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More Srila Prabhupada’s books in Arabic are distributed in…
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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…

Consciousness in Science 2019 conference
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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 …

The mercy of Srila Prabhupada`s transcendental books in Bulgaria!
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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…
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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 …

Sattva as a Guiding Principle and Physical Well-Being
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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…
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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…
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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…

We are our greatest hope – and our greatest horror
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)
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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)

The knowledge of the arrogant defeats the purpose of knowledge
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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…

Wellington, New Zealand, Bhakti Vrksa (Album of photos) Ramai…
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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)
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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…

Don’t Turn Away From Krishna When You Chant!
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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…

I Simply Want to Serve You!
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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…

The Heart of Bhakti
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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…

“Front Stage and Back Stage” (4 min.video)
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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 professors…
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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…

Srila Prabhupada’s glories (Album of photos)
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Srila Prabhupada’s glories (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Swami Avdheshanand is the leader of one million renunciates called Naga Babas. The Naga Babas are given the privilege of being the first to bath in the Ganges at Kumbha Mela. But be…