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Each and every one of us wants two things in life: to love and to be loved. Devotee Care is one such initiative by ISKCON that takes care of the devotees and embeds the culture of care using different platforms. Their vision and mission is to provide contentment to the devotees both spiritually and materially […]

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Visakha dasi and Radha Mohan das represented Bhaktivedanta Manor at the Holocaust Memorial Day event organized by Hertsmere Borough Council. The event began with a candlelit parade through Bushey High Street, followed by a ceremony at The Bushey Arena. Holocaust Memorial Day is observed internationally to remember the millions of Jews murdered during the Holocaust, […]

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A new podcast entitled “Many Moons” is set to be released across all podcast platforms on February 7th, 2022. Presented by Sadhvi Sanga and Bodhaka, the podcast is a series of interviews featuring inspiring voices of the pioneer women of ISKCON. The invited guests will speak about their relationships with Srila Prabhupada, their personal experiences […]

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From ISKCON Philadelphia Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We regret to inform you that our dear friend and longtime congregational member, His Grace Caitanya Jivan Prabhu, a disciple of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, has departed from this world on January 30, 2022. He leaves behind his wife, […]

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His Grace Jnana Sukriti Prabhu (ACBSP) from Caracas left his body on the auspicious day of Sat-tila ekadasi. He was present during the visit of His Divine Grace in Venezuela in February 1975 and had the opportunity to serve him, to attend his classes and receive initiation on that occasion. He was a very scholarly […]

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Mayapur Times is a newsletter of the Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir. The newsletter aims to inform and inspire the local ISKCON community by reporting monthly activities, events, developments and news. You can download the Winter 2022 issue here: Click …

The area outside ISKCON Mayapur campus is underdeveloped and has no waste management system. Owing to this, Murari Mohini Devi Dasi has taken up this initiative and started Mayapur- Clean And Green. She supervises groups that clean the streets of Mayapur, collect the garbage, and transport it to the waste and recycling areas.   Born […]

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Prabhupada Placing Ananta Sesha in the TOVP Foundation Pit, 1972 1972 was a year in Sridhama Mayapur filled with many beginnings. The Radha Madhava Golden Jubilee Festival from March 2 – 5 commemorates four of them. These include: 50th Anniversary of Chota Radha Madhava’s Installation/Arrival 50th Anniversary of the ISKCON Mayapur Gaur Purnima Festival 50th […]

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These are the six (sat) ways in which sesame seeds (tila) are utilized for spiritual purification on this Ekadashi. Therefore it is called Sat-tila Ekadashi: (1) bathe in the water mixed with sesame seeds, (2) rub sesame seed paste on his body, (3) offer sesame seeds into the fire in sacrifice, (4) eat sesame seeds, […]

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Alachua Students Map Out a Sustainable, Eco-friendly Future for their School From January 3rd to January 14th, 2022, students at the Bhaktivedanta Academy North America (BANA) in Alachua, FL participated in an interdisciplinary project based on building a sustainable school. The project was executed by the middle school and high school student cohorts and their […]

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Based on the book Japa Affirmations by His Grace Mahatma Dasa Ancient Vedic texts address the notion that no amount of material accomplishments can deeply satisfy us. Our consciousness has been affected by the material atmosphere, and as we try to exploit resources, we are in fact getting more and more entangled in mundane complexities. […]

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After reading “GBC Amends and Affirms Law Allowing Vaisnavis To Initiate,” I thought to myself that you can always get to the same place from a different direction. The debate in ISKCON for the last few years has been about women gurus. But this article will show the reader that Srila Prabhupada did not approach […]

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The TOVP Celebrates the Prabhupada Paschatya Desha Tarine Centennial, 1922-2022: Receiving the Order to Preach Many devotees may not be aware that this year commemorates the 100th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada receiving the order to preach in the West from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati (see the story below). This highly important and significant event and its […]

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Understanding Different Perspectives of Srila Prabhupada’s Statements Recap of ISKCON Communications Global Conference More than 100 leaders and devotees doing communications services from around the globe including India, the US, the UK, South Africa, and Europe joined the online conference on Saturday, January 22nd. The headline event for the conference, “Reconciling Different Perspectives on Srila […]

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Kripamayi Devi Dasi  was one of the first Hare Krishna devotees in Thailand. As a young girl, she would pray to Lord Buddha for guidance. Her Buddhist guru one day handed her a piece of paper with the maha-mantra written on it. From then on, she started chanting the maha-mantra. By Krsna’s arrangement, she met […]

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January 19 is not just another date on the calendar. It is observed globally as the ‘Holocaust Remembrance Day‘ by the Kashmiri Pandits. Jammu, Jan 19 (PTI) Displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday observed January 19 as the ‘Holocaust Day’ to mark the exodus of their community members from the Valley in 1990.   Contemporary History: The state of Jammu and […]

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Empowering Leaders Across USA and Canada  ISKCON North America Leadership Annual Conference   More than 140 leaders from across the US and Canada attended the weekend conference held last weekend January 14-16th to network, share resources and empower leaders to serve their respective communities. The first day of the conference the mood was one of […]

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Avast torrents is a popular and secure bit-torrent client software program. It helps P2P style downloads and boasts almost 8 private and protect P2P hosting space. Its free sample version enables you to test it before you order it. The free rendition is easy to download, however, you should be aware of feasible security dangers. […]

