.

Your servant,

Bhakti Caitanya Swami Read more ›

If with the arrow of chanting the holy name of the Lord one pierces Lord Vishnu’s lotus feet, by dint of performing this heroic activity of devotional service one receives the benefit of returning home, back to Godhead.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.15.42 Purport) Read more ›

Hamsaduta: I once heard that when some devotees wanted to buy a church in America you suggested that they should keep the altar and next put Radha-Krsna and give simultaneous lecture from Bible and from Bhagavad-gita. I was thinking that in Shree Lanka, if it would be all right to have a deity of Lord Buddha and speak simultaneously on the Dharmapatha(?) and also Bhagavad-gita, showing how Bhagavad-gita is beyond the stage of nirvana. Is that a good idea, Prabhupada, or not?
Prabhupada: Good idea, provided you can present properly. Read more ›

Why are people caught up in consumerism? Devamrita Swami, an internationally travelling monk, teacher and author explains what yoga psychology has to say on this hot topic.

Special thanks to Julian Coutada for making the intro animation.

Thanks to the lead actors Rebecca Sim, Rachel Eton and Katja Romanski as well as extra actor Danna Alvarez and Atom Smasher for his GoPro camera.

Filmed and produced by Bhakti Lounge, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Equally ludicrous is the idea of people hating and killing each other because of race or ethnicity. The only thing we gain from this kind of violence is more anger, pain, and suffering. Nobody wins and it’s nothing more than a battle of egos where one group needs to feel better than the other.

The Bhagavad Gita suggests that we look at each other’s bodies as the clothing that covers the soul. Souls in this world are clothed in a variety of colors – black, brown, white, and yellow. Would a sensible person hate another person’s clothing and harm that individual simply because of the clothing he or she was wearing? This is essentially what we are doing when we bring harm to another simply because of their skin color, place of birth, or the religion they practice. Read more ›

The Hare Krishna maha-mantra gives liberation and at the same time offers shelter at the lotus feet of Krishna. If one takes shelter at the lotus feet of Krishna after liberation, he develops his dormant ecstatic love for Krishna. That is the highest perfection of life. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 3.257 Purport) Read more ›

For a transcendental blissful life, chant the Hare Krishna mantra, come worship the holy place of Vrindavana, and always engage in the service of the Lord, of the spiritual master and of the Vaishnavas.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.23.7 Purport) Read more ›

Srila Prabhupada created ISKCON to facilitate the rehabilitation of all misguided souls toward the lotus feet of Krishna. The implementation of World peace through God conscious lies squarely on the shoulders of the representatives of Lord Chaitanya which includes all of us. The urgency of this cause has been loudly articulated in the clear and powerful instructions of the greatest Titan of devotion – Srila Prabhupada. One of the most important instructions he gave, was that all of us – the global community of Vaisnavas, must cooperate to build this great temple.
As individuals making up this harmonious body of ISKCON, it is our filial duty to Srila Prabhupada to cooperate in this mammoth task. There is no greater opportunity, there is no better time, and there is no better project to support generously with all your heart. Make your contribution to the TOVP an evocation of your love for Srila Prabhupada, the parampara and Panchatattva. Read more ›

Muci haya suci haya yadi krsna bhaje. It is said that even a cobbler or person born in the family of a cobbler can be elevated to the position of a brahmana (suci) if he takes to Krishna consciousness. Any person who is purely Krishna conscious and who engages in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra is the purest in the whole universe. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.12.37 Purport) Read more ›

It was a tumultuous maha kirtana mele, observed in Iskcon Benin,today September 14,2014. As both old and young enthusiastically vibrates the holy name of our dear most father, Sri krsna. Read more ›

In all my years of living in Toronto, I’ve never once stepped inside the Hare Krishna Temple. But that all changed a couple weeks ago.

What finally led me to venture inside this historic building?

One word: buffet.

For a glutton like me, simply uttering the word “buffet” is music to my taste buds. I immediately envision myself standing at a long table piling my plate to overflowing with delectable offerings from every possible food group. And the best part? Having free rein to stuff your plate and face over and over again – without people judging you. What a fabulous concept! Read more ›

