Author Archives: Dandavats

By Visnu Murti das On January 2nd in a conference call, the Global BBT unanimously voted to *continue* the special augmented book points for Arabic and Farsi books! So it did not stop at the end of the year, and is still active right now and for the wh…

By MCO

To this day, the ISKCON Mayapur Food for Life strives and, by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, succeeds in fulfilling this instruction. Over the last eight years, the ISKCON Mayapur Food for Life program, under the Sri Mayapur Food Relief Trust, has distributed over three million, nine hundred and twenty-five thousand, seven hundred plates of prasadam (3,925,700 plates). By the end of this year, the number of plates will have reached four million.

By Sitalatma das Why is that thousands of these Orthodox monks can chant day and night non-stop but we can’t? Now that many of our devotees are retired from active duties and call themselves vanaprasthas perhaps it’s time for our society to start talki…

By Chaitanya Charan das Love is our innermost longing. Gita wisdom declares that our longing for love is best fulfilled when we learn to love Krishna. Let’s understand this central Gita teaching in five parts: Loving Krishna enables our love to break f…

By Aradhika Radha Devi Dasi

One year ago Nayati Hospital opened it doors to Brijasi of Vraj. So Community Service Centre went to connect the temple with Nayati. Today the heads of different departments of ISKCON Vrindavan sevites got an opportunity for qualified medical check-ups. There were 5 kinds of doctors: orthopedist, gynecologist, general physician, child specialist and pain relief therapist. The Nayati Hospital also provided the devotees with special silver id cards which give 10% discount for any hospital procedures, except medicine. The executive director of the hospital, P. Sagar Tuteja and the operations manager, Vivek Dave came to share their experience and get to know more about ISKCON Vrindavan. They are willing to take care of any devotee of our community and provide their best service. After the medical program delicious prasada was served to all the 18 doctors of the Nayati Hospital and our own volunteer doctors that serve in our Devotee Care Clinic. Anyone who would like to get more information about the medical facilities can contact the director of “Devotee’s Care”, Prem Prakash Das. The office of “Devotee’s Care” is situated nearby Balarama hall. Later, another medical camp will be organized for devotee who did not attend. It will be announced soon.

By Pushti Devi Dasi

Hari Sauri das: As you know the BRC has for the last nine years emerged as one of the most important projectsin ISKCON, and indeed in the Vaisnava community as a whole, by collecting and preserving important historical documents of our Gaudiya Vaisnava lineage. I have had the privilege of serving as the managing co-director along with our academic co-director Pranava Prabhu. Most of you will know that in recent years my health has gradually been seriously affected by Parkinson’s disease which is ongoing. It has now progressed to the point where I feel I can no longer function effectively enough to fulfil the requirements of the service.

All Glories To Srila Prabhupada, who reaffirmed for us, and greatly expanded our understanding of, The Non-Dual Truth, long before it became provable, or fashionable.Read More…

By Giridhari Swami From Dec. 29-Jan. 1, Nitai Caran and I had the great fortune of attending Kirtan 50 in Dallas. The festival kicked off on Friday evening with Giriraj Swami Maharaja speaking to us about the importance of chanting the holy name offens…

By Indradyumna Swami On the kind invitation of Pundrik Goswami, of the Radha Raman temple in Vrindavan, we have been invited to participate in his week long service to the famous deity of Radha Raman. Today we participated in a parade through town and …

By Madhava Smullen

“Kindly help me,” was Srila Prabhupada’s heartfelt request to devotees in Los Angeles in 1975. “Print as many books as possible in as many languages as possible, and distribute throughout the whole world. Then the Krishna consciousness movement will automatically increase.” Today, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has translated Prabhupada’s books into 89 languages, but there are still unique challenges in getting them to people. What if you’re a book distributor in a foreign country? Or you want to share books with foreign-language speaking immigrants in your own country?

As we now enter the year 2018, we are fast approaching what will be perhaps the most momentous and important occasion in ISKCON’s history thus far!

By Chaitanya Kishore Das People, in general, wish the Birthday boy or girl that they may live many more years, and this day may come again and again, and Devotees sing “May you never take Birth Again” . This may seem odd and strange to a common man the…

By Arcana Siddhi Devi DasiKrishna helps His fledgling devotees by purifying any mentality that prevents them from coming closer to Him. When we form opinions of people and their situations, we should do so with the desire to be of assistance and to ple…

By Navasi DasiSrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura indicates that rather than trying to separate conditioned souls by materialistic distinctions, one should bring them together to chant the holy names of the Lord and propagate the sankirtana movemen…

By Mayesvara Das Any parent who has raised a child knows they will sometimes get into mischief that may even be dangerous or problematic. In my case, I drove my mother crazy because I loved to play in the water. It was readily available in the stream t…

By Purushottam Nitai Das

I was reluctant. What will be new in it? “I know the story, have seen multiple videos about him and moreover it will be available on youtube in few months.” But none of my arguments cut the ice with my wife, she was so eager to watch the “Hare Krishna!” movie that I had to finally relent. I was skeptical when I was entering inside the hall but was thrilled while coming out. My wife was too happy. We both soon started inquiring about the possibility of buying the next show tickets. It was a perfect wedding anniversary gift for both of us. The memory of the movie will remain with me for a very long period, may be till my last breath. It is a must watch for those who want to know how an old man struggled all alone to create a worldwide movement.