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On January 12, 2020, Shyamasundar das was a guest on The Beatles Channel of Sirius XM for one of their Fab Forum interviews. The broadcast is exclusive to Sirius XM subscribers, but ISKCON News has been provided a recording from  Shyamasundar das that can be heard here.   A transcript of the interview can be […]

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Official Health Update on HH Jayapataka Maharaja, 16th January Chennai- 5pm Dear God-family, disciples and well-wishers of H.H. Jayapataka Swami Maharaja, Please accept our humble obeisances, All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Guru Maharaja underwent the procedure successfully. They found the artery that had caused the bleeding and had embolised it. This will prevent further bleeding. […]

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An international committee advisory committee advocated that processed and red meat as high priorities for assessment by the IARC Monographs Programme. The endorsement was suggested due to epidemiological studies alluding to the possible risks of cancers associated with the ingestion of both red and processed meats.  According to the Global Burden of Disease Project, an […]

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Maya: The World as Virtual Reality By Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson) In the world of modern science, consciousness is reduced to a fading epiphenomenon, leftover after the brain has been physically explained. It seems to arise when matter is suitably organized, but scientists and philosophers have been unable to explain why complex organization […]

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Overwhelmingly, Srila Prabhupada preached that vegetarian or non-vegetarian was not the issue.*  He nearly always took the opportunity to preach Krishna bhakti no matter what food a person chose to eat.  At the same time, he indicated that eating foods in the mode of goodness helps one become wiser. The effect of developing the mode […]

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2020-21 It’s been a rough time. Brutal for some. Revelatory for others, especially that the leaders in the Kali-yuga (this age of quarrel, greed, and hypocrisy) are pretend leaders. There is no proper training on how to be a leader. This pretending has been going on for quite some time, and in recent years it […]

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Creating e-commerce websites can be quite a great intimidating job, but if you follow a couple of simple steps, the task can be a breeze. The first step is to pick a domain name. You can choose a top-level domain like a. com, store, solutions, or perhaps your provider’s name. Your best option for your […]

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Creating e-commerce websites can be quite a great intimidating job, but if you follow a couple of simple steps, the task can be a breeze. The first step is to pick a domain name. You can choose a top-level domain like a. com, store, solutions, or perhaps your provider’s name. Your best option for your […]

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The North American Leadership Conference will be held on the 14th, 15th 16th of January. During this online event, we will gather again as GBC, Temple Presidents, Senior Devotees, and Next Generation Leaders – all members of Srila Prabhupada’s Family, to collaborate and co-create the future of ISKCON in North America. REGISTRATION LINK: https://forms.gle/ZdQ57vvAmidsqbpz8 January 14-16th, 2022 Friday 7-8PM ET Networking Event: […]

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ISKCON Communications Course, now available online through the Bhaktivedanta College, starts its new semester on January 24! This five-week course helps devotees communicate better in their personal and professional lives, as well as when representing ISKCON. The course is online, self-paced, and designed for those in need of a flexible schedule. The Communications Course has […]

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ISKCON Communications Global Conference We are excited about your participation in the conference this Saturday. There is an exciting programme which is outlined further in this communique. The zoom link is included below for your reference. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85876441523?pwd=ZWVka1dSTFAxd0hXYWxORkV5bWJkZz09 Meeting ID: 858 7644 1523 Passcode: ICGOC108 If you have not yet registered, please do […]

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Ornamented with pearls of wisdom, Bhakti Shakti serves as a guiding light to claim your spiritual identity, experience the joyous state of your pure spiritual self, and progress toward deeper intimacy with the Divine.   About the Book The wisdom goddesses of yoga who embody Shakti, or sacred energy, continue to gain popularity as we become familiar with […]

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Devotees worldwide came together to celebrate World Gita Day on the 18th and 19th of December. This entire program was hosted on zoom and telecasted on Facebook and YouTube by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. For the year 2021, the global estimated goal for Bhagavad Gita distribution was 2.2 million. On day one, they covered Australia, […]

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When we think of wealth and poverty so much seems to hinge on whether we live in a mentality of scarcity; or a consciousness of abundance, that there is enough in the world for everyone. Gandhi once said that the world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed. It seems so […]

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Temples around the world have recently been hit hard by the new wave of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus – as has the rest of the world. Many devotees have been infected, including many ISKCON gurus such as Indradyumna Swami, Hanumat Presaka Swami, as well as Hrdaya Caitanya, a member of the GBC and […]

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As many are aware, Kazakhstan is currently in turmoil and regional army troops have been sent to quell the social unrest in the region. Russian devotees that we spoke to relayed to us that they have not heard from the Kazakstan devotees in approximately two days because cellular service and internet are currently turned off […]

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Western Vaishnavas are nothing new whatsoever. Here you can see the first female disciples of HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura. Vishnuprya Dasi on the left and Vinodvani Dasi, whose name was Daisy Cecilia Bowtel, continued in bhajan her whole life.   Miss Daisy Cocilia Bowtwel, a young lady of a rich honourable family, was attracted […]

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“Sri Jagadisa Pandita is the savior of the world. He distributes the nectar of love of Krsna just like a dense mass of dark clouds in the sky distributes rainfall.” [C.c. Adi 11.30] Sri Jagadisa Bhatta took his birth in the region of Gaihati. His fathe…

Jiva Goswami (1513–1598) was the nephew of Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami. He received initiation from Rupa Goswami and became the acharya (spiritual master) after Rupa and Sanatana. Jiva Goswami was a Sanskrit scholar par excellence. Some contempor…