Bhumi Devi Dasi: There are so many devotees who love and cherish Rose Forkash. She was the originator of the F.O.L.K. program and did so much to help befuddled parents of devotees to understand what their children were doing when they joined the Hare Krsna Movement in the 1970’s and 80’s. She has stayed close with many of the devotees over the years and chants Hare Krsna on beads every single day of her life. When I visited her recently, we brought some prasadam with us, and before she would honor it, she asked, “Is it offered?” She is so far out! I just love her. She is just like a real mom to me. Happy birthday Rose! May you go back to Godhead…! Oh! I forgot to mention, she is the mother of Lila Sakti devi dasi, one of the greats in our movement, and one of my very closest friends…. May good fortune be bestowed on their entire family! Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: Concluding a full day of preaching here in Moldova, I met with a group of 40 distinguished scholars, professors, politicians, writers and poets in the evening. They asked many deep philosophical and spiritual questions and each one of them said they were more than satisfied by the answers. The proof came at the end of the program when they all bought copies of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad Gita! [ Photos by Mahavan das ] Read more ›

No one can be more pure than devotees. Anyone who once utters the name of Vishnu immediately becomes purified, inside and outside. Since a devotee constantly chants the Hare Krishna mantra, no contamination of the material world can touch him. He is, therefore, actually purified.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.12.37 Purport) Read more ›

Deity Worship at Home Temple Read more ›

1. A reprint of a strong article against cow slaughter appearing in BTG in 1976.

2. A brief appreciation of Vrinda who was rescued from the street seven years ago. She is reciprocating by lactating for two-and-a-half years. She is a champion home-grows tomato!

3. Fourteen Amazing Benefits of Ghee by Diana Herrington.

4. Srila Prabhupada’s terse and strong order to the leaders of the Los Angeles Temple to not offer Sri-Sri Radha-Krsna things produced by the karmis.

5. Why Cow Killing Started in India by Manish Goyal (MBA). Interestingly enough, cow slaughter was not started in India by the Moghuls, but by the British!

6. An short story demonstrating that one is never the loser by serving cows.

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Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given us a nice weapon for this age. The narayanastra, or weapon to drive away maya, is the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra in pursuance of the associates of Lord Caitanya, such as Advaita Prabhu, Nityananda, Gadadhara and Srivasa. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.11.1 Purport) Read more ›

Spiritual enlightenment is possible by the mercy of the spiritual energy of the Lord. The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is first addressed to the spiritual energy of the Lord, Hare. This spiritual energy acts when a living entity fully surrenders and accepts his position as an eternal servitor. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.9.6 Purport) Read more ›

“So this festival, taking part in these festivals means a step forward to our self-realization. Rathe ca vāmanaṁ dṛṣṭvā punar janma na vidyate. Simply by seeing the Lord on the chariot, one makes advancement for stopping the repetition of birth and death… This Rathayātrā is one of the activities of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore to take part in the Rathayātrā festival means to associate with Kṛṣṇa directly. So in this way, if we associate with Kṛṣṇa’s name, Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, Kṛṣṇa’s qualities, Kṛṣṇa’s form, then, gradually, we transcend this material existence. Janma karma me divyaṁ yo jānāti tattvataḥ.”
Srila Prabhupada, London, July 13, 1972
Your servant,
Kamala Sundari devi dasi Read more ›

Photography Courtesy: Arjun Bhattacharyya. Anyone who carries Krishna within himself, constantly, can go anywhere and turn the place into a sacred pilgrimage. Letter to Rupanuga, July 3, 1968. Read more ›

After just returning from our summer kirtan tour of America and Canada, we couldn’t be more delighted to be back in the land of Kirtan, Vrindavan, just in time for World Holy Name Week.

We felt a special calling from Srila Prabhupada. A feeling of his Divine Grace’s acceptance to once again allow us to share the holy names at his Samadhi Mandir in Sri Vrindavan Dham.

Each night many hundreds of exuberant young and old, boys and girls would go wild, dancing and chanting to the holy names. Their ears wanted more. Their mouths called out louder. We sang and watched as their hearts transformed.

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As the world holy name week 2014, entered day 11. The children of Nanda Gram Temple, Nigeria did a play on the holy name. Title of play is Haridash Thakure and the prostitute. Read more ›

One should take shelter of Krishna-Balarama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose protective power is so great that it cannot be equaled in the material world. However powerful the reactions of one’s sins, they will immediately be vanquished if one chants the name of Hari, Krishna, Balarama, or Narayana. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.16 Purport) Read more ›

“Authorities who are learned scholars and sages have carefully ascertained that one should atone for the heaviest sins by undergoing a heavy process of atonement and one should atone for lighter sins by undergoing lighter atonement. Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, however, vanquishes all the effects of sinful activities, regardless of whether heavy or light.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.16) Read more ›

“For one who wants liberation from the fruitive reactions of material activities, the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, or glorification of the name, fame and pastimes of the Lord, is recommended as the most perfect process of atonement because such chanting eradicates the dirt from one’s heart completely.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.12). Read more ›

