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  Globally, as of today, there have been 104,370,550 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,271,180 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization. Many lives have been upended, disrupted and impacted in unprecedented ways as a result of the pandemic. Monumental efforts are undertaken to counteract the tightening grip of this novel coronavirus, an entity not even visible to the naked eye. Vaccines to prevent the […]

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Is COVID-19 real? How do the vaccines work? Are the vaccines safe and effective? Are there sinister motives behind the vaccination? As devotees, are they to depend on medical science, or Krishna? Devotee medical professionals answer these questions on the GBC's Strategic Planning Team's live Facebook event on February 12th.

On January 14, 2021, the much-awaited book I’ll Build You a Temple: The Juhu Story by Giriraj Swami was launched. This landmark book stands as a historical document of the blood, sweat, tears, love, and devotion that went into building the Juhu temple under Srila Prabhupada’s guidance in the 1970s.

Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

Date: 7th Feb 2021

Day: Sunday

Time: 11 am to 12 noon

Topic: "Passion to Compassion"

Speaker: H.H Bhaktimarga Swami

Link to join the class from your desktop or laptop:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9150790510?pwd=Wk5GYXVRMkJmdk84MzZJRXBKYUgwUT09 

HH Bhaktimarga Swami:

Bhaktimarga Swami, popularly known as "The Walking Monk", took to a monk’s life in 1973 as a youthful 20-year-old. Prior to becoming a monk, he did chores on the family farm in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, and was a college student of Fine Arts. His walks are extensively and internationally featured on radio, television, in the newspaper, and film

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When someone speaks harshly or acts cruelly toward us, how we respond depends primarily on their disposition. The Bhagavad-gita (16.04) mentions two distinct dispositions: godly and ungodly. In real-life, most people manifest  a blend of godliness and ungodliness. So, when analyzing any particular person, we need to consider their overall behavior over a period of […]

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When someone speaks harshly or acts cruelly toward us, how we respond depends primarily on their disposition.

A video by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

In this video you can see the progress of detail work on the exterior of the Nrsimhadeva wing outside Dome. Much has been completed and there are only a few subtle things remaining. A video by the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur.

"...For many, the current situation continues to be draining: emotionally, mentally and physically. Knowledge however can help restore us...We need to depend on the will of Lord Krishna and also strive to be qualified to receive His mercy by building our personal character..." Inspiring thoughts by Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple President Visakha Dasi.

  London’s Radha Krishna Records is rejoicing a fruitful year ahead as it flows in to its 12th year as a not-for-profit record label. There is lately a wave of buzzing activity for the label as it introduces Mantra Lounge Volume 4 later this year, whilst presenting a brand new website with unprecedented offerings as […]

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London's Radha Krishna Records is rejoicing a fruitful year ahead as it flows in to its 12^th year as a not-for-profit record label. There is lately a wave of buzzing activity for the label as it introduces Mantra Lounge Volume 4 later this year.

  As we slowly dig ourselves out of the gleaming deep casts of snow I begin to think of what other parts of our lives could be snowed under and need to be reclaimed   Perhaps it is an old forgotten hurt that should be forgiven and let go, set to melt Maybe it’s a […]

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"As we slowly dig ourselves out / of the gleaming deep casts of snow / I begin to think of what other parts of our lives / could be snowed under and need to be reclaimed."

℗ Jahnavi Harrison - MANTRA ROOTS

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Lord Ramacandra’s Protection

“It is My vow that if one only once surrenders unto Me, saying ‘My dear Lord from this day I am Yours’ and prays to Me for courage, I shall immediately award courage to that person and he will always remain safe from that day on.”

[ Ramayana 6.18.33 ]

You write that things are in a crisis in England, with oil shortage and IRA bombing. Therefore, we have to take shelter of Krsna. If Krsna wants to kill us that is not wrong, if it is His desire. Our business should just to be to follow the regulative schedule, deity worship, distributing prasadam, chanting, book distribution and never mind the material danger. Krsna Consciousness means to be on the platform of deathlessness. Every sloka in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam is informing us of this. If you read these books carefully you will understand this platform of deathlessness as opposed to the material condition in which no one wants to die but no one can check death. Continue reading "Crisis what Crisis?
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Grammy nominated American Born Kirtan singer Gaura Mani Devi shares hope today and has helped millions of lives with prayers for inner peace and happiness.

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There is a vast disparity from the milk production of northern breeds and the Zebu types of India. There are many types of cows in India broadly termed as Zebu however only a few are specifically noted for their milk productivity.

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Radha Krishna Records is rejoicing a fruitful year ahead as it flows in to its 12th year as a not-for-profit record label. There is lately a wave of buzzing activity for the label as it introduces Mantra Lounge Volume 4 later this year, whilst presenting a brand new website with unprecedented offerings as well as a refreshed YouTube channel. With its spirit of devotional positivity, the label is set to create an uplifting year for all.

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This video combines the TOVP Theme Song written by Yamuna Jivana das and the TOVP Master Plan video by the TOVP 3D Department. It's an inspiring look at what ISKCON Mayapur looked like in the early 1970s, what it looks likes now, and what will manifest after the TOVP is completed in 2023.

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By Pankajanghri Prabhu The fact that people just love to hear stories is one reason why some of the Vedic codes were gradually transmitted in story form, like the epic histories Mahabharata and Ramayana and the Puranas. When such stories concern the pastimes of the Lord and His devotees, they are called lilas. Being labeled Lord […]

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Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Balabhadra Dasa, ISKCON PHILADELPHIA

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Lochana Das Thakur was born in 1523 in Kograma, in the Katwa block of Burdwan district. 

He was a disciple of Shri Narahari Sarakara Thakura, a dearest associate of Lord Gaura Raya. Lochana Dasa Thakura wrote Chaitanya Mangala which tells many pastimes of Lord Chaitanya not revealed by Vrindavana Dasa Thakura or Krishna Dasa Kaviraja.

Lochana Dasa Thakura also wrote many songs praising Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shri Nityananda Prabhu, and Gauridasa Pandit. Lochana Dasa stressed that raganuga bhaktas must take shelter of Gadadhara Vrindavanishvari to attain Radha-Govinda prema bhakti.

Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura used to print and distribute Lochana Dasa Thakura’s Shri Chaitanya Mangala. Shrila Prabhupada was very fond of his bhajans. While singing Parama Karuna Shrila Prabhupada would plunge into the ocean of Gauranga prema.

Prabhupada wrote an extensive commentary on this bhajana: Bhajo bhajo bhai, Caitanya Nitai, sudrdha visvasa kori … “Lochana Dasa asks everyone, ‘My dear brother, just worship Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda with firm faith and conviction.’ Don’t think that this chanting and dancing will not lead to the desired goal; it will. It is the assurance of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that one will get all perfection by this process. Therefore, one must chant with firm faith and conviction.”

His samadhi is in 64 Samadhis area in Vrndavan.

In a sad and shocking turn of events, a Mayapur community devotee, Rashik Shekhar Das, was shot dead in his office in Gournagar, just adjacent to the ISKCON property in Mayapur, West Bengal. The victim was shot point blank four times during the attack, which took place on the night of February 1st, between 6:45 […]

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In a sad and shocking turn of events, a Mayapur community devotee, Rashik Shekhar Das, was shot dead in his office in Gournagar, just adjacent to the ISKCON property in Mayapur, West Bengal.

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Practice Krishna Consciousness with the Bhakta Program at Kansas City

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On this page we are sharing a series short videos to help and inspire us in our spiritual lives. Please watch, listen and enjoy!

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