By Madhumati Pushkarini Devi DasiYes I hold back. There is every reason to surrender to You, every reason to hold on to You. Yet I hold back. This is my precarious condition, dear Lord. While I keep trying to coax my mind to understand what is good for…

By Gargamuni Das So I thought, “Boy, how am I going to show Prabhupada how to use this thing? He’s from the village. In Vrindavan, they don’t know what a Dictaphone is.” So I brought it up to Prabhupada’s room, and I showed it to him. I showed him the …

Swami says people are living on the moon!Read More…

We are very glad to announce admissions for the Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha (BVVP) batch starting in June 2018.Read More…

By Aradhya Bhagavan Das Friday,15th of December 2017 was a memorial day for all ISKCON devotees in India, as it marked the release of the Hare Krishna! movie – a documentary on Srila Prabhupada’s life – which released simultaneously across 700 screens …

Gita Mela 2017 From 23 December To 2 JanuaryRead More…

Srimad Bhagavatam 08.12.16 by H.H. Subhag Swami on 1st Dec 2017 at ISKCON JuhuRead More…

Radha Sakhi Dasi: Touchstone Media has churned the ocean of nectar and come up with a marvellous masterpiece, ‘Sri Ksetra: Vaikuntha on Earth.’

Gitavali Devi Dasi: It all started last year when I decided to stop procrastinating and bring to reality a creative project that had been brewing in my mind for a long time, many months, in fact even years.Read More…

Jaya Gaurasundara dasa: HH Giriraja Swami has mentioned that for our New Year’s resolutions, “we can resolve to increase our chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, especially on beads, and our reading of Srila Prabhupada’s books.

The release of Krishna Sambandha’s second album “Two Brigth Moons”, in one of the most prestigious theaters in ChileRead More…

Iskcon related news from all over the worldRead More…

H.H. Veda Vyas Priya Swami’s SB class in ISKCON Vrindavan, Dec 20, 2017Read More…

Srila Jiva Goswami made his appearance in 1533 and disappeared from view at the age of 85 in 1540.Read More…

This traditional fruitcake is ideal for weddings, birthdays, or any special occasion requiring a luscious, rich cake. It can be kept for several weeks after baking.Read More…(This post has been viewed 3067 times so far)

ISKCON Auckland NZ. Friday night Harinam, Chanting and dancing our way BTG.Read More…

While listening to the history presentation of NRR, from it’s very beginning to the present, we were able to see how this community has always worked together towards creating a better future.

Ananda Vrindavaneswari Devi Dasi: As we approach the end of the year and prep for the next, it’s a natural time to be reflective.

Davender Bhardwaj: BMI-Bhaktivriksha in Bloomington, IL conducted a 10 week course of Bhagavad Gita As It Is for children from ages 9-16.Read More…

By Hari Narayana Das One hundred Bhagavad-gita and other books were distributed during the event. Even though more than ninety percent of the audience were from other faiths they appreciated the clarity of the message in Bhagavad-gita as it is; one stu…

By Madhava Smullen

The encouraging atmosphere, expert techniques and lack of pressure yielded inspirational results. One devotee who felt too shy to distribute went along just to accompany his wife, but ended up distributing a hardback Bhagavad-gita for the first time ever. A new bhakta from the Krishna House, who also had never gone on book distribution before, distributed three Bhagavad-gitas and felt so enlivened that he now wants to go out regularly. New Raman Reti’s head pujari, who had never been able to distribute big books, was thrilled that she distributed four hardbound Gitas and can’t wait to do more. After the Sankirtan Festival, while honoring first-class prasadam together – an essential part of every MSF – devotees shared realizations. “I’ve been very focused on my own devotional life,” said one new devotee. “But now I realize the importance of showing compassion to others.”

By the MCO

“According to smrti regulation, the cow is the mother and the bull the father of the human being. The cow is the mother because just as one sucks the breast of one’s mother, human society takes cow’s milk. Similarly, the bull is the father of human society because the father earns for the children just as the bull tills the ground to produce food grains.”