Author Archives: Dandavats

Srila Prabhupada said our ISKCON is nothing without its festivals, festival means a joyous occasion, lots of singing and dancing.Read More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

Take refuge in the Holy Names. Our only panacea from all onslaughts.Read More…(This post has been viewed 443 times so far)

By Sri Nandanandana dasa We should not think that sankirtana, or the chanting of the Lord’s holy names, is simply part of the system of mantra-yoga, or is merely a formula that has been passed down through the ages like other yoga systems. Nor is…

By Hector Rosario, PhD Now, you may ask, but Srila Prabhupada instructed us to only chant 16 rounds. Why should we change that standard? Actually, we are not asking to change the institutional standard from 16 to 64 rounds. Our suggestion is simply tha…

We are happy to announce that we are sending Tulasi seeds to anyone who would like some!Read More…(This post has been viewed 338 times so far)

In this vlog we meet some diverse people who all have one thing in common … they are all Hare Krishna’s.Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

As part of the World Holy Name week celebrations, we invite you all to hear from Shaktyavesha Avatar Das and Pancharatna Das. They will share their realizations and experiences on how to effectively propagate the most sublime chanting of the Holy names…

The Monk’s Podcast 76 with Yogesvara PrabhuRead More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

We often hear that devotees live a life of mature compassion. They perform multifarious activities out of their compassion for the welfare of all living entities. While performing these compassionate acts, their vision is set on serving the Supreme Lor…

By Pusta Krishna das When our Godbrother, Atreya Rsi, was in Tehran in the 1970s, he wrote to Srila Prabhupad to inform him that he had gotten some of the Muslims to chant the Hare Krishna Mantra. Srila Prabhupad’s reply was very interesting and enlig…

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada “My dear Lord, I received this valuable human form of life, but I have wasted it for nothing. This life is meant for understanding Radha and Krishna, but I did not do so. Therefore I have knowingl…

We have been informed that Caitanya Candra Carana Prabhu, one of our Russian GBCs and his wife, Gauracandrika Devi, have tested positive for Covid-19.
They have both been extremely ill for quite some days now but are on the mend.Read More…(This post…

English rendition of the beautiful song Kevalastakam (madhuram madhurebhyo api… harer namaiva kevalam.) Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Bhakti Prabhava Swami: “Our life is very short. The Krishna consciousness movement is not meant for fulfilling one’s personal ambition, but it is a serious movement for the whole world. I am therefore going to the Eastern hemisphere, beginning from Ja…

Be aware of how your lifestyle, attitude and activities are supporting your chanting. The more you change your lifestyle, around the sound vibration of the Maha-mantra, the more your consciousness will change. The more your consciousness changes, the m…

Jagattarini Mataji joins us with Part 2 of her fascinating puppetry adventures!Read More…(This post has been viewed 326 times so far)

An Opportunity to Worship Supremely Merciful Lord Gauranga in Supremely Merciful Abode Navadvipa Dhama, in the Supremely Powerful Purusottama Month by performing the Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama!Read More…(This post has been viewed 361 times so far)

Recently our very innovative centre manager Madhavananda Das saw a plane flying above with a banner that had an anti political statement. From this he got the brainchild to do the same thing with ‘Hare Krishna’ in the message. He made inquiries and whe…

To be attentive on the level of the heart when chanting the holy name requires deep internal work. We have to become personal in our relationship with Krishna, consciously directing ourselves towards Him while calling out in helplessness: “I know You a…

By Tapana Misra dasa The International Shravanam week is not the end of the emphasis on reading every day. It was meant to have a concerted effort to remind us all of the significance of reading Srila Prabhupada’s books every day for every member of IS…

By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura My heart is like a desert, hot with the rays of the sun. This is my internal mental condition. The desire for temporary, material things cannot satisfy me because by nature they are death producing. And not one or two, but…

Jiva Goswami provides us with an amazing definition of sin: “Sin is the suffering of the mind born from not having a taste for associating with the Lord.” According to this definition, sin means, to not have a taste for chanting, for the Holy Dhama, fo…

The marketplace of the holy name had originally been established by Nityananda. When Lord Caitanya sent Lord Nityananda to West Bengal , a whole group of devotees went with him, and it wasn’t easy to go. Because they were so ecstatic and so overwhelmed…

“To me, they are priceless. They were never meant to be objects of art. They are meant to be worshipped. It’s important for collectors and dealers to recognize that these sacred bronzes have been stolen from temples which continue to exist,” says Mr Vi…

Srila Prabhupada clearly explains how the chanting of the Sankirtan groups was the cure for the pandemic back in Srila Prabhupada’s childhood in Calcutta.Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

By Jayashree devi dasi >Gopal’s Glorious Gang (GGG) is a children’s club in Brisbane, Australia with about 80 children, from 4 to 16 years old. Our goal in forming this club is to help each child become a well-rounded human being through intellectual,…

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 August 2020. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 I…

Kesava dasa: The COVID situation around the world has not settled and we have an issue in Mayapur over the last week and more, where it is suspected that many will be infected. We are worried about all devotees in the Dham, but more so about 38 Srila P…

To anyone, even a new student of spirituality, who has some knowledge of atma, or spirit soul, knows that by nature atma is eternal. It is ever-existing, and neither it takes birth nor does it ever die.
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Heavy torrents of rain, breaks barriers around agricultural land,
Like unauthorized atheists propaganda breaks Vedic injunctions;
The clouds, tossed by the wind, deliver water which is welcomed like nectar;
Distribution of such wealth is also necta…

By Giriraj Swami Both the Gregorian and Vedic calendars comprise twelve months. But whereas the number of days in each month varies in the Gregorian calendar, the Vedic months are all of the same duration: about fourteen days from the new moon to the …

By Yugala Kishor Gour dasToday it is 55 years ago that Srila Prabhupada set foot on US soil for the first time, having being brought there by a ship called Jaladuta. It was one of the many vessels of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company from Bombay, on…

By Loka Saranga Dasa The dream came true! We hit the road for Czech Padayatra again, for the 27th time. It was an absolutely nectarian and merciful highlight of the year. We left the gray comfort zone of our average troubled daily lives – which are fu…

By Giriraj Swami When Srila Prabhupada first arrived in America, it took some time—almost a year—before people began to take his message seriously. But gradually, after he moved to New York, some young men and women did join him. And after starting the…

Recite Bhagavad Gita 15th chapter: From SEP,17th, 2020 to 16,OCT 2020Read More…(This post has been viewed 327 times so far)

Sadbhuja Das: I would like to share this wonderful sample painting of Srila Prabhupada done by Ekaterina Andreeva from Volgograd in Russia. She is an aspiring disciple of Gopal Krishna Maharaja, and as you can see is very talented! We look forward to h…

By Madhurika dasiWhen our children grow into teens, many of us find that inspiring them in Krishna consciousness becomes much harder. They are no longer enthusiastic to imitate us or join in with the devotional activities we initiate. I’ve been spendin…

Every learned man knows very well that attachment for the material is the greatest entanglement of the spirit soul. But that same attachment, when applied to the self-realized devotees, opens the door of liberation.Read More…(This post has been viewe…