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HH Sacinandana Swami: As I’m sitting here in Vrindavan, as the minutes, hours and days go by, I am more and more interested in the close God, not so much the distant God. I’m less interested in the God, Who is only thought about, but not …

MotelGita: San Diego MotelGita team distributing the timeless wisdom of Gita to moteliers nearby (Album of photos)
What is Transcendental Knowledge?
It is the spiritual knowledge of soul, of God & of their relationship which is both purifying and…

Third North American Farm Conference (Album of photos)
From October 4th-6th, the Third …Read More…

Candramauli Swami and his pera.
A Prabhupada pastime at the New Vrindavan farm community in West Virginia, July 1974.Read More…

Javat, Ter Kadamba, Vrinda Kund (20 Oct, 2019) (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: This was our favorite Parikrama, going to Javat and then walking the dusty path to Ter Kadamba. In Javat we begged 150 rotis! Then we went to Vrinda Kunda for delicious…

ISKCON Mayapur Damodar Astakam & Deepdan October 21, 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give all …

She distributed a set to her Vartma Guru!
Shastrakrit Das: Baylee bought a set from me last Sunday and this Sunday she brought…Read More…

Lord Krishna can be served in any situation!
Srila Prabhupada: Hearing the vibration of Hare Krishna automatically reminds one of Krishna’s pastimes. Both of them arise simultaneously in the mind when one is sincerely chanting. You cannot make a…

Love is Greater than God!
“I’m the God of love, I only want my devotees to love me. I don’t want service that is not offered out of love.”
HH Sacinandana Swami: Have you ever thought about the significance of the Damodara-lila…

Visit to Vrinda-kund (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday our parikrama party visited Vrinda-kund. There we had darshan of Vrinda Devi’s Deity form and the sacred lake in which she bathes. Bada Haridas prabhu gave a beautiful class and…

Vraja Mandal parikrama – day 7 (Album of photos)
Katha by: H.H Radha Raman Swami Maharaj.
Now we are at the banks of sacred Govind KundaRead More…

Don’t Buy the Big Tube!
HG Vaisesika prabhu: I met a pathologist recently who works with cancer patients. She explained to me that there is a certain kind of pancreatic cancer that is most deadly and that one who contracts it can survive only a …

Srila Narottama dasa Thakura disappearance day in Vrindavana (Album of photos)
October 19th 2019
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Radhesyam, The Humble Vaisnava Shoeman.HG Srutakirti Prabhu: Radhesyam has been keeping our shoes safe at the Krishna Balaram Mandir for over a decade. He remembers just about everyone and their footwear.Read More…

The Most Sacred Mount (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Govardhan parikrama is a must for every devotee of Lord Krsna. The …Read More…

A very special darshan of merciful Balaji! How it happened.
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Two days ago we visited the main temple of Balaji on top of the Tirumala Hill at Tirupati. The local devotees arranged very special darsana for us, so we were able to…

Mexico City Ratha Yatra Festival (Album of photos)
Lord Jagannatha is an ocean of mercy and as beautifull as a row of blackish…Read More…

KARTIK INSPIRATIONS 2019 – DAY 4. 16 OCTOBER, 2019.
By HH Sacinandana Swami.
When you give your full attention to your spiritual practices, a profound shift in consciousness takes place!

To help you establish a divine connection I will recite an anci…

GBC getting Balaji Ashirvadam (3 min. video)
Aniruddha Dasa: We got the good fortune of seeing Balaji this morning. I was one …Read More…

Sri Venkata Narayana Acharya, the head priest of Tirupathi Balaji, meets with HH Jayapataka Swami. They are friends for many years …Read More…

Ramdas update.
After physical therapy in the morning, the doctor said Ram das is much more responsive and present. We make sure to spend time with Ram das doing some movements with him and massaging his arms and legs. He also seems to enjoy and respon…

Kartik Inspirations 2019 by HH Sacinandana Swami.
Reach out to Krishna’s heart by intensely longing for his mercy, so much so, that it blends out all other projects.
DAY 2 . 14 OCTOBER, 2019. The Great Longing. Read More…

Deity worship by Vaishnavis.
Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Amsu das on 13 August 1974:
“Regarding the worship of our Gaura Nitai by women pujaris, we worship Lord Chaitanya in His householder life when He was with His wife, and not as a sa…

Srila Prabhupada: There is a nice story. You’ll appreciate it. In India, especially in Bengal, there are many rivers. The land is full of rivers. Because it is on the bank of the Bay of Bengal, all rivers are falling. Therefore Bengal, the land of, e…

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is having a year-long exhibition on Ramayana.
The collection features 29 paintings an…Read More…

Perhaps George Harrison’s greatest influence on popular culture was in the field of spirituality – in particular his promotion of the Hare Krishna movement. Richard Williams introduces an extraordinary conversation between the late musician and…

Historical photos from New Mayapura, France, 1976. Photos were taken by Muralivadana Dasa on assignment for the BBT. Courtesy of th…Read More…

Celebrating Srila Prabhupada’s 54th arrival anniversary to the United States with great news!!
On August 28th 2019, Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the West Virginia State H…

Visiting and preaching in Iskcon Barnaul, Russia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Live with the minimum necessities. Don’t increase your necessities unnecessarily. This is Vedic civilization. And the modern civilization is ever increase your n…

THE ECSTATIC KISUMU (KENYA) RATHA YATRA 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: You are working as a medical practitioner. So you earn lakhs of rupees. Give to Krsna. That is tam abhyarcya. Then you become perfect. That is also confirmed in Bhagavata…

*Time Bombs*In the late 1980s a man called Terence had picked up a few books from our early-days as brahmacharis in Sydney, and he left them on the shelf over his TV. He was a regular, working, tax-paying Aussie family man. Got lost in the mesh of the …

Toowoomba Rathayatra (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: Every year, the city of Toowoomba, which is about 100 kilometres west of Brisbane, celebrates the “Flower Festival” at the beginning of Spring.Read More…

For those of you that think Srila Prabhupada never ventured off the path of a so-called ‘Vedic’ diet, think again…Read More…

ISKCON Rupanuga Vedic College – Kansas City: Last weekend we hosted 2 groups of High School-aged Christians sharing about with them…Read More…

Not Ebola but Haribola!
From His Holiness Maha Vishnu Swami. We wish him a speedy recovery so that he can go very soon on the streets on Harinam!
Maha Vishnu Swami: “Dear Concerned wellwishers,
Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
W…

The devotees from Radhadesh perform Harinama during the big manifestation “Strike for Climate” in Brussels (Album of photos)
This Harinama Sankirtana is actually the permanent solution to all problems of humanity. By glorifying the Lord, t…

Two Srimad Bhagavatam sets to one person at once!
Shastrakrit Das: Material desires are never satisfied no matter how hard we try and still we want more of the same. Spiritual desires, on the other hand, Krishna satisfies them more than we even desire…

Caste system is probably among the most talked and most misunderstood current social controversies; misunderstood because it is based on a false premise- caste determination by birthRead More…

Iskcon Tanzania – East Africa (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we practice devotion of God, then next life is to become the associate of God. That cintamani-prakara-sadmasu – we are transferred to that planet. These are simple things. The …

Desserts served during BHAKTI SANGAMA festival in Ukraine, 12 September (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If we become pure devotee of Krsna, then my love will be extended to everyone. Not only my society, but to everyone. It is not that “This…