Websites from the ISKCON Universe
Festival of the Holy Name 2014 at Iskcon Alachua (Album 110 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In the Age of Kali, there is no religious principle except chanting Krishna’s name. It has been ascertained from all the scriptures that Krishna’s holy name is the essence of all mantras. (Renunciation Through Wisdom, 5.1 Purport)
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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s Personal Diary (Album 12 photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Hari Sauri prabhu’s Bhaktivedanta Research Center in Kolkata recently procured a copy of the personal diary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati from the early 1900’s. It was copied from the original by a close disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, who’s family donated it to the research center. Pranava dasa, the academic director of the center, plans to publish the diary with English translation by the end of 2012.
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Updated BBT style guide (December 2014)
Here is the most recent version of the BBT Style Guide (formerly the BBT Style Sheet).
The style guide offers the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust’s latest standards on such matters as spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and word choice.
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Vegan Panettone recipe (Album 11 photos)
4 + 1/2 c bread flour
1 + 1/2 c sugar
1 packet rapid rise yeast
A pinch of yellow food color (or tumeric, or saffron)
1/2 c earth balance (vegan butter)
1+1/2 c of hot water (hot that can be touched)
1 tsp orang… Read more ›
Beautiful Vrindavana (Album 30 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: At every step there is danger. Therefore, because the Krishna consciousness movement provides the opportunity for the human being to get out of this material world simply by chanting the Hare Kri… Read more ›
On the Backroads of Ancient Orissa (Album 96 photos)
A research road trip on the 20th to the 22nd of December 2014 visiting Jajpur, Bhadrak, Remuna, Kanupur, Gopivallabhapur, and Baripada.
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Shower of mercy at Tel-Aviv central station (Album 142 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Simply by taking prasada and taking part in chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, ordinary persons are being considerably elevated. Saubhari Muni regrets that he had bad a… Read more ›
Harinama in Krasnogorsk, a city and the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia (Album 34 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna chant is called the maha-mantra, the great, exalted mantra above all other Vedic mantra… Read more ›
Sivarama Maharaja’s report about the constructions on site (12 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: “There may be discrepancies in pronouncing the mantras and observing the regulative principles, and, moreover, there may be discrepancies in regard to time, place, person and paraphernalia. But when your Lordship’s holy name is chanted, everything becomes faultless.” (Srimad Bhagavatam, 8.23.16).
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/hHoVNs
Initiation Ceremony at Osijek,Republic of Croatia, by HG Kratu Prabhu (Album 55 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Although Sukracarya was a strict brahmana addicted to ritualistic activities, he also admitted, nischidram anusankirtanam tava: “My Lord, constant chanting of the holy name of Your Lordship makes everything perfect.” (Srimad Bhagavatam, 8.23.16 Purport).
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Sivarama Swami receives a “substantial” donation for the altar renovation by Jayapataka Swami (3 min video)
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Gorgeous Wallpaper of Sri Panchatatva and much more
Srila Prabhupada: Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence…. Read more ›
Famous US actor Matt Damon meets Gauramani prabhu on Sankirtan In Budapest and gets some good association! Read more ›
Krishna conscious program for deaf children (6 min video)
Sri Bhakti Das, from Chile: We are trying to share Krishna Counsciousness in Chile through music, prasad, and book distribution. The name of our band is “Krishna Sambandha”.
I would like to share with you a short video of deaf children teaching us how to chant Hare Krishna in sign Lenguage.
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/xC5bfW
Preaching programs in Italy (Album 149 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Simply by chanting the holy name of Lord Krishna, one can be freed from all undesirable habits. This is the means of awakening all good fortune and initiating the flow of waves of love f… Read more ›
Rasa Parayana Prabhu ACBSP left his body
As I was ending the diary here, I received a call from Adya Prabhu again. I sensed the call, and I was right, “HG Rasa Parayana Prabhu has left his body.” Said Adya Prabhu. He left his body at 4.20am (California, USA time) during the brahma muhurta hours. My breathing became thicker and heavier. Adya prabhu continued,” RPP was so cheerful after the conversation with Jayapataka Swami this morning, especially after listening to the pastime, and he left the body in KC way, with so much spiritual vibration, without going through any pain.” I informed Jayapataka Swami about RPP’s glorious passing while he was just wheeling out from his room to give his evening Katha. Before beginning Srila Prabhupada Katha for tonight, Jayapataka Swami spoke about RPP and made a group prayers for his safe journey back home back to godhead.
