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Srila Prabhupada once said, “Tax your brains how to spread this movement.” So today we loaded our devotees, puppets and musical instruments on carts drawn by camels and did harinam throughout the city of Vadodara, all the while announcing our festival tomorrow night. News of the extravaganza spread quickly and soon all local newspapers and [...]

A Vaishnava, a sober man, accepts only a man's glories and not his faults, for flies seek sores whereas honeybees seek honey.

- Srila Prabhupada, Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi 8.62 purport

Every year I make my personal finances public. Attached is an accounting of my finances for 2013.

Jamnagar, with a population of 600,000, is called the ‘Oil City of India.’ It has the the world’s largest oil refinery. We held our festival in an open field near the center of the town.To my surprise, 10,000 people showed up early for one of the best shows of our tour.

This presentation is connected with the Priyavrata Prabhu's presentation at the European Leaders Meetings, 2013 -- Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: Srila Prabhupada once said, "Tax your brains how to spread this movement." So today we loaded our devotees, puppets and musical instruments on carts drawn by camels and did harinam throughout the city of Vadodara, all the while announcing our festival tomorrow night. News of the extravaganza spread quickly and soon all local newspapers and television stations came out to interview us. Everyone we met on the streets promised to come. If they do, then our 'camel caravan kirtan' will have been a great success! -- Read more ›

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) runs the Bhaktivedanta Theological College in Hungary. The Hungarian government donated a building for the Bhaktivedanta Theological College -- Read more ›

10-01-2014 Questions and Answers, ISKCON Newcastle, United Kingdom.MP3

Bhagavatam class.

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1966 February 1:
"Today phoned Mr. Felix Morrow of University Books. His representative will let me know. It is also arranged today by phone that the Universalist Church will allow house for holding meeting on every Wednesday evening from 7/30 to 9 pm.
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Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1969 February 1: "Although you are not formally initiated, you have associated with our devotees and it has acted. The seed is already there in you and it has to be helped to grow and fructify. You can immediately start a center wherever it is possible for you."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 1: "There are innumerable living entities wandering within the universe and out of many, many of such conditioned souls, only one will come into contact with a bona fide Spiritual Master by the Grace of Krishna. Krishna can understand from within the sincerity of purpose of a particular living entity."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 1: "Simply engage yourself in Krishna's service. That will protect you from any attack of maya. Maya can take Krishna's place in our heart as soon as there is a slackness on our part. Otherwise, if Krishna's seated always, maya has no opportunity to occupy the seat."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 1: "I am very much encouraged by your proposal for constructing housing. This money will be secured somehow or other. These cottages needn't be very high class finished. They may be very roughly finished. We simply want protection, that's all."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 1: "Introduce to the colleges our Bhagavad-gita. If they are actually serious to receive instructions from Krishna, they absolutely must read our Bhagavad-gita As It Is. If they want some nonsense on the plea of reading Bhagavad-gita then there is nothing we can do to help them."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1975 February 1: "Come to India and live in Mayapur. I shall arrange a very nice room and you can peacefully engage in reading Srimad Bhagavatam. I think this arrangement will be very nice for you according to my idea. Now you decide what to do."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

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Our last Harinams in Gold Coast, all glories to all devotees who participated in this never ending festival of bliss! -- Read more ›

Indradyumna Swami: Jamnagar, with a population of 600,000, is called the 'Oil City of India.' It has the the world's largest oil refinery. We held our festival in an open field near the center of the town.To my surprise, 10,000 people showed up early for one of the best shows of our tour. -- Read more ›

Deena Bandhu Das: A few years ago, someone donated an already built Mandir to ISKCON in Faridabad (Just next to Delhi)! A couple of weeks ago they invited me for their Saturday Feast Program. Relish these pics of another temple for Srila Prabhupada as the preaching expands! -- Read more ›

Paulista Avenue is one of the most important avenues in São Paulo, Brazil. The 2.8 kilometre thoroughfare is notable for headquartering a large number of financial and cultural institutions, as well as being home to an extensive shopping area and to Latin America's most comprehensive fine-art museum, MASP. -- Read more ›

The Ubud Monkey Forest is a nature reserve and temple complex in Ubud, Bali. Its full name as written on a welcome sign is the Padangtegal Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. -- Read more ›

Should have added some ginger!

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The last shipment of pure white marble has arrived from Vietnam.

The standard is incomparable with a pristine finish lacking any dark markings. Girigovardhan Prabhu is supervising the unloading and quality check of the marble. His attention to detail guarantees only a superior product will be accepted.