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Sivarama Swami is encouraging the devotees (most of them his disciples) in their service of book distribution by personally serving them prasadam. (Album with photos)
He said that because now he hardly can go out on book distribution, he wants to serve those who can…
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Hare Krishna! Spirit Matters: an introduction to Bhakti Yoga through videos
Spirit Matters aims to introduce aspects of Bhakti Yoga to those interested in learning about mantra meditation, yoga knowledge and how to live a more conscious life. The channel was designed as part of my honors project for my visual communication design degree, which I will complete in a few weeks. Following the Bhakti Lounge motto, my intent with this channel is to make it easy for people come to Krishna consciousness, grow in Krishna consciousness and share Krishna consciousness with others.
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Each temple in Bali hosted a program of evening kirtan for Holy Name Week and this was followed at Radha Rasesvara Mandir.

“Once a devotee said to Srila Prabhupada, ‘I want to renounce everything.’ Srila Prabhupada’s response was, ‘Krishna owns everything. The only thing you have to renounce is the misconception that you have something to renounce.’ Essentially sannyasa means to give up our false-ego—ahankar; the desire to be the controller, the proprietor and the enjoyer.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us a beautiful verse that He told us to keep on our heart and to put on the thread of the holy name and keep it there always;

trnad api su-nicena
taror iva sahisnuna
amanina mana-dena
kirtaniyah sada harih

Translation:
“One who thinks himself lower than grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”

It is that spirit that is true sannyasa.”

—Radhanatha Swami

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Radhanatha Swami
Giriraj Swami

By the grace of Lord Krsna I am able to announce the re-opening of the Japa Room on www.mayapur.tv - ALL DAY - EVERY DAY devotee association glorifying the Holy names in particular the process of chanting Japa.

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Srimad Bhagavatam class at Phoenix, Arizona
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Harinama Sankirtana in Moscow, Russia (Album with photos)
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A natural cave, in the outskirts of Rome, Italy, has been transformed into a beautiful temple of Lord Chaitanya by Mukundananda prabhu. The devotees in Rome use it regularly to hold their meetings, talk about Lord Krishna, chant bhajans and kirtans and, of course, take prasadam. Look at these photos to see how nicely it is done inside: https://goo.gl/YfB5TV

ISKCON Auckland New Zealand: Friday night holy name week harinam (Album with photos)
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Hare Krishna! Street Chanting is Krishna’s best Propaganda
There is absolutely no greater experience to be had than to be a member of the Harinama Sankirtan party, watching the faces of the members of the public as they smile, laugh, frown or scowl at you while you chant and dance jubilantly to the sweet sound of the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra. This 5 minute ecstatic video was recently filmed on the Appearance Day of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. It appears that there was some divine intervention because all of a sudden, as if out of nowhere, 100 youths spontaneously joined the blissful Kirtan party. (watch from 2.30 minutes in)
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While South Africa commemorates the 40th Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to the rainbow nation, October 2015 has special significance for the Durban Yatra since it marks the 30^th anniversary of the flagship Sri Sri Radha Radhanatha temple. The temples roots have grown deep within Durban and as a result has earned a special place in the city’s heart. In 2013, the temple won the city’s tourism award and now in 2015, was the winner of Trip Advisors certificate of excellence. All this has been made possible by the valuable input of many devotees – Kadamba Kanana Swami is counted among them.

The festive mood was amplified by Kadamba Kanana Swami’s recent trip to Durban (11-19 September) with his sweet bhajans, explosive kirtans and deep philosophical presentations.

His stay began with a Spring Student Retreat hosted by the temple. Students from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban participated in the retreat – their stay at the temple deepening their love for Krsna consciousness. Hard work by the Bhakti Yoga Society preaching team in South Africa’s prestigious universities has produced a strong number of enthusiastic Bhakti Yoga practitioners who are determined at reaping life’s greatest rewards. Kadamba Kanana Swami dedicated his time fully to nurturing these spiritually hungry souls with his apt discussions and high-energy kirtans. The retreat was a resounding success with Kadamba Kanana Swami enjoying the retreat just as much, if not more than the students. The rest of Kadamba Kanana Swami’s stay in Durban was spent giving daily Bhagavatam classes at the temple and evening programs around the Durban region.

Please see below links to all classes and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami. Recordings were captured by Bhakta Nimai (Germany).

