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19 August 2014, Nandotsava : The auspicious ceremony of the appearance day of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja), the Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was celebrated at Sri Jagannatha Mandir Kuala Lumpur Headquarters Malaysia grandly with the participation of 400 devotees and guests. The celebration commenced with daily morning puja followed by Abhisheka ceremony for Srila Prabhupada, followed by dedication of homages by devotees and guests present that morning. The devotees of Sri Jagannatha Mandir Kuala Lumpur were very fortunate to listen to the glories of Srila Prabhupada directly from HH Bhakti Vrajendra Nandana Swami Maharaj, the President of ISKCON Malaysia. Some of the homages that were read to Srila Prabhupada were by HH Jayapataka Swami Srila Guru Maharaj and HG Amoga Prabhu ACBSP. Read more ›

In this age, no one is expected to be highly educated in the Vedic ways of understanding because people are very slow, lazy and unfortunate. Therefore Lord Caitanya has recommended the sound vibration Hare Krishna.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.4.6 Purport) Read more ›

“Aryan” refers to those who are civilized, whose manners are regulated according to the Vedic rituals. Any devotee who is chanting the holy name of the Lord is the best kind of Aryan. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.33.7 Purport) Read more ›

The celebration took place in the temple of the Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Khabarovsk. Followers of the Bengali Vaishnava tradition come together to celebrate this day, hold public rituals and offerings, and then arrange a holiday feast. Read more ›

We say that if Krishna is truth, the world is also truth because the world is a manifestation of Krishna’s energy. So if Krishna is true, how His energy can be false? The Mayavadis preach so-called monism, but they always distinguish brahma and maya. They say brahma is true, maya is false. We say maya is true, and because it is Krishna’s energy, she must be employed in Krishna’s service. Letter to Gopal Krishna, June 5, 1969. Read more ›

The sound of the spiritual world is nectarean and eternal, whereas the sound of the material world is hackneyed and subject to end. The sound of the Holy Name – Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
– everlastingly increases the enthusiasm of the chanter. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.21.22 Purport) Read more ›

With Sivarama Swami Read more ›

A devotee is not afraid of going to hell if he has the opportunity to hear the glories of the Lord constantly. This is the advantage of chanting Hare Krishna. One may be put in any condition, but God gives him the prerogative to chant Hare Krishna. In any condition of life, if one goes on chanting he will never be unhappy. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.15.50 Purport) Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: We have just 3 days left on our summer festival tour in Poland. Our bodies ache, but our souls hanker for even more …. Read more ›

As soon as you offer yourself to be enjoyed by Krishna as servant, according to His order you serve, then immediately you are in the spiritual world. If you want to remain in the spiritual world, this temple is the spiritual world. We are not living in Melbourne. This temple is not Melbourne. It is Vaikuntha. It is Vrindavan. So if you stick to this temple service, Krishna’s service, then you are not in this material world. Melbourne, June 25, 1974 Read more ›

To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters immediately becomes eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.33.6 Purport) Read more ›

This is the first of several beautiful inlaid stone paintings which are placed on the outside of the temple. Also the deity kitchen gets larger. Read more ›

By chanting the holy name of Krishna one is cleansed of the dirt that accumulates in the mind. One can purify the mind either by the breathing process or by the chanting process, just as one can purify gold by putting it in a fire and fanning it with a bellows. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.28.10 Purport) Read more ›

The best policy to control the mind is to desire how to spread Krsna consciousness. This is the best. Kamah krsna-karmarpane. Narottama dasa Thakura has said that you cannot be free from desire. That is not possible. This is useless attempt. They say that “You become desireless.” No, that is not possible. How can I…? If I become desireless, I become dead. So long I am living entity, I must desire. I cannot check it. Therefore kama means desire. So at the present moment, we are desiring how to become happy in this material world, how to acquire so much money, how to acquire this, how to acquire this, how to get this, how to get that. This is kama. So this brain taxation, if you engage in Krsna’s service — how to spread Krsna consciousness, how to convince people about Krsna, how to take them to the Krsna’s desire, sarva-dharman parityajya [Bg. 18.66] — and in this way, if you go on making plan for spreading Krsna consciousness, then your mind is controlled. Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.27 — January 4, 1975, Bombay Read more ›

This year ISKCON Atlanta hosted its first ever summer camp, “Atlanta Krishna Camp,” attended by 16 enthusiastic kids. The week long camp was from July 20th – 27th and was held on the temple premises. The camp was possible by the vision, dedication, and commitment of a core team of devotees headed by Vedasara Prabhu, the temple president, and a few of the local youth, namely Purna Chandra Nitai Das, Rangadevi Chakraborty, Dina Dayal Madhava Das, and Nandapriya Devi Dasi. Read more ›

NEW DELHI: Journalist-turnedactivist Vineet Narain has moved the Supreme Court seeking a ban on use of loud-speakers at religious places. The ban would also control noise pollution, “as usually it is found that loudspeakers installed at religious places emanate sound much higher than the prescribed limits and loudspeakers are mostly used irresponsibly at most of the religious places.” “Originally, all religious places were the main source to attain peace, calm, tranquility and meditation. The purpose of bhajan/aarti, namaz, shabad is to enlighten the human soul and to establish high moral values, compassion and courage in the human. The same should be restored by this honourable court to increase human worth and safety and for respectful co-existence of all religions in India,” Narain said in his PIL. Read more ›

