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Sankhya and Science: Applications of Vedic Philosophy to Modern Science By Ashish Dalela (Rsiraja Das) Most people drawing parallels between science and Eastern philosophy end up claiming that the Eastern mystics knew thousands of years back what modern science discovered only recently. This conclusion may be satisfying as a bridge between religion and science, but

Over the last three years the TOVP Fundraising Department headed by Braja Vilasa prabhu has successfully organized the #GivingTOVP 11 Day Matching Fundraiser online campaign. This has been our largest fundraising event to date which includes the auspicious days of Akshaya Tritiya and Nrsimha Caturdasi. This year, the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of Srila Prabhupada,

In a few days Vaishnavas worldwide will be celebrating the appearance of Lord Rama (Rama Navami), celebrated as the Lord’s avatar Who exemplified the life of a perfect King and human being. His glorious pastimes are a variety of transcendental pleasure and pain, and everything in-between, all meant to absorb us in His thought, and

The Grand Installation Ceremony of the new, one-of-a-kind, worship-pose murti of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in the TOVP in October this year, his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year, is a historic event of universal importance. Seen in the proper perspective, this is the next step in the fulfillment of his cherished desire to

By Dr. Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa)BTG Issue: July/August 1991 | Vol. 25, No. 4 An examination of an extensive list of “astronomical examples” and “examples about time, indicate that old cultures around the world shared a view of the cosmos similar in many ways to the Vedic one. The details that appear again and

With the help of the most developed translation technology and a few website plugins, the TOVP is launching its website in over 70 languages to expand our viewership Internationally. The TOVP website administrator has managed to integrate the website system with state-of-the-art translation software through a company that provides plugins with numerous features for this

Mysteries of the Sacred Universe By Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson) From the flat earth to the sun’s chariot — traditional spiritual texts seem wedded to outmoded cosmologies that show, at best, the scientific limitations of their authors. The Bhagavata Purana, one of the classical scriptures of Hinduism, seems, at first glance, to be

This is a short tour of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) hosted by Amogha Lila das with Braja Vilasa das, TOVP Vice Chairman, produced by MayapurTV.com. It is spoken in both English and Hindi.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH Visit: www.tovp.org Support: https://tovp.org/donate/ Email: tovpinfo@gmail.com Follow: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur Watch: www.youtube.com/c/TOVPinfoTube

Current and Future Works: January – February, 2021 While capturing the works undertaken currently in the Architectural Department, we have worked out a wonderful solution for increasing the treads of the grand staircase at the building entrance. The tread size is now very comfortable for the footfall of devotees. Soon we will be implementing it

Forbidden Archeologist By Michael A. Cremo (Drutakarma Das) For over twenty-seven years he’s been ‘digging up’ documented, credible findings that mainstream archeologists don’t want you to know about – discoveries in the fossil record that tell a completely different story from Darwinian evolution. This collection of forty-nine articles published in Atlantis Rising magazine is like

Bhagavata Cosmology – Vedic Alternative to Modern Cosmology By Pavaneshwar Das BHAGAVATA COSMOLOGY Consolidates and summarizes the descriptions of universal geography presented in Srimad Bhagvatam, Bhugola Varnanam, Surya – siddhanta, Ramayana,Mahabharat, Visnu Purana, Vayu Purana and other books. This book reconciles the scriptural understanding and the modern understanding by drawing parallels between them. This book

Seen in this video is the completed murti of Jaya, who permanently stands 18′ high with Vijaya at the main entrance of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. Together, Jaya and Vijaya are the well-known gatekeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed by the four Kumaras to enter the material world where, by the arrangement of

Его Милость Враджа Вилас прабху объявляет о начале специальной кампании по сбору средств в честь Гаура Пурнимы, которая позволит ещё большему числу преданных внести свои имена в Книгу преданности от Храма Ведического Планетария. Книга преданности, которая будет представлена на церемонии установки нового мурти Шрилы Прабхупады в октябре, прославит стойкое служение более чем 8000 преданных, которые