Photo below- Jayapataka Swami and HG Rasa Parayana Prabhu on the boat, giving out Kitchidi Prasadam to the villagers during the 70’s flood relief program.
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Radhanath Swami Conference, Italy, 2014 (3 min video)
A short trailer movie ( 3 min.) of the conference which HH
Radhanath Swami gave in Italy Torino.(Public Program)
Here you’ll see when H.H. is connecting with the audience while signing his books and explaining the maha-mantra.
Watch it here: http://goo.gl/TQU0JD
Bhaktin Cath becomes Chitra Devi Dasi! (Album 32 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: For a devotee, liberation is no problem at all. The impersonalists undergo severe penances and austerities to attain mukti, but the bhakta, simply by engaging himself in the bha… Read more ›
Chanting with Stevie Wonder, Dec 2014 (Album 4 photos)
Stevie Wonder again invited devotees to participate in his Christmas concert at the Forum. After chanting the Hare Krishna mantra during the Pastime Paradise song we were ready to leave but he sent… Read more ›
“Valmiki Ramayana” Book Release at Iskcon Shri Jagannath Mandir, Seshadripuram, Bangalore (Album 53 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: One who hears the transcendental sound vibration of the holy name of the Lord, Hare Krishna, also improves in health. We have … Read more ›
Kirtan at Klyde Warren Park- Dallas Tx (Album 24 photos)
Klyde Warren Park, one of the most popular gathering places in Dallas, advertises our bi-monthly kirtans on their event filled website.
Srila Prabhupada: “What to speak of others, even Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, personally descends to taste the nectar of love of Godhead in the form of the chanting of Hare Krishna.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 3.265 Purport)
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A visit to Live Earth farm of Iskcon Silicon Valley (Album 39 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Pure devotees chant the Hare Krishna mantra, and simply by hearing this chanting from a purified transcendental person, one is purified of all sinful activities, no… Read more ›
Preaching program at ISKCON Punjabi Bagh (Album 30 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: 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.
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Beautifil Darshans @ ISKCON Punjabi Bagh (Album 10 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The easiest way to control the mind, as suggested by Lord Caitanya, is chanting “Hare Krishna,” the great mantra for deliverance, in all humility. Bhagavad-Gita, 6.34 Purport.
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Memories of Srila Prabhupada series 57 and 58 now available.
Siddhanta Dasa: It is with great pleasure that we continue the “Memories of Srila Prabhupada” series with the latest contributions from Aditi devi dasi, Nanda devi dasi, Ballavhi devi dasi, Caitanya devi dasi, Yogesvara das and Udayananda das. You will learn what it actually takes to be rejected by the spiritual master and a unique understanding of why we think the daytime dream is more real than the nighttime dream besides many other topics. Close the year out and bring the New Year in with inspirational stories about His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.
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Harinama in Hare Krishna Melbourne (Album 42 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The liberated sage Kardama Muni could see Garuda carrying the Lord on the way to Vaikuntha and hear the flapping of his wings vibrating the sound of Hare Krsna, the essence of the S… Read more ›
Food For Life In War Torn Eastern Ukraine
Devotees in the war-torn Donetsk region have mobilized themselves into a “Food for Life” team which has gained government recognition and very substantial support. They are known by the new government as the “Hare Krishna devotees”. Not only have they found a means for themselves to survive, but these devotees have taken the initiative to work cooperatively with the local government, to raise funds from within Russia, and to find the means to get large supplies of produce and grain for distribution.
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Friday Harinama in Kumeu, New Zealand (Album 35 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one repeats monotonous material words, he will feel exhausted, but if he chants Hare Krishna twenty-four hours a day, he will never feel exhausted; rather, he will feel encour… Read more ›
Harinama in the snow, Russia (Album 93 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 Deity of … Read more ›
The eternal glories of transcendental book distribution!
