Author Archives: Dandavats

By Gauranga Darshan Das Beautiful forms inspire attraction, but attachment and affection are developed more because of beautiful characteristics. Although physically attractive, if someone doesn’t have good qualities and attitude, people are not inclin…

By Giriraj Swami In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Prabhupada explains the reasons for Sri Krishna Chaitanya’s appearance. Lord Krishna, in His pastimes, was unable to experience the glory of Srimati Radharani’s love for Him, the wonderful qualities in…

By Vijaya Dasa A lot of temples did really well in October. Among large temples, Radhadesh looked really good, for a rural community, increasing by 296%, with 1,632 book points. Nice to see Radhadesh in the newsletter again. Among the medium temples, …

Kalakantha Das: This fall, the seven-member staff at the Bhakti Academy at the Krishna House (ISKCON of Gainesville, Florida, USA), has been blessed with one of its best classes in its ten-year history, with eleven new bhaktas and seven new bhaktins t…

By Narendra Modi I am pleased to learn that the International Gita Festival is being organized by ISKCON in December, 2018 at New Delhi to celebrate the profound relevance of Srimad Bhagavad Gita in the contemporary world. Encapsulating the wisdom of o…

“It was amazing how one person could have so many relationships with so many people – because he really did care, he really loved all the people he met.Read More…(This post has been viewed 708 times so far)

By Damaghosa das Sukadeva spent his life dedicated to the service of his spiritual master Srila Prabhupada and was greatly attached to reading his books daily. He and I would have many long discussions over the years over the Krsna Conscious philosophy…

By Parasuram dasa This year we distributed 31,000 books, “the teachings of Lord Caitanya”, and tonnes of Prasad. HG Loka Saranga prabhu a regular Vraj Padayatra devotee, had a serious car accident a year ago during the Padayatra in the Check Republic. …

TOVP: Fundraising on Facebook has reached an all-time high with people fundraising for their favorite non-profits, churches, Causes, etc. on holidays, their birthdays, and other occasions. Why not become a TOVP Ambassador and celebrate your birthday, w…

By London College of Vedic Studies The seminar concluded with a live demonstration of bathing and dressing small Gaura-Nitai deities. Undoubtedly, this part of the seminar was greatly appreciated by the attendees, who asked several questions pertaining…

By Jaya Gaursundar Dasa This Hari-katha is attractive for all. It is sung by those who are already on the liberated platform due to being free from all material hankerings. It is the medicine [for those who are aiming for liberation]. Moreover, it giv…

By Pancharatna das When we began this project one of our primary goals was to provide a way for devotees, especially book distributors, to connect people they meet with a follow-up system. One of our main considerations was to have online courseware …

By Gita Jayanti National Committee As part of the Gita Jayanti Festival 2018, devotees in Bali, Indonesia organised a wonderful seminar about the importance and significance of the Bhagavad Gita on the 19th November 2018. The seminar was conducted by t…

Padayatra began with thirty full-time participants: ten book distributors as well as ten devotees dedicated to preaching, while the remainder were bhaktas. Later the party was joined by ten grhasta devotees including two small children from ISKCON’s Hu…

Come and celebrate the joyful journey to one of the Southern most beautiful Holy place known as: Mathura of the south – ”UDUPI” where the Supreme Lord Krishna performed many childhood pastimes for the pleasure of His mother Devaki.Read More…

Nityanand Ashraya Das: ISKCON’s Congregational Development Ministry (CDM) Mayapur had organized a 2-day workshop entitled “Bhakti Vriksha-Hands on Training” for the leaders from all over the world.Read More…

To write about the devotee who corresponds with me is an honor and a humbling effort as I do not believe myself worthy to write and discuss Reverend Rambhoru. She is gracious, patient and has a heart of pure gold. Our very first connection by mail was …

By the GBC It is hereby resolved that Resolution 7.5.1.4 is amended as follows: 7.5.1.4 When a Suspended Guru May Be Rejected “A disciple of a suspended guru who has severely lost faith in his or her spiritual master, and is unable to regain faith, ev…

By Mukhya devi dasi The third community development conference took place at New Raman Reti beginning November. You can learn about our Community Development Initiative and how it developed at www.nrrcommunity.com This event presented an organized a…

