By Sri Nandanandana dasa When it comes to humanity’s conception of God, it seems that each religion and culture describes the character of God differently. In some we find God described as an angry and jealous God. Or we find the God of the Old Testa…
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Krishna–The Ever-Loving God
Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama 2019 Invitation
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With great pleasure ISKCON Mayapur invites all of you out there to join the most auspicious Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama! We are expecting at least 8 thousand devotees all round the world to join the blissful sacrifice of walking in Sri Navadvipa …
Latest edition of the Journal by HH Satsvarupa dasa Goswami
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Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: This edition of the Journal begins by discussing how, in my old age, I am accepting personal service from a disciple (vapu) for health reasons, while in my relationship with Srila Prabhupada I chose to serve his vani, even whil…
Pujari Training Course at the London College of Vedic Studies (ISKCON-London)
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By London College of Vedic Studies Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara are some of ISKCON’s famous Deities, in fact Srila Prabhupada’s Lilamrita recalls the story of Their installation with great affection. Therefore as a result the Deity worship department at…
Become Prabhupada?
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By Navina Nirada Dasa “So you want to become Prabhupada?” These words of a senior devotee rang in my ears, and I started pondering. He had asked me about the purpose of my stay in Mayapur. I told him that I’m attending the Bhaktivedanta Course. Altho…
Grand Opening of Unique Cafe in Watford UK
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By Parasuram dasa For this project we got 100% support from the police, the Mayor, local politicians, local charities, local businesses, supermarkets, football clubs and one unique aspect of the project is we made solid friendships with some minister…
Potencies of Lord Sri Krishna
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By Jaya Gaursundar Dasa The Lord’s Potencies are inconceivable (acintya): That which cannot be thought of, understood, imagined or believed. While taking Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathura, and taking bath in the Yamunā, what Akrura saw in the water was fo…
I want Krsna
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By Srimati Dasi May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Srimati Saci-devi be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless m…
The Marriage of Heaven and Earth (In the Gaudiya Vaishnava Tradition)
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By Matsya Avatara Das Marriage is a samskara; one of the ten sacraments that serve to elevate a person’s consciousness from the human level to the spiritual experience. Such elevation and transformation of consciousness is the purpose of human life. …
May Mother Ganges Bless You Today
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By Indradyumna Swami Ever since becoming a devotee of Lord Krishna in 1970, I have been fascinated with the Kumbha Mela festival. This year I decided to join millions of other pilgrims in the journey to the Ardha Kumbha Mela where, from January 15th …
PM Modi Unveils 800kg Bhagavad Gita at ISKCON Temple
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By Administrator New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday boarded a metro train from Khan Market station on way to attend an event at ISKCON temple in south Delhi’s East of Kailash, officials said. Modi unveiled a giant Bhagavad Gita, runni…
Tractor-machine, means kill the Bulls
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By Dusyanta dasa One of the main problems with today’s modernity is the usage of machinery. And why so many Bulls are slaughtered is because there is no work for them to do. If we can understand the nature of today’s farming activities it is apparent…
Chasing Rhinos with the Swami-Vol. 2
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Chasing Rhinos with the Swami-Vol. 2, the fantastic story of ISKCON’s birth by Prabhupada’s secretary Shyamasundar prabhu will be going to press in April.Read More…
Photos from Bhaktisiddhanta App. Day London Saturday Night Harinama Sankirtan
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Please find below photos from H.D.G. Bhaktisiddhanta Saravati Thakur’s Appearance Day London Saturday Night Harinama Sankirtan.Read More…
Sri Vyaspuja Mahotsav of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad at Sridham Mayapur.
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The Sri Saraswat Gaudiya Vaishnav Sangha that includes all the important Gaudiya Mutts of Nabadwip, Swarupgunj , Mayapur along with International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON) celebrated the 146th divine appearance day of Srila Bhakt…
Nityananda Trayodashi 2019- Abhishek – ISKCON Kathwada
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Nityananda Trayodashi 2019 – Abhishek – ISKCON KathwadaRead More…
Jagannath Ratha Yatra Bogor
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By Hari Narayana Das As one of the participants of the festival devotees prepared the chariot nicely. the preparation was held at parking area in front of stores area. Devotees from Bali came earlier and made flower garland and the chariot team reasse…
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s commentary on the story of Ekalavya
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By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura In his book of essays, entitled Upakhyane Upadesa, “Instructions in Stories” (Gaudiya Mission 1936), Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following commentary on the story of Ekalavya: The transla…
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s South India Tour
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By Srila Sarasvati Thakura He said that previously the upavita was not used, only the dhoti and upper cloth, but later it became acceptable for brahmanas to wear an upavita instead of an upper cloth. When the Bengali devotees expressed surprise that So…
Rathayatra at Amravati
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By Jayabhadra Devi Dasi This was the second rathayatra organized by ISKCON Amravati. First one was organized in the year 2017. The New Year in Maharashtra starts with rathayatra. We can say that ISKCON Pune is the opening batman in the series of rath…
“SRI CAITANYA MATH: FOREST OF VRINDAVAN IN MAYAPUR” Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Appearance Day
