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Srila Bhakti Charu Swami Astakam Sung By: Rasananda Das Composed by: Kartik Chandra Das.

On July 4th, 2020, the world has lost one of its most inspiring spiritual leaders, Bhakti Charu Swami, to COVID-19. The shock and the loss made thousands of his followers numb, while others expressed their pain by posting their appreciations of their beloved master, or friend, on many different forums around the globe: “The vacuum felt by Bhakti Charu Maharaja’s […]

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COVID-19 claims the life of the world renowned spiritual leader but his legacy lives on. 

After over six months of halted construction on account of the India lockdown, work on the TOVP has successfully resumed.

2020 is bringing in new things for ISKCON North America (NA) Communications Department: new management, with the appointment of Madan Gopal Das as Director and Kumari Kunti Dasi as Administrative Director, as well as back-to-back events to boost the North America teams with a Training Workshop and Communications Conference in the fall of this year. […]

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2020 is bringing in new things for ISKCON North America (NA) Communications Department: new management, with the appointment of Madan Gopal Das as Director and Kumari Kunti Dasi as Administrative Director, as well as back-to-back events to boost the North America teams with a Training Workshop and Communications Conference in the fall of this year. 

International Shravanam Week, run by the ISKCON Ministry of Education from September 3rd to 9th, has facilitated and encouraged devotees worldwide to regularly read ISKCON Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada’s books by providing resources, inspiration and guidelines. The Week is part of a larger effort, “Books Are the Basis,” to “enhance the culture of reading Srila Prabhupada’s […]

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“All of my students… should read our books very diligently at least one or two hours daily and try to understand the subject matter from varieties of angles,” Srila Prabhupada wrote to Madhudvisa in June 1972.

  (Things I am learning while on the job)  When our children grow into teens, many of us find that inspiring them in Krishna consciousness becomes much harder. They are no longer enthusiastic to imitate us or join in with the devotional activities we initiate. I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about what […]

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When our children grow into teens, many of us find that inspiring them in Krishna consciousness becomes much harder. They are no longer enthusiastic to imitate us or join in with the devotional activities we initiate.

Song - Madhurashtakam Written by Vallabhacharya (1479-1531) Dance Troupe - Nayikas ( Instagram @nayikas_ ) Dance taught by - Vishnu Tattva Das; Dancers - Vrinda Gleeson, Aruna Pavitran, Syamalika Hedemark, Krsnabhakti Johnson, Srimati Hedemark, Surabhi Singanamala, Premanjali Dejager;  Music Composer- Nirdosh Sobti; Music Label/Publisher: Madhavas Rock Band; Vocals - Nandrani Gopi Devi Dasi (Neha Sobti);  Nav Kishore Nimai Das (Nirdosh Sobti)

A video by the ISKCON GBC SPT. Interviewer: Parijata Dasi

After a period of repeated fevers, late August it had been confirmed that Gopal Krishna Goswami tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to a hospital in New Delhi — making the worldwide ISKCON community very worried.    However, Gopal Krishna Goswami soon got better and on September 4th, was discharged from the hospital and […]

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In the past two weeks, he has been recovering very nicely,  now he is back serving on the altar and started to take small speaking engagements.

From September 17^th to 23^rd, the ISKCON Kirtan Ministry is holding daily virtual events on its official Facebook page, as well as on ISKCON Desire Tree’s Hare Krishna TV Youtube channel, which reaches 1.2 million subscribers.

"To me, they are priceless. They were never meant to be objects of art. They are meant to be worshipped. It's important for collectors and dealers to recognize that these sacred bronzes have been stolen from temples which continue to exist," says Mr Vijaykumar.

Video by GKD Productions music by Govind Krsna Das.

Mayuri's composition of "Chorashtakam," an 8th century poem praising the foremost thief of our hearts--the stealer of our sorrows, the stealers of our faults, the stealer of our everything. The author Bilvamangal Thakur playfully threatens to imprison the thief in his dark heart for eons.

