By ISKCON Gainesville I’d like to you all honor and praise to my elders and my ancestors that came before me that allowed me to participate with you today. um and I’m just going to tell a couple quick anecdotes about um what the Krishna community has …
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The speech of the mayor of Gainesville Florida for the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Gainesville
The speech of the President of the University of Florida for the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Gainesville
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By ISKCON Gainesvill Thank you Bob (Brahmatirtha). It really is a delight to join you all and Mayor Poe in celebrating 50 years of the Hare Krishnas in our community of Gainesville and 50 years here at the University of Florida and 50 years here on the…
Harinama Sankritana in Europe: In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard
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By Pranata Karuna dasNot everywhere we may stop our bus. But on the roof we have speakers from which the maha-mantra sounds as we drive. In residential areas, where are more people, we slow down and they hear the Holy Name. In order for people to get …
New Gokula e-news
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By The New Gokula TeamSeeking the meaning of life as a young teenager, Jayasri visited the Hare Krishna temple for a Sunday feast in Auckland where she grew up. Upon hearing the philosophy she immediately recognised she had found the answers to all he…
Glories of Caturmasya, Deva Shayana Ekadasi & Guru Purnima (video)
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By Bhakti Rasamrita SwamiAn online class entitled ‘Glories of Caturmasya, Deva Shayana Ekadasi & Guru Purnima’ (in English) by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami. It was premiered yesterday. Read More…(This post has been viewed 351 times so far)
NASN June 2021 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
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By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of June 2021. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Indiv…
Learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) D as Devotion (video)
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By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamGBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Join us for our Day 4 of our series with alphabet “D” with Sri Radha Govinda Dasi. Devotion to …
Govt of India Notifies Srila Prabhupada Coin
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By Yudhistir Govinda Das ISKCON Communications & SP125 Committee are happy to inform you all that the Government of India has issued the rules and a notification to legally recognize the Rs 125 commemorative coin being minted by the Government on…
Learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) C as Chanting (video)
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By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team GBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Join us for Day 3 of our series with alphabet “C”- chanting with Sri Gauranga Das. Read More…..
Learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) B as Books (video)
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By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team Books are the Basis with Shraddha Devi Dasi. GBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks. Day 2 of our series with alphabet “B” with Shraddh…
Learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) A as Association (video)
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By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team Association is the key in Bhakti with Jaya Jagannath Das. GBC Strategic Planning Team invites you to learn Bhakti alphabets (ABCDE) in their 8-day Sadhana series special talks.
Kicking off our series with alphabet…
The Editorial Review Panel Shares Its “Editorial Principles”
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By BBT Global Over the years, devotees have expressed interest in knowing more about The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust’s book editing policies and practices, especially in making corrections to Srila Prabhupada’s books after his physical departure. To addre…
Always Remain Srila Prabhupada’s Dog
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By Giriraj SwamiAlmost every morning in Bombay Srila Prabhupada used to walk on Juhu Beach. One morning I was feeling especially wretched and miserable. Although so many other devotees were present, Srila Prabhupada began to speak as if he were address…
His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja’s Tirobhava Tithi
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By Bhakti Charu Swami Samadhi CommitteeAs we would be observing His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja’s Tirobhava Tithi in the coming weeks – which marks a year of His Holiness’ physical disappearance please find this brochure (attached herewith). I…
Lord Jagannatha on the Beach in Florida!
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By Kasisvar Das The Covid-19 pandemic delayed everything in the world and many festivals and events were placed on hold for months. Millions of people have been pulled out of their comfort zone to realize what Bhagavad-Gita calls the reality of this …
Vanipedia-Behind the Screen (video)
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By GBC SPT Vanipedia-Behind the Screen-Live conversation with Visnu Murti Das. GBC SPT brings to you inside insight into one of the most valuable projects within ISKCON-Vanipedia. This live interview aims to bring us to an understanding of how Vaniped…
The Ecstasy of Insignificance: Happiness Through Reality
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By Vishakha Devi DasiA feeling of insignificance and a humble service attitude come not by astuteness, not by knowing some tricks, but by simple steadfastness in the process of Krishna consciousness. The Srimad-Bhagavatam tells us that Krishna showers …
The Simple Things He Taught Us
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By Srimati Dasi Srila Prabhupada gave us so much, so easily. There was no fanfare, for he was graciously unassuming, seeing himself simply as an instrument and messenger of his Guru Maharaja. Our conditioned nature may sometimes have trouble with this,…
Obstacles to Recruiting
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By Kalakantha Das During his amazing eleven years of personal worldwide preaching, Śrīla Prabhupāda proved Krishna consciousness could transform everyone into Vaishnavas, regardless of their birth. People today can still be transformed, regardless of h…
Birthday Reflections
