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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)

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…

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…

Ocean of Mercy (feat. Nadiya Mani) · Bada Haridas · Nadiya ManiRead More…(This post has been viewed 333 times so far)

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 …

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…

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……

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 330 times so far)

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…

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’…

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…

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…

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 …

H.G Sundarlal Prabhu is now H.H Sundar Caitanya Goswami Maharaja!Read More…(This post has been viewed 331 times so far)

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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)

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…

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…

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……

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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, 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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Spiritual reflections by Russell Brand following a podcast with Radhanath SwamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 397 times so far)

By the GBC Executive Committee On behalf of the GBC Body, we would like to thank all those involved, particularly the Government of India and the State of West Bengal for their kind cooperation. We also extend our appreciation to all the devotees who …

In what is normally an event with 30-40,000 people in attendance, the Festival of India/Chariots was downscaled substantially due to the epic Covid-19 epidemic. That’s the reality today—learn to adjust.Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times s…