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by Syamasundara dasa “There is no other alternative in this age.” These events are historic in the annals of Vaisnava history, since the whole town of Surat was situated on the sankirtana platform. Everywhere we went, people chanted with us…

Recently, I was distributing at Orange Coast College, and a student came to the table and showed an interest in getting Bhagavad-gita. I explained it to him a little. Then he opened it, to see what he could get out of it. He opened it to text 4.22: “He…

In today’s world, many people in both the younger and older generations have individual Facebook accounts. For devotees, this is useful as a platform to preach the glories of harinam sankirtana. I posted on Facebook an excerpt from a lecture by Srila P…

Ready to Come Back from Goloka. “Regarding your request for your deliverance from the clutches of Maya, please rest assured of being delivered, because we have captured the strong chain of disciplic succession. This chain is coming down from the …

Books and prasadam flying out at Sunset Park last Sat. Glories to the Las Vegas temple team headed by Bhagavat Priya. Source: https://bit.ly/3uVwZeD (This post has been viewed 7 times so far)Read More…(This post has been viewed 7 times so far)

Do you feel the strong urge to do something to help our dear planet and fellow inhabitants? In these dire times, the world is looking for solutions but in the wrong places. The Srimad Bhagavatam provides answers and strength to transform ourselves and …

Indradyumna Swami: An actual imprint of the lotus foot of Lord Vishnu has been worshipped in Gaya since Satya Yuga. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu took initiation from Isvara Puri in front of this footprint. As Isvara Puri chanted the 10-syllable Gopal mantr…

A mother who gave birth to our dear Patri Prabhu arrived Kathmandu today from Ukraine in between this time of war between Russian and Ukraine. Find them here: https://bit.ly/3Euegd5 (This post has been viewed 10 times so far)Read More…(This post has …

“Always remember Krsna Who is your dearmost friend and always serve Him just to please Him, and He will give you all intelligence how to be a first-class devotee. Just try to learn all about Krsna, chant Hare Krsna, and you will be a great preach…

At a university in Los Angeles, a student with a walker came straight away to my book table and declared, “I know the Bhagavad-gita, and let me tell you this is not a book of rainbows and fairy tales. Arjuna wanted to save the bodies of his family memb…

It was a little quiet at my book table, so I was reading a verse from the Gita for inspiration. And then I hear someone saying, “Haribol! Haribol!“ I looked up. It was this super-favourable scientist and gentleman named Leo, from China. He met devotees…

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“Srimati Radharani is as fully spiritual as Krishna. No one should consider Her to be material. She is definitely not like the conditioned souls, who have mental bodies, gross and subtle, covered by material senses. She is all-spiritual, and both…

ISKCON RELIEF FOR UKRAINE Week 7 ISKCON Relief – Figures Devotees from Europe and even other parts of the world have tirelessly continued their sincere endeavors to help devotees and refugees from Ukraine to find shelter, care and support. The followin…

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All glory to Lord Krsna, Govinda, the Supreme Godhead! Glory to His eternal blissful spiritual youthful body! Glory to Him who is the origin and prime cause of all! Glory to Gokula, His supernal abode! Glory to the lotus of a thousand petals sprung fro…

My Dear Dr. Bigelow: Please accept my greetings. Recently I have read an article in the Gazette by Rae Corelli entitled “Heart Surgeon Wants to Know What a Soul Is,” and it was very interesting. Your comments show great insight, and so I th…

WINDSOR A world-famous Canadian heart surgeon says he believes the body has a soul which departs at death and theologians ought to try to find out more about it. Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow, head of the cardio-vascular surgery unit at Toronto General Hospit…

by Karandhara Dasa Krsna consciousness means God consciousness. We all have consciousness or awareness, but of what are we aware? For example, if you are pinched you will feel it that is consciousness. In our normal everyday activities we are conscious…

“We are all originally situated on the platform of Krsna consciousness in our eternal personal relationship of love of Krsna. But due to forgetfulness we become familiar with the material world or Maya. As soon as one chants the Hare Krsna Mantra…

Govardhan Ecovillage, a project of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is a holy place of pilgrimage or Dhama – The holy abode of Lord Krishna. We are committed to practicing and sharing the lifestyle based on devotional principles of …

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The Lord is very satisfied with His devotee when the devotee greets other people with tolerance, compassion, friendship, and equality. Srila Prabhupada’s translation of Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.11.13 (spoken by Svayambhuva Manu) (This post has been vi…

Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: Yesterday we had a wonderful Rathayatra in Phoenix, Durban. It was cold, but the devotees’ hearts were warm, and everything was a great success. Find them here: https://bit.ly/3OhTLVy (This post has been viewed 41 times so…

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“Regarding your first question, is it offensive to think of Krishna’s Pastimes while chanting, I think you should know that it is not offensive, but rather it is required. One must try for the point when he simply hears Krishna and immediat…

“Regarding your first question, is it offensive to think of Krishna’s Pastimes while chanting, I think you should know that it is not offensive, but rather it is required. One must try for the point when he simply hears Krishna and immediat…

by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami The followers of Krsna consciousness are aware that at present the universe and the earth are in the age of Kali. Vedic culture calculates the long duration of time between the creation and annihilation of the cosmos accordin…

Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday we visited the sacred abode of Gaya, in the state of Bihar. The history of Gaya goes back to Satya Yuga, when Lord Visnu placed His lotus foot on the chest of Gayasura, a redeemed demon who had turned into stone. That footp…

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After receiving a super inspiring, mercy-filled email from His Holiness Giriraj Swami, encouraging book distribution, we went out on books to cash in on the mercy. A nice young engineer approached our book table with many questions. He asked, “I’m conf…

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In the Vaisnava (Krsna) literature of India there are innumerable scriptural injunctions encouraging sankirtana the chanting and singing of the names of God as an efficacious means to attain God realization or as a glorious end in itself. Yet many West…

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada As long as we have the desire for material sense gratification or the desire for material liberation there is no possibility of developing transcendental bliss in Krsna consciousness. B…

Sometimes Yasoda saw the curly, dark blue locks of baby Krishna as swarm of bumblebees surrounding His face. Intoxicated from drinking too much honey nectar, the bees just hovered in the sky. His thick, beautiful blue hair appeared like the dark night….

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Indradyumna Swami: A visit to ISKCON’s Punjabi Bagh temple in New Delhi was the first stop on our pilgrimage to the Jharikhanda Forest in Bihar. There we took the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Radhika Raman for safe travels to the eastern part of In…

Iskcon Farmington Hills A cultural centre where we can all connect and reestablish our relationship with God: https://bit.ly/36a2fNq (This post has been viewed 16 times so far)Read More…(This post has been viewed 16 times so far)

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How wealthy the inhabitants of Vrndavana were simply by raising cows. All the cowherd men belonged to the vaisya community, and their business was to protect the cows and cultivate crops. By their dress and ornaments, and by their behavior, it appears …