Most my picture here are people that walk around Ubud and showing their interest toward our Harinam. Many people out there are waiting for the devotees to giving them holy name, Srila Prabhupada’s books and prasadam.
Not only is the chanter of the mahā-mantra purified, but the heart of anyone who happens to hear the transcendental vibration of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare is also cleansed. Even the souls embodied in lower animals, insects, trees and other species of life also become purified and prepared to become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious simply by hearing the transcendental vibration. This was explained by Ṭhākura Haridāsa when Caitanya Mahāprabhu inquired from him how living entities lower than human beings can be delivered from material bondage. Haridāsa Ṭhākura said that the chanting of the holy names is so powerful that even if one chants in the remotest parts of the jungle, the trees and animals will advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness simply by hearing the vibration. (Nectar of Instruction 4, Purport) Read more ›

It is the special mercy of the Supreme Lord that as soon as He knows that one is glorifying His name, fame and attributes, He personally helps cleanse the dirt from one’s heart. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.12  Purport). Read more ›

We were dancing and chanting ecstatically in ecstacy with HH Jarananda Maharaj out side the studio and the people inside were captured by the harinam and ask us to come in to spread that nectar nectar of the Holy name all over new Zealand, KI JI! Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: This morning I was the special guest on one of Moldova’s most popular morning television talk shows. Jurnal TV interviewed me for 15 minutes with an estimated audience of over 2.5 million people. In my short talk I stressed the importance of spiritual life and how Bhagavad Gita can solve many of the problems we face in modern society. I also elaborated on how God is a person and real happiness can only be achieved by reviving our dormant love for Him. I concluded by explaining the meaning of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It was short, sweet and to the point. Thank you Srila Prabhupada for allowing me to be your representative.
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The tapasya of chanting and glorifying the name, fame and attributes of the Lord is a very easy purifying process by which everyone can be happy. Therefore everyone who desires the ultimate cleansing of his heart must adopt this process. Other processes, such as karma, jnana and yoga, cannot cleanse the heart absolutely. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.12 Purport). Read more ›

With HG Nrsimha Kavaca Dasa. “For one who wants liberation from the fruitive reactions of material activities, the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, or glorification of the name, fame and pastimes of the Lord, is recommended as the most perfect process of atonement because such chanting eradicates the dirt from one’s heart completely.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.12). Read more ›

The Prince Islands, are an archipelago off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The tapasya of chanting and glorifying the name, fame and attributes of the Lord is a very easy purifying process by which everyone can be happy. Therefore everyone who desires the ultimate cleansing of his heart must adopt this process. Other processes, such as karma, jnana and yoga, cannot cleanse the heart absolutely. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.12 Purport). Read more ›

Beatty Mallik, Satie, Gopal Bhajan Band, Adrian and Snezana and others. Sankirtana yajna. Punya-sravana-kirtana refers to the process of devotional service. Even is one does not understand the meaning of the Lord’s name, pastimes or attributes, one is purified simply by hearing or chanting of them. Such purification is called sattva-bhavana. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.12 Purport) Read more ›

Kripamoya Dasa: ‘Closet Krishna’ is a new charity shop recently opened in Rochester, near London, UK. It has done surprisingly well in its first few months. Read more ›

Krishna says that his devotee is never vanquished. Therefore all the disciples practicing Krishna consciousness should obediently follow the regulative principles and remain fixed in chanting the holy name of the Lord. Then there need be no fear. Otherwise, one’s position is very dangerous, especially in this Kali-yuga. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.1.58 Purport) Read more ›

In Kali-yuga, a drunk, half-naked woman embracing a drunk man is a very common sight, especially in the Western countries, and restraining oneself after seeing such things is very difficult. Nevertheless, if by the grace of Krishna one adheres to the regulative principles and chants the Hare Krishna mantra, Krishna will certainly protect him. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.1.58 Purport) Read more ›

The good news: Mathura will soon have its own crime branch office. The bad news: Dacoits thrash, loot devotees on Braj Mandal Parikrama Read more ›

This Krishna consciousness movement insists that everyone take to this path by adopting the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. The preachers of Krishna consciousness go from door to door to inform people how they can be relieved from the miserable conditions of material life. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.14.39 Purport) Read more ›

Krishna takes special appreciation for His devotees who are engaged in risking for His preaching work, and He will give you special care and guidance at all times because you are sincerely trying to serve Him in this way. Letter to Amogha, August 9, 1972. Read more ›