A new documentary POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHE (12A) directed by Paul Sng and Celeste Bell is released across the UK and Ireland on March 5th. Poly Styrene was the first woman of color in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the …
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New Documentary about Punk-Rock Legend Poly Styrene (Maharani Dasi)
Why I Decided That Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Was the Right Choice for Me
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(The articles in this section do not necessarily express the position of ISKCON News, they are the personal opinion of the authors.) In light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the development of COVID-19 vaccines, many of…
The Most Important Department of Science – Self Realization
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A video by ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor – Hare Krishna Temple Watford.
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Lord Nityananda’s Appearance Day Drama by UK’s Bhaktivedanta Players
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A video by Bhaktivedanta Manor Live.
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Living in Goodness by Sivarama Swami
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A video by Sivarama Swami.
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ISKCON South Africa’s Leaders Begin Inclusion and Belonging Training
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South Africa’s diverse ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds offers unique opportunities to demonstrate the genuine efficacy and universal relevance of Krishna consciousness. Due to our conditioned nature and influenced by our different racia…
When Helping Others Is Compassion and When It Isn’t …
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Suppose someone is starving. We may help them by giving some money. If they are starving because a recession has left them jobless, they will gratefully use that money to feed themselves. But if they are starving because they are alcoholics who waste a…
ISKCON Communications Journal Returns to Cover Important Issues After 15-Year Hiatus
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In mid-March, the ISKCON Communications Journal (ICJ) is set to publish its first issue after a fifteen-year hiatus, under the guidance of Mahaprabhu Dasa, Director of ISKCON Communications Europe. The Journal is edited by Tattvavit Dasa and Rupa Sanat…
Accreditation of ISKCON Govardhan Ecovillage to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) granted special consultative status to the ISKCON Govardhan Ecovillage. Consultative status is an accreditation framework that benefits both the United Nations and the NGOs. Consultative a…
ISKCON Desire Tree Launches New Satellite TV Channel
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Started in 2002 on Nityananda Trayodashi, ISKCON Desire Tree has been serving the Vaishnava community with various offerings: launching and maintaining 50+ websites, creating 100+ mobile applications hosting an audio website with 250,000+ a…
The Source of Happiness – A Short Film by Russian Harinama Devotees
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Created by the Vaishnavas of the Moscow traveling Harinama group.
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Parama Karuna — Feat. Agnidev Das and Mayuri Dasi
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Parama Karuna is a beautiful traditional Gaudiya Vaishnav bhajan, written by Locana Das Thakur. A video by Veena Mayuri.
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The Greatest Wealth of This World – True Devotee Association
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One who takes shelter of Krishna’s true devotees, and sincerely worships Krishna, is never forsaken. We do not find any source of happiness from getting entangled in the ropes of karma in this world. A video by ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor …
GBC EC Issues Official Statement on the COVID Vaccine
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A statement by the Executive Committee of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission on February 26, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and caused the deaths of millions of people globally. As of February 2021 it shows no signs of slowing down. Man…
Live to Give Campaign Smashes Goal, Distributes Over 2 Million Gitas
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The Live to Give Campaign, run by the BBT Marketing, Communications and Innovations team, has smashed its 2 million Gita goal, distributing 2,172,456 copies of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is around the world. Over 250 ISKCON comm…
Sri Nityananda’s Appearance day
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Centennial Celebration Marked for Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
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The year 2021 marks the centennial celebration, the 100th appearance anniversary, of Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. A disciple of Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Maharaja—himself one of the foremost disciples of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasva…
Professor Thomas J. Hopkins, Scholar and Friend of ISKCON Passes Away
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One of ISKCON’s best friends and scholarly supporters, Professor Thomas J. Hopkins, passed away the morning of Saturday, February 20, 2021, at the age of ninety-one. Dr. Hopkins was Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Franklin and Marshall…
Sharing the Love: ISKCON 3.0 Leadership Conference Series
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There is only one word to describe the Next Generation Leadership conference – excitement. There was a buzz felt throughout the two-day virtual conference, by youth and youth leaders that lingered on after in group chats and social media. Over Va…
Bhakti Center Offers Yoga Teacher Training Grounded in Vaishnava Tradition
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Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bhakti Center in New York City has been offering a new selection of virtual yoga teacher training and meditation teacher training programs, as well as training in Ayurveda and kirtan. Taking advantage o…
What We Get When We Take Shelter of Lord Rama?
