IC Newsletter Vol.11, Issue 32, 9. August 2026

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Prabhupada Nectar

Through the distribution of this literature, we can completely annihilate all the bogus yogi groups in the world. Of this fact I am sure

Letter to Ramesvara -- Sydney 14 February, 1973

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated February 5th. and I have noted the contents carefully. I am very much pleased to hear of your increased book distribution and it gives me great pleasure to hear of your increased eagerness to distribute my literature. Through the distribution of this literature, we can completely annihilate all the bogus yogi groups in the world. Of this fact I am sure. Therefore there is no need for us to directly attack these charlatans but simply by this distribution of books the sunlight of Krishna consciousness will prevail. It has been brought to my attention that some of my students are not studying. I do not know if this applies to you or the devotees under your care, but I must stress again that we must have our classes one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening and the devotees must also chant regularly their sixteen rounds and follow the principles. The rest of the time they may go on distribution of my books. So I hope you will do the needful in this regard. Still again I must express my appreciation for Sriman Tripurari Prabhu's outstanding service, as well as all the devotees in your party. So my request to you is to go on in this way with more enthusiasm. This is the key. Always remain enthusiastic and inspire others and your life will be glorious and at the end you are sure to go back to Home, back to Godhead. I hope this finds you in good health.

ISKCON News

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ISKCON New Dwaraka’s 50th Ratha-yatra Milestone

ISKCON New Dwaraka’s 50th Ratha-yatra Milestone

ISKCON’s Los Angeles temple, New Dwaraka, celebrated its Golden Jubilee Fiftieth Anniversary Festival of Ratha-yatra with strong enthusiasm for the pleasure of Their Lordships Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra, and ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The festival took place on August 2nd in Santa Monica and Venice and was very well attended […]

ISKCON Annamrita Opens Mega Kitchen to Serve 200,000+ Meals Daily

ISKCON Annamrita Opens Mega Kitchen to Serve 200,000+ Meals Daily

The ISKCON Annamrita Foundation, in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal, inaugurated the state’s largest Centralized School Meal kitchen in Kolkata under the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme. The state-of-the-art kitchen spanning 75,000 sq ft was inaugurated on August 1, 2026, by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Suvendhu Adhikhari. […]

The Odyssey: A Universal Longing for Home

The Odyssey: A Universal Longing for Home

The recent film The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan, is a huge hit. People are even heading to the bookstores to purchase a copy of Homer’s book. I’m surprised to see, in this post-literate, soundbite generation of grunts and memes and curses, that people are still interested in classical literature. In an era when colleges […]

Historic Gala Launches ISKCON’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations in NYC

Historic Gala Launches ISKCON’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations in NYC

Mayuri Gandharvika, a third-generation devotee, sings at the sold-out event in NYC. Five hundred guests gathered Friday evening at The Glasshouse in Manhattan to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), marking six decades since ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada formally established the Society in New […]

Prayers Requested for Romapada Swami Hospitalized in Atlanta

Prayers Requested for Romapada Swami Hospitalized in Atlanta

The following message was released by ISKCON Atlanta: With a heavy heart, we share that soon after His arrival in Atlanta, His Holiness Romapada Swami Maharaj experienced some unforeseen health challenges and was admitted to Grady Memorial Hospital. By the causeless mercy of Sri Krishna and Srila Prabhupada, Maharaj is now receiving care and is […]

“Escaping the Drama Triangle” Course Opens Registration

“Escaping the Drama Triangle” Course Opens Registration

Karuna Care Association (KCA), an ISKCON-endorsed organization dedicated to emotional and spiritual care, has opened registration for its upcoming six-week online course, “Escaping the Drama Triangle.” The course is designed to help participants identify unhealthy relationship patterns, develop greater emotional awareness, and cultivate healthier, more empowering ways of relating to others. Many people find themselves […]

Six-Year Video Project Set for Wider Distribution

Six-Year Video Project Set for Wider Distribution

Jagat Pavitram Das marks six years of production and looks ahead to dubbing the series into other languages. A six-year independent effort to adapt the Srimad-Bhagavatam into animated video form for a general audience reached completion on July 11, 2026, when ISKCON Miraflores hosted a free public screening of the project, “The Conquest of the […]

ISKCON Opens Kolkata Mega Kitchen to Serve 44,000 Schoolchildren

ISKCON Opens Kolkata Mega Kitchen to Serve 44,000 Schoolchildren

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: PTI. ISKCON has inaugurated a new centralized kitchen in Kolkata that will begin providing freshly prepared midday meals to approximately 44,000 students in hundreds of government and government-aided schools. The facility is expected to expand its reach significantly in the coming months, eventually serving up […]

Congregational Development Ministry (CDM)

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Counselor System

Counselor System

Vaisnavism has been manifested in its purest and most wonderful form through the love and teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates. The most beautiful aspect of Lord Caitanya’s…

Vaisnava Life Counseling

Vaisnava Life Counseling

This course for Vaisnavas has been created by the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry (CDM)) with a Krsna Conscious approach to counseling in line with Srila Prabhupada’s instructions.

