Author Archives: Dandavats

By Bhakti Charu Swami When we say Krishna we mean God. When we say God it is not a Hindu God or Muslim God or Christian God and so forth or an Indian God or Russian god or Chinese God. God is God. He is the only one. He is the Supreme Personality. Alt…

By Ananda Tirtha Das The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON GBC Society will begin on February 11, 2020. Following the ISKCON GBC Society’s Rules of Order, the GBC Secretariat requests proposals, duly sponsored by two GBC members, to be submitted b…

Jaya Sila das and Vimala Devi Dasi: There is a world of difference between guiding with love and controlling with force. The recipient can certainly feel the difference. A husband is expected to offer spiritual guidance to his wife. Parents need to g…

On Saturday 7th September, ISKCON Leicester hosted a grand celebration in the city in honor of the 50th anniversary of ISKCON UK and HDG Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in London.Read More…

For the month of October, we will be cooking and distributing 20,000 plates of delicious Prasad daily to the Eco Activists in London. These young people are passionate about seeking solutions to the problems of the world, just as in the sixties and sev…

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaSo today, this evening, we are talking about Radhastami. We are trying to understand the chief potency of Krsna. Radharani is the pleasure potency of Krsna. As we understand from Vedic literature, …

This Saturday, the Hare Krishnas will share the popular Hare Krishna mantra and distribute hundreds of cakes to shoppers and visitors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in the UK.Read More…

Prananatha das: I had spent two weeks at Govardhan last October working on the film “Govardhan Seva” but during that time I didn’t get the opportunity to visit Varshana. So, on the morning I was leaving, my taxi was heading towards Delhi and I asked t…

Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: The Sadhu Sanga Festival in Russia opened last night. Many thousands of devotees have gathered right next to the Black Sea for a week of intense hearing and chanting in the association of some of the most advanced devotees in th…

Visakha Priya dasi: So each, everyone shall treat others as “My master.” This is the Vaisnava system. Read More…

Manjari Gauthie: Sweet, heavy smoke is pouring off the altar – the curtains are opening! Oh, so painfully slow they are opening. On my left, Tulsi Priya is sobbing. All the frankincense is now escaping, huge billows rolling over the crowd, so thick th…

Sastric Quotes: In fact, Radharani is the internal potency of Sri Krishna, and She eternally intensifies the pleasure of Sri Krishna. Impersonalists cannot understand this without the help of a maha-bhagavata devotee. The very name Radha suggests that …

By Anantacarya dasaSrimati Radharani, the tenderhearted, feminine counterpart of Godhead, is that one person in all of existence who knows best how to express love for Krsna. She is the supreme container of love for Him, and, as such, She is known as t…

His Grace Yama Niyama Dasa Brahmachari speaks on the importance of, and his involvement in, the 2019 MANtra Retreat at New Vrindavan.Read More…

Jaipur is known as gupta-Vrindavana, as the Lord Shri Govinda-devji, Shri Gopinath Ji and Shri Madan Mohan Ji (later went to Karoli) came from Shri Vrindavana Dham. Since then, Jaipur became the place of pilgrimage for Vaishnavas. In 1972, Srila Prabhu…

By Vamsuli Dasa In ancient times, farmers followed the moon cycles across the year to sow or harvest their crops, knowing well that their investments are protected by taking advantage of such opportune moments. Devotees similarly have the opportunity …

By TOVP team We launched our newest campaign to encourage donors to complete their pledges, the TOVP Live Your Pledge Campaign. This awareness campaign is simply a reminder to keep your commitment to Srila Prabhupada to fulfill your pledge by 2022 or s…

By Ukranian IMCPAUkraine held the first ISKCON Farm Organization meeting in New Mayapur, from the 16-18th of August. The event targeted on how to accomplish the recent GBC resolution that by Janmastami 2022, all ISKCON centers should have a plan on how…

When I was a new devotee, maybe less than two years in the movement, I approached Srila Prabhupada one day while he was getting his massage on the veranda of the Calcutta temple. “Srila Prabhupada,” I said, “I have been thinking about what pleases you …

