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Purushottama Dasa was the son of Sadashiva Kaviraja, a great Devotee of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.Read More…

Reincarnation (video)
Scientific, Logical and Relational perspectives – by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu.
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Final Day Parikrama of Vrinda Kunda Festival (2019) (Album of photos)
Our last parikrama of our 16th Annual Vrinda Kunda Festival was to Javat, Ter Kadamba, and Vrinda Kunda. Javat is the most important place for the Gaudiya devotees as the parakiya b…

Book distribution weeks ending March 3, 2019 (Album of photos)
Mohanasini Devi Dasi: Another Mardi Gras success story! Fortunately for me, there are lots of wonderful people waiting for these incredible books! I am always surprised at their responses&…

The GBC meetings are in full swing (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: You are all the limbs of my body. Unless you cooperate,…Read More…

Auckland New Zealand, Kirtan Mela 2019 (Album of photos and videos)
A wonderful evening of Kirtana with Sri Prahlada.
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Kirtan Mela Mayapur 2019 Day 4 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Others, who are not devotees, may think, “How can people devote so much time simply to talks of God?” The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is simply the repetition of th…

The New York Times Style Magazine’s first digital cover story features Hare Krishna devotees chanting on the streets of London, and model Maisie Dunlop. The photograph is part of a series showcasing classic British fashion, paying homage to Savil…

Bhaktivedanta Gurukula International School.
Gurukula, ready to move in to the New Campus It is a historical event for Bhaktiv…Read More…

DO I LOVE MAYAPUR DHAM? (Album of photos)
Srutakirti Das: My wife and I arrived in Mayapur on Feb 22nd. We left this morning, March 8th. I have to admit Mayapur is growing on me. I’ve resisted it for decades, hardly going there. Vrindavan is whe…

A Servant’s Story-“Puffed Rice” (7 min. video)
Srutakirti das, who served as Srila Prabhupada’s servant, tells us an amazing story while flying with His Divine Grace.
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In any condition you can become purified!
Srila Prabhupada: The real point is that narayana-paranmukham. Without thinking of Narayana or Krsna or Visnu, no method will be able to purify you. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha, mam upasritah… [Being freed fr…

HH Sacinandana Swami: A gift that the Lord has given to everyone is the opportunity to choose, and especially to make enlightened choices that bring us out of the dark periods of our lives back to a life of enthusiastic Krsna consciousness. It is never…

Unique Within The World (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: I have been at Govardhan Eco Village now for two months. Today I walked around the project and took photos for one last final album. Tomorrow I leave for Sri Vrindavan Dhama. I will feel gre…

Appeal by Iskcon leaders for the completion of the Temple of Vedic Planetarium in Mayapur (video)
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Missing Tamal Krishna Goswami.
By his brother, Carl Herzig.
Seventeen years ago today (on the lunar calendar), we received the phone call informing us of the unexpected passing of my brother, Tamal Krishna Goswami, my only remaining immediate family …

TOVP Report 2019 – New 13 min. Ultra High Definition (UHD) video (4k) Be Amazed. Very Amazed!
Please watch this short video of the latest developments in the construction of this beautiful temple in the jungles of West Bengal.Read More…

Pandava sena KCSOC Highlights (3 min. video)
“CTRL ALT RETREAT” 2019 Highlights.
The spiritual experience that needs to be on your university bucket list!
Krishna Consciousness Society: Check out the highlights of our latest retreat.
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Mayavadis are those who consider the forms of the Lord to be temporary and made out of matter.Read More…

SABHA – First face-to-face meeting. Feb. 27th, 28th & March 2nd, 2019 (3 min. video)
SABHA: (Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly)
PURPOSES:
(a) Establishing the Spiritual Advisors Bhagavata Assembly, or SABHA, 1 has manifold functions.
It ai…

Srila Prabhupada… igniting the spark.
As we read Srimad Bhagavatam we find that most verses speak directly about the process and instructions Srila Prabhupada gave us. One can’t miss seeing how Srimad Bhagavatam is non-different from a per…

Mayapur Kirtan Mela 2019 (Day 1) – HG Yadubara Das (video)
Srila Prabhupada: Srila Madhavendra Puri said, “O regulative principles of karma-kanda, please excuse me. I cannot follow all these regulative principles, because I am fully engaged in d…

Iskcon Leicester: City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby joins ISKCON Leicester President Pradyumna Dasa to officially open Avanti Fields, Leicester’s first Hindu all-through school
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Pastimes of Srila Prabhupada (video)
By Ramesvara Prabhu on 4th Mar 2019 at ISKCON Juhu Mumbai.
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Praying to become an instrument for saving souls (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Ramesvara Prabhu on 5th Mar 2019 at ISKCON…Read More…

Importance of historical events (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam (SB 9.15.16-24) by HH Bhakti Charu Swami in Iskcon Mayapur.Read More…

How I Came To Krishna Consciousness – Bhakta Rex (China) (6 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: Fate can be changed by Krishna consciousness. Krishna says, “I shall give you protection from all the resultant action of your sinful life.” That is …

Kirtan Mela 2019 Mayapur Adhivas (Album of photos)
May the chanting begin. The exciting day before Kirtan Mela.
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Iskcon leaders meet in Mayapur (Album of photos)
The Sanga of GBCs, Gurus and Sannyasis (SGGS) began yesterday in Mayapur. 100 of the most senior devotees have gathered and are discussing all types of preaching activities in Srila Prabhupada’s I…

Today is the auspicious Maha Sivaratri , a day to honor and pray to lord Siva. Lord Siva is known as Ashutosh, one who is pleased very easily, so somehow if we can please him on this Maha Sivaratri then we can make rapid progress in Krishna conscious…

Kalakanta Prabhu Lecture on Expanding The Guru Network (video)
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Shastrakrit Das: Om Namashivaya! These wonderful ladies, came to get some Ayurvedic products and attend Shiva Ratri at the Shiva Mandir. I called them over to my book table, I had no idea how spiritual they were. The lady on the right asked me if I had…

He’s a devout atheist but he loves to read!
Mahotsaha prabhu distributes a “Saptarishi” set and a “Prabhupada Lilamrita” set together!
Super ”MahaTattva” stack (14 Maha big books in one shot)!
This fortunate s…

Beautiful Govardhan Eco Village (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: I have been at Govardhan Eco Village outside of Mumbai, India for almost 2 months now. Each morning I walk in the natural pristine beauty of the community, marveling at the many proj…

Worship of Lord Shiva as a seniormost Vaishnava.
Q. 1. Lord Krishna told Arjuna: “Those who claim to be directly My devotees are actually not my devotees. But those who are devotees of my servants are factually My devotees.” In Srimad Bhag…

Being Silent about One’s Achievements.
Question: In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Lord Siva instructs Citraketu that instead of posing as a devotee externally while lacking in devotional attitude, one should keep one’s bhakti hidden and not pose …

Madan Mohan Ji Temple Opening Lecture – Radhanath Swami – Govardhan Eco Village (video)
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Travel Adventures of a Krishna Monk.
Travel Journal by Krishna-kripa Das.
From Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi 4.41, purport:
“Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental mission is to distribute love of Godhead to everyone. Anyone who acce…

AHMEDABAD ONE-DAY WALK DEDICATED TO FALLEN SOLDIERS
With the desire to maximize book distribution, ISKCON’s Ahmedabad temple devotees planned our thirty-second one-day padayatra to follow a route covering as diverse a cross-section of Indian soc…

Original flyer of ISKCON in 1966!
STAY HIGH FOREVER
No More Coming Down!
Practice KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
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