In 1902 Srila Prabhupada personally organised the first Iskcon Rathayatra Festival, in Calcutta, he was eight years old .

“Like the festival at Puri, Abhay’s Ratha-yatra ran for eight consecutive days. His family members gathered, and the neighborhood children joined in a procession, pulling the cart, playing drums and hand cymbals, and chanting. Wearing a dhoti and no shirt in the heat of summer, Abhay led the children in chanting Hare Krsna and in singing the appropriate Bengali bhajana, Ki kara rai kamalini.

What are you doing, Srimati Radharani?
Please come out and see.
They are stealing Your dearmost treasure—
Krsna, the black gem.
If the young girl only knew!
The young boy Krsna,
Treasure of Her heart,
Is now forsaking Her.”

We started the first Scandinavian Rathayatra in Stockholm in 1996 , as part of Srila Prabhupada’s Centennial celebration. And this year we see how it has expanded over the years attracting more and more devotees to joyfully come to celebrate this glorious event.

Rathayatra is the festival that brings us devotees together, we see our old friends. Lord Jagannath is very very merciful.

And this year Manorama prabhu brought the biggest international gurukuli  group ever, about 50 wonderful young talanted vaisnavas.

Enjoy the video, complied by Rukmini Ramana prabhu, and see you next year, get your tent out and live the dream!

RATHA YATRA LECTURE (SAN FRANCISCO 1971)

Jagannātha svāmī nayana-pathagāmī bhavatu me.

So if we want to have eternal life, full of knowledge and blissfulness, then we must take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Our, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is the greatest welfare activities in the human society

Your servant Parasuram das 

https://foodforalluk.com/

https://foodforalluk.com/rich-kids-go-homeless

Śrīla Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī is known to be one of the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana. But where did he come from? Why did he reside in Vṛndāvana? To know that we have to go to a holy place called Śrī Raṅgam.

The property comes with ten acres of land, a two-storey, four-bedroom/three bathroom house, a pond, a cow barn, a shaded cow pasture and three cows.

There are times in our lives when the cloudburst lets loose and we are thrown into intense situations. Emotions are fierce and there is no visibility, no answer, and no clear direction. 

The world is like a mega-theater where multiple stories are being enacted. Herein, we can enact a grand story, provided we understand ourselves.

Our "Paramahamster" comic strip follows an enthusiastic devotee as he navigates a 9 - 5 work day in the corporate world. Please check back weekly for new episodes!

Harinama in Argentina (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, we gradually develop our eterna...

Podcast

The post If someone is managerially incompetent or immoral, can their continuance in power be justified by saying that it is Krishna’s plan? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.

Yoga Magazine says it is “the number one yoga, health and fitness brand in the UK and USA.” The publication is aimed at upscale cosmopolitan women aged between 25 and 45, who desire to improve their health and wellbeing.

12th annual Kuching Ratha Yatra (4 min. video)
Hare Krishna. Jai Jagannatha. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
At 5.20pm we started our Ratha Yatra procession from the Kuching Riverside Waterfront. HH Bhanu Swami inaugurated the 12th annual festival in the presence of about 200 devotees and the procession for the first time is parading through the main streets of Kuching. The procession ends at the waterfront with a speech by our guest of honor YB Datuk Professor Dr. sim Kui Han (minister of local government & housing) and a spiritual address by HH Bhanu Swami Maharaja. A cultural event, Kirtan and Sarawak traditional dances,

We started the first Scandinavian Rathayatra in Stockholm in 1996, as part of Srila Prabhupada's Centennial celebration. And this year we see how it has expanded over the years attracting more and more devotees to joyfully come to celebrate this glorious event. And this year Manorama prabhu brought the biggest international gurukuli group ever, about 50 wonderful young talented vaishnavas. Continue reading "Living the Dream , Scandinavia Rathayatra Tour 2019
→ Dandavats"

Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami was born in the year 1503 AD on the 13th day of the dark moon in the month of Pausa. He lived within this world for 75 years. In the 1578 AD, on the sixth day of the dark moon, he left this world behind and entered into the eternal pastimes of the Lord.

Iskcon Food For Life London: We will be getting a brand new customized electric food van! This will be the first electric van food van in the UK!
Thank you so much for your support in raising the £60,000! Without you, this would have not been possible!
Iskcon Food For Life London Mission is providing nourishing, vegetarian food for people in need, from Monday to Saturday in the UK’s capital city, London.

Ниже расположена небольшая подборка фотографий различных аспектов строительства, которые наглядно иллюстрируют продвижение отделочных работ в Храме ведического планетария.

НОВОСТИ ХВП – БУДЬТЕ В КУРСЕ

Посетите ХВП: www.tovp.org
Читайте о ХВП: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur
Смотрите о ХВП: www.youtube.com/user/tovpinfo
Смотрите о ХВП в 360°: www.tovp360.org
Загрузите приложение ХВП для мобильного телефона: www.tovp.org/ru/announcements-ru/new-tovp-phone-app-goes-live/
Подпишитесь на новости ХВП: https://goo.gl/forms/ojJ2WcUUuqWh8bXt1
Новостная Подписка через RSS: https://tovp.org/rss2/
Купите наши сувениры: https://tovp.org/tovp-gift-store/
Поддержите ХВП: https://tovp.org/ru/donate/seva-opportunities/

The post Фотоотчет о продвижении работ – июль 2019 appeared first on Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

Below is a small collection of photos from different sections of the temple illustrating the progress of our finishing work on the TOVP.

TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH

Visit us at: www.tovp.org
Follow us at: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur
Watch us at: www.youtube.com/user/tovpinfo
View us 360° at: www.tovp360.org
Phone App at: http://tovp.org/news/announcements/new-tovp-phone-app-goes-live/
Mailing List at: https://goo.gl/forms/ojJ2WcUUuqWh8bXt1
RSS News Feed at: https://tovp.org/rss2/
Buy from us at: https://tovp.org/tovp-gift-store/
Support us at: https://tovp.org/donate/seva-opportunities/

The post TOVP Progress Photo Update, July 2019 appeared first on Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

Iskcon Indonesia Annual General Meeting (Album of photos)
Ramai Swami: The leaders from ISKCON Indonesia assembled in Denpasar...

The leaders from ISKCON Indonesia assembled in Denpasar for the annual general meeting of the society. They came from Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Lombok, and Bali where we have centres.

There were about 45 or so who attended and reports were given of the preaching activities around the country. The Rathayatra committee said there were 30 Jagannatha Rathayatra parades last year and everyone applauded in appreciation.

The event went for two days and the devotees enjoyed associating with one another and planning for the future of ISKCON in Indonesia.

Invest in rest and let yourself completely relax! Our popular Visualisation Guided Meditation Class is happening end of July. Lie down, melt in to the mat and let your thoughts and problems drift away as our meditation guide Madhupana takes you on a journey through yoga nidra consciousness.

Visualise it for yourself!
Monday 29th July 6.15pm

Enjoy delicious dinner and dessert afterwards too!

$10 at the door or book online through our website

The post Visualisation: A Guided Meditation Experience appeared first on Bhakti Lounge.

Invest in rest and let yourself completely relax! Our popular Visualisation Guided Meditation Class is happening end of July. Lie down, melt in to the mat and let your thoughts and problems drift away as our meditation guide Madhupana takes you on a journey through yoga nidra consciousness.

Visualise it for yourself!
Monday 29th July 6.15pm

Enjoy delicious dinner and dessert afterwards too!

$10 at the door or book online through our website

Invest in rest and let yourself completely relax! Our popular Visualisation Guided Meditation Class is happening end of July. Lie down, melt in to the mat and let your thoughts and problems drift away as our meditation guide Madhupana takes you on a journey through yoga nidra consciousness.

Visualise it for yourself!
Monday 29th July 6.15pm

Enjoy delicious dinner and dessert afterwards too!

$10 at the door or book online through our website

Invest in rest and let yourself completely relax! Our popular Visualisation Guided Meditation Class is happening end of July. Lie down, melt in to the mat and let your thoughts and problems drift away as our meditation guide Madhupana takes you on a journey through yoga nidra consciousness.

Visualise it for yourself!
Monday 29th July 6.15pm

Enjoy delicious dinner and dessert afterwards too!

$10 at the door or book online through our website

Beginning as simple home sessions, a program designed to teach young children the Srimad-Bhagavatam will soon be offered internationally via Zoom video conference. The resources are already being shared with parents everywhere on the lightofgodhead.com website and WhatsApp Group. Eventually, the full curriculum will be presented as a book.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 June 2019, New York, United States of America, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.20)

Duryodhana was working very hard to win people over to his side and he was successful in some cases. Some karmi leaders were coming along with their armies and they were being received very nicely. They thought that they were going to fight for Yudhisthira and Yudhisthira made all such arrangements for them, but it turned out that it was Duryodhana. So then they felt so indebted, that they instead fought on Duryodhana’s side.

He tried to do the same with Krsna. When Krsna was coming as the messenger of the Pandavas, Duryodhana arranged a wonderful palace for Him to stay. And when Krsna came, He was offered an extraordinary treatment, a wonderful palace and a great reception. Then Krsna simply said, “No, I will never stay in the house of one who is envious of the Pandavas.” He refused whatever was offered by Duryodhana. Instead, He went to stay with Vidhura, which was something that even Vidhura did not expect. Vidhura was a dasi putra – he was not really a prince in that sense. He was certainly a son of the king, but with a maidservant. And therefore, although he was treated respectfully within the kingdom, he was not in a royal position and was also considered as a sudra.

So first of all, to stay with Vidhura was considered a bit awkward and second of all, Vidhura was not prepared whatsoever. At this time, all that Vidhura could arrange to offer Krsna were bananas. Then as his wife got the bananas ready, Vidhura offered the peels instead of the bananas. He was so overwhelmed by love of God, that he was so ecstatic, “Krsna is in my house!“, that he was grabbing the peels instead of the bananas. This of course shows why Krsna chose to stay in the house of Vidhura. So in this way, we appreciate that Krsna is purchased by love.

