[translation from Hindi] Bhaskar News Network, Jul 21, 2019, 07:00 AM IST: At Girija Mukteshvar Colony of Mayaganj, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness will construct a four-story Radha-Krishna temple with a 12 Crore (Rupees) [US $1.74 million] outlay. The temple is going to be built on 9 kaṭṭhā 10 dhurContinue Reading
21 July: 2019: Shamli, JNN: In the Bhagavat-saptaha knowledge sacrifice, head of ISKCON Kurukshetra Sakshi Gopal Das enraptures the faithul with many topics. He said that God-realization depends on our mood. By performing austerity, performing arati at the temple, etc., one cannot attain God. If our mood is pure andContinue Reading
Vadodara. The 38th Jagannatha Ratha Yatra started with great fanfare and bhajan-kirtan of “Hare Rama…Hare Krishna”. In a traditional manner, Mayor Dr. Jigeeshaben Seth peformed the first rites and started the festival. The Rathayatra, which was organised by the ISKCON temple, of Gotri, Vadodara, departed from Station Road. On thisContinue Reading
Times of India Trinmul Congress MP and actress Nusrat Jahan, from the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal, wore sindhur in her hair, bangles on her wrists and a sari and, after reaching parliament, is a continuous target of fanatics. On arriving at the ISKCON Mandir and Jagannatha RathaContinue Reading
Vaiṣṇava Academy (Opposite Goshala) 3rd Floor, South Classroom (on the Left) February 18th and 19th (lecture) and 20th (workshop) From 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Presenters: Dāmodara Dāsa (BVKS) and Kṛṣṇa-kīrti Dāsa (BVKS)Continue Reading
Over at American Greatness is this piece on recent revelations of child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church (bolding added): Even in a faith founded upon the notion that there is no such thing as an unforgivable sin, should the penitent be sincere, what has been occurring in the churchContinue Reading
Regarding the editing of Srila Prabhupada’s books, Srila Prabhuapda rarely checking his own books for errors during his life time is not the same as never checking them–not even close. Let’s say that a book has an average of one error every ten pages. That means that if you openContinue Reading
There is a pre-test of a survey on a statement of Srila Prabhupada’s from his purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.25.41 that is currently in progress. The pre-test is accessible here. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CMXJ2ZQ You are encouraged to take the test and provide feedback, which will be used to improve the survey. The ongoingContinue Reading
This recent bit of news shows why pratyakṣa (direct sense perception) and anumāna (inference) as pramāṇas are imperfect means of acquiring correct knowledge. Washington (AFP) – A few years ago, two researchers took the 50 most-used ingredients in a cook book and studied how many had been linked with a cancer risk or benefit, basedContinue Reading
Social science must have a theistic basis because the big issues in society cannot be decided merely by measurable characteristics or by speculative morality. Start with imprecise numbers. We are told that there are currently 11 million illegal aliens in the U.S. Others say it’s closer to 20 to 25Continue Reading