By Kesava Bharati Das Goswami To help propagate this revival, I’ve made a vow to live-stream my daily reading of your books. On the Facebook App, if one searches for “Daily Readings of Srila Prabhupada’s Books” and “likes” the page, one can hear your b…

By Rahul Singh Gauranga Das Ji has successfully married city comforts within a village with a wellness program for stress free living. What started in 2005 with 5 humans and 8 cattle today is a 250 human and 100 cattle thriving economy. Gauranga Das Ji…

By the Sannyasa Minister Srila Prabhupada: “If one takes up the sannyasa order of life but is not able to control the mind, he will think of objects of sense gratification namely family, society, expensive house, etc. Even though he goes to the Hi…

Imagine a magical setting where you can immerse yourself, without any distractions, in Krishna’s presence. The idyllic, tranquil countryside of New Vrindaban, away from the noisy and fast-paced city, is the ideal place to unwind and connect with nature…

The VIHE (Vrindavana Institute for Higher Education) was established to fulfill the desire of Srila Prabhupada (Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness) for an educational institute in Vrindavana. The VIHE in the holy Dha…

By Iskcon Vrindavan Offerings of many sannyasis and older devotees in Iskcon Vrindavana for the disappearance day of His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Nectarean memories and selected words of respect, appreciation and love for Srila …

By Srimati Dasi Let’s face it – trying to become a devotee in this faithless, fast, and quarrelsome age is very, very tough. If the mind is not making life difficult for us, it will be the neighbors, some authority figure, our bodies or our family. Act…

By Mayesvara Dasa Those of us who appreciate the magical potency of what Srila Prabhupada gave us know that a miracle of colossal historic importance occurred in the late 1960’s. At that time His Divine Grace came and ignited a worldwide spiritual rev…

By Anuradha dasi On October 27, ISKCON New Vrindaban devotees in West Virginia heard of the horrific mass shooting at the Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, a 90-minute drive away from their idyllic rural community. This tragic news affirmed the timeless…

By Indradyumna Swami rila Prabhupada, you gave the world a most unique gift: you taught both the art of living and the art of dying. Neither is easy in this temporary world of misery. Yet somehow you made it all possible. Life is joyful if one follows …

By Iskcon Desire Tree Every year during the auspicious month of Kartik, His Holiness Radhanath Swami takes devotees from all over the world on a Yatra (A Spiritual Journey). This year the annual yatra is at Sri Dham Puri.Read More…

The devotees in Vrindavana held an excellent observance of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day. Read More…

Yesterday morning devotees visited *Khadirvan* and had wonderful lecture by HG Sarvabhaum Prabhu. Yesterday we also had initiation ceremony by HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj. In the evening we did very blissful Parikrama of Shri Barsana Dham, today we wil…

By Bharat Chandra Dasa His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our beloved Founder-Acharya, gave a clear directive about his plans to leave this mortal world. More than once did Srila Prabhupada remark to his servants, “If I become sick, d…

Srimati Dasi: An Introduction to Srila Prabhupada’s KISS FORMULAS is presented in celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day festival on Sunday, November 11th, 2018.Read More…

Jaganmohini dd: This instruction of yours which I heard several times from my spiritual master, founder director of BI and your beloved servant, H.H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami, has been largely echoing in our thoughts this yearRead More…

By Bhakti Caru Swami That night, Srila Prabhupada called me. I was attending Srila Prabhupada – actually one of us used to always be with Srila Prabhupada for two hours. My shift was 12am-2am. So it must have been around 1am. Srila Prabhupada called m…

We are getting close to the Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada, which is a pivot point of our Kartika Festival in Vrndavan. He has blessed us forever by personally sitting here in Vrndavana in his divine Samadhi. Please take the opportunity to give…

Dr. Khalifa Yaseen Bin Aradi, Director of Arabic & Islamic Studies at the University of Bahrain (located just 24 km. from the border of Saudi Arabia) receives a personal copy of the Arabic Bhagavad Gita As It Is from Sridhari Madhava Prabhu of the…

By Bhakta Manfred Srila Prabhupada created a home where everyone can live in, I have personally experienced this at the Hare Krishna Training centre( ISKCON NAIROBI). As early as 3:30 am you can hear distant chanting as the boys here prepare for mornin…

By Gauranga Darshan Das An ordinary person might break relationship with others just because they act against his will. But the Supreme Lord never breaks His relationship with the living entities although they act against His will millions of times. Ev…