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Judging others? (15 min video) by HH Radhanath Swami.
Judgment shuts us down and keeps us from understanding the full situation. If we’re being honest, most judgments about people are based on incomplete information.
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Ananda Vrindavaneswari Devi Dasi: A simple definition of meditation is to ‘think deeply about something’. A broader definition includes ‘to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of cha…

Hare Kṛṣṇa Food for Life Auckland NZ (Album of photos)
Celebrating the Xmas/end of the year with the community by serving plates of delicious plant-based food to a full house of appreciative guests at Massey Community Hub.
One of ma…

Chanting On The Shores Of Africa (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: This weekend we chanted on the Durban beachfront here in sunny South Africa. Spontaneously so many people joined in with us. Seeing this I realized once again how universal is our p…

Bhagavan: God the Person. The bhakti tradition acknowledges the personal and impersonal aspects of the Absolute Truth, but values one of them as the more desirable of the two.Read More…

Progress on Prabhupada’s Bridge (Album of photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Progress is being made on Prabhupada’s Bridge that connects the TOVP with Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi. This all-important bridge symbolically as well as practically conne…

Freedom from clutches of maya behind the bars of jail – Bhakta Adam met Wayne in Shepherds Bush the other day and he shared his life story how he ended up in prison and there he found in the prison library the classic ‘Veda’ book. He felt t…

ISKCON-London Community Newsletter.
We are delighted to share the latest edition of our ISKCON-London newsletter.Read More…(This post has been viewed 326 times so far)

Spiritual Mentorship System – Interview with Vamsivata Dasa. Here is an interview with Vamsivata dasa who is in Murli Manohara dasa’s mentee group. Recently, he took second initiation from HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami. He has also taken on the respon…

Bhaktivedanta Manor community Newsletter – October to December 2019.
Radha Mohan Das: Please note that the latest edition of the Bhaktivedanta Manor Newsletter is now available at the link below.Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

College for Vedic Studies, UK. Another successful year for Bhakti Shastri Course.
October marked another successful year for the Bhakti Shastri course run by the College for Vedic Studies. Eight students graduated with a Bhakti Shastri degree, and a f…

Devotee nominated as a UN advisor.
Gopal Lila das has been nominated co-chair of the UN Multi-faith Advisory Council on Religion and Development. He is Director of the Bhumi Project, an environmental effort of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He i…

University students enjoy retreat.
250 students from 30 UK universities came together for a retreat at the Bhaktivedanta Manor hosted by Krishna Consciousness Society (KCSOC). From Brunel to Bristol, Cambridge to Coventry, students arrived to particip…

Bhaktivedanta Manor: DEVI National Launch.
DEVI is the acronym for Devotional Empowerment Voluntary Initiative.
It was initially launched during Janmashtami 2014 at Bhaktivedanta Manor with the aim of empowering, connecting, protecting and inspirin…

Our African Brothers And Sisters (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: ISKCON Soweto in South Africa is a thriving community of devotees. Myself and BB Govinda Maharaja visited them for a special event acknowledging those devotees who work tirelessly i…

Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK – Deities tour the new Haveli facility.
The ceremonial Utsav Deities of Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Vrindadevi and Srila Prabhupada were recently taken on a tour of the nearly completed Shree Krishna Haveli…

Perspectives on Time and Space.What do the Bhagavatam and Srila Prabhupada have to say about these universal concepts? At the beginning of his first book, Easy Journey to Other Planets, Srila Prabhupada writes, “Dedicated to the scientists of the…

Ananda: It happens and will continue to happen – someone says something to us, or about us, and we feel the emotions rise. We get ‘bent out of shape’, can’t stop the replay in our mind, and practice all kinds of imaginary ways to re…

Hare Krishna training center graduation 2019.
The Hare Krishna Training center celebrated its 9th annual graduation ceremony on 20th November in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A visit to Yavat, Ter Kadamba, Asheshavan and Vrinda Kunda (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: On the 17th we went to Yavat, Ter Kadamba, Asheshavan and Vrinda Kunda. They are all in the vicinity of Nandagram. Yavat is the very mysterious place …