Srila Prabhupada clearly explains how the chanting of the Sankirtan groups was the cure for the pandemic back in Srila Prabhupada's childhood in Calcutta.

>Gopal’s Glorious Gang (GGG) is a children’s club in Brisbane, Australia with about 80 children, from 4 to 16 years old. Our goal in forming this club is to help each child become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, personal and spiritual growth. Continue reading "Gopal’s Glorious Gang
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For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of August 2020. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 Individuals, Monthly Top 5, Cumulative Countries, Cumulative Temples, Cumulative Top 100 Individuals, Cumulative Top 5 Continue reading "NASN August 2020 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter (+214%)
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We are thrilled to the core to bring you some wonderful news! We bring you the happy tidings of multiple benefits for every service rendered! The benefits will be increased by not twice or thrice, nor several times; nor or even a hundred times… Your benefits for each service rendered will be *multiplied by one […]

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Giriraj Swami begins at about 2:23:21.

Kesava dasa: The COVID situation around the world has not settled and we have an issue in Mayapur over the last week and more, where it is suspected that many will be infected. We are worried about all devotees in the Dham, but more so about 38 Srila Prabhupada disciples who are elderly and many sanyasis.

To anyone, even a new student of spirituality, who has some knowledge of atma, or spirit soul, knows that by nature atma is eternal. It is ever-existing, and neither it takes birth nor does it ever die.

Heavy torrents of rain, breaks barriers around agricultural land, Like unauthorized atheists propaganda breaks Vedic injunctions; The clouds, tossed by the wind, deliver water which is welcomed like nectar; Distribution of such wealth is also nectarean, when inspired by brahmanas, performed by rich men like kings and wealthy members!

Both the Gregorian and Vedic calendars comprise twelve months. But whereas the number of days in each month varies in the Gregorian calendar, the Vedic months are all of the same duration: about fourteen days from the new moon to the full moon and from the full moon to the new. The day of the new moon is known as amavasya, and the full-moon day is known as purnima. And just as the Gregorian calendar is periodically adjusted during years known as “leap” years, the Vedic calendar is also adjusted, every three years. But whereas the Gregorian adjustment adds one day to the month of February, the Vedic adjustment adds one month, known as the adhika-masa, to the other twelve. Adhika means “extra,” and masa means “month.” The word adhika also means “greater,” and the adhika-masa, also known as purusottama-masa, the month of Purusottama (Vishnu, or Krishna), is considered to be the greatest of all months of the Vedic calendar. Continue reading "Purusottama Masa, the Extra Month
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Who was Srila Prabhupada? What did he do, why did he come, and where did he go? A session with Bhakti Charu Swami in which he speaks about who Srila Prabhupada is and why he came to this planet, as part of our Spiritual Voyager retreat during the 2020 lockdown.

Today it is 55 years ago that Srila Prabhupada set foot on US soil for the first time, having being brought there by a ship called Jaladuta. It was one of the many vessels of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company from Bombay, one of the oldest shipping companies in India, founded in 1919. At the time the company was lead by Srimate Moraji, named Jamuna, who joint the business at the tender age of 20 years and build it from humble beginnings to one of India's largest with a fleet of 43 vessels and a combined deadweight of 550,000 ton. Continue reading "Jaladuta Story Part 2
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The dream came true! We hit the road for Czech Padayatra again, for the 27th time. It was an absolutely nectarian and merciful highlight of the year. We left the gray comfort zone of our average troubled daily lives - which are full of danger at every step. Danger in the form of forgetting Krishna, Srila Prabhupada’s mercy, and the ocean of mercy of traveling Lords Chaitanya and Nityananda. There are no glimpses of forgetfulness during Padayatra as all are protected here. Wandering from town to town, village to village - with continuous kirtan, book and maha prasadam distribution, we experienced real life - the glory of the sankirtan movement. Continue reading "What a miracle!
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