Author Archives: Dandavats

Vishalini Devi dasi: Hare Krsna Prabhus and Maharaj’s – Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Our godbrother, my husband, Gunarnava Das Acbsp is about to have open heart surgery. He was admitted to hospital in Brisbane, …

Karnamrita Das: I have thought and written much about what it takes to stay the course in bhakti for our whole life, as well as to how not to settle into a comfortable religious life not intensely focused on making spiritual advancement. They are relat…

Gauri Das: International Yoga day with Sruti Dharma Prabhu. Despite failing health and being hugely incapacitated, he shows endless gratitude to his carers. When asked how are you feeling he responds: ‘I doing well’ or ‘I’m comfortable’ or ‘with all of…

BB Govinda Swami: Yesterday evening we had our first talk and kirtan in Amman, Jordan. It was a small group of very nice folks and they all chanted the holy names with full enthusiasm. I think this must have been the first kirtan in Jordan and while …

Dance and chant. This is the best exercise. We allow them to dance very… Yes. High jump. Actually, that is exercise and at the same time ecstasy. If they dance and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, it is automatically a very big exercise and spiritual advancement. (…

Verses 1-13: After hearing the answers to the six questions asked by the sages in Chapter1, Saunaka Rsi asks four new questions about the history of Srimad Bhagavatam.Read More…

Please find below photos from the 2019 London Ratha Yatra.Read More…

Temple President, Pradyumna Das says: “I am deeply grateful to the children and their families for their commitment to preserve this jewel in the heart of our City. Unfortunately, the situation is dire and this building cannot see another winter. Thoug…

With more than 1 million viewers in youtube. Indian famous Rapper EMIWAY, received the book “on the way to Krishna” by His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada from the Sitar player Sri Bhakti Das (Chile).Read More…

On Sunday 6/16/2019 Lord Jagannath Snan Yatra was celebrated with sincere devotion. On this actual day of Lord Jagannath’s appearance dayRead More…

Nartaka Gopala dasi says: I have been feeling devastated since I heard my dear friend Labangalatika devi passed on May 28, 2019 at her home in India. Yes, one less Prabhupada disciple on the planet, but more than that, she was one of the most remarkabl…

By Srimati Dasi Smiling in which the teeth are slightly visible is called hasita smiling. One day Abhimanyu, the so-called husband of Radharani, was returning home, and at that time he did not know that Krsna was there. But Krsna immediately chang…

“In this Age of Kali, Krishna is manifest in two forms; wood and water. Thus, by enabling the conditioned souls to see the wood and bathe in the water, He helps them become liberated.” “Lord Jagannath is the Supreme Lord himself in the form of wood and…

Srila Prabhupada expressed his appreciation for his father in his dedication to his book Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, “To My Father, Gour Mohan De (1849–1930)”: “A pure devotee of Krsna, who raised me as a Krsna conscious child from the b…

Devotees of Journey of Self Discovery (JOSD) Wellington had a power packed week with HG Chaitanya Charan Das, who gave 8 seminars from 3 – 9 June 2019.Read More…

Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami shares his inner journey through daily poems, writings and paintings. A candid place for genuine spiritual seekers to connect.Read More…(This post has been viewed 13293 times so far)

We need basic Pathology lab machines, equipment and funds. We are asking the IKSCON community for help in acquiring the necessary equipment and funds so a self-sustaining and medically sound Pathology lab for our ever-growing ISKCON Mayapur community c…

The basic observance of Ekadasi, as prescribed by Srila Prabhupada, is to refrain from grains and beans and to chant as many rounds as possible. Although most devotees in ISKCON do not perform nirjala on every Ekadasi, many do on Pandava-nirjala Ekada…

ISKCON Mayapur: Panihati is the name of a village located in the state of West Bengal, on the banks of River Ganges (10 miles north of Kolkata).Read More…

By ISKCON-London Communications Our next trip will be our first bespoke retreat for families (parents and children) in October 2019. The retreat will take place in Govardhan Ecovillage, an award-winning farm community and retreat centre near Mumbai, I…

By Vraja Sundara Das Chanting the holy names of the lord is the most profound method in this age of Kali to rise above the influences of Maya. To engage in Harinama Sankirtana is definitely the only viable process of freeing ourselves from this precari…