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24hour Sankirtan program going on Iskcon, Vrindavan. Here are some images of the program to understand better. (Album with photos)

Hare Krishna! Another Dimension – Ukraine Television Interview with Niranjana Swami
Due to the active and coordinated activities of the community in Kiev was built and is currently expanding the greatest temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the post-Soviet countries are constantly being published regularly print – newspaper “House of Prabhupada” , operates the largest branch of the charity ‘Food for Life “in Ukraine , and everyone can go to study Vedic Sciences in Kiev Theological Academy of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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Iskcon Mira Road Temple Opening (125 Photographs):
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The Making of the Srila Prabhupada Art Gallery, Malaysia: Behind the Scenes HG Simheswara Das prabhu, the regional secretary of ISKCON Malaysia and chairman of the temple building project called all the BCC youths for a meeting. Unknown to us, he had already planned to give us a project to glorify Srila Prabhupada. His Grace wanted people to know about Prabhupada’s life and especially on His Divine Grace travels in Malaysia back in May 1971. Simheswara prabhu told us that we have to come up with a proposal to achieve this project. Although we have taken on projects larger than this, none came close to being as artistic as this project. We were taken aback that prabhu had faith on us to achieve this honourable project. Read the entire article here: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=20190

Mangal Arati Of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath; 30th September 2015

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The Canada Rugby World Cup Team attended the ISKCON Leicester Kirtan Fest this Sunday 27^th September. The Canadian Team, who are in the UK for the World Cup tournament, were walking through Leicester’s City Centre, when they heard the sound of kirtan coming from the magnificent temple. Ananda Monet was leading a beautiful kirtan.

It is believed that a classic is a book that doesn't need to be written again yet it inspires numerous other books to be composed. Srimad Bhagavatam is such a timeless classic that it has inspired numerous intellectuals to write commentaries since ages; commentary of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami being the most well known in late century.

This year's Jagannath Puri parikrama will be from the 27th to the 30th November. The parikrama usually consists of a majority of Hindi and Bengali speaking devotees, so this year the organizers have decided to have an even bigger international group specifically for English speaking devotees.

This is a big test for most chanters. We have that choice for each bead, each mantra....the choice to listen to Krsna in His Holy names, or listen to what we have to buy at the shop or something that happened yesterday or something that's coming up next week.

As we go deeper into the remote areas of Mongolia with our preaching party we are treated to some of the most stunning nature on this planet. In all my travels I have never seen anything like it. And no less beautiful are the people who flock to our programs to hear the message of [...]

Dear Maharajas/ Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

I wanted to share a nice story with you all about a wonderful project put on by Mukunda Prabhu at the European Parliament in Brussels. The movie gives the illusion that I am the doer but I am simply the cook, and Mukunda Prabhu is doing a great service by presenting our philosophy to the top brains of Europe. Enjoy the movie.

Your servant
Parasuram das

On Wednesday 29.9. 2015 Food for Life Global has co-organised a sustainable food event held on the Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels.

Here is the video from The Free Lunch.

We the undersigned want to challenge the current model of production and consumption and build on alternative ways that are good for the planet, animals and people. We support a truly sustainable system which focuses on nutritional quality, on preservation of soil and biodiversity, on protecting farmers’ livelihoods as well as animal welfare, on reducing waste and adulteration in the food supply and on true long term solutions rather than the false quick fixes of fertilizers, pesticides and GMOs.

The Free Lunch is a sustainable food event being organized by Compassion in World Farming, Humane Society International, Beyond GM & Food for Life Global and the Sustainable Food Systems Group.

The Free Lunch is being facilitated by the kind help of Elite Events, Dolma – Restaurant végétarien, Bakkerij Filip, the Gleaning Network Belgium and Feedback.

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We have distributed nearly 1500 meals on Esplanade at the European Parliament and to refugees in Maximilian Park in Brussels.

You may have heard that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

However, we are offering just that. Not only is this lunch free from meat, dairy, egg, sugar, additives, pesticides, and GMOs, it will free up waste by using surplus vegetables. Choosing seasonal, locally grown delicious plant-based meals frees up land, water and other resources, such as fossil fuels, used to produce animal products. Plant-based meals free biodiversity from the threats of industrial food production, and free animals from lifelong confinement and suffering. And, making regular plant-based meal choices can help free you from the increased risk of dietary related non-communicable diseases.

Break free with a free lunch!

Bringing Lord Chaitanya’s Sankirtan movement to the most remote areas of Mongolia (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: As we go deeper into the remote areas of Mongolia with our preaching party we are treated to some of the most stunning nature on this planet. In all my travels I have never seen anything like it. And no less beautiful are the people who flock to our programs to hear the message of Bhagavad Gita and chant Hare Krsna. Sometimes I think about staying here for the rest of my life.
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