In these unprecedented times, we encourage devotees to share their thoughts, poems, and prayers via ISKCON News’ special Covid-19 section. The first offering comes from our GBC Minister of Communications, Anuttama dasa, who lives in Was…
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It’s Time to Open Up!
New Krishna Temple Opens in Salt Lake City
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The new temple project in Salt Lake, conveniently close to the downtown of Utah’s largest city, sits on 4 acres of land and includes the new temple building as well as an existing former school building with existing classrooms, a comme…
ISKCON Sannyasis, Gurus, GBCs, and BBT Leaders Meet in India
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Nearly eighty top ISKCON leaders from around the world met at the society’s global headquarters in West Bengal for three full days, March 4-6, to discuss opportunities and challenges in expanding the ISKCON movement.
Statement on Behalf of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) after the Shootings in Pittsburg
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Terrible darkness moved out of the shadows and into our national and global psyche last weekend in Pittsburg. Spurred on by hatred, ignorance, and a growing culture of civic unrest that increasingly divides, alienates, and deprecates those di…
ISKCON Governing Body Commission Opens Mid-Term Meetings
ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) began its “Mid-Term Meeting” this morning in Ujjain, India. Approximately thirty GBC members, and fifteen other leaders and guests will be meeting in this historic and holy city for n…
A Statement on Child Protection within ISKCON
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The one-hour film “Cost of Silence,” that was released on Nrisimha Caturdasi, raises serious questions for the ISKCON society and its leadership in regards to child abuse and child protection, as well as the authority and effectiv…
Why Dialogue with “Cult-Critics”
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I’d like to point out an important aspect of ISKCON’s interaction with anti-cult organizations, or cult-watching organizations. The goal of such dialogue is not to ascertain whether ISKCON is, or is not, a “cult.”