The article " Purchased by love " was published on KKSBlog.

“The real purpose behind the vow taken during these four months is to minimize the quantity of sense gratification. This is not very difficult.”-  Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya Lila 4.169, Purport 

In this presentation the focus is on prophecies within the ancient Bhagavat Purana and the Pratisarga Parva section of the Bhavishya Purana. A video by Radha Mohan Das.

New Vraja Dhama, ISKCON’s 300 acre farm in Hungary, is the largest eco village in Europe. It is situated in a small village in the southernmost part of the country, 2 hours drive from Budapest. It was established in 1993 with the purpose of educating people about the values of self sufficiency, cow protection and a natural, God centered lifestyle. It's aim is to put Srila Prabhupada's motto, "Simple living and high thinking" into practice. The entire project has manifest from the heart of Sivarama Swami as an offering of love to Srila Prabhupada and the presiding deities of Sri Sri Radha Syamasundara. A video by Ananta Vrindavan.

A surf photographer, business owner and father of two is seeing more and more plastic wash ashore his beloved home beach. In a bid to discover the route of this problem he embarks on a journey of discovery to educate himself and understand more about the problem. Along the way, he discovers some alarming issues.

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.

In Calcutta, 1971, the temple was in quite a bad state because the temple president had become preoccupied in an incense business he had started to raise funds. In the course of his absorption in the business, the devotees in the temple were being neglected. He hardly spent any time with them, and they really had no one to look after them. They were barely surviving. A strong-bodied devotee named Sudama Vipra, who had belonged to the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang, was so famished that he would take the remnants of the ghee wicks that had been burned in the arati and squeeze out whatever little ghee was left, just to get a little nutrition.

In Calcutta, 1971, the temple was in quite a bad state because the temple president had become preoccupied in an incense business he had started to raise funds. In the course of his absorption in the business, the devotees in the temple were being neglected. He hardly spent any time with them, and they really had no one to look after them. They were barely surviving. A strong-bodied devotee named Sudama Vipra, who had belonged to the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang, was so famished that he would take the remnants of the ghee wicks that had been burned in the arati and squeeze out whatever little ghee was left, just to get a little nutrition.

The devotees were just waiting for Srila Prabhupada to come so they could explain the situation to him and get some help. There were not very many in India then, and Prabhupada allowed them to meet him quite freely. When he came, the devotees told him about the situation, and eventually he called a meeting to give them all a chance to express themselves. One by one, they spoke about their difficulties. At one stage Tamal Krishna Goswami, the GBC for India, protested: “Srila Prabhupada, my only intention was to execute Your Divine Grace’s will.” And Prabhupada replied a little sarcastically, “Is it My Divine Grace’s will that the devotees should be disturbed?”

Srila Prabhupada listened patiently and sympathetically to what all the devotees had to say, and he formed a committee to manage the temple. He said that they should meet every week and discuss all the programs and problems—how to do things in the best way—write their resolutions in a book, sign it, and then follow what they had decided together.

But at a certain point Srila Prabhupada’s mood seemed to change. He told the devotees, “As long as we are in the material world, there will always be problems, but if we focus too much on the problems, we will forget our real business, which is to become Krishna conscious. Instead of thinking and talking about Krishna, we will think and talk about problems.” Then he spoke about himself, how much he had endured to spread Krishna consciousness. He had suffered two heart attacks at sea on the way to America, and in America he had a buzzing in his ears and terrible headaches. “I do not wish even to tell you how much I suffered,” he said. “But I never complained. My principle was always, ‘Everything for Krishna, nothing for me,” and because that was my principle—everything for Krishna, nothing for me—I never complained.”

Happy Harinama in Moscow (8 min. video)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna maha-mantra gives liberation and at the same time o...

Podcast

The post When our natural varna can’t be changed, does taking brahmana diksha makes us all brahmanas? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.

Podcast

The post Bhagavatam tenth canto study 90 – 10.15.26-36 – Dhenuka’s tools to kill – his hind legs – are used to kill him by whirling and hurling appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.

Ratha Yatra at New Govardhana - 07 July 2019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind, one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly. (Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila, 17.31)
Find them here: https://is.gd/EKACvQ

Ratha Yatra Cologne Germany 2019 (Album of photos)
One of Europe’s best Ratha Yatras!
Srila Prabhupada: “In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.” (Brhan-naradiya Purana)

This time it was the occasion for the celebration of the 8th annual Rath yatra festival in the capital city of Jakarta, on the occasion of Jakarnaval at the time of the 492nd anniversary of Jakarta. Devotees sang melodious harinaam, and danced and pulled the rath.The excitement kept swelling, in the heart of the Capital City, where the community members had gathered to watch the carnival on Sunday afternoon, June 30, 2019. The costume and ornamental vehicle parade were added attractions. Continue reading "Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Jakarta 2019
→ Dandavats"

Podcast

The post Is consciousness intrinsically divine – is it the same as the mind? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.

Iskcon Sri Lanka: Foundation Laying Ceremony 16.072019 (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In this age of Kali, intelligent pe...