As the auspicious occasion of Bhadra Purnima draws near, the global Bhadra Campaign, led by Vaisesika Dasa, has brought together devotees from around the world in a powerful and inspiring mission to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. This united effort reflects the collective devotion and determination to share the timeless wisdom of the sacred text. Vaisesika Dasa, […]

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The Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS) is convening a conference that will explore topics related to theories of biological evolution; their scientific, philosophical, theological, historical, and metaphysical bases; and their relevance to devotional practices, faith, and scriptures in the 21st Century. The conference will take place at our BIHS headquarters in Gainesville, FL, from […]

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Janmashtami 2024 Festival Volunteer Team. Inspired by the Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji temple in Dallas and with the blessings of senior Vaishnavas, an expanding community of devotees from North Dallas, Texas, recently kicked off a new project to construct a grand Hare Krishna temple named “Gita Mandir” in the heart of Frisco, TX, an area […]

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His Grace Hari Das, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, who joined ISKCON Juhu in the early 1970s, left his body on September 9, 2024, at 5:20 pm (IST) in Hare Krishna Land, Juhu. He was 73 years old and had been ill for several months. We are deeply grateful for his life and his service […]

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Devotees performing abhishek at the event. Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at his birthplace in Kolkata. Situated in Tollygunge under a jackfruit tree is where Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, was born on September 1, 1896, at around 4 pm. This humble location in Kolkata has become a foundation stone […]

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After 109,512 arotikas, 328,560 sticks of incense, and over half a million food preparations offered, Sri Sri Radha Madana-mohana marked the 50th anniversary of Their installation in a grand 3-day festival in Vancouver, Canada. On Saturday morning, courtesy of Golden Dancer (Caitanya Mahaprabhu) Tours, devotees took a historical bus tour of the early temple locations […]

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On the auspicious occasion of Radhastami 2024, ISKCON Mayapur launched the “Navadvipa Mandal” feature on both the Mayapur app and website. This offering is dedicated to Srimati Radharani, who manifested the sacred land of Navadvipa. We warmly invite all devotees to explore and immerse themselves in the divine glories of Navadvipa Mandal through this new […]

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On September 28, 2004, popular online teacher Caitanya Chandra Dasa will be launching a study group on Vedanta Philosophy according to the teachings of Srila Prabhupada. “In this course, we will study Vedanta philosophy from the Vaishnava perspective, including the Vedanta-sutra, based on the Govinda Bhasya of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana and the different Upanisads,” said […]

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The Governing Body Commission (GBC) has released its latest Meeting Highlights Report for September 4, 2024. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the online GBC meeting highlighting the key topics discussed: ISKCON GBC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS REPORT 4 September 2024 We are pleased to present the 4 September 2024 GBC Meeting Highlights Report. […]

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A recent gathering during Sri Nrsimha Chaturdashi 2024. ISKCON Lisbon, a community with deep roots in the Portuguese capital, is steadily growing, with a strong influx of young people. Many are drawn by the dynamic programs that blend traditional Krishna Conscious practices with modern outreach methods. But facing the potential loss of its current space […]

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There are 3 energies affecting us all As real and organic as nature’s call They are at play practically all the time Like wind, rain, moon, and sunshine They influence our mood, action, and thought If we analyze them it can help us a lot Let us explore the names of these energies And come […]

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George Harrison with Shyamasundar Das; Harrison and Paul McCartney with Shyamasundar Das in the background. Shyamasundar Das (Sam Speerstra), one of Srila Prabhupada’s first disciples and a friend of the Beatles, recently spoke to “The Fest for Beatle Fans” convention, the oldest and largest annual Beatles gathering of its kind. This year was their 50th […]

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On the eve of Sri Krishna Janmashtami, ISKCON New York City unveiled a beautiful work of art, a mural of Sri Maha-Vishnu hand painted on the north-west facing side of the temple building. Bhakti street artist Jamuna Pritti spent one week finalizing this artwork which took several weeks of preparation. She describes it as “a […]

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Please send prayers to our dear friend, Prema Nama, who passed away early on Janmastami 2024 morning. Prema Nama (Diane Cristin) came to the New Dwarka community in 1978 at the young age of 16. She soon moved into the temple (with her parent’s permission). She was almost immediately out on book distribution, mainly with […]

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In the Bhagavad Gita (4.11), Lord Krishna declares, “Everyone follows my path in all respects.” Since we are all individual souls, we should be respectful of all souls since, clearly, they are each under the watchful and loving eye of the Supreme Lord. This understanding is a key ingredient to being a personalist.  It is, […]

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