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By Chandan Yatra Das Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura called this place “Vrindavana Pattan”, which means the place where the forest of Vrindavana is manifest. By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s spiritual potency, Syama-Kunda, Radha-Ku…
NASN January 2019 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
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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 January 2019. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 …
Celebrating 50 Years of ISKCON UK at our New Temple in Birmingham
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By Praghosa dasa Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK with over 2 million jivas residing in human bodies. It is the most multicultural city in the western world, as only half of those human jivas are in white bodies. So it is a wonderful cit…
Appearance day Anniversary of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
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By Bhakti Caitanya Swami Narottama Dasa Thakura appeared in Kheturi which I believe is in current day Bangaldesh. Eventually in his late youth or so he went to Vrindavan and in Vrindavan he met Srila Jiva Goswami and took shelter of him. Then he met S…
Not Feeling the Bliss? Here’s the Cure
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By Sri Nandanandana dasa Sometimes I hear devotees say that they have been chanting Hare Krishna for thirty or forty years or more, and are still waiting to feel the taste for it, or the ecstasy from chanting, or from doing devotional service. I even…
Bangladesh preaching program 2019
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By bhakta Ankit Srila Prabhupada wanted Krishna Consciousness to be preached in Bangladesh. Preaching there is really risky, however, pure devotees take the risk. HH Subhag Swami has been continuously preaching in Bangladesh for the past 45 years. In …
The Main Point of Gaudiya Vaisnavism
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Sacinandana Swami: Once there was a lady in India called Kamabai. She lived in a small straw hut and materially speaking she was very poor. However, she had strong love for our Lord, Jagannatha, in her heart. Every morning before the Lord received His …
World Heritage Centre at Mayapur
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By Subroto Das Spread over 700 acre ISKCON has decided to set up a 3000 crore (420 million US dollars) World Heritage centre at Mayapur , Nadia, birth place of Sri Chaitanya MahaPrabhu and spiritual headquarter of the institution. The construction …
ISKCON Hawaii Golden Anniversary Proclamation
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By Siddhanta Das Hawaii’s State Senator Mike Gabbard, father to Tulsi Gabbard, presents the Senate Proclamation honoring the 50th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s establishment of ISKCON Hawaii.Read More…
Nityanand trayodashi celebrated at ISKCON Gaya
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On 18th February ISKCON Gaya celebrated Lord Nityanand Appearance day. Program started with vaishnav bhajan and kirtan followed by Abhishek. More than 56 bhogas offered to Lord Nityanand. Prasad distributed after arati.. Jai Nityanand.Read More…
ISKCON Ahmedabad holds kirtan and offered lamps for the martyred soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir Terrorist attack
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Haresh Govinda Das: On February 17th, more than 70 devotees of ISKCON Ahmedabad performed special harinam sankirtan on street of Ahmedabad in the morning for the soldiers who laid their lives in a horrible terrorist attack.Read More…
Koda Nitai!
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After meditating all morning to be able to distribute a Bhagavatam set as an offering to Nityananda, we took a Bhagavatam set with us and displayed it. It was an average day until this sweet Chinese lady shows up at our table from no where. We tried to…
Iskcon Orlando Nityananda Rama’s Grand Birthday Celebrations
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Today we celebrated Nityananda’s Appearance day at the ISKCON Orlando temple. We were graced by guest speaker HG Adikarta Das who gave an uplifting class on the mercy and kindness of lord Nityananda. Lord Nityananda- who is lord Balaram himself, appear…
The Purport to Nitai-Pada-Kamala – Prabhupada (10 min. video)
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“If you are anxious to go back to home, back to Godhead, and become associate with Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, then the best policy is to take shelter of Nityānanda.”Read More…
Harinama and Food for Life Program at IIMSAM, Kenya (Album of photos)
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Glimpse of HH Mahavishnu Swami Maharaj ji accompanied with us for our Food for Life Program at IIMSAM, Near Kisumu Airport. Organization taking care of Orphans and a few HIV/AIDs affected children backed by United Nations and World Health Organisation….
Attraction for the Message of Krishna
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In the execution of religious principles we must observe so many formulas, but the ultimate end should be that we develop spontaneous attraction for hearing about God. This is actually wanted. We should not become showbottles of religious life. We shou…
Loving Service — The Basic Principle of Magnanimous Marriage
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Krsnanandini Devi Dasi,: A few years ago, my husband, Tariq and I presented a seminar on the concept of what we term “Magnanimous Marriage.” In such a marriage, husband and wife are actual benefactors for one another. Benefactor is defined as a kindly…
GARBHAVASA” or “SOOTIKA MANDIR” (Album of photos)
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In Janmasthan Mandir there is a Deity of Nitai (Nityananda). Hadai Pandita Bhavan is the site of the original house of Nityananda’s father. There are two banyan trees by this temple that are said to have existed since the time of Nityananda. In the cen…
More Merciful than the Most Merciful
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Iskcon Mayapur: “When our Lord Caitanya disappears, by His desire, the Ganges will swell. The Ganges water will almost cover Mayapur for a hundred years, and then the water will again recede. For some time only the place will remain, devoid of houses. …
Sri Nityananda-trayodasi
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By Giriraj Swami Pure devotees have no selfish desires. They have no desire even for liberation. Their only desire is to serve the Lord. Still, sometimes the Lord will give liberation to a pure devotee—though never the impersonal liberation of merging…