By Sacinandana Swami Deepening Bhakti course is suitable for all those who have been on the Bhakti path for some time and who would like to deepen their understanding of the philosophy and practices of Bhakti. HH Sacinandana Swami presents the five tr…
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A Life in Bhakti (video)
Sensitivity in presenting Spiritual topics (video)
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By the Monks podcast We use speech every day in our life. But seldom do we realize it’s power. It leaves a profound impact on others, our mind and consciousness. Words create worlds. Since language affects reality, there is an irretrievable nature t…
People Behind the Policies (video)
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By the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team Please join us for our “Ask a GBC-People Behind the Policies” series. This week we are very honored to host HH Guru Prasad Swami. He is being interviewed by Gopal Bhatta Das. Read More…(This post has been vi…
ISKCON Birmingham Ratha Yatra class (video)
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A MOST beautiful, nourishing talk happening on Rath Yatra. Unlike most talks you may have heard on this topic.Read More…(This post has been viewed 323 times so far)
An empty space in my heart
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I was always cherishing his association because it filled me with warmth, with a feeling of a close family member that was always there for me when something would go wrong. A hug from Maharaja was a booster in my Bhakti.Read More…(This post has been…
Simple Living High Thinking (video)
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Many times devotees would like to shift lifestyle to a more self-reliant, natural way of life and produce their own food. Hearing about personal experiences of people like us who have been doing this for years is absolutely valuable!Read More…(This p…
A new rendition of “Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur’s Sri Gurvastakam” (musical video)
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Yoga and the Quiet Beatle
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When the world around him seemed to be falling apart, yoga helped George Harrison overcome depression and dependency. If being a Beatle had taught him anything, it was to always go with the best, and going with yoga to overcome a dark time in his life …
Anger in the Gita
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By Yogesvara dasa The Bhagavad Gita has something to say about anger—two “somethings” that seem to contradict one another. One is shockingly violent. In a startlingly passage (2.32) Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that when there is a chance for righteous bat…
A Dialog about Consciousness (audio)
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Featuring special guest Martin Fleming (Akhandadhi das). Joshua Greene and Martin Fleming (Akhandadhi) discuss the recent findings in consciousness studies, the nature of consciousness, and the challenges in studying subjective experiences.Read More…
Initiation ceremony online (video)
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By Indradyumna SwamiTo receive the first, or ‘Harinama’, initiation within ISKCON means to receive the Hare Krishna mantra from an experienced Vaishnava and to promise to recite it a fixed number of times daily. It also means to avoid committing any of…
The loss of truth. Why truth matters how we came to lose it and how we can get it back (video)
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By Candrasekhara Swami I have lost my three legs and am now standing on one only. Are you lamenting for my state of existence? Or are you in great anxiety because henceforward the unlawful meat-eaters will exploit you? Or are you in a sorry plight bec…
How to bring the members of ISKCON closer together (video)
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By the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamHH Purushatraya Swami reaffirms the 6th purpose of ISKCON-To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler, more natural way of life as part of the ISKCON Incorporation Day celebration….
Take Shelter of the Holy Name and Become Fearless (video)
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Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja lecture in English on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 10 Verse 2 recorded on the 14th of November 1990 in ISKCON Melbourne, Australia.Read More…(This post has been viewed 664 times so far)
Spiritual Relationships against impersonalism (video)
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By Radha Dasi No time to be personal, I have my “to do” list. How can we help and encourage each other if we don’t take the time to know each other? There must be friendship among devotees and the time and space to develop it. Examples of friendship f…
How to observe Janmastami at home
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By Nrsimha Kavaca Dasa With Janmastami just around the corner, there is still so much uncertainty about whether temples will be open for festivals or not ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry has put together a document guiding devotees how to observe Janmasta…
Understanding the heart of Bhakti Charu Swami
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By Mahatma das A lot of times when we talk about ISKCON, people think that it’s just an organization, and organizations have so many problems, and I am devoted to Prabhupada, but not to ISKCON. Bhakti Charu Swami never made that distinction, he didn’…
A Struggle against Superior Arrangement
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As I laid out the straw mat on the sunlit veranda to prepare for his massage, Srila Prabhupada drew my attention to some sparrows making a nest. They had chosen a hole in the wall behind the electrical circuit box just outside Prabhupada’s sitting-room…
Mysteries of the Sacred Universe (video)
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Have you ever wondered the complexity of the material universe? Did you ever stumble in your understanding about all the intricacies behind it while studying Srimad Bhagavatam? If the answer to the above questions is YES, then this is for you. Hear fro…
How to propagate spiritual knowledge throughout the whole world? (video)
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Let us hear from HG Tapana Mishra Das as he reaffirms the Purpose #1 of ISKCON (To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values …
New Sannyasi in Iskcon (video)
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H.G Sundarlal Prabhu is now H.H Sundar Caitanya Goswami Maharaja!Read More…(This post has been viewed 331 times so far)
2. Why and how to erect the places of transcendental pastimes of the Lord? (video)
