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“My heart is always burning in the fire of material existence, and I have made no provisions for getting out of it. The only remedy is hari-nama-sankirtana, the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, which is imported from the spiritual world, Goloka-Vrndavana. How unfortunate I am that I have no attraction for this. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.1.22 Purport) Read more ›

A devotee always thinks of the Lord continuously. While chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, the words Krishna and Hare immediately remind him of all the Lord’s activities. Since his entire life is engaged n the service of the Lord, a devotee cannot forget the Lord at any time.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.1.6 Purport) Read more ›

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) Read more ›

It is the duty of the mahatmas to chant the Hare Krishna mantra and try to spread it all over the world to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, society is in such an uncivilized state that there are so-called mahatmas who are prepared to kill cows and children and stop the Hare Krishna movement. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.37 Purport). Read more ›

The mango fruit is different from the name of the mango. One cannot taste the mango fruit simply by chanting, “Mango, mango, mango.” But the devotee who knows that there is no difference between the name and form of the Lord chants Hare Krishna, and realizes that he is always in Krishna’s company.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.36 Purport) Read more ›

The Brahma Saṁhitā is a Sanskrit Pañcarātra text, composed of verses of prayer spoken by Brahma glorifying the supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa or Govinda at the beginning of creation. It is revered within Gauḍiya Vaiṣṇavism, whose founder, Caitanya Mahāprabhu (1486–1534), re-discovered a part of the work, the 62 verses of Chapter 5, at the Adikeshav Temple in Thiruvattar, Tamil Nadu, South India in the 16th Century which had previously been lost for a few centuries. Read more ›

All over the world thousands and thousands of Gaudiya Vaishnavas take daily association with Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura through His divine songs. What are those songs and how devotees get a chance to hear or sing those songs in their daily devotional service are narrated in this theme. The theme has been composed by HG Vaishnavanghri Sevaka Das. Read more ›

Yesterday, a high native chief in Benin kingdom collected series of srila prabhupada’s books to distributes among the palace chiefs. He got enthuse when some devotees informed him that ‘ srila prabhupada is favourable to one who happened to distributes his books on this auspicious weeks’…. Read more ›

Kali-kale nama-rupe krsna-avatara (Cc. Adi 17.22): In this age, Krishna has appeared in the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. The Krishna Consciousness movement is spreading like wildfire all over the world, and it will go on doing so. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.2.20 Purport) Read more ›

The performance of sankirtana-yajna is a special concession for human society to save people from being affected by known or unknown sinful activities. We are surrounded by unlimited sins, and therefore it is compulsory that one take to Krishna consciousness and chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 9.16.23 Purport) Read more ›

Kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet [SB 12.3.51] Simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, one becomes free from the bondage of material existence and thus becomes eligible to return home, back to Godhead. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 9.14.48 Purport) Read more ›

World holy name festival is a yearly organized festival to glorify holy names through different activities like personal japa, public sankirtan, lectures glorifying holy name etc. All temples across ISKCON take enthusiastic part in this festival. Read more ›

One should invite people, chant Hare Krishna, and then distribute prasada. This yajna will satisfy all the demigods, and thus where will be peace and prosperity in the world. (Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.6.53 Purport) Read more ›

We are happy to invite devotees from around the world to perform the most auspicious Sri Ksetra Parikrama. This year the parikrama day falls on 11th November. On this day, devotees will circumambulate the entire Sri Ksetra dhama, a distance of around 21 Km. This parikrama has been performed since the time Vidyapati visited Sri Ksetra. ISKCON has been organizing this parikrama for the last nine years, on the specific day prescribed for parikrama as per the scriptures. Last year we had nine thousand devotees participating in this parikrama. This year we are expecting many international devotees. Read more ›

A unique offering may be presented to the sacred hill Giri Govardhana upon the October 24th festival of Govardhana Puja this year.

Renowned UK musician and singer Jayadeva Das (John Richardson) will put together a virtual version of his Mantra Choir project in which over 108 – and possibly as many as 300 or 400 – singers will harmonize through their webcams on a mantra in praise of Govardhana.