Follow Up – Connect

Follow Up – Connect

FOLLOW – UP CAMPAIGN MAXIMIZE YOUR PREACHING IMPACT Hundreds and thousands of books are distributed each year, all over the world. But we do not see hundreds and thousands becoming…

Dandavats

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Monks of Mount Athos – is there something we should learn from them?

Monks of Mount Athos – is there something we should learn from them?

By Sitalatma das

Why is that thousands of these Orthodox monks can chant day and night non-stop but we can't? Now that many of our devotees are retired from active duties and call themselves vanaprasthas perhaps it's time for our society to start talking about increasing the number of our daily rounds. Not compulsory, of course, but for those who can it could be encouraged. Another important aspect is that in Orthodox Christianity following preceptors is the only way of spiritual progre...

HH Jayapataka Swami Health Update – Serious Developments

HH Jayapataka Swami Health Update – Serious Developments

These are very serious developments. The medical team continues to work around the clock, adjusting treatment as his condition evolves. At this stage, the coming hours and days will be critical. We are specially grateful to HH. Radhanath Swami Maharaja who took time to chant and give some comfort to Guru Maharaja over a video...

Be humbler even than a blade of grass

Be humbler even than a blade of grass

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....

John Lennon’s Final Moments—and Why Two of Srila Prabhupada’s Disciples Were There

John Lennon’s Final Moments—and Why Two of Srila Prabhupada’s Disciples Were There

HG Bakula Devi Dasi ACBSP Looking back over my life, I have often marveled at the mysterious ways Srila Prabhupada and Krishna arrange events. At the time, we rarely understand why something happens. Only years later do we begin to see the beautiful pattern. One experience has stayed with me all these years. In December...

TOVP News

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TOVP Presents: The Divine Grace of Lord Narasimhadeva

TOVP Presents: The Divine Grace of Lord Narasimhadeva

A glimpse of Lord Narasimha in Mayapur. From His divine darshan to the sacred Maha Abhishek rituals, every moment carries a feeling of devotion and protection. May Lord Narasimha always protect and guide us.

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TOVP – The Second Hare Krishna Explosion

TOVP – The Second Hare Krishna Explosion

In 1984, Srila Prabhupada’s dear disciple and first editor, Hayagriva dasa, published his long-awaited book, The Hare Krishna Explosion, The Birth of Krishna Consciousness in America, 1966-1969. In it he described the earliest days of the Hare Krishna Movement, soon to become ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna consciousness, and the ensuing explosion of growth that took place, eventually to shake the entire world.

TOVP Srila Prabhupada Murti Nitya Seva

TOVP Srila Prabhupada Murti Nitya Seva

The presence of Srila Prabhupada in the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in his murti form offers another wonderful opportunity to serve His Divine Grace and simultaneously help finance TOVP construction. The TOVP Fundraising Team is very pleased to offer the Prabhupada Murti Nitya Seva campaign to our ever-growing list of Seva Opportunities.

TOVP & Vedic Science Channel Present

TOVP & Vedic Science Channel Present

A video produced by Dr. Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa)

Models of Natural Selection

The neo-Darwinian theory of evolution is based on the assumption that all existing organisms are connected to one another by
closely spaced chains of viable intermediate forms. Unfortunately, this assumption is seldom subjected to careful
scientific scrutiny. This video shows the need for clearly defined models in the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution. It shows
that required intermediate forms fail to exist for certain key models, and it discloses the inadequacy of the theory in general.
The video is based on a lecture delivered at a scientific conference on evolution in Budapest.

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Srila Prabhupada:
founderacharya.com, vanipedia.org

The official ISKCON website: iskcon.org,

Find your nearest temple: centres.iskcon.org

ISKCON leadership: gbc.iskcon.org

Education such ar Bhakti-shastri, Bhaktivaibhava etc: Mayapur Institute, Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education, Bhaktivedanta College Europe

News: news.iskcon.org, dandavats.com,

BBT books: bbt.org, krishna.com, vanisource.org, vedabase.com, bbtmedia.com

World Sankirtan Newsletter: wsnl.net/wsnhome.htm

Temple of Vedic Planetarium: tovp.org

Deity Worship and courses: deityworship.com, Mayapur Academy

Inspiration & Sadhana:
mayapur.tv, iskcondesiretree.com

Vaishnava Calendars:
ISKCON GBC Vaishnava Calendar Comitee, GCAL (Gaurabda Calendar, a program for calculation of the calendar for vaisnavas, according Gaudiya-Vaisnava tradition.)

These dates and timings are for Sri Mayapur Dhama. Find timings for your location at the Vaishnava Calendar links.

9 August, 2026 (Sunday)
Fasting for Kamika Ekadasi

10 August, 2026 (Monday)
Break fast 05:10 - 08:02 (Local Mayapur Time)

Address: ISKCON GBC Office
P.O. Sri Mayapur, Nadia, WB 741313, India

Email: office@iskconconnection.org