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By The ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team Let us hear from HG Jagattarini Devi Dasi as she reaffirms the Purpose # 5 of ISKCON (To erect for the members and for society at large a holy place of transcendental pastimes dedicated to the personality of K…
Pandemic Ratha Yatra in New Vrindaban
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By New Vrindavana Summertime is Ratha Yatra time! The Ratha Yatra festival is a celebration of reunion, when Their Lordships Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra, who had been separated from Their devotees during a two-week “sick” leave, finally return a…
Interview with Praghosa dasa Friday 17th of July
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Kalakantha dasa: The ISKCON GBC Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture is presenting a series of very interesting podcasts on its Facebook page featuring experts on different areas of cow protection and agriculture, who have successfully lectured i…
Sangam of Twelve Alvars in Srila Prabhupada
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By the Srila Prabhupada Lila Team “Swans have a proclivity to stick their long necks underwater and wrap them around the stem of the lotus flower. So King Kulasekhara is praying, “My dear Krsna, may the swan of my mind enter the network of the stem of …
Krishna Kirtan 2020.07.12 Italy Turin (5 min. video)
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Narada Muni, citing a practical example from his own life, established that by associating with devotees and chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, any man in any condition of life can achieve the highest perfection without a doubt. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.15…
Bhakti Vision: Food for Life in London (6 min. video)
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In this vlog I follow the ISKCON-London Food for Life (FFL) team as they serve hot plates of prasadam (food) to the homeless in Trafalgar Square. Read More…(This post has been viewed 315 times so far)
Mayor of Port Phillip Council appreciative of Iskcon’s Food For Life
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Mohan Das: Today I met the Mayor of Port Phillip Council on behalf of Food for Life, Melbourne.
We had a great conversation regarding helping the community during the time of crisis. I shared the vision of Srila Prabhupada, where within 10 mile radius…
WE WILL KEEP YOU IN OUR HEARTS
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Rajesh Hirani: Finally, when Srila Prabhupada said to you strongly: “I will get better only when I die” You broke down crying. But he wished to bind you even closer: “Is this what you have learnt from me? The soul is always there – immortal!”Read More…
Ministry of West Bengal Facilitated the Final Journey of Our Spiritual Hero HH Bhakti Charu Swami Very Smoothly
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The Honorable Chief Minister of West Bengal Sushri Mamta Bannerjee personally arranged different NOCs of the Government of West Bengal which were necessary for bringing His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj’s Vapu from the USA to Mayapur.Read More……
Iskcon’s Holy Name Monastery in Lithuania Destroyed In A Fire
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The Holy Name Monastery (Lithuania) brahmacaries were on a traveling preaching tour, doing 1-2 public Harinama Sankirtana Yajnas per day. In different cities across the Baltic countries. They returned to the monastery late on Sunday (12th of July). Dur…
Why do we write, print and distribute books? (video)
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By The ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team Let us hear from HG Vaisesika Das as he reaffirms the Purpose# 7 of ISKCON (With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals, magazines, books and other writings….
On Grieving a Beloved Vaishnava
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By Garuda Das Questions of auspicious or inauspicous deaths, devotional status, popularity, etc. are irrelevant. The bhakta has already transcended these considerations. Parikshit died by the bite of snake-bird “Let the snake bird bite me at once. I o…
Why and how to erect places of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord? (video)
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By The ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning TeamLet us hear from HG Ambarish Das and Svaha Devi Dasi as they reaffirm the Purpose #5 of ISKCON. They are instrumental in the overseeing and construction of “The Temple of Vedic Planetarium (TOVP)”. Read More…..
How to find Krishna in great Vedic scriptures of India? (video)
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Let us hear from HG Narayani Devi Dasi as she affirms the Purpose # 2 of ISKCON (To propagate a consciousness of Krishna (God), as it is revealed in the great scriptures of India, Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam).Read More…(This post has been vie…
How to teach others and develop love for chanting the Holy names? (video)
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Let us hear from HH Lokanath Swami as he reaffirms the Purpose #4 of ISKCON (To teach and encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy name of God, as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu)Read More…(This…
Why and how to erect places of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord? (video)
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Let us hear from one of the most illustrious and dynamic leaders of our movement, HH Jayapataka Swami as he reaffirms the Purpose # 5 of ISKCON (To erect for the members and for society at large a holy place of transcendental pastimes dedicated to the …
Fruits of a 100-year-old “Kalpataru” saving millions
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By Vaishnavanghri Sevaka Das Shortly after the conclusion of World War-I, in December 1918, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur inaugurated a centre, “Calcutta Bhaktivinoda Asana” at 1, Ultadinghee Junction Road in North Calcutta. Feeling a deep se…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama engaged in a conversation with HG Gaur Gopal Das (video)
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama engaged in a conversation with HG Gaur Gopal Das, a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), by video link from his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 14, 2020.
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Krishna conscious reflections by Russell Brand (video)
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Spiritual reflections by Russell Brand following a podcast with Radhanath SwamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 397 times so far)