Cow Protection at Bhaktivedanta Manor
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By Sanj Gohil Established in 1973, Bhaktivedanta Manor has truly developed into a spiritual hub like no other. It is organized, structured, and methodologically presented in such a way that it leaves a lasting impression on visitors all year round. Śrī…

Iskcon’s Pyramid House Temple in risk of fire
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Topanga Canyon is on fire and the home of Nrsimhananda and his wife Nitya Manjari is in the mandatory evacuation zone. His home, the Pyramid House, is less than one mile from a raging fire. Due to the steep incline of the terrain, it is very difficult…

Coexisting with COVID-19: Live conversation with Dr Dwarkadhish Das (video)
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Dr Dwarkadhish Das is a postgraduate in medicine from Mumbai University.
He’s the Head of Department, one of the founder members and Trustees of the Bhaktivedanta Hospital and Research Center located at Mira Rd in Mumbai.
His search for meaning…

News from Iskcon Alachua
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The Nectar Talks team interview Sanka Dasa about his lifetime of kitchen service. New podcasts from Hare Krishna Community Radio include the Story of Aghasura, Radio Rama, and Prayers for Love and Peace. And Janaki Dasi will teach a course on The Right…

[Interview] with H.G. Atul Krishna Prabhu – Books are the Basis (video)
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“We have got so many books now and I want all of my disciples to read them carefully”
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Upendra — Nellore, 7 January 1976 Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to hear how Nanda Nandana Dasi found Krishna in the hardcore scene! (video)
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Nectar Talks hosts, Amrita-Keli Dasi and Namamrita Das, interview Nanda Nandana Dasi, the manager of Krishna Lunch at UF, Gainesville. Get ready to hear how Nanda Nandana Dasi found Krishna in the hardcore scene! Fasten your seatbelts as she takes us …

Urgent Appeal for Mayapur and Bangladesh Covid Relief
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By Anuttama dasa The Covid crisis continues to affect India and Bangladesh and the ISKCON communities there in a terrible way. We have lost many members of our extended ISKCON family, and people in the surrounding regions of our communities are struggl…

Urgent Appeal for Mayapur and Bangladesh Covid Relief
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By Anuttama dasa The Covid crisis continues to affect India and Bangladesh and the ISKCON communities there in a terrible way. We have lost many members of our extended ISKCON family, and people in the surrounding regions of our communities are struggl…

Aksaya Tritiya – A Special Gift from Krsna
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What’s the Importance of this Day for Me? Results of activities done on this day will not diminish or perish. Rather, everything done on this day will yield auspicious ongoing results.Read More…(This post has been viewed 1559 times so far)

Aksaya-tritiya
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By Giriraj Swami The day known as Aksaya-tritiya occurs on the third (tritiya) day of the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha. Every second of this blessed day is completely auspicious, and so there is no consideration of any one period (muhurta) bein…

Caring for Cows (12 min. video)
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Some highlights of our recent visit to the Ahimsa Farm in Rutland. Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

Compassionate Communication (video)
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Communication is a basic human need. Our words can have deep lasting impressions on people. We can encourage or cut with our razor-sharp words. Compassion in the three modes of nature and spiritual compassion will be discussed. Srila Prabhupada’s co…

What about Buddhism? (video)
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Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 9 – Buddha – The Monk’s Podcast with HH Krishna Kshetra Maharaja Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

GBC Mandates for Improved Covid Health Protocols at Mayapur
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By the GBC The May 7th GBC Directive has three parts: 1) To strictly follow the new West Bengal government mandates; 2) To strictly follow additional practices provided by a team of medical experts affiliated with ISKCON, and 3) To strictly follow the …

Knower of the Field: A Perspective on Consciousness
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By Soumya Gupta I have a PhD in cell biology and have been researching the subject of consciousness and its relation to the mind. The above verses intrigued me, and I wondered how they were related to our experiences of the world. In my research I cam…

Victims All?
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By Vishakha Devi Dasi In the Bhagavad-gita Krishna makes it clear that we have free will. We are not incapable, helpless pawns. After instructing Arjuna He says, “Deliberate on this fully and then do what you wish to do.” (Gita 18.63) As adults, each …

IFTA dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel (Album of photos)
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Last night, in my capacity as the Chair of the Faith Community Council of Victoria, I had the opportunity to partake in this year’s Premier’s IFTA dinner with my Muslim brothers and sisters at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the city. It was a wonderful event…

Ahimsa Dairy April 2021 (2 min. video)
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“Ahimsa” farming is the traditional, ancient Indian method of farming. “Ahimsa” means “non-violent”, and so Ahimsa farming does not entail any harm to the animals or land. Some would call it ‘Yoga farming’, or working in natural harmony with the land….