His Grace Braja Vilasa prabhu announces a very special campaign for Gaura Purnima to give the opportunity to more devotees to get their names in the TOVP Book of Devotion. The Book of Devotion, to be presented at Srila Prabhupada’s new murti installation ceremony in October, will be a testament to glorify the steadfast service

During the time when Srila Prabhupada was personally present, and he traveled worldwide to his many flourishing ISKCON temples, devotees would have marathons preparing for his arrival. They would build new vyasasanas, paint the temple, clean the building from top to bottom, and sometimes spend sleepless nights arranging things as perfectly as possible for his

We are happy to report that Ambhoda devi dasi has completed the painting of the 15’ Jaya murti for the entranceway of the temple. This video shows you the final application of tilak on his forehead.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH Visit: www.tovp.org Support: https://tovp.org/donate/ Email: tovpinfo@gmail.com Follow: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur Watch: www.youtube.com/c/TOVPinfoTube

Рады сообщить, что Амбхода деви даси завершила роспись мурти Джая у входа в храм. В этом видео показано нанесение тилака. Последние штрихи Джая – тилак   НОВОСТИ ХВП – БУДЬТЕ В КУРСЕ Посетите ХВП: www.tovp.org Поддержите ХВП: https://tovp.org/ru/donate/ Читайте о ХВП: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur Смотрите о ХВП: www.youtube.com/c/TOVPinfoTube Смотрите о ХВП в 360°: www.tovp360.org Следуйте ХВП на:

After eight months of lockdowns in India last year due to the pandemic, the TOVP resumed construction in September and has been steadily increasing the work pace. We will be providing regular updates and reports from our Project Management Consultancy (PMC), Cushman & Wakefield, and below is the first photo update showing progress in the

This is a current working video report on the temple room relief panels. There are four major relief panels in the TOVP temple room. Two are completed and two are in the process of being made. This is a video of the third panel work over the course of several days. I hope you like

Cosmology on Trial: Cracking the Cosmic Code by Pierre St. Claire (Vaiyasaki Dasa) What if you knew the anomalies that cosmologists don’t discuss in public? Cosmology on Trial – a remarkable study of unexplained and unsolved mysteries of the universe. New discoveries challenge the Big Bang model, General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory, Gravity, Black

If you have not yet sponsored a Brick or other higher level TOVP seva option, there is still time to do so and get your name included in the magnificent TOVP Book of Devotion offering to Srila Prabhupada at his grand murti installation ceremony in October. Fully sponsor a Nrsimha ($1,000 / ₹51,000) or Mahaprabhu

Nityananda Trayodasi in Sridhama Mayapur this year commences the official launch of the PRABHUPADA IS COMING! Installation Abhisheka Campaign, to honor Srila Prabhupada’s 125th Appearance Anniversary Year. In October, a unique, one-of-a-kind, ‘worship-pose’ murti of Srila Prabhupada, made by ISKCON’s foremost Prabhupada murti maker, Locan das, will be installed in the TOVP. This historic and

In this video you will see the progress of the temple exterior embellishments on the Nrsimhadeva wing and Chatris, many of which have been completed with balustrades and peacocks surrounding them. You will also have a glimpse of the pink sandstone Jaipur Jali work on the outside windows as viewed from both the inside and

Cosmic Theogony: The Personalization of Nature by Ashish Dalela (Rishiraja Dasa) Cosmic Theogony describes the Vedic trinity comprising the deities Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma, which reflect the three aspects of the soul in Vedic philosophy, namely, cognition, emotion, and relation. The trinity initially led to the worship of the sun, the moon, and the stars,

The TOVP currently has reps in several countries in the world who assist with fundraising and promotion. However, we have no one in the Spanish speaking countries. If you speak and write Spanish and English fluently and have some of the other qualifications below, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve Srila Prabhupada’s most important

