On November 24, 2024, the Hare Krishna Tribal Care Center from Kukarmunda organized a spiritual pilgrimage to Shabari Dham, a sacred site in the Dang district of Gujarat. The trip, led by Nitaipad Das and Markatshyam Das, included 60 tribal devotees. The devotees took part in various religious activities such as offering aarti to Lord Ram and Mother Shabari, performing Nritya Sankirtan (holy name dance), and distributing prasadam (offered meal) to about 200 local tribals.

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From 2021 to 2024, the Rural Entrepreneurship for You(th) project united eight ISKCON and ISKCON-friendly organizations from European countries in a common effort to address challenges faced by rural communities concerning young people. Funded by the EU’s Erasmus+ program in Hungary, this collaborative project sought to empower youth by fostering entrepreneurship, promoting sustainability, and encouraging cultural exchange.

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Sadhu Priya Das, ISKCON Russia, and Sri Madhava Das, ISKCON Uzbekistan, were invited to take part in the International Conference for Religious Tolerance in Uzbekistan on November 16th, 2024.

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Books were what set Mayapriya Dasi on her road to Krishna Consciousness. A practitioner of Krishna Consciousness for over five decades now, Mayapriya dasi is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada. She says that her strong connection with Srila Prabhupada’s vani has sustained her unswerving service to his mission.

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On Friday, November 22, the Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB) celebrated a milestone on the journey toward government recognition of Hinduism by holding an event at the Royal Library of Belgium. A hundred and fifty VIPs attended, including His Excellency Saurabh Kumar, the Indian Ambassador, and Herve Cornille from the Belgian Parliament.

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ISKCON Vaishnavi Ministry is in the midst of its annual 16 Days of Activism Campaign, raising awareness in the devotee community about intimate partner abuse, violence against and protection of women and children, and busting long-held myths around violence like “If it was that bad, the victim would leave.”

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By HH Suhotra Swami

Sometimes devotees they find themselves in some situation, which they think is hopeless. They are struggling, struggling, struggling and they seem to make no progress and then they start to think: “Oh, what is the use.” And then they wonder they just give everything up, give up Krishna consciousness, go back home to mama, what’s the use. Once there were two frogs who by accident fell into a pot of milk. So after struggling to keep afloat for some time one frog gave up hope: “Oh, it’s useless.” And just drowned down and was dead. But the other frog was more dete...

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By Giriraj dasa

My dear King, Bali Maharaj donated all his possessions to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vämanadeva, but one should certainly not conclude that he achieved his great worldly opulence in bila-svarga as a result of his charitable disposition. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the source of life for all living entities, lives within everyone as the friendly Supersoul, and under His direction a living entity enjoys or suffers in the material world. Greatly appreciating the transcendental...

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By Payal Shah

In older civilizations, it was possible to conceive, understand and retain spiritual knowledge by simply hearing from a spiritual master. In today’s day and age, however, the majority of us need to read scriptures alongside hear in order to learn, digest and remember spiritual knowledge. The foundation of the Krishna consciousness movement is predicated on the principles presented by Lord Krishna in Bhakti literatures such as the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and Chaitanya Charitamrita.

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By Jaganmohini dd

Today, many intellectual Indians are leading the Hare Krishna preaching movement in India and around the world. Thus, Maharaj’s achievement as the leader of Srila Prabhupada’s scientific mission cannot be quantified. The prestige he brought to ISKCON and his influence in inspiring the scholarly community to embrace the movement is unparalleled. His significant contribution lies in planting the seeds that motivated India’s intellectual/scholarly community to respect the Hare Krishna movement as scientific—a feat that defies numerical measurement.

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By Adiguru dasa

In Krishna Consciousness we hear many viewpoints about spreading the movement of Lord Caitanya. In reality there is not one fixed way to attract a conditioned living entity. A conditioned living entity who has achieved a rare benediction of having a human body has a unique existence and is driven by a unique desire and a unique fear. Preaching strategies differ from person to person and community to community. We need to understand the culture of a place and a counter-culture. The identification of culture and counter-culture help us to identify a right preaching approach. ...

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By Radhanath Swami

Sri Prahlada Maharaja, a five-year-old child, spoke eloquent philosophy, but he was a simple boy who had simple conclusions. He looked around at the whole world, and he looked at his father, Hiranyakasipu, who was a really complicated person [laughter]. His father was a brahmana and the son of a rsi, and yet he was really confused. Prahlada said that when we lose reference to the focus of the goal of life, then every time we try to solve a problem, our solution becomes a bigger problem than the original problem. And isn't that what is happening in the world? We want more convenienc...

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By Sri Nandanandana dasa

The environment means nature, and whose nature is it? It is God's nature. Did anyone else create it? Did anyone else put it all together so that it operates the way it does? In fact, humanity is still trying to figure out all the intricacies of its functionality.

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By Nagaraja Dasa

Controlling one’s mind is the purpose of yoga, and Krishna consciousness is the yoga of bhakti, or service to Krishna with love. As with any type of yoga, practicing bhakti-yoga in an atmosphere where we’re deluged with information can be tough. The digital age seems to control us, as yesterday’s inventions become today’s necessities. When I compare my childhood to that of kids today, I wonder how they can concentrate on anything, their minds so easily disappearing into a virtual world that’s becoming more and more like the bricks a...

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By Giriraj Swami

Srila Prabhupada had a godbrother named Akinchana Krishnadasa Babaji, whom Prabhupada said was a paramahamsa, a liberated soul. Babaji Maharaja approached another godbrother of Prabhupada’s, who had been sent by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura to England to preach but who didn’t really have much effect and then came back to India, and said to him, “You went to the West, and Swami Maharaja [Srila Prabhupada] went to the West. You presented the teachings of Lord Chaitanya, and Swami Maharaja presented the teachings of Lord Chaitanya. You introduced the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, ...

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HH Guru Prasad Maharaja

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Dec 7, 2024

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The new TOVP flipbook, The TOVP Story 1971-2024 – From Kutir to Mandir is available for free online to read, download and share.

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TOVP PRESENTS: PRABHUPADA VILLAGE - Simple Living And High Thinking

Prabhupada Village is a new residential facility for select visitors to Sridhama Mayapur, manifesting Srila Prabhupada's often quoted slogan, "simple living and high thinking".

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Mayapura's prasadam distribution program goes back decades, starting with Srila Prabhupada's order, feeding thousands of visitors daily, seven days a week.

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A seminar with Dr. Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa)

SB 4.12.25 - Contrasting Eastern and Western Cosmology

Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson) uses the Polestar, called Dhruva-loka in this Bhagavatam verse, to contrast the similarities and differences between ancient eastern and modern western cosmology. Perhaps certain paranormal experiences which blur the distinction between past, present and future can help amalgamate these two ostensibly divergent world views.

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