There was always Blessings from Srila Prabhupada, HH Mahavishnu Swami and all the Vaishnavas to Us. So that ISKCON NEPAL Proudly Celebrates 2nd Day of Sri Krishna Janmastami as Vaishnava Calendar on 18th August 2014 also. There was Avisheka of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Hari by all the devotees in the day time that was followed by a Big Cultural Program with Dance, Drama, Bhajan Kirtan Glorification. Quiz & also Fasting. Then Program lead at temple by Dancing Kirtan and Glorification by HH Mahavishnu Swami & Mid night Avisheka with Full Feasting Prasadam was WOW. 🙂
It was another grand successful Day of the Celebration…..
Sri Krishna Bhagawan Ki Jai!!!!! Read more ›

This year ISKCON`s World Holy Name Week (WHNW) will take place between September 5th and the 15th, 2014. The sole purpose of WHNW is to celebrate the Holy Names globally and share this treasure with others. This can be done in many ways, although some suggestions and ideas by World Holy Name Week committee are given:
1. Nagar Sankirtan – Harinaam processions with WHNW and mahamantra banners.
2. Japathon – Pledges from devotees and congregation to chant extra rounds during this period.
3. 24 hours or 12 hours Sankirtan – non-stop chanting for 24/12 hours, at least once or twice.
4. Morning classes on Holy names as the theme – Morning Bhagvatam classes emphasizing on glories and importance of Holy Names.
5. Japa Seminars – Seminars on japa related topics e.g japa reform, 10 offenses, types of japa etc
6. Japa Retreats camps – Group of devotees go japa retreat camps under proper leadership. Read more ›

Fire Harinaam with His Holiness Mahavishnu Swami at Basantapur, Kathamandu NEPAL held on 22th August 2014 follwed by 60,70 Devotees with Candle on there hands in the Streets of Kathamandu Durbar Square.
The Harinaam was on FIRE. Read more ›

Chanting is the medicine, and prasada is the diet. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.7.24  Purport) Read more ›

In this age, no one is expected to be highly educated in the Vedic ways of understanding because people are very slow, lazy and unfortunate. Therefore Lord Caitanya has recommended the sound vibration Hare Krishna.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.4.6 Purport) Read more ›

Hare Krishna, Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Here you can see the progress of the cosmology model. Our artist team worked hard to put it together. The Vedic chandelier was hang up in a specially built temporary wooden frame as it can not be fixed in the model of the temple because the ceiling of the temple is not finished yet. We will have to place the charts later as well.

On the 3rd pictures you can see the lower part of the cosmology model with lower planets of our universe.
On the 4rth picture you can see the model together with higher planets, Mahesh Dham and Vaikuntha planets.
On the 5th and 6th picture you can see people in their actual size standing on the 2nd floor of the museum level in the comparison to the chandelier in its full scale.

On the last pictures you can see the progress of the main dome ceiling in 30:1 model of the TOVP.

Your servant,
Nitya-priya dd Read more ›

The devotees at Hare Krishna (ISKCON) Temple Canberra, Australia celebrated Sri Krishna Janmastami and Srila Prabhupada Vyaspuja Festivals on 18th and 19th August 2014 respectively. Many local community members joined the celebrations taking the darshan of Their Lordships Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Nitai Gaura Hari on this most auspicious day. Read more ›

ISKCON Malaysia President H H Bhakti Vrajendra Nandana Maharaj graced the festival. YB Datuk Seri Dr Subramaniam Sathasivam, Health Minister of Malaysia and YB Senator Dato Dr Loga Bala Mohan Jaganathan @ Loka Bandhu Gauranga Prabhu, Deputy Minister of Federal Territories, Malaysia were the chief guests for the festival. Bhagavad Gitas were distributed to 64 university students on this auspicious day. Booths were set up to sell and share information on books, preaching, food for life, farm, gokul garden, patron etc. There was also special prayers for the passengers of MH17 which crashed recently. Read more ›

Param Vijayate Sri Krishna Sankirtanam ….. Read more ›

As God is good, we are also good. But due to our material association, we have become bad. So if we revive our old position, Krishna consciousness, then automatically we shall become all-good. Calcutta, June 30, 1973 Read more ›

Monday August 25 6:30-8pm…..Badrinarayan Swami: “Harmonizing Lines of Authority; Some Questions and Some Practical Challenges”
Tuesday August 26 7:30-9am….Vaisesika dasa and Nityananda Pran dasa: “Unity in Diversity”
“Expansion Means Increased Diversity. How to Sustain Unity while disagreeing?”
6:30-8pm….Malati dd: “Srila Prabhupada Storie, Footprints in the sand – stories on Srila Prabhupada and his journey”
Wednesday August 27 7:30-9am….Anuttama dasa and Tamohara dasa: “Evolution of ISKCON requires further evolution of education in diverse forms and venues for the future. The Role of Education in Bhagavat-Dharma
6:30-8pm….Vraja Vihari dasa and Tamohara dasa: “Conservative and liberal positions in and around ISKCON”
Thursday August 28 7:30-9:00am….Anuttama dasa and Nityananda dasa: ” A life of spiritual transition in ISKCON. Varnasrama, ISKCON, and the GBC” 6:30-8pm….Romapada Swami: “Who or what delivers the soul, from the position of conditioned to liberated?” Read more ›

