Websites from the ISKCON Universe
Bh Raghava: As a part of educating individuals on Cow care, Cow protection and land care OM Sri Surabhi Campaign took initiatives in holding a seminar 
The results of Bhakti (video)
Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Mahatma Das in Iskcon Mayapur, Feb 8, 2019.
Srimad Bhagavatam 9.14.4 - 6. Text 4: After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rājasūya-yajña. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Bṛhaspati’s wife, whose name was Tārā.
Text 5: Although requested again and again by Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, Soma did not return Tārā. This was due to his false pride. Consequently, a fight ensued between the demigods and the demons.
Text 6: Because of enmity between Bṛhaspati and Śukra, Śukra took the side of the moon-god and was joined by the demons. But Lord Śiva, because of affection for the son of his spiritual master, joined the side of Bṛhaspati and was accompanied by all the ghosts and hobgoblins.
By Srimati Dasi Usually a strong difference of perception and opinion will lead to conflict, harsh words, hostility and alienation. But in the transcendental world of relationship and rasa things are very different. There IS a winner, but because of the nature of the hearts involved, the outcome is blissful and relishable for both the winner and the loser. And Their love for each other increases! Such are the ways of transcendental love. Continue reading "The Dynamics of Love
→ Dandavats"
Answer Podcast
The post What determines whether we learn by intelligence or by experience? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.
[Bhagavatam class at Govardhan Eco-village, Mumbai, India]
Podcast
Podcast Summary
Video:
The post Making sense of fantastic descriptions in scripture appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.
[Bhagavatam class at Govardhan eco-village, Wada, Mumbai, India]
Podcast
Podcast Summary
Video:
The post Does seeking forgiveness for offending others free us from bad karma? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.
Radha Govinda New York City News (7 min. video)
In 2004 the New York City Council implemented the Downtown Brooklyn Rezoning plan to boost the rate of development in Downtown Brooklyn Area. Since then, more than $4 billion have been spent on construction in the area. And right in the middle of all the action is the Hare Krishna’s at 305 Schermerhorn Street. Kadamba Kanana Swami takes us for a walk through the neighborhood.
Sacinandana Swami: I believe the most difficult part of being a conditioned soul is dealing with the silence of God. All devotees – especially older ones – arrive at the point of questioning, “I’m trying, I’m calling out to You, I’m giving my best – do You care? Do you notice? Is it important to You? Can You notice?” However, Krsna is never silent.
Krishna doesn’t promise a stormless sea – he provides an unsinkable ship (Based on Gita 18.58)
Iskcon Mayapur: The spring season is considered to be the best of all seasons, for its attractive qualities are especially pleasing to Lord Krishna. Krishna Himself states in the Bhagavad-gita: “Of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.” (10.35). 
Is Deity worship relevant today? (5 min. video)
Bhaktivedanta Academy Mayapur: Kṛpā-siddha Dāsa and Rādheśyāma Dāsa (both 17) express their realizations on the ancient process of Deity worship (arcana) and its relevance in today’s world.
The spring season is considered to be the best of all seasons, for its attractive qualities are especially pleasing to Lord Krishna. Krishna Himself states in the Bhagavad-gita: “Of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.” (10.35). Srila Prabhupada comments in his purport to this verse, “Of course spring is a season universally liked because it is […]
The post Remembering Krishna as Spring Begins! appeared first on Mayapur.com.
HH Bhakti Dhir Damodar Swami’s Lecture on Controlling Mind Is Superior To Controlling The Senses at ISKCON Chowpatty.
Conscious Parenting (Album of photos)
On 19th January, Sivarama Swami was invited by the Avanti Schools Trust in the UK, to speak on ‘Conscious Parenting’. Addressing over 300 parents and teachers, Sivarama Swami raised awareness about the spiritual and emotional needs of a child as well as the responsibility of a parent in today’s technological society.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/pmbwnP
Answer Podcast
The post How can we know when we are renouncing because of spiritual attraction and when because of material aversion? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.
As I am traveling this time, I have been getting a fair few invitations to outside programs, either Nama Hatta style or Bhakti Vrksa.
It’s always a pleasure being in the association of devotees who are sincere to advance in their Krsna Consciousness. In Auckland, I was invited to the home Suryacandra Krsna das and family.
Thirty-five devotees participated, including communications directors from various states and cities, temple presidents, and volunteers from the “Midday Meal” school food relief program.
