ISKCON Columbus celebrated their first Jagannath Rathayatra at the ISKCON Greater Columbus new temple land on the 14th of June, with around 4,000 attending the joyous occasion. Everyone was immersed in the music, chanting and dancing. The celebration culminated with the popular Jagannath food festival.

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The One Book a Day initiative (OBAD) has been inspiring devotees around the world to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books for over 16 months now. Originating in New Zealand, OBAD aims to encourage everyone from working grihastas to new devotees to engage in sankirtan. Many, whose main service isn’t book distribution, have been galvanised into action by the motivating WhatsApp group showing the day’s distribution. 

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Mahatma Das has announced the second level of its acclaimed online retreat, Small Is Powerful: Exploring the Power of Humility and Self-Honesty. Building on the transformative experience of Level 1, this new session promises a deeper exploration of humility in the life of a devotee. It offers participants a unique opportunity to confront internal resistance, better understand the ego, and refine their bhakti practice through self-honesty.

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In an era characterized by rapid information consumption and abbreviated learning formats, the Sanskrit Reading Room, an initiative led by Nityananda Das, offers a unique approach to the study of Sanskrit. Far from being a conventional course, it serves as a structured weekly engagement focused on the real-time analysis of Sanskrit verses from scriptural texts, providing participants with a deeper understanding of the language’s structure, meaning, and literary essence.

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Over Memorial Day Weekend 2025, more than 4,000 devotees gathered at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida, for the popular annual Sadhu Sanga Retreat. Held from May 23–26, the event featured nonstop kirtans led by senior ISKCON leaders and new voices alike, abundant prasadam served seamlessly through 30 self-serve lines, and direct association with over 150 of Srila Prabhupada’s direct disciples.

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The long-awaited Kadamba Kanana Swami mobile app is now live. Devotees around the world can now instantly access His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami’s inspiring kirtans and classes from their phones, tablets, or Mac desktops via this singular portal.

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On Sunday, June 1st, at ISKCON Hari Nama Desh – a temple community located about 25 km northwest of Wiesbaden – around 40 devotees gathered to express their heartfelt appreciation for Dina Sharana Devi Dasi, the former GBC for the German-speaking yatra.

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In a major step to broaden its global impact, the award-winning documentary HARE KRISHNA! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All is now available for free on YouTube in ten major languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Russian.

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Tribhuvannatha Das, currently based at the Krishna Balaram Mandir in Vrindavan, is actively engaged in outreach programs that support individuals recovering from substance addiction. Drawing from his academic background in psychology and devotional studies, he incorporates mantra meditation and character education into his work, offering spiritual tools to those navigating mental health challenges. 

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ISKCON Naperville successfully hosted a grand fundraising gala on May 18, 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, bringing together over 500 community members, spiritual leaders, and well-wishers in a heartfelt celebration of devotion, culture, and service. The event raised over $1 million, underscoring the strong support for ISKCON Naperville’s mission to serve as a spiritual and cultural anchor in the region.

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From April 25 to 27, 2025, 170 young devotees from across Australia and New Zealand came together for BhaktiFest 2K25. Organized by the Radha Govinda Youth team of ISKCON West Sydney, this event marked the first nationwide Krishna Conscious youth festival in Australia. It offered a transformative spiritual experience that left a lasting impact well beyond the three days of the festival.

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By Radhanatha Swami

Within Krsna’s heart arose the great desire to satisfy the hearts of His most beloved devotees. At that time on the bank of Yamuna, under the holy Vamsivata tree, Krsna played the fifth note of His flute. The essence of the love of His heart came through His lips into the holes of the flute and formed into a beautiful song. It filled the atmosphere, entered the gopis’ ears, through their ears it entered into their hearts, and within their hearts it plundered the treasure of their entire consciousness. The song of Krsna’s flute sto...

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By Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi

Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes the six practices of those serious about dedicating their lives to Krishna: accepting things favorable to devotional service, rejecting things unfavorable to devotional service, accepting that Krishna is our only maintainer, accepting that Krishna is our only protector, developing a deep sense of humility, and fully giving ourselves for the purpose of guru and Krishna.

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By Chirag Dangarwala

In many of Srila Prabhupada's lectures he exclusively explains about the two topics sreya and preya. He explains that sreya means the ultimate benefit and preya means immediate profit. Just like children want to play all day long that is preya, but the parents know that they must go to school and learn in order to become educated, which in the long run will be beneficial for them, so that is sreya. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Sri Krsna talks about sreya and preya in terms of happiness, he says according to the...

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I was doing sankirtan on Auckland’s Queen Street when I stopped a guy who looked vaguely familiar. Turns out we’d met four years ago, and apparently I tried to give him a book back then. “Yeah, I almost took it,” he reflected, “but I wasn’t ready for the good stuff yet.” Then he surprised me:...

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Dear Devotees, You are likely aware of the intense conflict currently taking place between Israel and Iran. There are many ISKCON Vaishnavas in both countries. Devotees in Tehran have been evacuated to other cities for their safety. In Tel Aviv, everything is shut down — even public transportation — and devotees are spending a significant...

