Author Archives: Dandavats

This video outlines how important succession was to Srila Prabhupada and the plans he put in place for the same. Those plans were exclusively based on the instructions of his own spiritual preceptor Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. In addition …

By Praghosa dasa As I am sure you will know, India is going through a very severe wave of Covid 19 at the present time. Many have referred to it as a tsunami as opposed to a wave and our ISKCON communities have been badly affected too. The GBC members…

By GBC Executive CommitteeHG Pankajanghri Prabhu, ISKCON’s most beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari, has departed from this world in Sri Dham Mayapur. Having joined ISKON in the footsteps of his twin brother, HG Jananivasa Prabhu, in 1973, the two brothers ded…

Pankajanghri Prabhu’s situation remains the same as past few hours, critical. Read More…(This post has been viewed 360 times so far)

By Vijaya Dasa Here’s a surprise: Ambarish Maharaja, a sannyasi from Russia, is No. 17 in the world, with 1,850 book points. I think that this is the first time I’ve seen a sannyasi do such a huge score in the category of regular person-to-person book …

The Governing Body Commission of ISKCON, in conjunction with ISKCON leaders in South Asia, has launched a Covid Relief Appeal to provide funds to aid devotees and others in need in the Mayapur region and Bangladesh. Below is an appeal letter from the G…

“Glories of Abhirama Thakur & Krsna-Lord of Opposites” (SB-4.30.26) by Badrinarayana Swami 5/2/2021 Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

O Partha, happy are the ksatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets. Read More…(This post has been viewed 331 times so far)

The Book ”Gargamoney” is now available Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

To Love God is a short English article written in 1871, describing bhakti (love) as the religion of the soul. The piece is based on Christ Jesus’ teaching “Love God with all thy heart, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and love man as thy …

San Diego Hare Krishna Temple ScheduleRead More…(This post has been viewed 365 times so far)

The latest issue of 243Review has just been released! This monthly community newsletter includes in-depth information, intriguing content, and compelling articles Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Does God become angry? Can He be fearsome? – Why not! The simple answer to these questions is that – “God becomes angry when His dear devotees are troubled by demoniac people, towards whom He becomes very fearsome.”Read More…(This post has been view…

Srila Prabhupada wrote in the 9th Canto, “In these days of drought, people can gain relief from scarcity of rain and food by the simple method of the Hare Kṛṣṇa yajña. Indeed, this can relieve all of human society.” Read More…(This post has been view…

By H.G. Drutakarma DasRead More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

Pankajanghri prabhu is quite weak. Doctors are tying to improve his nutritional intake, which will help him to recover. He had a good appetite today, after many days.
As per Pankajanghri Prabhu’s request, Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad Bhagavatam lecture…

World’s first and only ICU where Doctor is leading kirtan, nurses repeating it. (DR Shyamlal Prabhu singing kirtan in Bhaktivedanta Hospital ICU)
Double Cure -Body + Soul!Read More…(This post has been viewed 335 times so far)

There are three simple steps which will help you go deeper into your kirtan and mantra experience.
1. Focus! Absorb yourself and exit the spiderweb of self-narratives which the mind creates.
2. Don’t hesitate to give yourself entirely to the practice…

“Profound” means “deep” in Latin, and when I say “dive deep into the Gita” I do not mean this in a cliche way. Yesterday’s video and the experience of absorbing myself in scripture and the words of great souls is still reverberating in my heart. A kin…

We learn prayers from our childhood. There are simple prayers of gratitude, prayers for the welfare of loved ones, and, of course, prayers for some cherished desire to be fulfilled. We offer prayers for forgiveness, and prayers for strength to change o…

Deena Bandhu Das: Very sad news that a most dear Godbrother, Edhaniyasvabhava Das, passed on from Covid today! He joined Portland Temple when I was temple president in 1974. He was a very excellent artist. Later he joined the Radha Damodar Party and se…

We called the cows to the fresh spring grass of the back pasture. Happy cows ran, jumped, and mooed their joy! Once they reached the spring grass, they munched to their heart’s content. All winter they have been eating hay with an occasional mouthful o…

Indradyumna Swami: Dear devotees: Today we lost a very sweet devotee to COVID-19. Vrindavan-behari dasa passed away this afternoon in a government hospital in Vrindavan, India. He was a dear and loving disciple of BB Govinda Maharaja. Those of us who k…

India Today’s news report on ISKCON’s free food distribution program in the Delhi region where more than 18,000 meals are home delivered to senior citizens, pregnant women, and Covid patients.Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

This is the official YouTube Channel for ISKCON UK GBC office in United Kingdom. A branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founder Acarya : His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. For more information please visit …

TSI NextGen talk with HG Sutapa Das Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Listen to our talk on Adaptability given by Ananda Vrindavan Devi Dasi & Vraja Vihari Das!Read More…

After seeing the whole video i realize that throughout the video i was smiling.That is how the association of devotees helps youRead More…(This post has been viewed 337 times so far)

Pankajanghri Prabhu’s situation is the same. He has the same oxygen requirements which are high and is unable to stay without the support of the BiPAP machine to breathe. Small activities like taking prasadam make him very tired and take a long time to…

I am self-isolating and following the medical protocol prescribed by a devotee doctor who is monitoring my case.
Humbly, I request your prayers so that I can beat this.Read More…(This post has been viewed 377 times so far)

Somehow a fire started in the deity clothing room about 6pm last night. The Deities were removed downstairs and the fire put out. All the Deity clothes were burnt but the fire didn’t do any further damage. Radha Govinda are OK. The temple building is O…

By Bhaktimarga Swami I wrote a poem for Hanuman yesterday, as yesterday was his birthday. Here it is, it’s a shorty! Read More…(This post has been viewed 10 times so far)

By Giriraj Swami “When the Lord assumes a humanlike body to show mercy to His devotees, He engages in such pastimes as will attract those who hear about them to become dedicated to Him.” (SB 10.33.36) By hearing these pastimes, we can think, “I want …

After the fall to cement, Krishna moved to take Mak relatively quickly _ 11 months, much of them engaged in a process with the hopeful prognosis of walking again. It was only in November, ‘20 when decline began. And even then, hope didn’t, not unril r…

By Sacred Street Party That Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to give love of God to the most fallen. He came to give the topmost to the most fallen. And not just love of God. Although love of God is rare in this world still love of God can be found als…

“I was standing in Union Square park, in downtown San Francisco, with a little box of books. There was an art festival going on, so I slipped in and out of the park so the security wouldn’t bother me. “At around 10:30 a.m. I noticed a very familiar fa…

“This was an amazing day in yet another way, because shortly after the class, I met two siblings who are devotees and wanted to start a campus club. They needed a faculty member to sponsor it. I said that I could most likely arrange that with the profe…