The resulting track will then be posted to Youtube on Govardhana Puja with an accompanying video featuring all the singers. Read more ›

The middle and high school students of Sri Mayapur International School participated in World Holy Name week on the sacred disappearance day of Srila Haridas Thakur. The Primary students went on Harinama the next morning, accompanied by family members ,including baby brothers and sisters. At the beginning of the Harinama, the children were briefly joined by H.H Kadamba Kanana Maharaja and by the end had many visiting pilgrims chanting and dancing with them. Read more ›

Come on a 20 minute animated guided tour of our Universe, according to the ancient Vedic text “Srimad Bhagavatam”. Splendid computer generated visuals and narration describe how the ancient mystics perceive our poly-dimensional Universe. The concepts presented here are found in many ancient traditions, yet the Vedic tradition remains consistent with modern astronomy and cosmology. Explore what lies beyond the boundaries of our limited vision; the heavenly planets, where angels and demigods reside, the subterranean heavens of sense enjoyment, the different hellish regions, and what lies beyond the universal boundaries of time, space and karma; the kingdom of God and Divine Love. Read more ›

In the Padyavali there is a statement by some devotees: “We shall not care for any outsiders. If they should deride us, we shall still not care for them. We shall simply enjoy the transcendental mellow of chanting Hare Krishna, and thus we shall roll on the ground and dance ecstatically. In this way we shall eternally enjoy transcendental bliss.” (Nectar of Devotion, 27) Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: Srila Prabhupada once told Govinda dasi that formerly in Vedic times the land of Russia was known as ‘Rishiya’ – the land of the rishis. The area of Russia was populated by many yogis and sadhus who went to the mountains of the Himalayas and beyond to perform penances and austerities in the frozen terrain, far from the hubbub of worldly life. Srila Prabhupada told Govinda dasi that the descendants of those rishis who live in Russia now have the sukriti to easily take to Krishna consciousness. Such an amazing statement was never more evident than at the recent Russian Yatra festival where over 5000 Russian devotees come together for a week of chanting, dancing, Krsna katha and prasadam. How pleased Srila Prabhupada must be! Read more ›

As the world holy name week 2014 entered day 7, some devotees organized Harinam and lecture close to their residence as part of the holy name celebrations. By Mahavrata Devi Dasi Read more ›

This seminar helped us to explore the finer dimensions of identity, how it affects our work and relationships. We also learned how to transform our work duties into an avenue for personal development and growth.
By attending the seminar we heard about:
•How to inspire others and be inspired
•How to use your occupation as a catalyst for personal development
•How to enhance any relationship
•How to understand the feelings and needs of others
and much more… Read more ›

ISKCON Devotees haven so far sent 14,000 prasadam packets to help the victims of the severe floods in Jammu & Kashmir.

In Delhi , devotees begin packing early in the morning at 5:30 am and once done its picked up by the Indian Air Force to be sent by airplanes to the disaster relief centers in J & K.

In wake of this disaster, we request you to please keep them in your prayers. Read more ›

Govinda Swami: Murari Krishna Prabhu, our cowherd man at the Kazakhstan farm, died from the injuries he sustained when struck by a car this morning.
Murari has left a wife, a sweet daughter, thirty cows, and many friends.

We will all miss him very much.
May I request you all to say a prayer for this kind, simple hearted Vaisnava.

Hare Krishna. Read more ›

Ambarisha prabhu: Just look how fast the fourth level of the main dome is coming up! Only 7 segments left until it will be fully complete. Read more ›

Not only does butter taste incomparably better, it’s a natural product that human beings have been eating and cooking with for centuries without ­damaging their health. So the good news is that we can carry on eating butter (in moderation, of course) or even start eating it again if we were one of the millions duped into swapping it for unhealthy and unpalatable margarine. Read more ›

Written and Produced by Michael J Martin & Gareth Wakeham
Directed by Michael J Martin
Produced by Alfie Ambrose Read more ›

The pictures are from the “Kerala Safari” tour organized by HG Mahojvala Gopi Devi Dasi, headed by HH Vedavyasapriya swami maharaj. The pictures were taken on Sept 8th 2014 at the Guruvayur Temple in Kerala.

