Author Archives: Dandavats

With Vaisesika Dasa and Giriraj Swami Read More…(This post has been viewed 341 times so far)

By ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team Join this conversation with Vraja Vihari Das and Deva Madhava Das as they unpack the idea behind having less debate and more dialogue as a key to developing healthy spiritual communities. Read More…

By H.G. Sutakirti Prabhu during Gour Purnima in VrindavanaRead More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

“In San Diego a devotee was distributing small books in a parking lot. As he approached a car he saw a young man sitting in the driver’s seat. When the devotee knocked on the window, the man shouted, ‘Look, just leave me alone! Get outta here!’Read Mo…

The video includes: Why to memorize slokas: – Pleases Krsna – Helps to awaken our love for Krsna – Adds authenticity in outreach (preaching) – Engages intelligence – Prepares for death – Purifies our mind and intelligenceRead More…

In the mid ’70s I was doing the Prabhupada marathon at the Chicago airport. One afternoon we devotees were so intoxicated by distributing books that we decided to show that one doesn’t have to speak to sell books, that book distribution just depends o…

By Sri Nandanandana dasa “In what form does He appear in Vrajabhumi? Gopa-vesha, venu-kara, nava-kishora, nata-vara. (Cc.Madhya, 21.101) That is the beautiful form of kishora-krishna. He is a youthful cowherd boy, bent in three places, with a flute in …

The story of the demon Putana and her death and what this really means for usRead More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so far)

The magical vaccine that will help us get back to “normal life.”
Everyone wants this pandemic to come to an end fast, and get on with life as it was before.
Check out what the Swami thinks about this in his new video.Read More…(This post has been v…

If one offenselessly utters the holy name even imperfectly, one can be freed from all the results of sinful life. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 3.61) Read More…(This post has been viewed 337 times so far)

Special soul called Ian. Moved into the temple same.day we met him. He liked the kirtan, I preached to him, we read the Gita together, I told him to bury his ganja under a tree, then he moved into the Krishna house. One of those one day wonders who ge…

By Jayadvaita Swami But now we’re seeing widespread evidence of a third result: so-called long-tail or long-haul COVID, in which one recovers from the disease but suffers side effects that can be seriously troublesome or debilitating and may last for n…

Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G. Hansarupa Prabhu Read More…(This post has been viewed 352 times so far)

By HH Gopak Krishna Goswami Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

Gaura Purnima celebration from ISKCON SALEMRead More…(This post has been viewed 217 times so far)

Hare Krishna! We hope you enjoy our humble offering of love and devotion. The Madhurastakam, often called the Song of Sweetness, is a beautiful poem written in the 15th or 16th century- an ode to the sweetness of Lord Krishna. Many thanks to the beauti…

By Ravindra Svarupa Dasa“The Cure of Souls in Vaishnava Communities,” at the Vaishnava Institute for Higher Education in Vrindavana, India. ” Then we come to the term “isolation.” “A term used in this book to denote an inner attitude or state of mind …

I am especially grateful for the overwhelming response and support from the devotee community from around the world.Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

This is a special class on the glories of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu by Rukmini Devi (ACBSP) on March, 28th 2021 Read More…

By Mahatma das Read More…

H.G. Vaisesika Dasa – ISKCON of Silicon Valley Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

This is a short tour of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) hosted by Amogha Lila das with Braja Vilasa das, TOVP Vice Chairman, produced by MayapurTV.com. It is spoken in both English and Hindi. Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times …

By Bhaktimarga Swami Read More…(This post has been viewed 0 times so far)

By Vraja Vihari Dasa – ISKCON of Towaco NJRead More…

Yesterday morning, during Mangala arotika, the devotees in ISKCON Alachua were surprised to see an unexpected guest: a dog!Read More…(This post has been viewed 338 times so far)

By Vijaya DasA little surprise coming out of India: Angul, a small city north of Jaganatha Puri, was the No. 1 temple worldwide in the Medium Category in February, with 3,065 book points. I had never heard of Angul. Another interesting thing was that a…

By Vijaya DasA little surprise coming out of India: Angul, a small city north of Jaganatha Puri, was the No. 1 temple worldwide in the Medium Category in February, with 3,065 book points. I had never heard of Angul. Another interesting thing was that a…

By Bhaktivedanta Manor HG Srutidharma Das Memorial Program – Bhaktivedanta Manor celebrates the life and selfless service of His Grace Srutidharma Das. For forty years he was a major pillar in the activities and achievements of Bhaktivedanta Manor, a …

Sacinandana Swami, a spiritual teacher and monk in the Bhakti tradition, is known for his significant contribution to the practice of meditation and kirtan. Dedicated to the process of inner transformation, he has spent fifty years in pursuit of genuin…

In this vlog I share how to make Lord Krishna’s garland … or at least a snippet of it anyway!Read More…(This post has been viewed 339 times so far)

Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G. Daivi Shakti MatajiRead More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

By Syamanandini dasi In another epic scripture known as the Ramayana we find Sita devi, the devout wife of Lord Rama and the mother of Lava and Kusha. Sita devi’s many sublime qualities serve us with an exceptional example to follow. Although born and …

By Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi Krishna is no ordinary ruler. Kings or presidents represent what is grand and powerful in this world. Yet even the finest and most awesome personality is only a small indication of the opulence of the Supreme Personality of …

As Bhaktivedanta Mar near London continues to follow all the social distancing rules, last Sunday it held its Gaura Purnima festival online.
The Bhaktivedanta Players’ drama performance of “Nimai born under a Tree” was filmed on the Temple’s new Shre…

“I am not actually in My abode, Krsnaloka; neither I am in the heart of the yogis who are meditating. But I am present in there where My pure devotees are singing, singing.” Yes, Krsna says that.Read More…(This post has been viewed 362 times so far)

When the world was under lockdown because of covid pandemic and everybody was feeling like a rat in flooded water, Sriman Vardan prabhu suggested that Sriman Gour Gopal prabhu (a very active preacher, kirtaniya, counsellor and music composer) begin his…

“We must read. Then our position as brahmana will be fulfilled.”
Srila Prabhupada lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.28.1 – Honolulu, 1 JuneRead More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

By Mayapur Master Plan office The Sri Chaitanya Cultural World Heritage Center, a unique temple town project spread over 750 acres, has been launched by Sridham Mayapur Development Foundation, an undertaking of the International Society for Krishna Con…