Author Archives: Dandavats

IN A TIME OF GRIEF – A Teaching on the Sacred Value of Grieving
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By Garuḍa Dāsa, PhD In a time of grief, it is natural for many of those in the Krishna Bhakti tradition to turn to the Bhagavad Gītā. Its beautiful verses on the eternal nature of the soul, the ātman, certainly deliver great solace. Indeed, the very fi…

Importance of vānaprastha-āśrama
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Vedic culture/civilization has two components, one to follow varṇāśrama-dharma and second to become God (Krishna) Conscious. Lord Krishna Himself has created Varṇāśrama system – cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ. That complete Vedic culture which was pre…

H,H.Janananda Goswami_Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita_Ch-8_12.03,2023
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#iskcon #vrindavan #iskconvrindavan #srilaprabhupada #srilaprabhupadateachings #prabhupadalilamrita #katha H,H.Janananda Goswami_Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita_Ch-8_12.03,2023Read More…

Srimad Bhagavatam 2.5.26-29 – Speaker – HH Bhakti Vasudeva Swami
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Srimad Bhagavatam 2.5.26-29 – Speaker – HH Bhakti Vasudeva SwamiRead More…

Can We Actually Feel Separation? by Mahatma Das
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Can We Actually Feel Separation? ====Follow Mahatma Das==== https://linktr.ee/mahat108 Can We Actually Feel Separation? by Mahatma DasRead More…

Srila Prabhupada’s Film Restoration Project
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From the team who brought you HARE KRISHNA! The Film Help to restore and preserve 47 hours of 16mm and 8mm films of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON taken from 1965 to 1977. Dear Friends and Donors, It is our great pleasure to announce that we have reached …

Iskcon Laguna Beach Kirtan Mela 2023 (Playlist of all videos)
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Here is a link to some ecstatic and melodious Hare Krishna Kirtan that was captured during the ISKCON Laguna Beach Kirtan Mela from Friday , March 10 to Sunday March 12, 2023. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKKaC0m0HIfO8uFDfZHkzIvPVwaoXuBex It feat…

Devotees perform Harinam Sankirtan as thousands arrive at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall
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By Giridhari das As people streamed in for the “Killing Joke” concert, the band’s bass guitarist Martin Youth Glover – who is also noted for his production skills on recent Paul McCartney albums – joined “The Krishna…

SB 1.17.21 – HH Krishna Kshetra Swami – ISKCON Chowpatty – 10.03.2023
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2023-03-10 Success Sadhana – Superpower #6 Forgiveness – the mother of compassion.
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2023-03-10 Success Sadhana – Superpower #6 Forgiveness – the mother of compassion. 2023-03-10 Success Sadhana – Superpower #6 Forgiveness – the mother of compassion.Read More…

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.5.46 – Mahatma das – 10 Mar 2023.
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Srimad Bhagavatam class given by HG Mahatma prabhu at ISKCON New Govardhana Temple.krishnafarm.net Srimad Bhagavatam 3.5.46 – Mahatma das – 10 Mar 2023.Read More…

The pure souls are eternally in love with Krishna
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Our relationship with Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternal. Nitya-siddha Krishna-prema. The pure souls are eternally in love with Krishna. Simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one revives his original relationship with God and …

The Kadamba Foundation
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His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami introduces the non-profit foundation (trust) that he has set up to preserve his media legacy. The Kadamba FoundationRead More…

Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Award – 8/3/2023
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Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Award – 8/3/2023 Srila Prabhupada Book Distribution Award – 8/3/2023Read More…

All good fortune for the living entity
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My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Your holy name there is all good fortune for the living entity, and therefore You have many names, such as “Krishna” and “Govinda,” by which You expand Yourself. You have invested al…

Policeman gets a book, then gets another one
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While we were out in Noida, on the streets, a policeman passed by with a smile. That is unusual, because mostly Indian policemen ignore you or they have a scowl on their faces, fed up with all the nonsense they deal with. This one stopped. Then he got …

College Program – The art of overcoming negative emotions, NWU, March 3 2023
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College Program – The art of overcoming negative emotions, NWU, March 3 2023Read More…

H.H. Krishna Kshetra Swami | A word of caution before you blame anyone.
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10th Mar. ’23 | H.H. Krishna Kshetra Swami Maharaj | A word of caution before you blame anyone.Read More…

Simon Cowell gets Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita
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Visvambhara Das: A crowd of people were waiting for someone to come out of the car in the motorway service area. When he came out, he came towards me. He had bodyguards keeping the crowd distant. Because he was wearing a mask, I couldn’t recogniz…

Real meaning of Dasa / Dasi in Bhakti by HH Radhanath Swami
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Real meaning of #Dasa / Dasi in #Bhakti by HH #radhanathswami || #iskcon Prabhupada Real meaning of #Dasa / Dasi in #Bhakti by HH #radhanathswami || #iskconRead More…

At every step there is danger
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At every step there is danger. Therefore, because the Krishna consciousness movement provides the opportunity for the human being to get out of this material world simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, this movement is the greatest benediction in…

150,000 visit ISKCON Mayapur during the Festival (Album of photos)
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This time ISKCON Mayapur has a large number of visitors ISKCON Mayapur of Nadia broke all records this time. A total of more than 150,000 visitors and devotees enter the ISKCON Mayapur campus through these 3 gates: Main Gate, Gaymon Gate and Police Cam…

Don’t Laugh
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Bhakta Rahul, a dentist, who is member of the Brahamchari Trainee group of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, Chowpatty recalls this interesting experience from last year’s Marathon: I was distributing books in the local trains when these two men sta…

Food for life in Ukraine by Iskcon devotees
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Today, by the Grace of Vaishnavs, we managed to arrange a small congratulations for All mothers, girls, grandmothers .. Treated everyone with candies and Sri Krishna Bhagavat PrasadOm. Well, taking the opportunity to add Vedic standards. Where they tak…

Sankirtan Stories – Who Is This Young Man?
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While I was visiting Nepal recently I found out about this incident: A few years ago, while distributing books in Kathmandu, Nepal, a devotee approached a young man in his mid teens named Suvarna and tried to convince him to take a book. Suvarna wasn&#…