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Will God be understood by science in the future?
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Will God be understood by science in the future?
The word “science” originally meant knowledge i.e. to know. When Newton postulated the law of gravity he did not call himself a scientist, he was considered as a natural philosopher. The wor…

Is Krishna Really Merciful to Me?
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Is Krishna Really Merciful to Me?
HH Sacinandana Swami: Devotees often ask me, “If Krsna is really merciful towards His devotees, why do so many devotees seem to experience misery? I hear in all these lectures that Krsna is so merciful but I don…

Sri Sri Corastakam (The song about the Thief)
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Sri Sri Corastakam.
(The song about the Thief)
This song by Sri Bilvamangala Thakura expresses the sweet relationship between the devotee and Krsna, who purifies His devotee. It also highlights the special potency of Krsna’s holy name. (1) I of…

How can bhakti wisdom help us to become more forgiving?
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Question: How can bhakti wisdom help us to become more forgiving?
Answer by Chaitanya Charan das: By helping us see that we are meant to become like our Lord because we are his parts. Just as he has forgiven us, we should forgive others.Read More…

Don’t let our desire to use something for Krishna become greater than our desire for Krishna
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Don’t let our desire to use something for Krishna become greater than our desire for Krishna (Based on Gita 09.26)
Chaitanya Charan Das: While driving to meet someone special, suppose we get a desire to offer them a special gift. But we get so c…

The Onion (an American satirical digital media company and…
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The Onion (an American satirical digital media company and newspaper organization) prints an article about the devotees of Krishna and …is 100% correct!
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Your Only Chance!
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Your Only Chance!
HH Sacinandana Swami: There is a reason why we are here in this world and why we often feel bewildered and afraid. It is because we have turned away from Krsna. Srila Jiva Gosvami gives an analogy: in Indian villages people used to g…

New rescued cows in New Govardhana, Australia (Album of…
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New rescued cows in New Govardhana, Australia (Album of photos)
Anasuya dasi: With great excitement, the goshalla team announces the recent arrival of four cows and a calf, all rescued from a drought- stricken farm. The cows, which would have been slau…

Some seriously good news from Vrindavan! A pilgrim’s…
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Some seriously good news from Vrindavan!
A pilgrim’s delight! The new bathrooms at Krishna Balarama Mandir. No joke, used by sometimes over a thousand a day, and there are soap dispensers, with soap! Walls and floors in slip-proof (etched) granit…

Jogendra Chandra Das – One of The Last Living Disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur
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Jogendra Chandra Das – One of The Last Living Disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur (the Spiritual Master of Srila Prabhupada) in Cuttack (Album of photos)Read More…

Do Vaisnavas drink Tulasi Tea?
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Do Vaisnavas drink Tulasi Tea?. In 1975 Srila Prabhupada visited Govinda’s restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii. I think it was the first Govinda’s in Iskcon, although at it’s second location in the University area.
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Three most important rules for chanting Hare Krishna
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Three most important rules for chanting Hare Krishna.
HH Sacinandana Swami: Our spiritual practice should nourish us, it should supply us with a taste that is better than the taste that material activities and sense gratification provide us with. When…

Two Foundations of a Guru-Disciple Relationship
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Two Foundations of a Guru-Disciple Relationship.
There are two elements that have to come together for a healthy and responsible relationship between guru and disciple. The first element is that the disciple needs to be free of the motive to improve h…

Puja and Yajna at the Mayapur Gurukula (2 min. video)
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Puja and Yajna at the Mayapur Gurukula (2 min. video)
Every morning before sunrise the students at Bhaktivedanta Academy’s Mayapur gurukula wake up and perform their morning worship.
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Govardhana Vaishnavi Retreat 2019 (Album of photos)
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Govardhana Vaishnavi Retreat 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada’s daughters honoring Prabhupada’s Glories at the annual Govardhana Vaisnavi Retreat. So many wonderful Vaisnavis sharing the joys and eternal legacy of His Divine Grace A…

Harinam Sankirtan in Bali, Indonesia (Album of photos)
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Harinam Sankirtan in Bali, Indonesia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna mantra is specifically mentioned in many Upanisads, such as the Kali-santarana Upanishad, where it is said: “After searching through al the Vedic literatur…

Festival of Joy – Dallas Rath Yatra 2019 (Album of photos)
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Festival of Joy – Dallas Rath Yatra 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that since His spiritual master ordered Him only to chant the holy name of Krishna, He always chanted the Hare Krishna maha-mantra according to t…

Gurukula Boys at Ganga Sagar Mela 2019 (8 min. video)
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Gurukula Boys at Ganga Sagar Mela 2019 (8 min. video)
Every January, pilgrims come from around India to bathe at Ganga Sagar, the confluence of the Ganges and the ocean, on the day the sun enters Capricorn. The students and teachers from Bhaktivedanta…

Beautiful Vrindavan Boat Festival (Album of photos)
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Beautiful Vrindavan Boat Festival (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental mission is to distribute love of Godhead to everyone. Anyone who accepts God as the Supreme can take to the process of chanting Hare …