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Have you ever asked yourself: What keeps holding me back despite my best efforts to advance and break the chain of undesirable habits? The answer, more often than not, is our karma. To be more precise, it’s the part of our karma that must be ex…

Please keep them coming! Both Prabhu and Mataji have very much improved and tested negative and left the hospital by all the devotee’s prayers!Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

Interview with H.H. Kadamba Kanana Maharaja: Books are the BasisRead More…(This post has been viewed 321 times so far)

By the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi, Gaura Nitai and Sita Rama Lakshman Hanuman, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja was discharged from the hospital today and arrived back at ISKCON Delhi.Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so f…

Be a Sage, Page by Page (video)
How to upgrade your life by reading Srila Prabhupada’…Read More…(This post has been viewed 3 times so far)

We moved to Mayapur in 2004, and my mother brought my sister and I to the sewing room so that we could do some service. There, in that big messy room, was Ramadevi Dasi, and she presented to us all the possibilities of service that we might do for Radh…

International Shravanam Week address by GBC Chairman, His Holiness Ramai SwamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 5 times so far)

We are pleased to see that some sets went to the homes of our congregation who are eager to begin their spiritual journey on the path of Bhakti. Thank you to all of you who purchased or gifted Srimad Bhagavatam on this most auspicious day. You have mad…

Srila Prabhupada was not just another Eastern scholar, guru, mystic, yoga teacher or meditation instructor. He was the embodiment of an entire culture and implanted that culture in the West.Read More…

In answer to your several questions, first; what is meant by conditioned soul? Conditioned soul means one who has accepted something illusion as reality. Conditioned means that due to imperfect desires the spirit soul becomes dependent on material cond…

Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.13.13) states, “If on the full moon day of the month of Bhadra one places Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination.”Read More…(This post has been viewed 3…

Bhadra Dana Yajna 2020 – Knowledge is the best gift – Ahobilam, IndiaRead More…(This post has been viewed 323 times so far)

In the Brahma-samhita, Lord Brahma states, “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency hladini. Their companions are Her confidant…

Devotees and members of ISKCON are pained to learn about the passing of Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji, Former President of India.
Our hearts go out to family and friends of Mr Mukherjee and pray to Lord Krishna for strength in this our of grief.Read Mor…

HG Radhika Raman Prabhu Srila Jiva Goswami Appearance day Iskcon of PhiladelphiaRead More…

Lord Brahma prays, “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept at playing on His flute, whose eyes are like the petals of a blooming lotus, whose head is bedecked with peacock feathers, whose beauty is tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and wh…

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks with HH Lokanath Swami on the ‘The Beginnings of Padayatra’ and his personal pastimes with Srila Prabhupada.Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

The famous story about a robber who became a great devotee of Lord Rama presented by New Govardhana devotees directed by Vasu Srestha prabhuRead More…(This post has been viewed 325 times so far)

In the home of Kasyapa Muni and Aditi, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared in His four-armed Visnu form, with ornaments and weapons in His hands. Then, just like a theatrical actor, He assumed the form of Vamana, a brahmana-dwarf. Greatly pleas…

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja asked of Lord Sri Krishna, “What is the name of that Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September “Hrishikesha mase”) ? Who is the worshippable Deity for this Ekad…

By The GBC Strategic Planning Team GBC SPT: Our team is pleased to invite you all to our bi-monthly series of interviews on the topic of Srila Prabhupada as ISKCON’s pre-eminent Siksha Guru. We are kicking off the series with one of Srila Prabhupada’…

Lecture by HG Narayani Devi Dasi at ISKCON AlachuaRead More…

Lecture by HG Daivi Shakti Mataji on Radha AshtamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Radhastami Celebration in Auckland NewZealand 2020Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

Lecture by HH Badrinarayan Swami on Radha Ashtamiat ISKCON of San Diego, CARead More…(This post has been viewed 476 times so far)

HH Radhanatha Swami, HH Bhakti Raghava Swami, HG Vaisesika Prabhu and HG Bhima Prabhu.Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

HH Radhanatha Swami, HH Bhakti Raghava Swami, HG Vaisesika Prabhu and HG Bhima Prabhu.Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to HG Jananivas Das & HG Pankanjanghri Das on the ‘Early Mayapur with Srila Prabhupada’.Read More…(This post has been viewed 325 times so far)

Srila Prabhupada taught us that for cooking, clarified butter, known as Ghee is the only oil to use. At Henry Street Radha Govinda temple the cooks strictly followed that instruction. To make ghee you take unsalted butter–not vegan butter or margarine …

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami was a spiritual master and a Governing Body Commissioner (GBC) in the International Society for Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – the Founder-Achary…

Conference by HG Vraj Vihari Prabhu, in ISKCON OttawaRead More…(This post has been viewed 775 times so far)

Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Hansarupa Prabhu at Iskcon NYCRead More…

As many of you know he has been battling with Covid-19 pneumonia this past 2 weeks in ICU. We pray that Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Radhanath, Sri Jagannath Baladev Subhadra, Sri Sri Nitai Gaurahari bless him on his spiritual journey.Read More…(Thi…

When Lord Brahma ordered Drona, the best of the Vasus, and his wife Dhara to increase progeny, they said unto him, “Dear father, we seek your benediction. Please let us be born on earth so that after our appearance the Supreme Lord will appear as our s…

Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HH Mukunda Goswami at ISKCON New Govardhana TempleRead More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

We learned early on that new cars and New York City did not go well together. Dents appeared almost daily and our sleep-deprived drivers did not help eitherRead More…

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Badrinarayan Swami Read More…

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das speaks to HG Malati Devi Dasi on the ‘The Early Pioneering Days’ of the ISKCON MovementRead More…

Vyasa Puja offerings for Srila Prabhupada from his disciples residing in the large community of Vaishnavas in Iskcon Alachua, Florida, USA Read More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so far)

HH Bhakti Gauravani Goswami gives us the quality of Srila Prabhupada that is most significant in his eyesRead More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)