HG Mekhala devi dasi ACBSP has passed away.
In Memoriam.
HG Kurma Das: My Godsister from Australia Mekhala devi dasi has passed away.Read More…(This post has been viewed 443 times so far)

Deity Kitchen and Other Facilities Special Fundraising Dinner for Iskcon Melbourne (video)Read More…(This post has been viewed 409 times so far)

Annual Procession for Mahaprabhu’s Arrival in Vrindavan (2019) (Album of photos)
Just over 500 years ago Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived in Vrindavan on Karttika Purnima. Every year from Amiya Nimai Mandir a grand procession is taken out wi…

A special message from Vrindavan Dham (9 min. video)
“Vrindavan Dham calls us to give up our false world which is based on the ego, and it invites us to enter the world where Krishna is the center.”
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Prayers request for HG Virabahu Das.
Hare Krishna. We are requesting your prayers and well-wishes for a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada, His Grace Virabahu Das, an initiating ISKCON Guru and member of the Governing Body of Commissioners (GBC). Vir…

A Spiritual Interview with His Grace Kripamoya Das (video)
A very insightful interview into Krishna Consciousness, graciously given to us by Kripamoya Das. We explore many things in this interview (which had to be broken into two videos). Including; g…

Darshan of the original Vrinda devi (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: On the 11th we went to Kamyavan and had darshan of the original Vrinda devi. We also slid on Krishna’s slide and went to a number of other places.
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Rasa Purnima Darshan and Karttika Vandanam (2019) (Album of photos)
Please take Rasa Purnima darshan of the most astounding Deities of ISKCON Vrindavan, Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, and also the 15th Annual Karttika Vandanam, where the devotees off…

The Forest Of Playful Pastimes (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The other day we visited Enca Gaon in the forest of Khelanvana in Vrindavan. It was there that Lord Balarama pulled the Yamuna towards Him with His plow. Later He danced with His group…

Passersby Offer Lamps to Lord Damodara in New York City Subway Stations (2 min. video)The month of Karttika comes to a close, and the last few people offer lamps to Lord Damodara this year, getting heaps of spiritual credits by doing so. Yuga Dharma As…

Katyayani Vrata.
All the unmarried gopīs in Vṛndāvana used to daily worship goddess Kātyāyanī early in the morning after taking a bath in the river Yamunā. Kātyāyanī is another name for goddess Durg&#…

Sourdough bread workshop (video)
Madan Gopal Das shares his expertise in baking fresh sourdough bread with the devotees at ISKCON New YorkRead More…

Harinama Sankirtan in Vina del Mar, Chile (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Oh, how glorious are they whose tongues are chanting Your holy name! Even if born in the families of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Persons who chant the holy nam…

HH Kavicandra Swami is preparing for the book distribution marathon!Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Severe cyclonic storm Bulbul accompanied by heavy rain lashed the Ganga Sagar shore, villages and beaches. ISKCON Ganga Sagar buildings were also heavily affected by 130KMPH wind speed. Some of the roofs were destroyed and several trees were completely…

Visit to Radha Kunda (15 min. video)
Indradyumna Swami: The Most Sacred Place – Radha Kunda!
A few days ago our parikrama party visited Radha Kunda, the most sacred place in the universe. We approached Srimati Radharani’s kunda with all the hum…

“One small step for man, one large leap for mankind”
By Gopi Gita devi dasi – TKG Academy Vice-Principal.
TKG Academy Principal, Nrtya Kisori, and Early Childhood Director Kalindi, and I traveled to Florida this weekend to participate in th…

Leading from the Heart event in London’s Ghelani Studios (Album of photos)
A Krishna conscious presentation organized by members of the Veda London group. Veda London’s purpose is to bring timeless knowledge & practical wisdom for toda…

“If one is capable the Bhisma-panchaka vow will be observed for the sake of love of God for the five days from the eleventh day (of the bright lunar fortnight in Kartika) up till the full moon day. The prescriptions for this have been given in …

Relishing Tapovan (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday we visited the forest of Tapovan where the young gopi girls of Vrindavan performed austerities to get Krsna as their husband. In that small, but idyllic set of woods, we heard how the gi…