Thanks,
Robin Bhargava Read more ›

Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the age of Kali because in this age, simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, one can advance in spiritual knowledge and thus attain life’s goal. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 11.5.36) Read more ›

Our relationship with Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternal. Nitya-siddha Krishna-prema. The pure souls are eternally in love with Krishna. Simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one revives his original relationship with God and thus becomes so happy that he does not want anything material. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.7.39 Purport) Read more ›

The appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was celebrated exquisitely at SJMKL this year on 7th Sep, Sunday. HG Lila Purushottama Prabhu who is the Director of International Gurukul Vrindavan, India, was present to share glories of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura on the auspicious day. A series of special prayers starting from bhajans consisting magnificent Vaishnava songs composed by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Pushpanjali, Maha Arathi and Kirtan were held. Read more ›

So, here’s what I found out from my friend, Sankirtana Devi Dasi. During the filming of ‘Patch Adams’ at UNC Chapel Hill, Sankirtana ’s sister Krishna Devi Dasi, and her two friends, the twins Jaya Radhe and Amrita, along with an older girl at the time named Jahnavi Devi Dasi (all part of the Hillsborough, New Goloka Temple), were getting up very early each morning at two o’clock, and would go to the campus where they were filming the movie ‘Patch Adams’ with Robin Williams. This went on for quite a few days… Read more ›

Before Akshobhya’s arrival, the books would occasionally include indexes, but not always. And even then, they were often crude and incomplete, making it difficult for readers to locate points of interest. Akshobhya helped make the books more accessible by developing superior indexes.
At the time (the mid-1970s), the BBT was brimming with activity. Srikanta Dasa, who was then copyediting and proofreading Srila Prabhupada’s books, was aware of the need for proper indexes, but he was at a loss when it came to actually doing them. Good indexes do not come easily: Indexing is an art and a science that requires a certain skill. In walks Akshobhya, still enthused from his service in Dallas. He had ideas about how to compose indexes, and between the two of them a system was developed. Read more ›

One should not manufacture different types of chanting. One should adhere seriously to the chanting of the holy name as recommended in the scriptures: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.5.23-24 Purport) Read more ›

In the summer of 1987, the TV epic Ramayan had Indian audiences gripped, with more than 100m people tuning in each week. Read more ›

Trai das: On Friday September 5th we held a program with a very nice devotee named Radhalondonisvara das, of course from London, who led a very nice bhajan that had everyone with arms upraised in ecstasy. He also gave a very nice presentation about bhakti yoga as many of the audience were yoga teachers. Then as we were leaving the older men who were seated playing cards near our center greeted us saying that the chanting was very nice this evening why did we stop. Read more ›

The world Holy Name week continues in Nanda Gram Temple Nigeria. As the celebration entered day 5 today. A leading Newspaper in the state also carried the event in their paper. Devotees never relent in gathering every day to chant the holy name. By Mahavrata Devi Dasi Read more ›

Once can be free from all sinful reactions after reaching a place of pilgrimage, but one can have the same benefit at home or at any other place simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord. (Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.15) Read more ›

DEARBORN –On Friday August 1st His Holiness Radhanath Swami made a visit to Ford Motor Company – sponsored by the Ford Asian Indian Association and coordinated by Guru Palaniappan, PVT Advisor Ford Auto Alliance Plant in Thailand.

H.H. Holiness Radhanath Swami was cordially welcomed to the Ford event by Ms.Felicia Fields Group Vice President Human Resources, Mr.John Sakioka Director Research Engineering, Ms.Shirleen Holland CAE Manager and Mr.NandKochar Chief Engineer Safety. It was a gala event with more than 450 people in attendance at the Ford PDC showroom and 60 people online. Read more ›

There may be so many impediments for a person who is chanting Hare Krishna. Nonetheless, tolerating all these impediments, one should continue to chant so that at the end of one’s life one can have the full benefit of Krishna consciousness. Bhagavad-Gita 8.5 Purport. Read more ›

Our centers are like the oasis in a vast desert. In the desert there is no water, but occasionally if one is fortunate he may come in contact with an oasis and he is saved. Similarly in this material world we are drying up due to a lack of spiritual knowledge. Our ISKCON centers are meant to give relief to the dried up conditioned souls who are searching after the nectar of joyful life. Letter to Bhagavan, December 18, 1970 Read more ›