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Calling for Volunteer Medical Service during upcoming festival at Mayapur. “ bhakata seva parama siddhi, premalatikara mula”                                                 ————Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur Service to the devotees is the ultimate perfection and it […]

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HG Devakimataji will be offering a seminar on “The False Ego- our Constant Companion and Trouble Maker” during the Gaura Purnima festival. Mother Devaki has served in various capacities for over 20 years and has in later years engaged in creating festivals and various meetings for devotees to listen about and glorify Krsna. She started […]

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Schedule Overview Thursday 27th Greeting at the temple. Friday 28th Harinama – Starting at 5:30pm Queen St. Saturday 1st Picnic in the morning/lunch (dependent on weather). Support & Donation The cost of the visit will be at least $1000.00 if devotees would like to offer their financial support they can do so using the information […]

As ISKCON’s flagship project The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium’s representatives put it: “The day has come. The suspense is over. After over a year of correspondence, negotiations and near failure, the blue marble has finally been ordered.”
On behalf of the ToVP Sadbhuja Das is in charge of carefully and personally selecting only the best materials from around the world in order to build a temple that will last for “much more than a life time.” — Read more ›

For the fourth successive year, the youth of the Radhadesh community in Belgium extends an invitation for the Radhadesh Mellows kirtan festival which takes place on the weekend of  25th & 26th January 2014. This event, purely dedicated to the chanting of the maha mantra, attracts both kirtaniyas and visitors from all over Europe and beyond, to gather […]

His Grace Bhimasena das (Mr. Roberto Fucaloro) passed away on October 9th, 2013 in New York City. He su  A dedicated disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Bhimasena prabhu lived in New York City for practically his whole life.  He became a full time member of ISKCON in 1975, and his primary […]

Founder Acharya of ISKCON 4pm, 5th January 2014, Temple Prasadam Hall Join us for a very special seminar on the importance of understanding the unique position of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada as the Founder Acharya of ISKCON. Presented by: H.G. Suresvara Prabhu About Suresvara Prabhu In 1970 Suresvara Prabhu joined the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) We see only the tip of the iceberg and never really know what is going on all levels. We cannot see and that is the whole problem. I may look at the person sitting opposite of me. I may know his name. I […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7) We should never think that somebody is not a devotee. We should think that everybody is a devotee! The uttama-adhikari sees everyone as a devotee. We should find the devotee in other people. The devotee is there; we should just find it! We treat […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) We can come up with a hundred excuses to justify why we do not have to surrender. Part of surrender is that we place our faith in Krsna and that he will make adjustments. ‘Yes but I put my faith in Krsna and he is […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 November 2012, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Talk) One maybe, or may not be, a great philosopher like Uddhava. Uddhava was a great devotee from Dwarka and Uddhava was a disciple of Brihaspati who is the spiritual master of the demigods. Uddhava was very, very learned and he was also a […]

 Mayapur, ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) Gaura Purnima Festival Entertainment Feb 16 – March 18, 2014 From February 16 – 20, ISKCON Mayapur will host the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS). Over 800 temple presidents, GBC members and sanyasis are expected to attend. Following the ILS is the annual Mayapur Gaura Purnima Festival which will run from […]

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7) Through celibacy, can we get love of God? You can be celibate for a hundred lifetimes, do you think that will give you love of God? No, it is devotional service that will give us love of God! “I am married to a devotee!” […]

ISKCON’s Food For Life continues to feed victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines on November 7th with winds of 195 mph.

One of the strongest tropical cyclones in recorded history, Haiyan has claimed nearly 6,000 lives in the Philippines, and thousands more are missing. Around 4 million have been displaced from their homes.

ISKCON’s Food For Life is one of the many aid organizations doing what it can to help in the wake of the disaster.

Between November 15th and 20th, the Nagar Sankirtan Party from Manila, headed by Balarama Das distributed 8,200 plates of hot sanctified vegetarian food in barangays or villages in Tacloban, the capital of Leyte Province. Read more ›

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) How can we always remain appreciative in association of devotees? Sometimes we lose it so how can we stay always in the correct mood? By thinking that we are not appreciating devotees enough and that we are always falling short in appreciation. As soon as we start […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Lenasia, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture) We have temples where we can associate of devotees and get new inspiration because after all, this is a movement. Srila Bhakisiddhanta said, “It’s not an addendum in life.” It is not that Krsna consciousness is something we add on. “You know, I really […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2008, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture) We have to always be strict with our lazy mind because our mind says, “Well, you know, you can’t be fanatic!” which translates to, “Oh well, let’s just be lazy,” actually. So the tendency to be a little lazy about standards and rules is very […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, ‘One who does good will never be overcome by evil.’ That is a very important point because it sometimes seems that one who does good gets overcome by evil. But it actually means is that if a person has done […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 November 2013, Mayapur, India, Rasapurnima, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.19) Question:  It is pretty clear to me, from studying Srila Prabhupada’s books, that the way we access Krsna lilas is – as sometimes Prabhupada would say in his purports – to give our lives to the mission. But, as the times goes on, […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7) Even though we do not look for austerity, we do not spend the whole day trying to avoid austerity. We must take some austerity – that is bhakti yoga and we use our time, as much as possible, in devotional service. Therefore this chapter […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) Satsvarup Maharaja raised that question in one of his books which had the title, “Am I a demon or a vaishnav?”  That is a very good question, really. It is like a perennial question for all of us because we are in this […]