2021 marks the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of ISKCON Founder/Acharya His Divine A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Ambarisa prabhu and the TOVP management have decided to officially begin celebrating this most auspicious and blessed occasion on Nityananda Trayodasi, February 25th (24th in the U.S.), and simultaneously launch major promotion for the PRABHUPADA IS COMING! Campaign announcing

The birth of ISKCON Founder/Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is perhaps the most important event in the history of modern civilization. This year celebrates his 125th Appearance Anniversary and celebrations will commence in Mayapur on Nityananda Trayodasi, February 25th (24th in the U.S.). But history is being made once again in October

Advancements of Ancient India’s Vedic Culture: the Planet’s Earliest Civilization and How it Influenced the World By Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana Das)   This book shows how the plane’s earliest civilization lead the world in both material and spiritual progress. From the Vedic culture of ancient India thousands of years ago, we find the origins

By: Siddha Hari das for ISKCON News on Jan. 23, 2021 Posted with permission Bibek Debroy, Chairman of India’s Prime Minister’s Economic Council has launched Sidharth Chhabra (Siddha Hari Das) and Madhavendra Puri Das’ upcoming book on the Bhagavata Purana. Srila Prabhupada frequently asserted that the Puranic accounts are historical facts, although labeled mythology by

In this video you can see the progress of detail work on the exterior of the Nrsimhadeva wing outside Dome. Much has been completed and there are only a few subtle things remaining. We hope you enjoy this short video and seeing the beautiful outcome of our efforts.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY

Sounds of drilling machines, hammers, and marbles. Smells of wet concrete, and dust of cutting stones. Sights of scaffolding and busy helmets appear like the movement of ants amidst blue domes – all comes to an uncertain halt. Organize… plan… and then execute. A job well planned is half the job done! The difference between

The TOVP Book of Devotion, a special and magnificent 500 page, gold leafed offering to Srila Prabhupada of the names of 6000+ donors who have completed their pledges by the end of 2020, is scheduled to be presented to him at the installation of his new murti in the TOVP in October, 2021. This message

Much has been said about Prabhupada’s visionary leadership and scholarship in bringing India’s authentic culture, civilization, philosophy, and practice to the Western world. But very little is said about his vision for the future of the world as seen through the lens of science. In this post, I will try to capture his three big

Despite worldly events, pandemics, political upheavals, etc. the TOVP is still rising by the hands of every devotee. We are scheduled now to open in 2023, and with the Lord’s help this will be successfully accomplished. This year, 2021, is the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 1896-2021. And

We would like to update devotees worldwide, and especially disciples of His Holiness Bhakti Charu Maharaja, regarding the construction and completion of his samadhi in Sridham Mayapur. As many of you may already know, the design and style of the samadhi was selected to match that of Srila Sanatana Goswami’s samadhi in Vrindaban. A very

Dear TOVP Supporters, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna! The year 2020 has been one of the most unusual and difficult years in the history of modern civilization worldwide. No doubt, karma is taking its toll and we are seeing this firsthand. Unfortunately, there have also been setbacks to the

Hare Krishna, We are happy to inform you of the first ever visit of the Public Accounts Committee of the Indian Parliament to Sridham Mayapur on January 10. The Public Accounts Committee is the oldest among all committees and is considered the most influential since they are tasked with auditing the public spending of the

For many phone users, WhatsApp has become the App of choice for free phone calling and Chat Groups. The TOVP also uses this medium for our Chat Group TOVP Now!. However, there are great limitations on the number of people who can join a WhatsApp Chat Group, 256 to be more specific. Thus, we currently

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Vedic Cosmology Videos section on the TOVP website. Videos have been compiled from several well-known ISKCON devotees, authors and scholars who have studied and presented many details on the subject. Topics range from the structure of the universe according to the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam,

The year 2020 was a most difficult year for all of us due to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic. With TOVP construction halted for almost eight months and a significant loss to our regular income stream, we had to make the difficult decision to push back the Grand Opening to 2023, and reschedule the installation of