Volume 5 Memories Book – five years in the making. 700 individual and unique stories to relish every day!
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Volume 5 was five years in the making and includes the transcriptions from DVDs #61-80. This collection of oral histories features 108 devotees such as Mukunda Goswami, Jananivas, Srutakirti, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Cinmayi, Bhaktim…

The importance of ISKCON Prison ministry —a firsthand account of how it changed my life
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By Krishna Kirtan Dasa Chanting felt good. I was beginning to change and then something happened: I got to chapter 2, text 56 of the Gita and, reading in the purport, I learned that a person in Krishna Consciousness “accepts all miseries as mercy of th…

One Billion Cows on Earth. Good for the Earth but do it right
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By Syamasundara Dasa If you assess a gorakshya relationship with humans we find a numerical context. For example if the whole UK was following gorakshya and you gave each person half a pint of milk per day you would have a UK herd of about 10 million w…

Developing a spiritual vision (video)
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H.G. Sesa Das speaks on developing a spiritual vision as taught in the Bhagavad GitaRead More…(This post has been viewed 338 times so far)

‘Spiritual Solutions’ with Krishna Dharma (video)
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Krishna Dharma Das is the acclaimed author of a number of English versions of Ancient Indian classics including Mahabharata, Ramayana and Panchatantra. He is also a broadcaster, appearing regularly on the BBC’s ‘Pause For Thought’, and has written many…

Meet the Alachua End-of-Life (EOL) Team!
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Hare Krishna! ISKCON Alachua has formed an End-of-Life Team to serve the needs of our community as devotees approach the final stage of their lives. The EOL Team is a group of trained volunteers to assist you or your loved one in navigating the transit…

A vacationer joins the SK party reveals he is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada (2 min. video)
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On harinama in Miami Beach, one vacationer wanted to play the drum, and he did an impressive job. He was even able to play it as Mahavishnu Swami swung him around in a circle. When the kirtan was over, he told he was a Prabhupada disciple, Markandeya, …

Message from Kirtan Minister
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From stenciling and painting huge maha-mantra signs on the walls of towns and villages while on padayatra in Goa and Karnataka South India, we arrived at a new innovative phase in teaching this sacred chant to the people. A group called the Harinama Ma…

Mantra Meditation Lounge in Nepal
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Harinama Mandir is a group of musicians who have teamed up in order to propagate the Krishna Consciousness movement under the direction of ISKCON. This group gives ample opportunities for all classes of men to utilize this art of chanting the holy nam…

More than 600 participants from 38 countries for the first-ever exclusive online Japa Retreat by His Grace Mahatma Prabhu
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The first-ever exclusive online Japa Retreat by His Grace Mahatma Prabhu (ACBSP) took place on April 18 and 25. More than 600 participants from 38 countries attended the retreat, including prominent ISKCON leaders as HH Jayadvaita Swami Maharaja, HH B…

Melbourne Dances to The Holy Names of The Lord
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Due to the pandemic Australia has been in lockdown for almost a year, with no visits to the temple or harinama festivals. The sound of the holy names of the Lord was conspicuous by its absence in Melbourne. When some restrictions were lifted, Vrindava…

A Prayerful Kirtan Emanates from South Africa
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Devotees from South Africa participated in a prayerful kirtan for devotees and the world. Taruni Radha Devi Dasi and Paramahamsa Dasa (from Johannesburg) together with the Durban Kirtanuity Youth Group (Shankarshan Dasa, Balarama Dasa, Sudhir Prabhu, …

Long Lonely Nights are Opportunities to Pine for Krishna (3 min. video)
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This one the gopi is sharing how endlessly long and lonely her nights are as she pines for krishnaRead More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so far)

Compilation of Prabhupada Lilamrita – HG Baladeva Vidyabhushan Das (video)
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We admire all the efforts and the pains which have gone behind making and compiling the Srila Prabhupada this is one of the momentous and one of the most important services which has been done in ISKCON for all the devotees in ISKCON and for many gener…

Be Good – and Shrewd
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Ravana’s exploitation of Sita’s service attitude shows how, if we are naive, our virtues can be used against us. Few things cause us as much agony as when our good intentions backfire on us. When we try to do something good for someone but that very p…

This body was raised by you, and it comes from you. I cannot repay this debt even in millions of births
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As Devotees, we are trained to offer pure appreciation to Vaisnavis, to see them as “mothers” and to honor and offer them all respect. To all the devotee mothers, I humbly offer obeisances and pray to always have my heart and mind and eyes pure enoug…

International Mother’s day (9 min. video)
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Today is International Mother’s day as celebrated in most countries. The Swami remembers his beloved mother while honouring all mothers. Read More…(This post has been viewed 362 times so far)

Help Transform Krishna’s Island for Good!
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Join us to help develop ISKCON’s only island temple into a retreat centre and first-class guest facility. Inish Rath island has forests filled with deer, peacock, swans, wildflowers, and the gentle sound of Krishna kirtanRead More…(This post has bee…

Dear Jananivasa Prabhu
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The familiar sights of Mayapur are ones that we all take shelter of even when far away: Srila Prabhupada’s bhajan kutir, the samadhi of His Divine Grace, the darshan of Sri Sri Radha\-Madhava and the asta sakhis, Sri Sri Prahlad\-Nrsimhadeva, Sri Sri …

A SB set, a CC set and a “Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita” set reach their destination!
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Denukhari prabhu receives a Russian “Srimad Bhagavatam” set, a Russian “Chaitanya Charitamrita” set and a Russian “Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita” set from Gopal Champu prabhu! Jay Srila Prabhupada! Read More…(This post has been viewed 341 times so far)

Rest in peace Uncle!
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By Tracy Daley I’m Tracy, another one of Pankajanghri’s nieces. Together with my brother Adam Beardon we wanted to send a message and share some photographs on behalf of our mum Sheila, one of Panakajaghri’s big sisters. Sadly mum died 9 years ago bu…