Abhishek offered to Chota Nitai Gaurahari at ISKCON Lenasia. Devotees and senior leaders from across South Africa gathered at ISKCON Lenasia on May 9, 2026, to commemorate the 47th installation anniversary of Sri Sri Nitai Gaurahari, regarded as the first life-size deities installed in the country by the Hare Krishna movement. The in-person observance included […]

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TACEL Founders counseling a couple. Strong families serve as the foundation of healthy ISKCON communities. But in today’s fast-paced and often demanding world, Grihasthas face unique challenges in maintaining harmony within while simultaneously serving the institution. Addressing the need to deepen connection while staying rooted in Bhakti values, The Atma Center for Empathic Leadership is […]

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Devotional dance and kirtan during Charlotte’s St Patrick’s Day parade. What began as small home gatherings among a handful of devotees has grown into a thriving, organized, and deeply committed devotional community now known as ISKCON of Charlotte. At first glance, the story feels familiar—kirtan, shared prasadam, and intimate gatherings. But spend time here, and […]

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Bhakti Kids, an initiative of ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry (CDM), has opened registration for its third Purushottama Month Challenge, a structured 30-day online program running from May 17 to June 15, 2026. The challenge brings together devotees from across the world to take advantage of one of the rarest and most spiritually potent periods in […]

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S.B. Keshava Swami, Rasananda Das (Happy Jack), and Rev. Dr. Dean Teddy Hickman-Maynard, Associate Dean for Ministry Studies at the Harvard Divinity School.  The 2026 Bhakti Yoga Conference, themed “Sacred Community: Walking the Path of Love Together,” has concluded after bringing together more than 7,000 online participants from around the world for a month-long exploration […]

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Following the inauguration of the ISKCON Constitution on February 4, 2026, legal justice pathways are being further formalized within ISKCON’s judicial framework. Headed by Devasri Radhika Devi Dasi, the Justice Ministry Europe (JME) is an appeals, grievance redressal, and adjudication body that offers a remedial system to review the fairness and soundness of decisions and […]

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450+ Brahamcharis attending the NIDC Retreat in Vrindavan. In the spiritually charged atmosphere of Vrindavan, over 450 brahmacharis gathered for the NIDC (North India Divisional Council) Brahmachari Retreat Camp, creating three days filled with learning, reflection, and heartfelt devotion. The retreat was made especially memorable by the presence of revered senior leaders, including Guru Prasada […]

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By Radha Mohan Das

Ranchor Prime, a disciple of ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, shared a compelling journey of devotion, music, song, and creative expression: “In January 2005, my old friend Ian Roberts told me that the celebrated British composer Sir John Tavener was working on a major composition based on the life of Krishna and urgently needed help with the libretto. His Sanskrit adviser from Manchester had recently died, and Ian hoped to introduce me to Tavener through our mutual friend, the Orthodox monk Brother Aiden.

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By Dwarakadhisha Devi Dasi

I love chanting japa—some days. Other days, I endure chanting japa. It seems to be bliss or boredom. On the good days I am enthralled. Krishna feels very close, and very dear. Not that I’m seeing visions or hearing voices—nothing dramatic that would excite the tabloid crowd. The experience is closer to returning home after a long, arduous journey. Such a sweet pleasure from the simple fingering of beads, the rhythmic repetition of the maha- mantra:Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. But then there are the bad days. Unfortunately, when I speak of bad days I don’t mean an occasional lapse. There are so many bad days they could actually be divided into categories: sick days, cold days, sleepy days, busy days, lonely days, traveling days, foul-mood days, messy-house days, family-visiting days, summer-vacation days, lots-on-my-mind days, too-many-kids-around days, all of the days between Christmas and New Year—those are just a few. And there are others that spring up unannounced, defying categorization.

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By Radha Mohan Das With a desire to increase communication, understanding and harmony between world faiths, King Charles III of the United Kingdom arranged for faith leaders to gather with him. With that important goal in mind, 30 leaders from Muslim, Sikh, Baha’i, Christian, Hindu and other faiths gathered at the Lambeth Palace Library in...

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By Kripamoya Dasa

The Devil always likes to help saints ‘organize’ religion, and organized religion can be problematic. But without human structures, the saint’s messages and good public works may not endure over the next three generations. For thousands of years, whenever saintly people have searched for a good spot to live, they’ve chosen places of tranquility, far removed from the noise and clamor of the town. In a quiet place, undisturbed by distraction or temptation, surrounded by the beauty of nature, they’ve said their prayers, studied their scriptures, and engaged in meditation.

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Srila Prabhupada’s tireless pursuit of giving Krishna consciousness.
Udayananda: During the 1976 festival in Vrindavan, there was a whole schedule one day that started at mangal arotik and went all the way until midnight at a pandal program celebrating the Appearance of Lord Ram and attended by over twenty thousand people.

It was very impressive.
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Not many festivals stop the city streets but Ratha Yatra does. Every. Single. Time. The Festival of Chariots is one of the world’s oldest and most joyful celebrations, rooted in thousands of years of tradition and brought to life in cities across the globe. Now in its 11th year in Brisbane, it continues to remind...

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By Mathuresha Dasa

Time does not have characteristics the way earth and the other elements do and is not interdependent as the other elements are. Many commentators hold forth on this point of properties, or propertylessness. Gosvami Giridhara-lala writes that time “is not characterized by any peculiarity, and hence it is beginningless and endless.” How being without peculiarity leads to endlessness is not explained, but another commentator echoes the same idea, saying that time “is not dependent on another cause; he exists of his own accord. Hence, he is endless.” The Bhagavatam itself says that time “is endless but puts and end to all.
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By Niranjana Swami

And that is the activity of Lord Hari, when that fear is taken away by remembrance of the Lord. Lord Hari is the ‘One who takes away’, but He also takes away our fear because generally, it’s the fear which is the cause of so much anxiety. As Śrīla Prabhupāda explains, ‘fear’ means to not know what lays in the future. That’s why we fear. “If I do this, what’s going to happen? If I get on the plane, is it going to land?” Fear comes from the anticipation of the unknown.

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Gopaswami das: Dear Krishna Kirtan devi dasi. Please accept my humble obeissances. You splendidly gave this life to Srila Prabhupada and to Lord Krishna. You have been one of the glorious sankirtan heroïnes of the french yatra in its glorious times. And you remained faithful to Prabhupada and his Iskcon mission up to this end...

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The wonderful and enchanting history, and the glories of Purushottama month (Adhik Maas), is a long story that takes the personified adhik maas to the highest spiritual realm of Goloka Vrindaban, where she is blessed by Lord Krishna to have 1000 times more benefits to the observer of devotional vows than the month of Damodar.

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Devotees continuously ask us the million-dollar question, “When is the TOVP opening?”. Since construction began in 2009, there have been a number of opening dates announced, but eventually pushed back due to various reasons such as financial, covid, etc.. We are pleased to confirm a definite Grand Opening date to the worldwide ISKCON community.

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The Prabhupada 50 Campaign was launched on Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day, October 25, 2025. It is a two-year fundraising campaign scheduled to end on November 1, 2027, the 50th Disappearance Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada. At that time, the TOVP will be officially opened during a subsequent three-month ceremony, and Sridhama Mayapura’s beloved Deities will be relocated into Their long-awaited new home.

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

UFO's and Krishna Consciousness

Los Angeles, California
December 5, 1992

A survey of the 400,000 human species portrayed in the Vedas reveals unexpected parallels to "alien forms" detailed in supposed close encounter reports. In light of his own in-depth study of UFO phenomena, Sadaputa Dasa (Richard L. Thompson) suggests this may be more than coincidence.

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