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By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura

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.’ But the kind heart of Shri Gurudeva says, ‘Come, let all of us jointly worship Godhead by giving up malice....

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By Srutakirti das

Hundreds of devotees were assembled in the temple room while Srila Prabhupada spoke. Suddenly, he stopped and became silent with his eyes closed. Everyone in the room became still, not wanting to disturb him. A pin drop could be heard. We didn't dare breathe too loudly. This went on for some time. Hundreds of devotees were transfixed on His Divine Grace's ecstasy, each being transported by his rapture. Our minds were overwhelmed with blissful anticipation. Srila Prabhupada carried us all to anoth...

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By Vraja Bihari Dasa

Making sense of Vedic Rituals. Are traditional rituals mere acts of blind faith, or are there scientific reasons behind following them? An envelope protects and carries something valuable. It is the inner content of the envelope that’s actually precious. Similarly empty, meaningless rituals are like an empty envelope: devoid of any substance at best or downright offensive at worst.

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By Satsvarupa Das Gosvami

The Krishna conscious gifts Srila Prabhupada brought to the West are for everyone. Srila Prabhupada left us with a dynamic legacy in his books, through his devotees, in the development of his communities, and in his teachings of how to expertly apply Krishna consciousness of his communities, and in his teachings of how to expertly apply Krishna consciousness in every situation. If we simply use our intelligence to claim our relationship with Prabhupada by practicing Krishna consciousness in the mood in which he taught it, we will inherit the most wonderful relati...

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By Niscala Dasi

Loving Krishna means loving everyone because Krsna is in their heart. Conversely, applying that logic backwards, if you don't love everyone, it means that you are not loving Krsna. Using the root and leaves example, if the leaves are looking healthy, it is to be understood that the root is receiving nourishment. In SB, eleventh canto, it is explained that only the kanishta or neophyte sees Krsna in the temple, but not in the hearts of all, and fails to respect and develop loving relationships with them. In my experience, the leaves and root example has been used in our preaching to di...

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By Syamananda Dasa

"No one is born hating another because of the color of his skin/ his background/ or his religion. People must learn to hate/ and if they can learn to hate/ they can be taught to love/ for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. II – Nelson Mandela. How does one begin hating anything else? What is the origin of this feeling? Let us begin by trying to understand the origin of 'hate'. Hate of course is an emotion directly opposing love and therefore it is part of material nature's duality. Duality means two, or pair, as love-hate, like-dislike, day-...

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“HARE KRISHNA! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all” is now FREE on YouTube in 10 major languages: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, English & Russian with short versions of 29 minutes & 47 minutes for schools, universities, etc. Watch on the YouTube channel...

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By Radhanath Swami

You see these temples that we are living in, they are not in Kali-yuga. So long as the devotees are taking shelter of Holy name. this is Satya in this room as soon as you go out it is Kali. Why? because everyone here is simply surcharging everything with the holy name of Krishna. As soon as we forget the name, we are in Kali-yuga. As long as we are remembering, we are in spiritual world. We are liberated. Srila Prabhupada used to tell us in the earliest days, that all my disciples are liberated. We were just looking at each other like, we are liberated..? (laughter) we had so many h...

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The Queen’s Attire Part 7 - The Art of Dressing

HH Indradyumna Swami

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Since construction began on the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in Sridham Mayapur in 2009, many devotees have argued back and forth whether the TOVP is the Adbhuta* Mandir referred to in a prediction by Sri Nityananda Prabhu while taking Jiva Goswami on a parikrama of Navadvipa mandala.

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Witness the historic inauguration ceremony of the Hamsavahan Mahadev Temple. This video captures the sacred rituals, joyous celebrations, and the profound significance of this new spiritual landmark, marking a new chapter for devotees and the community.

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ISKCON Mayapur joyfully presents “Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga”—a heartfelt visual and meditative offering designed to reconnect hearts with the sacred natural world of Sri Mayapur Dhama. Featuring over 500 breathtaking images of local flora and fauna, accompanied by spiritual insights from Srila Prabhupada’s teachings, this offering invites viewers to see nature through the lens of Krishna consciousness. As part of the ‘CONNECT with Sri Mayapur-dhama’ project, it encourages us to perceive and remember the Lord in every aspect of creation—promoting mindful devotion, compassionate living, and a deep spiritual bond with Mother Earth as an expression of our bhakti. View the free online flipbook.

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A lecture by Dr. Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa)

Evolutionary Theory: Fact or "Promissory Materialism"?

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.7.37
Alachua, Florida
July 10, 1995

In one sense, Srimad Bhagavatam parallels the Big Bang theory of modern science in explaining universal creation: some original form of energy undergoes transformation and condensation to generate matter and varieties of forms. But, Sadaputa Dasa (Richard L. Thompson) notes, evolution theory runs into analytical problems by denying the role of intelligent control in the generation of species. Because of this inability to provide mechanisms for transformation of species, Karl Popper, the renowned Austrian-British philosopher of science, dubbed contemporary Darwinism “promissory materialism”. Perhaps we need to search beyond the limits of “x”, “y”, and “z” to understand our world?

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