Author Archives: ISKCON News

Bukvoed, one of Russia’s leading bookstore chains, has been selling Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is from a prominent stand at one of its specialist stores in St. Petersburg since last year. The bookstore, calle…

Francis joked that we all make mistakes: “The perfect family doesn’t exist, nor the perfect husband nor wife. Let’s not even talk about the perfect mother-in-law!”

The book explores key questions related to the early church. Who were those first followers? Did Jesus actually intend to found a church separate from Judaism?

Devamrita Swami took to the stage to deliver a powerfully relevant class on Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur and the topic of innovation. Maharaja spoke as to the numerous ways by which Saraswati Thakur utilized the technology and resour…

The ILS serves as a forum for devotes to not only learn about the work being done to push forward the ISKCON’s Governing Commission’s (GBC) strategic plan, but provides leaders with the tools to help implement it in their own comm…

We live in an overcommunicated world. Good etiquette insists we reply to all text messages within 10 minutes, be mindful of the mountain of emails building up in our inbox, and unfailingly return all ‘missed calls’ on our phones.
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An excerpt from Martin Scorsese’s documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World.

What job never ends, doesn’t allow holidays, sick leave, maternity leave or bereavement leave, with employees that won’t take bribery and are always faster than you in every way? (Starring Brett Reid, produced by Bhakti Lounge, Wellin…

Day 3 of the ISKCON Leadership Sanga in Mayapur, India, was dedicated as Devotee Care Day.The day was filled with presentations where devotees had the opportunity to attend five seminar slots and choose between forty-eight presentations!&nbsp…

Mantra Music at one of the biggest London-wide university talent showcases of 2013. Jahnavi Harrison with Tulasi and Nama Rasa Sutaria, Ananda Monet, Namamali Harrison, Jagannatha Suta, and Colin Campbell – filmed by Rajesh Hirani.

Devotees had the opportunity to attend talks such as Unity in Diversity, Being Trusting and Trustworthy, Harmonizing Lines of Authority, Srila Prabhupada: The Living Bhagavatam, The Avanti Schools Model or a Theatre Arts Workshop (VANDE) whic…

The 2014 ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) was inaugurated on February 16 in Sridham Mayapur. Day 1 consisted of three sessions during which at least ten seminars would run in parallel per session. Seminars such as Effective Outreach, H…

Something very special about the launch of The Journey Home in Tamil was the opportunity to witness the heart warming exchanges between Bhattar, chief priest of the most revered temple for the Sri Vaishnavas, the Sri …

In the latest in a series of exhausting trials, ISKCON devotees have been given until March 1st by the Moscow government to move out of their temple at Dinamo. The devotee community has already found a new space to rent, and will stay there w…

America’s first full-fledged interfaith high school is currently enrolling freshmen for Fall 2014.

The 2014 West Coast Vaisnava Women’s Retreat will be held April 25-27, 2014, at Radha’s Garden in the San Diego area. 

The one Srimad-Bhagavatam verse that vividly describes Lord Caitanya’ appearance tells how this incarnation of Krishna has descended in Kali-yuga “accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential compani…

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, which publishes the spiritual literature of ISKCON founder Srila Prabhupada, has reached a new watermark of success. Thanks to the efforts of book distributors around the world, it has sold over half a billi…

A new year offers new opportunities to take our campaign against fur to the country that buys more of it than any other in the world: Russia.

Love, we are told, is all we need. Yet despite our ability today to acquire many things, love—or loving relationships with our friends, spouses, children, parents—often eludes us. Why?

Invitation video for Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra to be held in Vasai, Mumbai, February 16th, 2014.

Does the growth in yoga’s popularity, particularly in the West, mean that its spiritual content and religious roots are being neglected?

A historic film from Bengal, produced in 1957.

A video of Inddradyumna Swami’s festival tour in Gujarat.

Biotechnology giant Monsanto is scrapping plans to win approval to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union.

Lord Nityananda appeared as Lord Caitanya’s principal associate for spreading the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord.

Krishna consciousness was first introduced in Bolivia in 1977, but from 1985 onwards, devotees had to work undercover while they were harassed by the country’s constantly changing military regimes. Finally, on December 18th 2012, ISKCON…

Motivated by wildlife protection and Buddha’s teachings, more than 50 million Chinese defied deep-rooted tradition of meat eating and turned vegetarians.

BBT India organized a two-day seminar fon Jan 31st and Feb 1st 2014 on the topic of ‘Merits of Organized Book Distribution’ at ISKCON Tirupati, India. This was a pioneering attempt to get book distributors in I…

Wikipedia commemorated the 140th anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s appearance on its Main page under the Did you know… section.

A short video about how to develop an abundant organic farm even under the most extreme circumstances.

GBC Stategic Planning ISKCON Leadership Sanga in Mayapur, Feburary 2012.

Nearly 1,000 ISKCON leaders from around the world are confirmed to attend the second ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) in Mayapur, West Bengal from February 16th to 23rd. The event was created by ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) to …

India’s government has decided to extend the country’s limited visa-on-arrival scheme to tourists from 180 countries. in an attempt to boost tourism and business.

Morning Meditation is a song off the Rishis’ CD  album, “The Beginning Is Near”. This as well as the rest of their musical productions, and eight other music videos, can all be heard by going on their website:http://Redrockrishis…

We all get caught up in it. It’s a tendency that begins in our early childhood. It’s almost a spontaneous reaction. When someone points out our mistake, we react and respond by deflecting it onto someone or something else.
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Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing exper…

“The False Advertising Industry” reveals the shocking truth about what is allowed in “Natural” food. Only the USDA Organic Seal guarantees your food contains no Genetically Modified Organisms, no toxic pesticides, and no growth hormones or…

The Mayapuris ‘Mridanga’ from their album ‘Mridanga’. Featuring The Temple Dancers. Directed by Rasa Acharya and Gaura Vani. www.Mayapuris.com

Armenian ice skating couple Grebenkina and Azrojan performed an unusual routine named “Worshipping Govinda”, reminiscent of a temple dance at the Torino Winter Olympics in 2006.