Unfortunately the Kumeu Ratha Yatra that had been scheduled for Friday the 6th of December has been cancelled. Please join us for Snana Yatra on the 8th (see more info here) and the Auckland Ratha Yatra on the 21st (more info about Auckland Ratha Yatra and Mission Bay Festival here »)

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, BYS Lecture) I’m thinking about Carl Jung who in an interview was asked, “Mr Jung, would you say that you believe in God?” That’s a basic question when you interview Carl Jung because everybody knows that Jung was very religious. But Jung said, “No, I don’t believe […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 December 2011, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.14.2) The internal energy is the activity or the energy that pleases Krsna. It is the pleasure potency that has the power to please Krsna. Nothing else can please Krsna. In the interaction with devotees, there is that energy that can please Krsna, […]

On Saturday, 23 November, Kadamba Kanana Swami took devotees on parikrama to Mamgachi. This village is located on the island of Modadrumadvipa and is the birth place of Srila Vrndavana Das Thakur and Srila Vasudeva Datta, two very close associates of Lord Caitanya. The parikrama party included disciples, students from MIHE, well-wishers and special guest, HG […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 February 2013, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.34) It is very interesting how Vrindavan is the abode which can offer pure devotional service. Both qualitatively and quantitatively, Krsna consciousness is established (in Srimad Bhagavatam) and therefore Srila Prabhupada wanted us especially to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. He said that Srimad Bhagavatam should be […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2008, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture) Once, one of our book distributors in Holland was distributing books in the offices of a business. The authorities didn’t like it and called the police so the devotee ran into the street with his books. As the police chased him, he turned the corner […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 November 2013, Mayapur, India, Gurukula Lecture) Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur explains that the holy name naturally comes together with Sri Dham. Sri Nam and Sri Dham are together. It is said that without Sri Dham, the full import of the holy name is not revealed because the holy name is non-different […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011, Helsinki, Finland) In preaching, we should not throw Krsna consciousness like a ton of bricks on people’s heads and all at once tell them, “You have to follow everything!” and then runaway, never to be seen again. No, preaching means that we have to be sensitive, depending on which stage a […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 February 2013, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.34) Sometimes, making money took over. There was a time when the feeling was that if we sell records, then we will make more money than with books. So we started to sell records and sometimes we would do books. Then of course, you know, […]

Kadamba Kanana Swami is in Mayapur for two weeks now. It is intended that Maharaja will spend a few months here due to various services. We present to you media from some of the highlights of his stay thus far. On Friday, 15 November, was the auspicious celebration of the Vyasa Puja of HH Jayadvaita Swami. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7) Fanaticism means that we have a conviction that is without knowledge and realization. It is a conviction that is born out of other motives. We want to be advanced and recognized because of ulterior motives. In fanaticism, the motive is not Krsna’s pleasure; the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) Bali Maharaja had that mood, “Whatever may come, I will accept it as the mercy of the Lord and I will remain faithful in service to him.” So that is our saving grace. That is the bottom line and that bottom line is really […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 July 2013, Durban, South Africa, Lecture: Journey of faith) I had been in India and had searched for more spiritual depth but I had not yet found what I was looking for. I used to sing a song that I had written, ‘I am nothing but a stranger always around, I’m […]

The Management of ISKCON Mayapur hereby expresses our strong condemnation of the recent, vicious physical attack on His Grace Sadhu das. We pray that Sadhu prabhu will make a full recovery and that those responsible for this reprehensible act will face punishment to the fullest extent of the law. We also request that all the […]

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 July 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Bhagavad-gita 14.21, Sunday Feast Lecture) There is a story about a young girl in India who was of marriageable age and one day she was home alone and just then two unknown men came to the door of the house – there was an elderly […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7) We can’t waste time trying to take away all the problems in our life; problems are built-in. I am going to tell you a fairytale – just listen carefully. Once upon a time, a long time ago my dear children, believe it or not, there […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) Kartik is the month of Urjja Vrata – the vow to offer the lamp to Krsna. But just the lamp, is that all? Obviously, when the lamp is offered, it gives us the opportunity to deeply meditate on the form of Krsna. We offer […]