A video by the Madhavas Rock Band.
Debroy is the Chairman of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council, and is one of India’s most famous Indologists. He previously translated the Bhagavad-gita, Ramayana, and Harivamsa Purana to wide acclaim.
Around 550 devotees from all over Eastern Europe and beyond gathered for the Vaishnava Winter Festival in Lithuania this year, warming their hearts with a steady diet of nectarean seminars, ecstatic kirtans and delicious prasadam.
Musician Jahnavi Harrison enters a world of sacred plants revealing that, in many religious traditions, plants are seen as spiritually symbolic – sometimes acting as intermediaries with the divine world.
Navin Krishna Das (Nitesh Gor) a trustee of Bhaktivedanta Manor and CEO of Avanti Trust was awarded an OBE by Prince William in Buc...
Shree Krishna Haveli project at Bhaktivedanta Manor update.
Construction of the Shree Krishna Haveli is progressing steadily, and though the project is slightly behind schedule, the construction company, Vascroft, have re-assured us that the handover of the building will take place in August this year, just in time for the Janmashtami festival. To complete the Shree Krishna Haveli, we have secured a £5 million loan to cover the cost of construction. We have collected £4.2 million in donations with a further £3.7 million pledged, leaving a shortfall of £1.6 million. This will be the largest project in the history of Bhaktivedanta Manor. We need everyone’s support to repay this loan for establishing the Shree Krishna Haveli at Bhaktivedanta Manor.
Preaching program in Tolyatti, Russia (Album of photos)
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami: We spent some wonderful days with our ISKCON d...
How to Get Through Tests.
All of us will encounter tests on our way. Once Indradyumna Maharaja told me a pertinent story: many years ago Maharaja was on sankirtana with a group of brahmacaris. They were planning to sing in the streets of Paris. It was a particularly difficult day: first the petrol in the car ran out in the middle of the highway. After they solved this problem by walking to the nearest gas station to bring more fuel, they continued to drive until one of the tires punctured. Finally, after a mechanic repaired the tire, they arrived in Paris – much later than planned – and it started raining! They found a sheltered area and started to sing, but immediately a lady came by, stopped, walked right up to Indradyumna Maharaja and put her fingers into her ears and stuck her tongue out at him. Indradyumna Maharaja tried to step away from her but she followed him! It was quite discouraging - because how could others be inspired with such a person present? When they came back to the temple in the evening, Srila Prabhupada called Indradyumna Maharaja into his room, as if he knew. Prabhupada said, “So, how was sankirtana?”
Indradyumna Maharaja first hesitated to narrate the details but Prabhupada wanted to know – you must know Prabhupada was extremely personal and looked into the smallest details of things. So Indradyumna Maharaja told him his story of frustration. When he came to the part about the lady and wanted to explain what she did, Prabhupada knocked on the table with his fist, making his glasses jump and said “When did I ever say preaching is easy?” So my dear devotees, when you face a test, don’t despair! As you go through it, you will feel Krishna’s presence; you will feel him helping you and when you emerge on the other side you will notice that you have advanced significantly in your Krishna consciousness. Tests are meant to make you strong; furthermore, Krishna will never give you a test that is overwhelming in its difficulty. He will give you tests that are specifically tailored to your level of determination and steadiness.
From a lecture by Sacinandana Swami in Almviks Gard, Sweden.
More Srila Prabhupada’s books in Arabic are distributed in NY (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: In this age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting in order to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Krishna. Although his complexion is not blackish, He is Krishna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and His confidential companions. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 11.5.32)
Find them here: https://goo.gl/KoFapZ
TOVP: The launch of our newest fundraising campaign, the Pillars of Devotion Campaign, coinciding with the 1st anniversary of the Chakra Installation ceremony today Answer Podcast
The post If my family strongly opposes some devotional principles such as eating onion-garlic, what should I do? appeared first on The Spiritual Scientist.
November 11th 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice of World War I. On this occasion, France was very busy receiving 72 heads of state and hundreds of diplomatic missions who had come for a collective rememberance of the terrible war during a grand celebration inmemory of the millions of soldiers who gave their life.
Avanti Nights.
Monthly events at Avanti House Secondary School, Stanmore hosted by the PS Alumni with the aim to connect the ...