…Kavicandra’s bus covered the Midwest states. The fifth bus, now under the charge of Gurudasa Swami and Parivrajakacarya Maharaja, was more or less like a “phantom.” The two Maharajas were difficult to control and refused to be pinned to a particular area. A week would go by without any report, when suddenly they would appear a thousand miles away in a completely new location. And finally our sixth bus, led by Dhrstadyumna Prabhu, had the thankless task of working right in the midst of our archrivals. Like the great warrior Abhimanyu, Dhrstadyumna had to contend with the mighty sankirtana-maharathis of Los Angeles. Placing his men in towns along the West Coast, Dhrstadyumna personally drove his bus from van to van, keeping the devotees constantly supplied with books, fresh prasadam, and much-needed association.
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ISKCON Communications Prepares for 50th Anniversary, Seeks Funds for Next Phase
As it prepares to play a major role in creating awareness for ISKCON’s upcoming 50th anniversary in 2016, the ISKCON Communications Ministry (IC) is looking back on decades of relationship-building and gaining support for Srila Prabhupada’s society. Meanwhile, it’s also seeking funds to ensure an even more effective next fifty years. It was really ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada himself who started ISKCON Communications. Always looking for opportunities to meet with government officials, media representatives, religious leaders, scholars, and opinion-makers like the Beatles, Prabhupada sought ways to help them understand Krishna consciousness, support the movement, and thus improve its worldwide reputation.
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Krishna Consciousness Grows in South Korea
Krishna consciousness continues to spread in one of the last frontiers, South Korea, with Patanjali Muni Das and Prayojana Das recently returning from their third tour of the East Asian country. Former Korean army officer Patanjali Muni spent three years living and teaching Krishna consciousness in his native country in the mid 2000s, and has translated both the Bhagavad-gita As It Is and the Sri Isopanisad for the Korean audience. Today, he works as the kitchen manager in the U.K.’s Bhaktivedanta Manor, but has toured South Korea with his spiritual message for two weeks each in 2011, 2012, and 2014. Retired aircraft engineer and temple commander Prayojana Das assisted him each time.
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US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard visits India and talks about Bhagavad gita and Bhakti (18 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: Devotional service begins with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra and side by side trying to understand Krishna in truth. Unfortu… Read more ›
An ad using a Hare Krishna devotee 🙂 (1 min video)
Srila Prabhupada: Although the Hare Krishna maha-mantra is powerful in itself, a disciple upon initiation receives the mantra from his spiritual master, for when the mantra is chanted by the spiritua… Read more ›
A visit to Iskcon Auckland, New Zealand (Album 27 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: By the grace of the Lord, if a devotee, at the time of death, can simply chant Hare Krishna, he immediately surpasses the great ocean of the material sky and enters into the sp… Read more ›
United In Prayer (Album 142 photos)
Indradyumna Swami: In solidarity with the people of Sydney, who were slowly coming to terms with the recent hostage siege downtown at Martin Place, we took our harinam party to the streets to give them solace and relief from the grief they were feeling. Our sign, “United in Prayer For Those We’ve Lost,” was greatly appreciated by the people, but so was our joyful singing and dancing, which brought a sense of relief and closure to the ordeal they’d experienced. People slowly began smiling again. We sold a number books that day as many sought answers to questions that often come up during tragedies.
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Vyasa Puja celebration at Iskcon Chicago (Album 124 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: To save a man from impersonal calamity is the greatest
service to humanity. Letter to Gargamuni, October 19,1967.
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Marathonian book distribution in Kiev, Ukraine (Album 25 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: 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 a… Read more ›
Radhanath Swami Addresses the Confederation of Indian Industries
“One must earn with integrity and spend with compassion”, urged Radhanath Swami to 150 businessmen at an interactive session titled ‘Spirituality: Leadership and Management’ organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), India’s premier business association with a membership of over 100,000 enterprises. The event was held on the morning of December 12th, 2014 at Hotel Trident, Mumbai. Govinda Ethiraj moderated the discussion that included prominent business chiefs of India Mr. Ajay Piramal and Mr. Kishor Biyani who agreed that spiritual principles are universal and can be used as beacons for illuminating the complex and intriguing world of business.
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Devotees distribute books in Govardhan Hill (Album 10 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: As stated in the Padma Purana: “One cannot understand the transcendental nature of the name, form, quality and pastimes of Sri Krishna through one’s materially contaminated senses. Only when one becomes spiritually saturated by transcendental service to the Lord are the transcendental name, form, quality and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him.”
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