The appearance day of Lord Balaram symbolizes to resemble the devotees to be prepared for greeting Lord Krishna. Lord Balaram is firstly and in conclusion defined as THE SERVITOR GOD TO LORD KRISHNA.Read More…

By Indradyumna Swami The fortunate town of Navadvipa remains on the earth. The seashore remains. The city of Jagannatha Puri remains. The holy names of Lord Krsna remain. Alas! Alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord…

Bhakta dasa: Once again, we celebrated another Sri Krishna Janmastami festival here in ISKCON Melbourne, we had over 10,000 guests over the three-day festival. Everyone was fed sumptuous feast throughout the day and night.Read More…

By Shyamasundara DasaThis is a revised and expanded edition of an article that I originally wrote in 1995. It weaves together, through the lens of Vedic Astrology, the history of how the ISKCON Mayapura temple was first victimized by thieves who stole …

Indradyumna Swami: We are again making an appeal for financial support, this time for a very dear and loved devotee who has made significant contributions to the cultural expansion of our Krishna consciousness in the world. Ramdas Abhirama Das, a disc…

By Gauranga Darshan Das Krishna’s pastimes are most enchanting, but when His pure devotees like the gopīs or Sukadeva Gosvami in the Bhagavatam narrate them, they taste even more nectarean, being mixed with the love of these devotees. Thus, Mother Ya…

Devaki Devi Dasi: Throughout the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada emphasizes again and again the importance of retiring from family life around the age of fifty. He clearly gives this deadline – again and againRead More…

Purushottam Nitai Das: A serious spiritual practitioner knows well that his uncontrolled senses and mind are his biggest enemy and cause of miseries, so he carefully employs his senses in executing any activity. Unless and until we completely give up a…

More than 450 devotees attended this outreach event. The event consisted of maha-abhishekam for the Lord, melodious kirtan, spiritual discourse by HG Ambarish Maharaj das emphasizing the importance of chanting, kids drama (How Krishna preserves what we…

By Vijaya das In July, the two main UK temples, Bhaktivedanta Manor and London-Soho, had a great month. They had a summer marathon (see att. image) as they celebrate fifty years of Hare Krishna culture in the UK this year. The Manor did 6,154 book poin…

As for your nice sentiments about our first meeting on Houston Street, it was all arranged by Krishna. That was practically a favor shown to me by Krishna because I came in your country by superior order.Read More…(This post has been viewed 15823 tim…

Here is a present from His Holiness Bir Krishna Goswami in the form of these Audio Books, now available. Enjoy the nectar!Read More…

By Bhakta George Pratt August 14, 2019 – On Sri Balaram Jayanti Mahotsava (the Appearance Day of Lord Balaram), ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (“GBC”) and the Board of Directors of Bharati Center, Inci. (“Brooklyn Temple” or “Temple”) won a notab…

Srila Prabhupada, by your unreserved mercy we would like to take this opportunity to glorify you on your most divine appearance day and also present you with an offering updating you about your most important project in ISKCON, the Temple of the Vedic …

Dayal Mora das: O hail to thee, lover of a tale from Canterbury. Hark! Lend thine ears! Listen to a tall tale that was many times told. A tale of war and peace, of crime and punishment and of a midsummer night’s dream. Many a pilgrim has walked th…

By Brahma Muhurta Das Each year, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust publishes a limited number of copies of a Vyasa-puja book—a collection of homages to Srila Prabhupada from devotees and temples all over the world. Srila Prabhupada’s unique position as the …

By Chaitanya Charan das “Let others, fearing material existence, worship the Vedas, the Vedic supplementary Puranas and the Mahabharata, but I shall worship Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard the Supreme Brahman is crawling.”Read More…

By Indradyumna SwamiI bow down to the beautiful lotus feet of my spiritual master, by whose causeless mercy I have obtained the supreme holy name, the divine mantra, the service of the son of Sacimata, the association of Srila Svarupa Damodara, Rupa Go…

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 July 2019. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Indiv…

By Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami In a little house in the Tollygunge suburb of Calcutta, a male child was born. Since he was born on Nandotsava, the day Krsna’s father, Nanda Maharaja, had observed a festival in honor of Krsna’s birth, the boy’s uncle called…