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Detachment is absence of emotional dependence, not absence of emotion.
Chaitanya Charan Das: Some people fear, “If I become detached, will I become emotionless, uncaring, stone-hearted?”
No, detachment empowers us to care truly for others…

HG Ambarish Prabhu On Cover Page.
Why are the Jindals of JSW group of companies, the Goenkas of Welspun group and Goels of Essel group making a beeline to the world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) at Mayapu…

The Nectar of Gaura-katha (video)
Sravan Utsav Day 3 in Mayapur. Seminar by HH BVV Narasimha Swami (March 2, 2019)
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Giving respect and protection to the brahmans and the cows (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G. Rohini Suta Prabhu in ISKCO…Read More…

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Identity & Teachings (HH Bhakti Caru Swami)
Sadhu Sanga (Kratu Prabhu)
Sravan Utsav Day in Mayapur, 03 March 2019 (video)
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Life Of The Devotee – Pradyumna Mishra Das (26 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: The demigods are pleased when sacrifices are perf…Read More…

Dare to Think of Krsna as Your Friend!
HH Sacinandana Swami: For many devotees in our movement, Krsna is anything but a friend. They do not dare to think in this direction. Some feel it is sahajiyaism, or taking things too lightly, while others think,…

Questions to Absorb your Mind in Shastra.
Dhameshvar Mahaprabhu Das: If you’re giving class or just want to absorb your mind in the words of Krishna, here are some questions to allow you to spend hours on just one verse:
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Panca Tattva Maha Abhishek 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet [SB 12.3.5…Read More…

How I Came To Krishna Consciousness – Jagabandhu Das (9 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: Simply by taking prasada and taking part…Read More…

Does a virus or some teeny bacteria have a soul?
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Prabhupada: So similarly, soul is everywhere.
Brian Singer: And in the animal also? In the dog?
Prabhupada: Oh, yes.
Brian Singer: Yeah? And how far down in the animal world? L…

The GBC meetings have begun in Mayapur (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: The GBC Organizational Development Committee …Read More…

Overcoming the modes of material nature (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Vaisesika Das in Mayapur, Feb 28, 2019
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More than 10,000 devotees have landed in Sri Mayapur dhama from all over the world for Maha Abhishek and Gaura Purnima. It’s very inspiring to see Srila Prabhupada’s disciples dancing together in kirtana, it’s ecstatic. Don’t mi…

Transmission of spiritual knowledge (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.H. Bhakti Vijnana Goswami at ISKCON Vrindavan, on Feb…Read More…

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami in Mayapur, Read More…

Lessons from Mahaprakash Lila (video)
Lecture by HH Chandramauli Swami in Mayapur, Feb 28, 2019
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Animals in Vaisnava Literature (video)
Speaker: HH Krishna-kshetra Swami
SRAVANA UTSAV 2019 in Mayapur – Day 1, Session 2…Read More…

How should a teacher maintain himself (25 min. video)
HIS CREDIT: Charisma, Relevance, Experience, Donations, Innovation, Time…Read More…

Delicious Prasad Love Feast at ISKCON Mumbai (3 min. video)
ISKCON is also known as kitchen religion. Be part of the exciting …Read More…

Drutakarma das – Did Man Live With Dinosaurs? Forbidden Archaeology! (video)
Michael Cremo joined me to talk about Forbidden A…Read More…

Dhruva Maharaja, by HH Niranjana Swami.
SB 4.9.11: Dhruva Maharaja continued: O unlimited Lord, kindly bless me so that I may associate with great devotees who engage in Your transcendental loving service constantly, as the waves of a river constantly…

Cutting the Knots of Material Attachment.
Srila Prabhupada: One time, Indra, the king of heaven, was cursed to become a hog, and he became a hog. He had a wife and many kiddies and was living in a filthy place, eating stool. Brahma came to him because…

Meditation and Chanting Go Together.
In the Gaudiya way of bhakti, you offer everything to Krsna, the good, the bad – your life. You share everything with someone you are close to, the barriers are low, close friends are intimate. In bhakti this…

‘Kevala ananda kanda’ The path to happiness.
Ananda Vrindavaneswari Devi Dasi: Unless we are on a total media fast, we have likely heard of the notion of tidying our home with the KonMari method of asking the question of our belongings – &…

“That other is Krishna”
Srila Prabhupada: From the very beginning, the body was given by father and mother. In the childhood, as the father and mother say, “Sit down here, eat this, don’t go there,” everything is controll…

Unity in Diversity (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Pancharatna Das at Iskcon Mayapur, Feb 25, 2019.
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One Vision Cafe – Grand Opening (Watford) (Album of photos)
We were at the Grand Opening of the new One Vision Cafe in Watford today. A new multi-faith community project that will serve FREE food (Prasadam) to anyone on Mondays, and ‘pay as you …

Kalash Yatra – Vrinda Kunda Festival (2019) (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: On 25 Feb, in honor of the 16th Anniversary of…Read More…

Contradictory views in scriptures about Lord’s nature & the way to understand it! (video)
Lecture by HH Bhanu Swami at Iskcon Chennai.
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Srila Prabhupada: In Kali-yuga, you cannot strictly follow, neither I can strictly follow. If I criticize you, if you criticize me, then we go far away from our real life of Krsna consciousness.
Morning Walk – March 10, 1976, Mayapur:
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George Harrison Remembers Srila Prabhupada.
“I liked Prabhupada’s humbleness. I always liked his humility and his simplicity The servant of the servant of the servant is really what it is, you know. None of us are God—just His servan…

Bhagavad-gita in poetry format (video)
Sunday Feast Class by Kalakanta Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty on 24th February 2019
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Sell in bunches like bananas! (Album of photos)
Today we set up a new record(for the next few weeks) for Harinama Ashram, distributing 11 sets of 7 maha books per day! Sapta rsi, Srila Prabhupada ‘s Lilamrita and CC sets were taken by random peo…

International Gita Mahotsava, Mauritius (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: These four principles: Always think of Krishna, become Krishna’s devotee, worship Krishna and offer your respect, obeisances to Krishna. That’s all. This is Krish…

More Krishna conscious books for Iskcon in Pakistan (Album of photos)
ISKCON Pakistan is pleased to inform that BBT Pakistan has printed One New small Book “Civilization and Transcendence”. And reprinted Two small books of Srila Prabhupada…

Vrindavan Temples Parikrama (20 Feb, 2019) (Album of photos)
Deena Bandhu Das: On 20th Feb, our parikrama visited temples in Vrindavan. We walked to the ISKCON Gaushala and continued on to Kaliya Ghat, New Madan Mohan, Sanatan Goswami’s Samadhi,…

Relationship with Matter & Spirit (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Rasaraj Prabhu at Iskcon Chennai, Feb 23, 2019.
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A visit to all the places in Calcutta related to Srila Prabhupada and Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur (Album of photos)
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A new bookstall with Srila Prabhupada’s books in Salem’s main railway station (Album of photos)
Iskcon Salem has inaugurated a new bookstall in Salem main railway station. Maybe first in India. Devotees struggled three years to get the per…