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Lord Rama could have hated his stepmother Kaikeyi forever. And no one would have blamed him. Kaikeyi was so callous that the tears of her husband, Dasrath, did not melt her heart. She saw him dying but she did not care. She just wanted to satiate her f…
ISKCON Receives Prestigious ‘Green’ Award in India
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International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) stands appraised and recognized with one of the highest honors in India – the “IGBC Green Champion Award 2020” during the 18th edition of ‘Green Building Congress’ o…
Radha-Krishna Deity Installation in Metpally, Telangana
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“Metpally . . . Radha-Krishna installation . . . festival . . .” The ashram at ISKCON Chowpatty was buzzing with this discussion last week. Many brahmacharis were excited about visiting this small town in Telangana, around 800 kms from Mumb…
New Book Recounts History of Building Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi
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“The Rising Sun: Vrindaban Samadhi Diary” by Alfred Valerio (Bhaktisiddhanta Das), now available on Amazon Kindle, recounts the story of how the Vrindaban samadhi, or mausoleum, for ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada was built….
Sri Advaita Acarya’s Calling for the Lord – A Discussion with Radhanath Swami
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A video by ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team.
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Celebrating Sri Caitanya-Caritamrita with the GBC Strategic Planning Team
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As part of GBC Strategic Planning Team’s (SPT) efforts to serve devotees worldwide they are extending an invitation to every ISKCON devotee to participate in their 5-week online festival “Celebrating Sri Caitanya Caritamrita” Th…
Srila Prabhupada-Our Preeminent Siksha Guru with Badrinarayan Swami
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A video by the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team.
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Hare Krishna Kirtan by Sri Prahlad Das
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A video by Hare Krishna TV.
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Gaudiya-vaisnavism, a Tradition of Innovation
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What’s tradition? It’s simply an idea or practice that has managed to be passed on for some time. Google defines tradition as: “the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.” Merriam-Webster offers…
Poem: Last Night The Grim Reaper Came For Me
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On February 9th, Prabhupada-disciple, beloved Grihastha Vision Team member and premarital counselor Karnamrita Dasa passed away after a long battle with cancer. I saw the grim reaper in my dream, feeling no fear, I was curious to see him.Com…
Thank You, Vaishnavas
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Young devotess in Vilnius, Lithuania, a former Soviet country, made this video as a tribute to senior devotees who were fighting for them in Soviet Union, risking their lifes to get Srila Prabhupada Books.
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Grihastha Vision Team Explores “Creating Meaningful Relationships” In Pre-Valentine’s Day Q &A
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The Grihastha Vision Team is offering an online Q & A on “Creating Meaningful Relationships” from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Saturday February 13th, the day before Valentine’s Day. The session will be broadcast live on the Grihasta Vision …
What Devotees Need To Know About the COVID-19 Vaccinations?
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Is COVID-19 real? How do the vaccines work? Are the vaccines safe and effective? Are there sinister motives behind the vaccination? Can the vaccine change our DNA and cause a genetic disorder? Does the vaccine contain immoral c…
Seek More to Connect Than to Correct
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On the brink of the Mahabharata war, Arjuna was overwhelmed by misdirected compassion and was about to abandon his duty. Krishna could simply have corrected him and ordered him to fight. Yet Krishna spoke the entire Bhagavad-gita to help him understand…
Nityananda Trayodasi, The Official Commencement of Srila Prabhupada’s 125th Appearance Anniversary Year Celebration
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2021 marks the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of ISKCON Founder/Acharya His Divine A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Ambarisa Das and the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) management in Mayapur, India, have decided to officially begin celebr…
Being Human by Sivarama Swami
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In the name of education, we have been systematically degraded to the stature of animals. What does it really mean to be human? A video by Sivarama Swami Media.
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Aerospace Entrepreneur Offers Up to $500,000 For Best Evidence of Afterlife
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The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies, founded by American businessman Robert T. Bigelow, is currently running an essay competition on “Best Evidence for Afterlife.” Bigelow is the owner of hotel chain Budget Suites of…
Ways to Cope
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This morning I overheard a conversation and in response to the usual question of ‘How are you?’ the person answered, “Well, I’m having a ‘keep the kirtan going all day kind of day’.” In other words, I’m n…
Padayatra Nepal Gets Under Way
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In a recent ISKCON Leadership Sangha (ILS-2020) Lokanath Swami requested ISKCON Nepal regional secretary Patri dasa to organize a padayatra (pilgrimage) in Nepal. Patri took Maharaja’s words to heart and discussed the idea with the Nepali devotee…
Be Happy by Following the Process of Krishna Consciousness
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Initiated ISKCON devotees make life-long vows to abstain from eating meat, gambling, intoxication and illicit sex. In addition they chant 16 ’rounds’ of the Hare Krishna maha mantra every day. One doesn’t have to live as a renunciate,…