By Chirag Dangarwala Cause and Effect are the natural phenomenon in this material world. Every Cause is followed by an Effect and every Effect has a Cause.  This phenomenon of cause and effect is explained in Vedic texts as well as in the modern scienc…

By Rasaraja dasa Thanks to many popular books and articles, the mysteries of quantum theory are now quite widely familiar even amongst the non -scientific public. Heisenberg’s uncertainty relations (one cannot ‘simultaneously know’ both position and mo…

HH Giriraj Swami spoke and read from Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila chapter 6Read More…

Dhruva Laddhu and his friend Kalyan Tamal were a few months old living in little hutches separate from their mothers and each other and fed by a mechanical milk drip before they were brought home to ISCOWP from the dairy.Read More…

By Vrndavana Vinodini Devi DasiHearing good news about others affects people in different ways. Personally, the feelings it evokes within me serves as a barometer of how emotionally healthy I am and my relationship with the individual. Feelings of joy …

By Jaya Vijaya Dasa Sri Ganga-puja, also known as Sri Ganga-dushara (she who removes inauspiciousness), appears in the month of Jyestha (May/June) on the 10th day of Sukla-paksa, or the waxing fortnight of the full moon. Read More…

By Jaya Vijaya Dasa Due to uncontrolled love for Visvambhara, the Ganga rushed rapidly, spilling over her banks in order to gently touch the body of the Lord. People wondered why the Ganga seemed much more beautiful today.Read More…

By Bhaktivedanta Manor HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami gave an enlivening and enlightening 4 part seminar on “The Sacred Rivers of India” at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK. Maharaj spoke about the importance of rivers in general. He recounted how rivers are In…

By Satyaraja Dasa People have assumed that intelligence is linked to the ability to suffer and that because animals have smaller brains they suffer less than humans. That is a pathetic piece of logic, sentient animals have the capacity to experience pl…

By Krishna Dharma Dasa Perhaps we should begin by defining religion. Dictionaries usually describe it as a system of belief in some supernatural power. That is where the conflicts tend to arise. My beliefs may well be different to yours, and human natu…

By Srutakirti dasHundreds of devotees were assembled in the temple room while Srila Prabhupada spoke. Suddenly, he stopped and became silent with his eyes closed. Everyone in the room became still, not wanting to disturb him. A pin drop could be heard….

Bhumi Devi Dasi: My Godbrother, His Grace PustaKrsna prabhu invited all the devotees over to his home today for a final visit. It was a beautiful and tearful event, and here he is getting a short nap after the program. With him in this picture is Daru …

By various devotees The Chariot Festival of Lord Jagannatha (Ratha Yatra), the Lord of the Universe, has been performed at the spiritual seaside resort of Puri, India for more than two thousand years. Since 1976, this attractive, beautiful, and bliss …

By Damodar Prasad dasWe are always on the razor’s edge, even when, by the mercy of Krsna-Guru-Vaishnava, we return back home, back to Godhead. Our original existence there is also on the edge of a razor – there is no room for inattentiveness or imperfe…

By Prahladananda Swami This is the audio recording from a Lecture – SB 2.7.18 “Questions About Sannyasa Asrama” at Radhadesh (Celibacy) with interesting questions and answers about the sannyasa asrama in Iskcon. How, when and why one devotee should ent…

Srila Prabhupada: “We must have a temple at Mayapur. If every one of us possesses a temple there, the importance of Sridhama Mayapur will automatically increase and we must have this ideal in view always” – 1947 to 1965 Correspondence Letter to Gosvami…

HG Bhava Bhakti devi dasi shares some inputs on the background of the Spiritual Mentorship System, how it started and moreRead More…

By Surendra Singh SaukhandaMy wife showed an equal disinterest in religious matters. Although she would attend religious functions held in her village, her main purpose was to entertain herself with some singing and dancing that’s all. But one day, in …

By Jaganmohini devi dasi When Lord Caitanya finished His instructions to Srila Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana, being empowered and enlightened, was so transcendentally pleased that he at once fell at the feet of Lord Caitanya and said: “I am born of a very…