The holy command of Shri Guru has been that we shall serve Godhead in association with one another. By the word ‘we’ he did not mean any one individual. There are many persons who are very selfish, indeed. They say, ‘I alone shall serve. It is incumbent on me alone. No one else has any claim to join me in my service of Godhead.’
Kimmo Ketola: Were his social teachings and moral visions attractive to the members of the counterculture? Or was it rather his extraordinary personality that was so appealing? What exactly took place during those first few years of his stay in the West?
Traditionally devotees come to Kurukshetra and recite Bhagavad Gita from early morning until the next morning, perform arati to Bhagavad Gita and to Krishna and Arjuna upon the chariot.
The ISKCON UK Management Council wishes to inform you all of the standards it has set for all those aspiring for 1st & 2nd initiation. These standards are to be adopted by all temples, centres and namahattas across the UK
Srila Prabhupada, everything in relation with you foretells the entrance to the internal realm. Simply by remembering you, your words, your teachings, your example, your dealings is sufficient to evoke transcendental feelings and awareness of the Lord!
In the material world, both neophyte sadhakas and realized suddha-bhaktas chant the holy name. Dutiful beginners chant Hare Krsna as a sadhana for purification, whereas adepts relish the sweetest nectar in the holy name.
Be here now: Hear, chant and remember - love, serve and surrender! “Forget the past that sleeps; and never the future dream at all. Deal with times that are with you, and progress you shall call.
Jim Kohr was the all-American boy. Handsome, strong, intelligent born in an upper middle-class family. A good student, he took a degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio State University.
Jayadvaita, Trivikrama and Danavir Swamis discuss about the process of guruship in Iskcon and according to the sastra.
Krsna Ksetra prabhu, Anuttama prabhu, Saunaka Rsi prabhu, Ranchor prabhu, Radha Krishna prabhu and Krishnasharan prabhu, Merudevi dasi, Villa Vrindavan and plenty of Italian prasadam
Great treat for the devotees worldwide that will not attend the Mayapur Festival: Live broadcast in real time of all of its most important events!
Could a Kindle (digital) book with pre-installed all of S.Prabhupada’s books become an item for Iskcon’s book distribution program?
The Rig Veda helps us understand how we are responsible for the credit crunch and how we may contribute to its solution
A meeting of H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj was arranged by me with Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, on the 20th August 2009 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
Yesterday morning Sri Sri Radha Paris Isvara, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra Maharani were moved from Noisy-le-Grand to Sarcelles with the expert help of Nrsimha Kavaca prabhu
“Treat each day as if it was your last, remember that you are going to die”. Ok, if he could only add Krishna…
How well do you acknowledge Krishna’s presence through the day? We may need to work on that! Here are some ideas. There is a difference between when I’m alone and when I’m in the presence of another person.
A full cleaning of Radha Kunda and Syama Kunda has finally begun and will continue for the next month and a half. The last cleaning took place in 1987
This is to announce the sad deaths, in a car accident, of five devotees residing in the conutry codenamed Mathuradesh in the Arabian Gulf - Friday, 12th March 2009.
One of the last videos of Sadaputa prabhu where he presents the Vedic point of view of creation together with Drutakarma prabhu
Washington, DC, Jan. 29, 2009-The Institute on Religion and Public Policy condemns the Jan. 27 deportation of the religious leader of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), B. B. Govinda Swami, from Kazakhstan.
Video from a “happy” celebration amongst devotees. Diary of a travelling preacher - preaching in the CIS
You all know the story of Gajendra the elefant that offered a lotus flower to Lord Vishnu when in distress don’t you? Watch this video to see what this elefant is doing!
A big transformation seems to have taken place in Mayapur, what could have happened?
From the collection of Krishnapada das from Slovenia,all hosted on the server of Gauravani.com
His two best friends from the Krishna faith, Shyam Sundara and Mukunda, who George has known for more than 30 years, were said to be chanting quietly into their meditation beads as he passed away.
“Prabhupada presence” was felt, a power impact at the Kunda to the amazement of many Brajavasi on lookers. Even one baba at the top wall asked ³When will you all come back again? Great public relations in service to His Divine Grace!
Bhakti Caru Swami: Yesterday, May 2, there was a “Reunion Festival” in Sanctuary, the ISKCON temple in Manhattan. Rameswar, Pradyumna, Yogeswar, Satyaraja, Laxmi-nrsimha Prabhus and many of our god-brothers were there. Radhanath Maharaja with Yajna-purusa Prabhu were the main organizers, and we had an extremely wonderful time together.
Jahnudvipa dasa and Braja Sevaki dasi suffered a head-on crash with a truck in the early hours of this morning on the way in to Kolkata, at Madhyamgram just before the airport.
The time concept of modern archeology, and modern anthropology in general, resembles the general cosmological-historical time concept of Europe’s Judeo-Christian culture. Differing from the cyclical cosmological-historical time concepts of the early Greeks in Europe, and the Indians and others in Asia, the Judeo-Christian cosmological-historical time concept is linear and progressive.
The mercy of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu are unlimited and make almost everything possible, as it has been happening with the recovery of HH Jayapataka Swami