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Today is the day my parents invited me into this world! I am grateful to God for the gift of life. And in gratitude l have composed a short poem with visuals, based on various vicissitudes of my life. Several times l should have died, but somehow God g…
The Role of the ‘Second Class’ Guru
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By Krishna dharma das “In his prayers to the spiritual master, Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Ṭhakura confirms that all the revealed scriptures accept the spiritual master to be identical with the Personality of Godhead because he is a very dear and con…
Bhakti Charu Swami Glorifying Srila Prabhupada’s Journey to USA
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By Iskcon KolkataVideo of HH Bhakti Charu Swami glorifying Srila Prabhupada’s Journey to USA in a packed Netaji Indoor Stadium which seats 12,000 people. To inaugurate the ISKCON 50th Anniversary year, on August 13th in Kolkata a grand celebration was …
WSN May 2021 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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By Vijaya Dasa In June, Melbourne had a very successful month. It became the No. 1 temple in Australasia in the Large Temple category, with 3,390 book points (a 26% increase). It’s been a long time since Melbourne was in first place. Congratulations! …
Appreciating the devotees (video)
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By Gadadhar Pandit Das It is our responsibility to regularly express our appreciation for the devotees. An appreciation that must be genuine, accurate, specific, and educated. Success is a result of team effort and credit must always be shared. This …
HG Manu Das (ACBSP) passed away in London (UK) on 24th June 2021
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I wanted to inform you of the passing away of HG Manu das Prabhu, he was initiated in London in 1971. He spent his life serving Prabhupada’s mission, and spent most of his later years in Vrindavan. He would visit his family for a few months in a year b…
Sufferings: Apparently bitter but in reality blessings
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By Rasanand Das As conditioned souls within this material world, people who are averse to God, lament and aggrieved when they suffer but devotees of the Lord worships him with full faith and devotion and take these sufferings as gifts of the Lord and t…
Encounter at Kurukshetra
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By Ravindra-svarupa dasa Fifty centuries ago, during a fierce war, Lord Krishna and one of His pure devotees achieved a unique intimacy. In the midst of the great battle, surrounded by the clash of arms, the pounding of hooves, the rattle of trappings,…
NASN May 2021 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
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By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of May 2021. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Indiv…
The Culture of Distraction
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By Nagaraja DasaControlling one’s mind is the purpose of yoga, and Krishna consciousness is the yoga of bhakti, or service to Krishna with love. As with any type of yoga, practicing bhakti-yoga in an atmosphere where we’re deluged with information can …
Identity: Real, Imagined and somewhere In-Between
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By Vraja Vihari das Who we think we are—our ego—affects every single aspect of our lives. In Sanskrit, our present ego is called ahankara, and that ahankara is described as the basis of our existence in this world. Spiritual practices focus on adjustin…
Failing to Succeed
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By Mahatma DasaThe Brahma-vaivarta Purana describes a beautiful story of a brahmana in South India who wanted to offer sweet rice (khir) to his Deities but couldn’t afford the ingredients. So he decided to offer the sweet mentally. In deep meditation,…
50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada Setting Foot in France
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Don’t miss the opportunity to hear Srila Prabhupada’s lecture and interview which he gave on the first day in ParisRead More…(This post has been viewed 350 times so far)
Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies latest newsletter
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Bob Cohen (Brahmatirtha Dasa)
Welcome to our second newsletter from the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies. For us this year has been challenging yet productive. The recent lockdowns proved a blessing in that our scholars have been able to wor…
Evidence for Extreme Human Antiquity (video)
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By Drutakarma das Questioning modern theories on the history of evolution on the basis of available evidence, to determine without predjudice, how old the human species is. Read More…(This post has been viewed 900 times so far)
More Iskcon-related news
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Spiritual journey begins only after a big reversal
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By Rishika Gitta Life is no less than a roller coaster ride: we cannot expect what we’ll have to face next. Life may pull us down into its deep and dark gorges, or it may make us soar high in the open blue sky. Naturally, all that most people are conc…
Sankirtana–What Makes it So Effective
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By Sri Nandanandana dasa When we talk about sankirtana, we are, of course, talking about the congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names, specifically in the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. For many people, this is the first way they come in contac…
No Newspapers! The Miners’ Mentality
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By Karuna Dharini Devi DasiSrila Prabhupada a few times repeated a story he had heard from a friend about a preacher trying to persuade coalminers in Sheffield, England. “Do you know Jesus?” the preacher asked. All the miners wore a number on their s…
CHANT AND BE HAPPY! (videos)
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By Padmavati Devi Dasi So many beautiful people are reciprocating and willing to chant maha-mantra for Love & Peace for the first time! Just watch these lovely brief videos of people in the street chanting the maha-mantra for the first time!Read …
Creativity In Krishna Consciousness — An Artist Speaks
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By Jayarama Das I’ve always felt a kind of need to glorify God in my work, because painting is something He’s given me. And now I have that desire even more. I’m mostly interested in trying to show how beautiful Krishna is. He’s great and H’s beautifu…