Consciousness in Science 2019 conference.
The weekend of 18th-20th January marked the first Consciousness in Science 2019 (CS19) conference in Gainesville, Florida, hosted by the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS). The opening ceremony at the University of Florida’s Harn Museum saw a total of 400 consciousness and science enthusiasts enjoying an inauguration by the Mayor of Gainesville, followed by keynote talks from eminent scientists, Professor Stuart Hameroff and Brenda Dunne.
One year ago today, on February 7th, 2018, the ISKCON world celebrated the installation of the final two Chakras onto the TOVP Main and Nrsimhadeva Domes. This was a landmark moment that cemented into history the permanency of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium and the victory of Srila Prabhupada’s mission on the face of the Earth. Only time will reveal the importance and world-changing power behind this monument to the Gaudiya Vaisnava parampara as millions of pilgrims path through its entranceway over the next one thousand + years.
To coincide with this one year anniversary the TOVP Fundraising Team is launching it’s newest and most ambitious fundraising Seva Opportunity, the Pillars of Devotion Campaign wherein donors can sponsor the 108 pillars inside the temple and have their names permanently inscribed on them.
With only three years left to the Grand Opening of Srila Prabhupada’s dearmost project, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, the TOVP Fundraising Department is launching its newest and most unique fundraiser, the Pillars of Devotion Campaign, for the MISSION 22 MARATHON to complete the TOVP by 2022.
108 immense pillars in the TOVP, clad with the best marble and sandstone sourced throughout the world, represent the well-known principles of devotion to Krishna, sravanam (hearing), kirtanam (chanting), smaranam (remembering), and atma nivedanam (self-surrender). Along with 2 fourfold, elephant adorned Pillars of Dharma at the main entrance of the temple, they support the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. These foundational pillars are the cornerstone of the process of devotion and of the very physical structure of the temple. We invite you to participate in their completion and installation and make your sankalpa today. Your name will be inscribed on the pillar in perpetuity for as long as the temple stands.
Remember, the Grand Opening of the TOVP in 2022, the 50th Anniversary of ISKCON Mayapur, will establish the Hare Krishna Movement on the world stage for the next 10,000 years of the Golden Age. It will also reaffirm the World Headquarters of ISKCON in the Lord’s sacred birthplace, Sridhama Mayapur. Additionally, this will be the opening of the long-awaited new home of our beloved Mayapur Deities, Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Pancha Tattva, and Sri Nrsimhadeva. And most importantly, this will be the further fulfillment and solidifying of Lord Caitanya’s prediction that His name will be heard in every town and village, and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s deep desire:
“Very soon the chanting of Harinama sankirtana will be spread all over the world. Alas! When will that day come when all greatly fortunate souls in countries such as England, France, Russia, Prussia and America will take up banners, kettle drums, mrdangas and karatalas and thus cause the ecstatic waves of Hari Nama Kirtan and the singing of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s holy name to rise in the streets of their towns and cities? O when will that day come, when pure and transcendental Krishna prema (love of God) will be the only religion of all souls and all tiny sectarian religions will meet in the unlimited and universal religion of devotional service to Krishna, as rivers merge into the great ocean? O when will that day come?”
From the Sajjana-tosani of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura, late 1800s.
For more information and to sponsor a Pillar of Devotion today go to: Seva Opportunities page
To view the Chakra Installation ceremonies from 2018, click on the links below: Part 1 and Part 2
MISSION 22 MARATHON KI JAYA!!! THINK 22 –> TOVP NOW!
Visit us at: www.tovp.org
Follow us at: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur
Watch us at: www.youtube.com/user/tovpinfo
Phone App at: http://tovp.org/news/announcements/new-tovp-phone-app-goes-live/
Mailing List at: https://goo.gl/forms/ojJ2WcUUuqWh8bXt1
Support us at: www.tovp.org/donate/seva-opportunities
The post Chakra Installation One Year Anniversary and Launch of the New Pillars of Devotion Campaign appeared first on Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.
Iskcon Kumbha Mela Animated Dioramas (2 min. video)
Very nice, real size, moving dioramas depicting famous pastimes of the Lor...
Srimad Bhagavatam - 4.25.26, ISKCON NVCC Pune (video)
His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami provided an insight on intelligence ...
Book distribution marathon photos from Paris, France (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Our centers are like the oasis in a v...