When our eyes are anointed with love of God, we can see Him everywhere. We have to develop our seeing power by developing love of Godhead. When one is sufficiently developed in Krishna consciousness, he can see the Lord every moment within his heart and everywhere, wherever he goes. San Francisco, June 27, 1971. Read more ›

The brahmanas recited auspicious Vedic hymns, which purified the environment by their vibration. The experts in reciting old histories like the Puranas, the experts in reciting the histories of royal families, and general reciters all chanted, while singers sang and many kinds of musical instruments, like bheris and dundubhis, played in accompaniment. Read more ›

If one chants once only, it is to be understood that he has already passed all the examinations, not to speak of those who are chanting always, twenty-four hours a day. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.33.7 Purport) Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: Auspiciousness reigns as we continue with the last of our summer festival programs along the Baltic Sea coast here in Poland. The amount of vacationers is dwindling as people start to return home for work and school, but attendance at our programs remains as high as ever. Read more ›

ISKCON SALEM (Tamilnadau, India) Celebrated Sri Krishna Janmastami in very very grand level.
Arati & Kirtans, Lectures, Bhajans, Sloka recitation by Gurukula Students, Drama, Abhisekam, Book Distribution and Lot’s of Prasadam Distribution,
These where the Programs from 4.30am – Midnight, and 60 thousand people attended. Read more ›

By the Mercy of Srila Prabhupada & Grace of HH Mahavishnu Swami, ISKCON NEPAL Celebrates 1st Day of Sri Krishna Janmastami as Local Calendar on 17th August 2014, Sunday here in Nepal…. More Than 150,000 People visited our Temple on this Day. Devotees distributed Free Prasadam to all the visitors. On this day there was Avisheka of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Hari and Book Distribution..
There was huge line to take darshan of the deity as well as for prasadam. It was a grand successful program. Read more ›

This Year, ISKCON Bangalore – Seshadripuram, Celebrated a grand Janmashtami Festival! Two of Srila Prabhupada’s Disciples, HH Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Goswami Maharaj and HG Tejo Prakash Prabhu graced the Event! Read more ›

After Sri Balarama Jayanti, Sri Krsna Janmashtami festival & Srila Prabhupada’s appearance day were clebrated by Iskcon Munich congregation with a great merry and happiness. More than 200 devotees attended the festival and experienced the transcendental mercy of Sri Sri Radha Gaura Krsna & Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. The program included bhajan/kirtan, lecture about Sri Krsna’s pastimes, maha-abhishek, children dance, theatre, quiz competition, swinging ceremony, midnight maha-arati with new outfit darshan & prasadam offering. For Srila Prabhupada’s appearance day, our congregation was blessed with two senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada. Both HG Prithu Prabhu and HG Nikhilananda Prabhu are the direct disciples of Srila Prabhupada and shared various pastimes, experiences and realizations with their master Srila Prabhupada. Later pushpanjali was offered with prasadam cooked by Madana Sundari Mji. Everyone worked very hard to present both the festivals with beautiful Lordships, nice decorated altar, tasty prasadam, friendly service & good cooperation. We hope for similar cooperation in near future too.
Thank you & Krsna blessings! Read more ›

This is the story of two dear friends of mine, two wonderful souls who united together in the presence of their love ones at Bhaktivedanta Manor. The Manor is a beautiful Radha-Krishna temple just north of London and is my of my most favourite, familiar and visited wedding venues. Sita was a wonderful bride from Birmingham whilst Sundar-Madhava travelled from Nottingham to wed his soulmate. However, despite both of them being from the Midlands, because of Sundar-Madhava’s many years spent as a residential monk at this beautiful temple, they chose Bhaktivedanta Manor as their venue for their beautiful wedding ceremony. 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 ›

If the surface of the globe is overflooded with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, the people of the world will be very, very happy.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.24.10 Purport) Read more ›

O King, by the passing of time, land and other material possessions are purified; by bathing, the body is purified; and by being cleansed, unclean things are purified. By purificatory ceremonies, birth is purified; by austerity, the senses are purified; and by worship and charity offered to the brahmanas, material possessions are purified. By satisfaction, the mind is purified; and by self-realization, or Krishna consciousness, the soul is purified. Read more ›

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Nanda Maharaja was naturally very magnanimous, and when Lord Sri Krishna appeared as his son, he was overwhelmed by jubilation. Therefore, after bathing and purifying himself and dressing himself properly, he invited brahmanas who knew how to recite Vedic mantras. After having these qualified brahmanas recite auspicious Vedic hymns, he arranged to have the Vedic birth ceremony celebrated for his newborn child according to the rules and regulations, and he also arranged for worship of the demigods and forefathers. Read more ›