Websites from the ISKCON Universe
Vaishnava weddings in Moscow, Russia (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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Hare Krishna! Family ties
Srila Prabhupada explains that we are indebted in so many ways. We are indebted if we take milk from the cow. We are indebted to other living beings, demigods, family, parents and to everyone who has made a sacrifice for us. W… Read more ›
Deena Bandhu prabhu gets a new friend from Boise!
Deena Bandhu: We met a nice girl in the park who owned this sweet cockatiel. First the bird gave me kisses, then went after my sikha!
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BOAT FESTIVAL In Kolkata, India, 24.05.2015 (Album with photos)
Program organised by Well Wisher Forum, ISKCON Kolkata, Their Lordships Sri Sri Banka Nitai Gaura Ray and Sri Sri Radha Govinda dev graced the occassion alongwith many other
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Maha Harinama in Moscow, Russia (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Intelligent men decide to solve all problems by adopting the devotional service of chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is situated in everyone’s heart and who is a mine of all auspicious qualities. Such persons are not within Yamaraj’s jurisdiction for punishment. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.3.26 Purport)
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Shabbat Harinam in Tel-aviv (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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Sadhu Sanga Retreat’s success beyond description! (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: 1.600 devotees enjoyed many hours of kirtan at the Sadhu Sanga Retreat in North Carolina over Memorial Day weekend. Words cannot begin to express the deep joy and satisfaction everyone experienced. Perhaps the following photos of Damodar-rati das can help to convey the spirit of that historic event.
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Gita Nagari Baru Yatra, Indonesia (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… Read more ›
Hare Krishna! Miraculous Meetings!
We had an amazing sankirtan experience last week. While traveling we met a man who got a ‘Chant and Be Happy,’ read it, became convinced, and started chanting – all by himself. Never been to a temple, never met a devotee. He just made up his own beads from reading and now chants everyday. Gives us great faith in power of Srila Prabhupada’s book. The full article and video interview can be found here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=17645
Aerial View of Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple Prai, Penang (3 min video)
Sri Sri Radha Krsna Temple of Devotion & Understanding Prai, Penang.
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Hare Krishna! Where Technology Falls Short
“Do we have to give up technology and return to village life?” We don’t have to give up technology, but we do have to give up the illusion that technology can make us happy. If we are diseased, we don’t have to give up the painkiller, only the illusion that the painkiller can cure our disease. We have to adopt the cure of spirituality for attaining real happiness. And since technology pervades our modern world, we can use the Vedic principle of yukta-vairagya, devotional renunciation: Without being attached to material things for personal enjoyment, use them for the service of God.
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Hare Krishna! Sri Adi Kesava Temple, Thiruvattar, Where Sri Caitanya Discovered Brahma-samhita
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited this temple in 1510 AD during His South India tour. This is the temple where Lord discovered the 5th chapter of Sri Brah… Read more ›
“Welcoming A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to San Francisco”
Sunday, January 29, 1967 marked the major spiritual event of the San Francisco hippy era, and Srila Prabhupada, who was ready to go anywhere to spread Krishna Consciousness, was there. The Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service – all the new-wave San Francisco bands – had agreed to appear with Srila Prabhupada at the Avalon Ballroom’s Mantra-Rock Dance, proceeds from which would go to the local Hare Krishna temple.
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Harinama in Auckland, New Zealand (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended five items of devotional service, namely to serve the devotees of the Lord, to chant Hare Krishna, to hear Srimad-Bhagavatam, to worship the De… Read more ›
Hare Krishna! Intelligence and Example
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: That is the difference between a devata, or godly person, and an asura, or atheist. Because the asura thinks he will live forever, he prepares big, big plans … Read more ›
Vedic Wedding in Vrindavan (18 min video)
If you ever wonder what a true Vedic wedding ceremony look like, check this one out. Conducted in the holy town of Vrindavan by acknowledged priests in accordance to an ancient Vedic tradition this marriage ce… Read more ›
Hare Krishna! 7 acres and 2.5 houses for sale on Krishna Road, North Carolina
Mitra Das: My wife Maharha and I are downsizing. Our boys are grown, we don’t need such a large acreage and buildings.
