Category Archives: Kirtan

When The Sun Comes Up There Is No Room Anymore For Darkness.
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The Following Evening Lecture By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Was Given In Iskcon Iskcon Towaco, US, On 1 June 2014. His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: Okay, Haribol. Oh! Thank you. His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami: Hare Kṛṣṇa. Devotees: Hare Kṛṣṇa. His Holiness(…)

Connection With Kṛṣṇa Means Service
Bhakti Charu Swami

 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The following lecture entitled: ‘Connection with Kṛṣṇa means service’ was given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami in Iskcon Budapest, Hungary, on 27 August 2013. Now we can see this transcendental knowledge, whether it is coming from the Kumāras or Brahmā or Laxmi(…)

367. Rain & Kirtan
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Stepped out of home and didn’t realize the rain was so strong! Seemed like a mini storm out there – thrashing rain and wind. Unable to hold the umbrella open, i ran to the temple as fast as i could. Full drenched now, changing shoes with someone else’s and gathering few devotees, took the tram […]

New Vrindaban’s first Pittsburgh FOC – “Good day, good vibes, good people”
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The first Pittsburgh Festival of Colors on Sat. April 19, 2014 was fabulous! This family-friendly event was a big hit in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh. It was the first time that the Festival of Colors had come to Pittsburgh, and we heard from many that Pittsburgh wants to do it again next year! Pittsburgh is a […]

New Vrindaban’s Pittsburgh Festival of Colors: a Colorful Day of Peace and Fun
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New Vrindaban and the Palace of Gold would like to offer a  big THANK YOU to everyone who helped at the Festival of Colors in Pittsburgh this weekend  Sat. April 19, 2014,  and to everyone who participated, from the color throwers to the dancers to the T-shirt wearers to the bands to the staff and […]

New Vrindaban Festivals Inspire and Build Relationships
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by Madhava Smullen The Vaishnava tradition is famous for its festivals. And within ISKCON, the New Vrindaban community in West Virginia has become one of the most renowned places to celebrate — both because of its rustic beauty, and because of its unique Krishna-centered events. As New Vrindaban finds a fresh start and rebuilds itself, […]

Śikṣāṣṭakam Will Become Revealed In Your Heart.
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The following Radhadesh Retreat lecture on Śikṣāṣṭakam Lectures – Part 2 – Radhadesh Retreat Day 5 was given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami in Radhadesh, Belgium, July 2011. Hare Kṛṣṇa Kīrtana and Jaya Rādhā Mādhava kīrtana Gaur Premānande Hari Hari bol. namo(…)

New Vrindaban Grows Through Care & Communication
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by Madhava Smullen Since moving back to New Vrindaban three years ago, Lilasuka Dasi has used her people skills to inspire residents to care for each other and communicate positively with one another. This, she feels, is the key to the community’s recent attempt at rebuilding and growth. Originally from Toronto, Lilasuka first lived in […]

ISKCON Leadership Sanga Appreciation
Bhakti Charu Swami

  “I’m a participant and a presenter here at ILS. I’m feeling elated. I think ILS is a wonderful initiative from the GBC to take this movement forward to the next era. What we’re doing here in this process of strategic planning is enabling leaders to bring out the best in themselves and we’re giving(…)

Kirtan 101
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 January 2014, Mayapur, India, Lecture: Kirtan Academy 1) I would like to say something about kirtan since I like kirtan. There are different sides to it. There is the essential side which is the service that we render by chanting the holy name; engaging our mind and senses in chanting; and […]

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura: An Ideal Leader
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The following lecture on Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s Appearance Day was given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami in Māyāpura 20 February 2014. Hare Kṛṣṇa Kīrtana Prema-dhvanī prayers. jaya oṁ viṣṇu-pada paramahaṁsa parivrājakācārya aṣṭottara-śata śrī śrīmad abhaya charanaravinda bhaktivedanta swami prabhupāda ki jaya!(…)

Give Us The Tools And We Will Finish The Job!
Bhakti Charu Swami

When Guru Mahārāja was young he read the Memoires of Winston Churchill. Churchill mentions there that one should travel when one is young. Together with his friend Sarvabhavana Prabhu they decided: “Let’s go and see the world”. And they travelled to Europe by hitchhiking I think. Guru Mahārāja loves so much travelling, he never stopped(…)

Loads Of Nectar – Iskcon Panihati February 2014
Bhakti Charu Swami

Guru Mahārāja and His Holiness Radhanath Swami Mahārāja jointly gave Bhāgavatam class. The best part of the class was that whenever either of them were getting the chance to glorify each other no one was missing the opportunity and the full audience was enjoying the nectar. Then at 11h30 AM we left for ISKCON Panihati(…)

Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Poem To Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Bhakti Charu Swami

Song Name: Adore Adore Ye All Official Name: Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s Vyasa Puja Offering (1935) Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Book Name: The Harmonist Language: English LYRICS (1) Adore, adore ye all The happy day Blessed than heaven Sweeter than May. When he appeared at Puri The holy place, My Lord and Master His Divine Grace.(…)

Initiation Day At ISKCON Ujjain – Nityānanda Trayodasi, 12th Feb 2014
Bhakti Charu Swami

Hare Kṛṣṇa, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Please read a brief report about the initiation ceremony held in ISKCON Ujjain on Nityānanda Trayodasi, 12th Feb 2014. There was an excitement in the air today morning. Today was Nityānanda Trayodasi and initiations for the 8 fortunate devotees. I got up a(…)

New Vrindaban Amid “Transformation of a Spiritual Community”
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by Madhava Smullen New Vrindaban, ISKCON’s first rural community, is in the midst of a major transformation. When the community was first established under the guidance of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada in 1968, it became, for many years, a shining example of the best that ISKCON had to offer. Prabhupada would often direct devotees from […]

Khoda Nitai!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2009, Leicester, United Kingdom, Lecture) One year, on Nityananda’s appearance day, I was in Sydney and something happened. We were having a long kirtan, before that we had some bhajan, aarti and abhishek, so it was getting quite long! The drummers had brought their special drums, so they were into it and […]

Beyond any dream
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, South Africa, 2010) This is the world where the dream is bigger than reality but in the spiritual world, the reality is way beyond the dream. The chanting of the maha mantra is coming directly from the spiritual world and if we place the holy name in the center of our life […]

Iskcon Brisbane Temple Lecture By His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Saturday 21 April 2007
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda  Lecture given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami in Brisbane temple, on Saturday 21 April 2007

A Picture (of New Vrindaban) is Worth a Thousand Words
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“Know More About New Vrindaban”- a picture story Please click on the link below for a very favorable picture story with captions of New Vrindaban, very informatively entitled by the author “Know More About New Vrindaban”. Know More About New Vrindaban Hare Krsna.

Ajāmila Got A Second Chance / Appearance Day Śrīla Jayadeva Gosvāmī
Bhakti Charu Swami

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Founder-Ācārya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The following lecture on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 6, Chapter 2, Verse 17, was given by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami on 22 January 2014 in Iskcon Juhu – Mumbai, India. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Today was Śrīla Prabhupāda’s class. We just listened to the Śrīla […]