How I Met Swami Bhaktivedanta
By Haridas DasIn September 1965 I went up to Ananda Ashram, an hour and a half out of New York City. I went there mostly to get out of the city. The Indian guru who presided at the Ashram I had met...
View ArticleMuslim family orders cake for cow’s birthday
By Ishita Bhatia MEERUT: In times of rising intolerance over cow-related issues, here is a heart-warming story from Hapur. A Muslim family in city's Sikander Gate colony celebrated the first birthday...
View ArticleSaksi Gopala Temple
By Chandan Yatra DasSaksi Gopala Temple is a very important temple located almost midway between Jagannatha Puri Dhama and Bhubaneswar, in a town called Saksi-gopala, about 20 km west of Jagannatha...
View ArticleBhumi Puja at ISKCON Kondaveedu
By Basu Ghosh DasIt is significant that the New Capitol of the recently bifurcated State of Andhra Pradesh is going to be constructed at Amaravati, just 50 kilometers North of Kondaveedu. Indian Prime...
View ArticleOn the Bowery
By Satsvarupa Dasa GoswamiOne day in April, 1966, someone broke into Srila Prabhupada's room on Seventy-second Street and stole his typewriter and tape recorder. As Prabhupada returned to the building,...
View ArticleDussehra Glories Of Lord Ramachandra
By Radhanath SwamiAhankara keeps us in this world Ravana was terrorizing this world. And he stole the consort of Lord Rama, Sita. But how Rama performed this wonderful act of liberating Ravana was a...
View ArticleNBS#23 Jaya Vijaya Incident: A Falldown Or An Accident?
Brajsunder Das: Continuing from the last issue on Jaya Vijaya, we are covering few more topics on the same subject matter.Read More...
View ArticleGo-Seva
By Iskcon Mayapur The special status of cows and the benefits of caring for them are found throughout the scriptures. All the demigods reside in the body of the cow and the cow is considered divine due...
View ArticleNASN September 2015 – North American Sankirtan Newsletter
By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of September. North American Totals, Monthly...
View ArticleA Story of Humble Success in Ukraine
By Varanasi Devi Dasi The geography of donations collecting started to expand. Devotees from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Dnepropetrovsk joined us. Transcendental stories never ended. Immediately after...
View Articlea Kartik writing
Rachael LeValley: today was special, today, in the subway, i handed a 9-year-old boy a Bhagavad Gita.Read More...
View ArticleNew video –“Cultivating forgiveness” from LightOfGodhead
Syamala dasi: Please find the latest "storytime" video from LightOfGodhead.Read More...
View ArticleGlorification of Sri Chaitanya Charitamritam by dance ballet
By Vaishnavanghri Sevaka das On the auspicious occasion of Srila Krishna dasa kaviraja goswami’s disappearance day today we wish to present the devotees all over the world the dance ballet performed...
View ArticleMother India in Ruins?
By Samita Sarkar I was sad to see that none of the ancient glory of Vrindavan remains. The sacred Jamuna River was dry and polluted, as was the entire city. Vrindavan is no longer a "van," so the hogs...
View ArticleChoosing to Fall Down
By Mahatma Das The reality is that if we don’t become enthusiastic about improving ourselves, we are going to have trouble moving forward. We can lament and feel remorseful about our fallen condition,...
View ArticleSydney Opera House, booked for ISKCON 50th Celebration
By Damodara Pandit das We are very excited to announce that as part of the Global 50th Anniversary of ISKCON Celebrations we have booked the Sydney Opera House for a Special Gala Performance....
View ArticleISKCON Kerala organizes Summit on Environment & Economy
By Gopal Gaura Guru dasaThe summit was inaugurated by the honorable Union minister for environment, forests & climate change – Sri Prakash Javadekar. In his voluble keynote address, the minister...
View ArticleImmortal Longings
By Ravindra Svarupa dasa Our inability to sustain relationships is at the heart of our predicament. All our happiness and our achievement depend upon our successfully perpetuating relationships, and...
View ArticleEasy 5 minute austerity this Kartik month to calm the disturbed mind and...
By Vaisesika DasaThe happiness and distress that every human being experiences are two extreme states of the mind. Everyone welcomes happiness but depression, dejection, and demotivation are not...
View ArticlePrasadam distribution etc. to the refugees in Calais, France
By Parasuram das It was a little scary to be honest. Hundreds of desperate people surrounded the van. The first task was to get people to make a queue which needed all hands on deck, and our team...
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