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Shree Krishna Haveli project at Bhaktivedanta Manor update.
Construction of the Shree Krishna Haveli is progressing steadily, and though the project is slightly behind schedule, the construction company, Vascroft, have re-assured us that the handover o…

Preaching program in Tolyatti, Russia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: We spent some wonderful days with our ISKCON d…Read More…

How to Get Through Tests.
All of us will encounter tests on our way. Once Indradyumna Maharaja told me a pertinent story: many years ago Maharaja was on sankirtana with a group of brahmacaris. They were planning to sing in the streets of Paris. It was…

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More Srila Prabhupada’s books in Arabic are distributed in NY (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In this age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting in order to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the nam…

Avanti Nights.
Monthly events at Avanti House Secondary School, Stanmore hosted by the PS Alumni with the aim to connect the …Read More…

Consciousness in Science 2019 conference.
The weekend of 18th-20th January marked the first Consciousness in Science 2019 (CS19) conference in Gainesville, Florida, hosted by the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS). The opening ceremony …

Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G.Nagaraj Prabhu at ISKCON Vrindavan, Feb 4, 2019 (video)
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Iskcon Kumbha Mela Animated Dioramas (2 min. video)
Very nice, real size, moving dioramas depicting famous pastimes of the Lor…Read More…

Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.25.26, ISKCON NVCC Pune (video)
His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami provided an insight on intelligence …Read More…

Book distribution marathon photos from Paris, France (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Our centers are like the oasis in a v…Read More…

The mercy of Srila Prabhupada`s transcendental books!
We were in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria together with bhakta Vesko and went to visit a factory, producing wooden triple-glazing windows for our housing project, and to organize a theater play, adv…

A delegation from the Israeli Embassy Vivian Aisen, the Director and Public Diplomacy at the Israeli Embassy in London, and Christina Jones, the Assistant of its Inter-Communal Affairs came to Bhaktivedanta Manor to gain a further understanding of our …

Sacinandana Swami: Why bother? Considering how short life is, why should we bother about taking care of the different aspects of health? In the Sri Caitanya-siksamrta (chapter 2.1, p. 67-68) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains why: “If people d…

Bhakti The Future Retreat.
Who could’ve imagined that in middle of the Christmas holidays over 45 inspired guests came to Bhaktivedanta Manor to learn how to live a more fulfilled life through Bhakti. Krishna Wisdom was absolutely honored to coll…

Srila Prabhupada’s rooms in Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK.
After serious concerns were raised about the security of Srila Prabhupada’s rooms at Bhaktivedanta Manor, the Temple Management have forged a new policy: when open, the rooms must be supe…

Chaitanya Charan Das: Traditions across the world have stories similar to the Western classic about Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde. In such stories, the same person acts sometimes like a principled, selfless benefactor and sometimes like an opportunistic, self…

Iskcon Australia (Album of photos)
A few pics from last night’s epic Harinama…
it was a night to remember, so many people got the benefit of seeing the spiritual world made manifest on this earth. This is all due to the mercy of the Holy N…

The amazing Kumbha Mela 2019 (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: The following photos are an attempt to capture the mood of Kumbha Mela in Prayagraj 2019. With an estimated total of 120 million people in attendance over 7 weeks, it’s only a dro…

Giving back to the Community,
From the recent Bhaktivedanta Manor eNewsletter:
Anne Frank once said “No one has ever become poor by giving,” and the import of that is alive and well among the community of Bhaktivedanta Manor. Charity or dan…

There are many gods in India. Why you worship Krishna? (5 min. video)
Radhanath Swami answers a question asked by a student from the University of Hong KongRead More…(This post has been viewed 608 times so far)

Saranagati- Six-fold path of Surrender to Krishna (video)
Bhagavad Gita Discourse by HG Vaisesika Dasa, 01.30.19.
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The knowledge of the arrogant defeats the purpose of knowledge
Chaitanya Charan das: “The arrogance of the wicked increases on studying scripture, which is actually meant to remove arrogance, just as the darkness owls experience increases with t…

ISKCON Ahmedabad celebrated flower festival with 600 kg of flowers (Album of photos)
On 26th January, ISKCON Ahmedabad celebra…Read More…

Wellington, New Zealand, Bhakti Vrksa (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: There are many devotees in Wellington serving in various capacities, such as Devamrta Maharaja’s disciples doing harinama, book distribution and running the Bhakti Lounge
Ambar…

My Day at The LA Hare Krishna Center! (5 min. video)
Jessica Savano: Here I document my experience at LA’S International Society for Krishna Consciousness, founded in 1966 by Swami Prabhupada. I attended their Sunday Feast where a free, vegetari…

A series of meditations by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, using analogies to explain the path of Bhakti yogaRead More…

Book distribution in Brno, Czech Republic (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: O Hari-nama! The tips of the toes of Your lotus …Read More…

How can we chant in a way that it makes us forget the material world and run to Krsna? When you sit down to chant, there will be moments in which you notice that your mind wandered somewhere else – ‘Uuups, I was thinking about my shopping…

Become a real sannyasi (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Bir Krishna Goswami (SB 6.5.36) in Iskcon Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital city.Read More…

Total Bliss! (Album of photos)
Boat festival 2019, Auckland NewZealand.
Srila Prabhupada: Worship of the Lord, whose name…Read More…

Harinama in Lapangan Puputan Badung square, Denpasar – Bali (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In this age of Kali, intellige…Read More…

How to make ISKCON Mayapur style Ghee Wicks (3 min.video)
A simple and easy to follow tutorial about how to make three differe…Read More…

Sivarama Swami: When You Take A Selfie, Remember This!
Believe in yourself … not your selfie!
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Guest: What is the highest devotion, the highest bhakti, please?
Srila Prabhupada: To love Krishna. If you become expert how to love Krishna… The idea of loving is not unknown to you. You love somebody. You love your wife. You love your child…

Always engaging in Krishna’s service (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G Sukhada Dasi in Mayapur, 01 February 2019
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Sacinandana Swami: When we start our devotional practices it is possible to keep them up for a while out of a sense of duty. For a while it is possible to practice devotional service mechanically out of a sense of “I have to do this.” But…

Harinama in Kumbha Mela (4 min.video)
Ecstatic Kirtan by H H Lokanath Swami Maharaja at Kumbha Mela Prayagraj along with All I…Read More…

Mahatma das: Our front stage is what we show the world, what we want the world to believe about us. Our backstage is who we really are. Ideally, there should be no difference between the two. But if there is a difference, this is not Krishna conscio…

NYC’s Underground Movement… distributing to Middle Eastern students, tourists and an Arabic language professor… (Album of photos)
Satyanarayana Das: I pray you have had, or will soon have, the experience of distributing the Arabic bo…