The Decline of Preaching in North America – Part 1
2020-01-13
The first video of this series gives a first-hand account of some of the reasons for the decline of preaching in North America.Continue Reading
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra, visits ISKCON Juhu
2020-01-12
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra, visited the Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari temple @ ISKCON Juhu, Bombay on Sunday, 12 January, 2020, accompanied by Shri Ashok Hinduja. He took darshan of Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari & was honored by the ISKCON Juhu management with garland, picture of Sri SriContinue Reading
2020 ISKCON Global Conference of Devotee Attorneys
2020-01-11
The pictures below were taken from the 2020 ISKCON Global Conference of Devotee Attorneys in Gainesville, Florida. Devotees led by HG. Rasikanand prabhu from Hungary performed guru puja, and a Srimad Baghavatam class was given by former Iskcon GBC Chairman, Sriman Sesa Prabhu. The 2020 ISKCON Global Conference of DevoteeContinue Reading
Bhaktivedanta Medical Association 6th Annual Meeting & Retreat 2020
2020-01-11
East Meets West: A Holistic Approach to Health January 18, 2020 at ISKCON of Houston Pre and Post Meeting Retreat: January 17-20, 2020 Application of meditation, yoga, spirituality in medical practice Proper usage of diet and yoga in prevention and curing chronic illness Vedic perspective of death and dying AyurvedaContinue Reading
ISKCON shares its grief with the Madhva community on the attainment of samadhi by His Holiness Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swami Ji
2019-12-29
ISKCON Communications International Society for Krishna Consciousness Founder-Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada New Delhi, 29th December, 2019: The worldwide community of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) shares its grief with the Madhva community on the attainment of samadhi by His Holiness Sri Vishwesha Tirtha SwamiContinue Reading
ISKCON Baroda: 4 Days Padayatra From Baroda to Dakor
2019-12-26
In continuation of the earlier initiative to organize padayatra from Baroda to Dakor, and after completion of two successful padayatra’s in 2017 and 2018, this year we have concluded our successful third year from Dec 12th to Dec 15th. Following is the summary of the padayatra. DAY ONE: Early morningContinue Reading
Ujjain: Gita Festival and Kirtan Fair Start in ISKCON
2019-12-03
[Translation from Hindi] Bhaskar news Network: Dec. 02, 2019: Ujjain: On Monday at the Bharatpuri area ISKCON temple, Bhakti Charu Swami inaugurated Gita Mahotsava and Kirtan Mela. He performed a puja for the Bhagavad-gita. Afterwards, 16 participants who did the Gita course were awarded Grade 1, and another participant wasContinue Reading
ISKCON India calls on the GBC body to rescind the resolution on female diksha gurus
2019-11-30
Dear Devotees, Vaishnavebhyo namonamah. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! If you would be so kind, I would like to bring to your attention a resolution of the ISKCON India Governing Council (aka ”Bureau”) regarding the ISKCON GBC’s recent resolution passed at Tirupati during October 2019, authorizing female diksa-gurus (FDGs) on a geographicContinue Reading
ISKCON promotes the Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign
2019-10-19
The post below has been taken and translated from the official page of ISKCON Belém, in Brazil. Engaged in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign, ISKCON Belém ( @iskconbelem ) and Vida Zen Belém ( @vidazenbelem ) hold a special program aimed at alerting women and society about theContinue Reading
Mission Drift
2018-02-19
In 2001, Sripad Jayadavaita Swami gave a lecture series titled “Food for Death”, which is still available on his website at http://www.jswami.info/seminars#food and which examined how prasadam distribution seen by the public as ordinary welfare work affects ISKCON’s core values. Sripad Bhakti Vikasa Swami in his 2011 lectures titled “Some Concerns About ISKCON” and “Further Discussion on Concerns About ISKCON” addresses the same issue Jayadvaita Swami addressed but in a more generalized context that includes other welfare initiatives.[1] Bhakti Vikasa Maharaja in his lectures also addresses what he identifies as fundamental, philosophical differences that have emerged within our society.
As far as social welfare is concerned, the lectures of both Swamis make a common point: the time and resources devotees increasingly give to indirect preaching in the form of welfare work, at the expense of direct preaching, reflects ISKCON’s growing acceptance of karma-kanda as a part of its core mission and, hence, core values.Continue Reading