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HH Radhanath Swami: When I was a little boy, my mother taught me a lesson. She always emphasized, more than anything else, the quality of gratitude. She told me, “If you are not grateful for whatever you have, you receive, you can never be happ…

We don’t want to be bothered by maha-maya but we want to be bothered by yoga-mayaRead More…

ISKCON Leadership Sanga, Sri Dham Mayapur. Gaurapurnima 2020, Day 2Read More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

“Your guru is writing books. If you think, ‘There is no necessity of reading books,’ that is guror avajna”! Srila Prabhupada Lecture on Bhagavad Gita 17.1-3 – Honolulu, 4 July 1974Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Balabhadra Dasa, ISKCON PHILADELPHIARead More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

Practice Krishna Consciousness with the Bhakta Program at Kansas CityRead More…(This post has been viewed 338 times so far)

Live to Give 2020 Celebrations! (video)
Devotees from all over the planet offer their r…Read More…(This post has been viewed 324 times so far)

A gurukula boy convinces his best friend to run away from school with him to meet his estranged father in the jungles of North India. But the adventure turns out to be much more than they bargained for when their train ride comes to an unexpected end a…

A gurukula boy convinces his best friend to run away from school with him to meet his estranged father in the jungles of North India. But the adventure turns out to be much more than they bargained for when their train ride comes to an unexpected end a…

Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Badrinarayan Swami in ISKCON San Diego.Read More…

“Actually these books are the foundation stone of our movement. Whatever we are is resting on these books, so far reading them and distributing them. This should be our only motto”
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Hrdayananda — Bombay, 31 October 1974Read …

Sri Dham Mayapur is home to an international community. Some people come for a short time, some stay for decades. We asked Mayapur residents: “What is your reason nr.1, why you love to be in Mayapur?”Read More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so …

One of the greatest teachers of the past that continues to inform the teachings and spiritual practices of ISKCON today, Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, envisioned inclusivity not alienation based on bodily identification.Read More…(This post has been vie…

In the material world, the living entity must accept different types of bodies. But the living entities who are promoted to the spiritual world do not return to the prison-house of a material body.Read More…(This post has been viewed 467 times so fa…

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How to bring more people to Krishna? (7 min. video)
H.G Sarva-drik Prabhu, a senior dis…Read More…(This post has been viewed 451 times so far)

ISKCON Leadership Sanga, Sri Dham Mayapur. Gaurapurnima 2020, Day 3Read More…(This post has been viewed 449 times so far)

The primeval Lord then assumed the tortoise incarnation in order to serve as a resting place [pivot] for the Mandara Mountain, which was acting as a churning rod. The demigods and demons were churning the Ocean of Milk with the Mandara Mountain in orde…

HH Giriraj Swami was born Glenn Phillip Teton, the only son of a respected Chicago lawyer who was later appointed judge. In March of 1969, while studying at Brandeis University in Boston, he met His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, th…

Just after our Bhaktivedanta Ashram at Govardhan is the enchanting Dan Nivartan Kunda where the gopis got even with Krishna for taxing them. Relish this humorous pastime narrated on location by HG Deena Bandhu das.Read More…(This post has been viewed…

Founder-Acarya Essentials. Your Srila Prabhupada. By HG Sureshvara das VanacariRead More…

Books, books, books! (8 min. video)
Hear from HG Vaisesika dasa – an amazing devotee in…Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

with His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami Read More…

By HG Srutakirti Prabhu at Iskcon Vrindavan Read More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

By HG Srutakirti Prabhu at Iskcon Vrindavan Read More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

Because of constant rain sent by the demigod Indra, the River Yamunā was filled with deep water, foaming about with fiercely whirling waves. But as the great Indian Ocean had formerly given way to Lord Rāmacandra by allowing Him to construct a bridge, …

The aesthetic sense of the Lord is manifested in the artistic, colorful creation of varieties of birds like the peacock, parrot and cuckoo. The celestial species of human beings, like the Gandharvas and Vidyādharas, can sing wonderfully and can entice …

Book Launch: I’ll Build You a Temple: The Juhu Story by HH Giriraj SwamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

O unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, whatever a living entity does in this material world is well known to You because You are the Supersoul. In the presence of the sun there is nothing to be revealed by the light of a glowworm. Similarly, becau…

Mangal-arti Dasi is well known for her dedication to sankirtan and the care she takes in following through with people she connects to. We will hear inspiring stories from her years of going out as well as some key principles on taking care of the peop…

Message from the Honorable Prime minister of India Shri Narendra Modi ji for the Celebration of 43rd anniversary of Sri Sri Radha Rasbihariji Temple, Hare Krishna Land, ISKCON Juhu Mumbai.Read More…(This post has been viewed 331 times so far)

The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, currently under construction in Mayapur, West Bengal, India by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), will be the world’s first Vedic Temple/Planetarium combination and the largest modern temp…

Address to ISKCON Baltimore by HH Bhakti Rasamrita SwamiRead More…

A number of Signor devotees talk about HG Yamuna Mataji’s Disappearance Day – 09.01.2021. ISKCON VrindavanRead More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

As we wrap up Live to Give 2020 here is a quick look back at the incredible campaign we have journeyed on together as One World Team!Read More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

Mahaprabhu’s mood in Jagannath Puri (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Jananivasa …Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Mahaprabhu’s mood in Jagannath Puri (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Jananivasa …Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Actual Perfection of the Living Being (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami at ISKCON DurbanRead More…(This post has been viewed 435 times so far)

GBC Strategic Planning Team (SPT) brings to you the nectar of Book Distribution from the stalwarts who are fearlessly distributing something special to the world. This week we invite you to hear from Drumila DasRead More…

HH Kesava Bharati Dasa Goswami reads about how Pradyumna Misra received instructions from Ramananda RayaRead More…(This post has been viewed 335 times so far)