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.

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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).

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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. 

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From Mayapur to Melbourne, Brazil to Bangkok, New York to New Delhi, hundreds of thousands of Krishna devotees gathered at ISKCON temples and centers worldwide to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami. ISKCON devotees first celebrated the festival with Srila Prabhupada at the New York storefront in 1966.

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The Bhaktivedanta Archives, a vital service for preserving Srila Prabhupada’s teachings and related materials, has recently celebrated a significant achievement: the completion of the new freezer/cooler/acclimatization rooms.

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The Governing Body Commission (GBC) has released its latest Meeting Highlights Report for August 22nd, 2024. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the online GBC meeting highlighting the key topics discussed:

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Devotees from ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor participated in a special event in observance of the 150th anniversary of the birth of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupad. 

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Radha Damodar Dasa, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, has been a dedicated servant of ISKCON for over five decades. His journey within the Krishna Consciousness movement includes the significant effort of preserving 1,684 play scripts, which are not just text on a page but a living part of our cultural heritage. 

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World Cleanup Day, a global event aimed at combating litter and waste pollution, is a cause that resonates deeply with ISKCON’s values of environmental stewardship. The ISKCON Environmental Initiative (IEI) is calling on our temples, congregation members, temple devotees, youth groups, and nama hatta groups worldwide to participate according to their capacity, reinforcing our shared responsibility towards Mother Earth.

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The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Africa (BBTA) has once again honored the legacy of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada with the release of the 2024 Pan-African Vyasa-puja book. This annual offering, now available for free download on the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust-Africa (BBTA) website, provides a platform for devotees, friends, and well-wishers across the African continent to express their gratitude and reverence for Srila Prabhupada.

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By Ganesh das

Brahma-samhita (5.50) “I worship the primeval Lord, Govinda. Ganesha always holds His lotus feet upon the pair of tumuli protruding from his elephant head in order to obtain power for his function of destroying all obstacles on the path of progress in the three worlds.” A devotee who is aspiring to obtain pure devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead may pray to Ganesha to remove all impediments on the path of spiritual progress. “Vinayaka (Ganesha) is effulgent like millions of suns. In all our matters, we pray to him to remove all our hurdles and impe...

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By Sri Nandanandana dasa

As devotees and followers of the Vedic path, we already accept the premise that Lord Krishna appeared 5,000 years ago and spoke the Bhagavad-gita in the Mahabharata war. But it is always nice when scholars, other researchers and science can add support to what we already propose. So let’s take a look at this. One aspect that can show us the early nature of Vedic society, and with a little more reliability, is highlighting the time when Lord Krishna was present. This is another point that has generated man...

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By Subhag Swami

"...certainly we will come out successful because Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself and whatever He desires will certainly be done. So, as parts and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we can become instrumental in carrying out the plan of the Lord and be benefited and be beneficial to all others by the progressive march Back to Godhead. So do not feel discouraged but carry on with perseverance and Krishna will help you. (SPL to Kirtanananda, Nov. 24, 1970, Bombay)

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By Radhanath Swami

A devotee has given his whole life to serve this mission, and then he becomes very sick. He needs help. He lays sick on the floor “I can't do my service.” And we say, “You are in maya. You are not the body.” “Thank you. Philosophically it's true: I am not this body and I am in maya, but I need your help to get out of maya and transcend this body. I need the love, support and care of a Vaisnava to take me through this.” As a service to all of you, I am offering a brief explanation of how we are attempting to serve the Vaisnavas...

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By Gautam Saha

Those uninitiated into the spiritual knowledge of the Srimad Bhagavad – Gita might consider Arjuna as a very gifted and talented warrior (like Bruce Lee or Dara Singh or an Indiana Jones of ancient times), who ‘killed’ so many enemies on the battlefield. But in reality, Arjuna was fighting for a cause beyond his own personal needs or wants. In fact he came into the battlefield very reluctantly and initially refused to pick up his weapons. His eventual entry into the battle was an act of yoga, which went beyond ...

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By Sesa Dasa

Our family goals - Our principle: * To serve Srila Prabhupada and the Vaisnavas: chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba (without being a devotee of a devotee, one cannot be released from material entanglement, Narottama Dasa Thakura) Our methods of service: * To serve the mission of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON) * To share our good fortune with others * To set a good example as individuals and as a family * To extend ourselves to help others with whatever qualifications or facilities Lord Krsna has bestowed upon us...

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By Varsana Swami

Cow protection, as set forth by Srila Prabhupada was not merely that the cow and the bull lead a full and natural life, but that they also be jolly, as a member of a family would feel. Cows and bulls are happy to be fed and brushed. While cows like to be milked, the main source of pleasure for the ox has been obscured by the tractor. An ox is a bull who has surrendered his procreative potential, transforming that energy into a submissive and manageable temperament capable of being trained and utilized for agricultural and transportation services. As a father figure he loves...

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By Syamananda Dasa

“Arjuna, his eyes blazing in anger like two red balls of copper, dexterously arrested the son of Gautami (Ashvatthama) and bound him with ropes like an animal. After binding Ashvatthama, Arjuna wanted to take him to the military camp. The Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna, looking on with His lotus eyes, spoke to Arjuna in an angry mood. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.33-34) Both Arjuna and Krishna are described here as being very angry. The only difference was that Arju...

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By Kadamba Kanana Swami

"Mathura-vasa to reside at Mathura or Vrndavana." So we must become a resident of Vrndavana. We must realize that Vrndavana is our home. Now you are in Czech republic and I am in New Govardhana, Australia. But part of us is always in Vrndavana, because Vrndavana is our home. We are now far away from home in foreign countries Czech or Australia, and even although it may be very nice at times still how can we be fully satisfied it is just not like Vrndavana, being in a foreign country we are always feeling the desire to go back to home. In my passport my "place of res...

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On the eve on Sri Krishna Janmashtami, ISKCON New York City unveiled a beautiful work of art, a mural of Sri MahaVishnu 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. Joined by Brooklyn born artist Nikolas Kontos who assisted the painting. She describes it as “A fusion between the Sri Isopanisad cover and the mantra mandala I created back in 2015, with a little zine street art vibe.”

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The TOVP A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Legacy Museum is now scheduled to open it’s first 1000 sq. ft. section in February, 2025 in what is now the current residence of Srila Prabhupada’s TOVP murti. The next phase will expand to 6000 sq. ft., and finally be completed at a huge 21,000 sq. ft..

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The TOVP Fundraising Department is pleased to announce our newest innovation to accept cryptocurrency donations towards our numerous Seva Opportunity campaigns through our U.S.A. based office, TOVP Foundation, Inc.

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We are pleased to announce the launch of the new TOVP Archival Videos page on the TOVP website, featuring videos of Srila Prabhupada in Sridham Mayapur and other important footage and documentaries.

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VIHE Seminar #4 - Vedic Astronomy (1990)

A seminar by Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson

In this information packed lecture, Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson) demonstrates how the term “planetary height” used in the Srimad Bhagavatam corresponds to the term “orbital inclination” used in western astronomy. He suggests we think of Bhumandala as a subway map, where geographic features correspond to marked stops, but where the pathways in between are not necessarily straight lines. After a “historic interlude” which explores surprising similarities between other ancient cultures and the Vedic worldview, Thompson concludes, “The naive dismissal of the Puranic cosmology given by modern scholars is not really valid.”

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