Nitai sachinandana Prabhu left this world
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Dear friends and devotees With heavy hearts we are letting you know that Nitai sachinandana, a great devotee and friend, left this world this morning at 1.25am due to lung congestion and an intestinal blockage surrounded by devotees chanting the maha mantra. Nitai grew up in Dublin. A disciple of his holiness Satsvarupa Maharaja, he
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Indian MP Shashi Tharoor & CGI Soumya Gupta attend ISKCON Hamburg Rath Yatra
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ISKCON Hamburg on the 19th August 2023, celebrated their Annual Rath Yatra Festival starting from Saturn, Mönckebergstraße. Amongst the participants were Sri Shashi Tharoor – Indian Member of Parliament & Smt. Soumya Gupta – Consul General of India in Hamburg, Germany. Sri Shashi Tharoor was ecstatic & shared “Delighted to participate in a Rath Yatra
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VIHE to Celebrate Rupotsava Festival This Weekend, In-Person and Online
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Every year, a cherished tradition unfolds as the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education’s staff, teachers, students, and guests unite to seek the blessings of Srila Rupa Gosvami by commemorating his Disappearance Day on August 26th and 27th at the VIHE. VIHE is inviting devotees from around the world to join them for this auspicious event (in person at the […]

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HG AMEYATMA DAS ACBSP left his body
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August 21, 2023 UPDATE: HIS GRACE AMEYATMA DAS ACBSP (Not the one who worked with FATE) We are saddened to report Ameyatma prabhu’ departure from this world at 5:43am this morning during the auspicious Brahma Muhurta time. Srila Prabhupada was chanting. Many devotees had visited him in the days prior. Janaka Rsi das was with
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Grand Celebration Marks Inaugural ISKCON Ratha Yatra in Toowoomba
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Toowoomba, QLD: In a jubilant display of spirituality and community camaraderie, the city of Toowoomba witnessed its first-ever International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Ratha Yatra Festival on July 22, 2023. Organized by Hare Krishna Toowoomba, the event drew over 900 participants from both Toowoomba and beyond, making it a resounding success and an occasion to […]

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ISKCON Leaders Brought Valuable Perspectives to 2023 Parliament of the World Religions Conference
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Sikh member Ajit Ahuja, with his wife and friend visiting the ISKCON booth with Anuttama Dasa, Subal Dasa and his wife Krsnarcana Dasi from ISKCON Chicago. Last week, the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR) gathered thousands of people of faith, spirituality, and ethical convictions to Chicago, USA, for their 2023 convention. This year’s theme […]

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Vamsi das Babaji Disappearance
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Śrīla Vamsi Das Babaji appeared in the village of Majidpur in the Jamalpur district of Bangladesh. He was a paramahamsa Vaiṣṇava who acted in the manner of an avadhuta.

Vamsi Das lived in Nabadvīpa under a tree on the banks of the Ganges, demonstrating a very high standard of renunciation. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura was attracted by his Vaiṣṇava behavior and his disregard for the rules and regulations of society at large.

He paid his obeisances to Babaji Mahārāja from a distance, but did not allow his disciples to associate with him. For though Babaji Mahārāja was a paramahaṁsa Vaiṣṇava, an ordinary beginner in devotional practice would likely misunderstand his indifference to the rules and regulations and end up committing offenses at his feet.

It is said that Babaji Mahārāja had two cloth bags. He kept his Nitai-Gaura deities in one, Radha-Govinda in the other. He regularly worshiped them, taking them out of the bags and serving them mentally with mantras. Then, when he had finished, he would place the deities back in their bags. On occasion he would leave them outside so that people could look at them.

Babaji Mahārāja did not stay exclusively in the Nabadvīpa area, but traveled to many holy places where he also performed his spiritual practices. He embodied the verse Kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvita-matiḥ, and wherever he went he always remained immersed in the ocean of Kṛṣṇa-rasa.

Babaji Mahārāja was normally occupied with his devotional activities; he minded his own business and spoke little. He would talk to his deities, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying desperately, but he did not speak much to others.

Many people would come to him; often they would ask him questions. Mostly he remained silent, and if he took any notice at all, he would usually answer indirectly. If he did give spiritual instruction, he would rarely cite scripture, but always spoke from his personal realization. In two or three short phrases, he was often able to make a deep impression on the listener.

Bhaktivedanta Manor Turns 50 with an Oxen Procession
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Bhaktivedanta Manor celebrated its 50th anniversary in style last weekend. Amongst a huge myriad of devotional activities, there was a grand procession of 14 beautifully decorated trained oxen across the centre’s 79-acre estate. Her Grace Vishaka Dasi, current Temple President of Bhaktivedanta Manor, said, “We are absolutely delighted and deeply honoured to be celebrating 50 […]

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