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Hare Krishna! The Curse that gave Srimad Bhagavatam to the world
NBS # 13 Features: 1) Birth and Divine Qualities Of Maharaja Parikshit Srimad Bhagavatam 2) Uddhava Instructs Maharaja Parikshit Srimad Bhagavatam-Mahatmya 3) Maharaja Parikshit Establish… Read more ›
Vrindavan – Varsana parikram (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: There is competition of loving Krishna even in the party of Srimati Radharani. It is a kind of rasa to compete in loving affection centering around Krishna. Letter to Brahmananda, Novem… Read more ›
Hare Krishna! Please pray for HH Jayapataka Maharaja’s health currently in a critical situation
The GBC: Dear Devotees around the world, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. As you may know HH Jayapataka Maharaja’s health is not so good, indeed we have to unfortunately inform you that he is currently in a critical situation. He is in the ICU of the ILBS hospital in New Delhi. Our simple request to all of you is to kindly pray to Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna for Maharaja’s well being.
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Happy Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi! (8 min video)
Nirjala ekadashi is considered as the most austere and hence, most sacred of ekadashis. Nirjala means without water and thus, Nirjala Ekadashi means complete fasting. One who observes this by strictly absta… Read more ›
The latest issue of Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu e-magazine was just released. This issue includes: * BE CONVERSANT WITH OUR PHILOSOPHY – Some collected instructions of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. * SRIDHAR SWAMI’S SPIRITUAL MASTER – From a lecture by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada. * THE FIRST ATTRACTION — PART 17 – The final installment of a series of fresh translations done especially for Bindu from Srila Jiva Goswami’s Gopala Campuh, speaking about how Radha and Krishna first met. * Nama-tattva: NOTHING COMPARABLE TO KRISHNA’S NAME – A first time translation for this issue of Bindu from the Bhagavan-nama-mahatmya-samgraha. It can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/bindu351 All back issues of Bindu are available for free download. Go to: http://www.gopaljiu.org/bindu For a free subscription to Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu write to: minimag@gopaljiu.org or go to www.gopaljiu.org
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New Ekacakra, Harinama in Slovakia, (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: These four principles: Always think of Krishna, become Krishna’s devotee, worship Krishna and offer your respect, obeisances to Krishna. That’s all. This is Krishna consciousness. Hyderabad, November 17, 1972.
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Jayapataka Swami’s Health Update 28/05/15
Dear Devotees and well-wishers,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Jayapataka Maharaja’s health is relatively critical at this stage. He had to be placed on a ventilator due to his ongoing difficulty breathing. He is in the ICU Ward and the doctors are working to stabilize his condition.
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Chanting Hare Krishna in a Ramanuja temple (4 min video)
We had gone for a trip to Kumbakonam. We entered this temple and when we came out the priest requested us to lead Kirtan. They had been having kirtan praying to Lord for rain. We had a small kirtan there and all the people there happily participated. Sri Vaishnava priests there also joined us in Kirtan and at the end they also chanted “Ramanuja Ramajuja” which touched everybody’s heart.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/z2Ntrr
Los Angeles Prabhupada Festival 2015 (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Philosophy is the highest, but even higher than philosophy is the practice of philosophy. So if you simply remain pure, your preaching will have effect. Letter to Brihaspati, No… Read more ›
Vraja katha in the capital of America (Album with photos)
Visit to Washington DC & Baltimore
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Hare Krishna! 50th Anniversary Website launched
The website will be the hub for all communications, resources and news about the 50th anniversary which will be celebrated in 75 countries across 600 cities from August 2015 to December 2016. “The website is an important resource for our worldwide celebrations,” explained Romapada das, the International Coordinator for the 50th Anniversary. “It will feature the latest announcements, list key events, provide branding and marketing resources, link up to our special projects and become the hub for all our communications. We urge devotees all over the world to visit the site and check how they can participate and get involved.”
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Srila Prabhupada: If Krishna does not supply you this light, sunlight, you will die. But he does not charge anything. But because you are human being, you should try to repay: “Oh, Krishna is giving us so much facilities. Let me render some service unto him.” This is Krishna Consciousness. This is to acknowledge, “Oh God, You are so kind. You are giving so many things. So I have collected this fruit. It is Your fruit, I know. Still, please accept.” Columbus, May 9, 1969.
