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Col_Bk_Krishna_02_P_iskcondesiretree With thanks to Dhamananda mataji  for her lovely service finding this pic on Desire Tree.

  If you happen to be passing through or staying in Norwich, or visiting the North Norfolk coast, you may be interested to know that there is a lovely devotee cafe right in town. I stumbled upon Lili Cafe one … Continue reading →

A vacancy now exists for an editor for Vaisnava Connection Online: London temples.  I’ve been doing it since April 2012 and have very much enjoyed the service but am now getting a bit stale. There is never any pressure and … Continue reading →

Mark and Nikki’s initiation On Sunday 7th December 2014, Mark and Nikki, regular online devotees of London temples and who also run a devotee shop in Rochester, were initiated at Bhaktivedanta Manor by Radhanath Swami.  Their new names are Mukunda … Continue reading →

My God consciousness began in childhood; my first Guru, my mother, taught me to pray, my grandmother gave me the Holy Bible and I was confirmed Christian, then I trailed off and later became a hippie. In the 70s a … Continue reading →

  Hare Krishna! My first contact with the devotees, without even noticing it, was with the George Harrison’s song “My Sweet Lord”. It was a #1 Hit in Spain and I loved it. I bought the LP and I listened … Continue reading →

Beautiful gems on sacred ground Bend and sway to magical sound Glowing colours alight with love Dance before you, Lord above Radha and Krishna inspire such a sight  I kneel in awe with devotees so bright  Julia (Hopefully more to … Continue reading →

Like to do a devotional course but not physically near a temple? Then you may like what Bhaktivedanta College has to offer: http://bcoc.bhaktivedantacollege.com/ Check it out!      

  You may remember that last issue, Nitai Gaurasundara, President of ISKCON Paris, sent in a book distribution story.  Pics were promised later, and now here they are:

How many words can you make from this?
 
Hare Krishna

Two devotees who used to come online seem to have disappeared from Mayapur TV!  Maybe they are getting more live association… anyone seen them?  Anyway, here are their stories, which they sent in many moons ago. Anna   I first … Continue reading →

Didn’t they look gorgeous!

Julia In 1969 I bought the Radha Krishna record and a year later a book from a devotee in London. In 1973 I got a job in the British Museum and started going to Bury Place regularly for lunch.  This … Continue reading →

(With apologies for late publication – Ed) Please see the letter below from Govardhan devi dasi, Prabhupad disciple, about this new weekly group starting Saturday 13th April! If you live in or near York and would like to do some … Continue reading →

Nottingham, 1st April 2013.  A bunch of fools?  No, a team of devotees and non-devotees run around like ants – sweeping, mopping, screwing tables together, and putting final licks of paint… you get the picture!  In the background, leaflets are … Continue reading →

Children’s Corner  with thanks to Dhamananda devi dasi  Colour in this Krishna pic!  Older children: try this crossword:      

Ekadasi
Please see this site for details of upcoming Ekadasi dates:
http://ekadashi.iskcondesiretree.info/02_-_Ekadasi%20observance.htm
 
and this one for lots and lots of information about Ekadasi:
http://www.salagram.net/ekadasi-page.htm

Please send all submissions to kcfoundme@hotmail.co.uk If you are sending your story, please try to keep it to 2 pages of A4.  Thank you. (A nudge when you are on MTV to remind me to check this email will ensure … Continue reading →

ISKCON Leicester’s new temple at 31 Granby Street Some devotees will have watched on MTV the Snan Yatra festival this summer at the new Leicester temple.  Some will have been at the very first Guru Puja, and/or Leicester Rathayatra: because … Continue reading →

                        Garlands  Cut the roses in the early morning, when the sun shines from the East; cut the heavy, sweet plump roses that would charm you with their fragrance  if you breathed them, but don’t breathe them yet. Cut them … Continue reading →

25 August 2012 was a fab day: Cit Shakti finally made it to London! Spotted on MTV at Guru Puja by Julia, she seemed to have gone AWOL when we arrived at 11am, paid our obeisances in the temple room … Continue reading →

Vaisnava Stories: Mark and Nikki Mark How I Came To Krsna It is difficult to pinpoint the time when I first heard about Krsna, and it was most likely a series of small and unrelated events and realisations and that … Continue reading →