ISKCON’s Gay Marriage Controversy is something like a movie franchise. It keeps coming back, and it gets promoted with great fanfare. Part I debuted in 2009, and the initial announcement of this year’s ISKCON gay marriage made sure to mention that and the brouhaha that surrounded it. The present debut ofContinue Reading
[translation from Hindi] Bhaskar News Network, Jul 30, 2019, 07:20 AM IST: Gwalior: In Balvant Nagar, at the permanent ISKCON branch, head of ISKCON Mumbai Praneshvar Das gave a lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam. He recited the pastime of the killing of Bhaumasura by Lord Sri Krishna. On 24th August at the ChamberContinue Reading
[translation from Hindi] Gaya, Bihar: Bhaskar News Network, Jul 29, 2019, 07:20 AM IST: A meeting of the Aadarsh Leela Committee chaired by General Secretary Kumar Gaurav was held on Sunday at the Prem Paramashvar Bhavan, situated on a new city road. In the meeting, there was discussion on preparationsContinue Reading
[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
Response from Rama Putra Das Rama Putra Das: Dear editors, Hare Krishna. The excerpt which was insered in your publication “Akincana Gocara”, regarding the gay marriage as being an official act of ISKCON is fake news. My name is Rama Putra Das, I’m an active member of ISKCON since 1984Continue Reading
The letter below, written by Rama Putra Das, has been first published by the Gay And Lesbian Vaishnava Association (GALVA-108) , on its Facebook page. For more information, please read our previous post on this subject. Dear vaishnavas and vaishnavis my sincere obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krsna! An electronicContinue 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
The excerpt below was translated from its original source, a news website in Brazilian Portuguese called Razões para Acreditar. Verônica Monteiro, 23 years old, and Tatiane Alves, 25 years old, performed a beautiful wedding ceremony inside the Hare Krishna Movement in Taubaté (SP), one of the strands of Hinduism. Besides theContinue Reading
18 July 2019: Shamli, JNN. Sakshi Gopaldas Maharaj, the narrator and president of the ISKCON Promotions Committee, said that God can be achieved by the knowledge of the elements of God.The narrations of Srimad Bhagavatam are words from which devotees get liberated. He said that the poor should be served,Continue Reading
Sometimes the Lord would establish the supremacy of Krishna consciousness by defeating various opposing philosophies. Once, a very learned Buddhist scholar came before the Lord with his disciples to establish the philosophical conclusions of Buddhism. With great pride, he set forth the nine Buddhist principles, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu brokeContinue Reading