Harinama and book distribution in Tel Aviv, Israel (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Padma Purana, Krishna says, mad-bhakta yatra gayanti tatra tisthami narada: “O Narada, I am present wherever My devotees are chanting.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 17.132 Purport)
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Hare Krishna! Hatha Yoga and the Bhagavad-gita
The process of Krishna consciousness is practical dharana, or spiritual concentration. By seeing paintings of Krishna, we use our sense of sight for God; by chanting and hearing we engage the tongue and the ear; by offering incense to Krishna we engage our sense of smell. All the senses can help us engage in dharana, leading to advanced states of meditation and absorption. The holy name is particularly effective in this regard. That’s why Krishna says that of austerities He is the austerity of japa, private chanting, especially while counting on beads.
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Visit to Prabhupada Village (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The soul already has a spiritual body, which the material body covers. My material body grows upon me – my spiritual body – but my material body is unnatural. The real body is spiritual. I am accepting various bodies that are unnatural to my constitution. My real, constitutional position is to be the servant of Krishna. Los Angeles, May 13, 1973.
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Hare Krishna! A Call to Spiritual Heroism
Our society fosters neither love nor fear of God, but glamorizes godless, selfish materialism instead. Consequently nowadays many people are extremely selfish in their relationship with God. They don’t give even a few moments to the person who has given them their entire life. In a family, if a son doesn’t care for his father, who is his link with his brothers, soon he will stop caring for them too. In fact, he may even become malevolent toward them because they become his competitors for inheritance. Similarly, selfishness toward God is the origin of all evil. We have all sown that evil seed in our own hearts and are now force-feeding each other its bitter fruits—terrorism, corruption, crime, exploitation—all born from fighting with each other for the world’s resources, God’s inheritance for us.
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Hare Krishna! Prayer for the Mayor – Dallas City Council Hare Krishna Invocation
Prayer for the Mayor – Dallas City Council Hare Krishna Invocation – by Nityananda Dasa Adhikari, temple president of Iskcon Dallas (video)
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Hare Krishna! ISKCON UK’s First National Convention
Dear Devotees, Friends and Supporters,In celebration of the glorious 50th Anniversary of ISKCON, we are holding the first ever UK National Convention. This will be a free one day event on Saturday the 22nd August 2015 and the main theme will be glorification of Srila Prabhupada. The venue will be Granby Street ISKCON Leicester. We see this as a great opportunity to bring devotees together in a mood of unity, cooperation, trust and positive communication with each other. However we desperately need your help to pay for this event. We still need to raise £8000, in order to cover all the cost of this 1st ever ISKCON UK convention.
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Ratha Yatra Parramatta, Sydney (Album with many photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the material world, if one engages in chanting a material name, he will feel tired after chanting a few times. However, one can chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra all day and … Read more ›
Hare Krishna! TOVP Tour Daily Diary: Day 60-61, San Diego Temple TOVP Program and visit to Shree Temple
On Monday, May 11th we caught up with office related work and visited two devotee families for prasadam. For breakfast we went to the home of Phanes… Read more ›
A visit to the wonderful Iskcon community of Alachua (Album with photos)
On the way to the Sadhu Sanga Retreat we spent 3 blissful days at New Raman Reti in Alachua, Florida. We also visited the Krsna House in Gainsville. [ All photos by Damodar-rati d… Read more ›
Hare Krishna! ISKCON Sydney Ratha Yatra Festival Praised at Australian Parlament
On 16th May, we had Ratha Yatra Festival at Parramatta, Sydney Which was attended by Julie Owens, Member of Parliament. She gave a very nice speech about the festival at P… Read more ›
Hare Krishna! Surabhi prabhu: …and your name is Zorro!
During this year’s Prabhupada Festival in New Dwarka, Los Angeles, Surabhi prabhu narrates his meeting with Srila Prabhupada and how he builded the Krishna Balarama mandir in Vrindavana and the Juhu Beach temple in Mumbai under his direction. (45 min vido)
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