ISKCON GBC EC Letter on Coronavirus
Dear ISKCON Community Members, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Yesterday, we received the sad news of a beloved member of the Bhaktivedanta Manor Community in the UK passing from this world as a result of the coronavirus. In light of the seriousness of the situation,Continue Reading
Term ISKCON is exclusive and needs highest degree of protection, says Bombay HC
Free Press|By Narsi Benwal|Updated on : Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 6:38 AM IST: Mumbai: Observing that the term ISKCON never existed prior to it being coined by the trust — International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the Bombay High Court recently held the expression deserves the highest level of protection. The HC accordingly barred anContinue Reading
TOVP News-Jaya and Vijaya Detail Work
At most Vishnu temples in India, the main temple entrance is flanked by murtis of Jaya and Vijaya, the Lord’s eternal gatekeepers in Vaikuntha. We all the know the story of the Lord’s pastime in arranging for them to be cursed to come to the material world so He couldContinue Reading
Gaura Purnima – Appearanca of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Mayapur in the town of Nadia just after sunset on the evening of the 23rd Phalguna (1407 Sakadba), answering to the 18th of February 1486 of the Christian Era. The moon was eclipsed at the time of His birth, and the people of Nadia wereContinue Reading
Video Transcript: How We Read Srila Prabhupada – Part I
Hare Krishna. My name is Krishna Kirti Das, and I’m going to comment on the question and answer portion of a Bhagavatam class given by His Holiness Bir Krishna das Goswami, who is responding to a devotee named Dharma Das, who himself is a highly successful book distributor from Serbia. The class took place on January 7th, 2020. And is on Srimad-Bhagavatam canto six chapter 18 text 35.
Now, why I am commenting on this portion of the class is that I feel that Maharaja’s opinions on the subject of women’s social rules and the female diksha guru issue are representative of the views and attitudes of many devotees in our movement. However there are many others in our movement who do not share these views, and I will be representing them.Continue Reading
What will happen when I am not here, shall everything be spoiled by GBC?
I cannot understand why, instead of one GBC man, a person outside the Commission was given so much power, and there was to be immediate action without divulging the matter to the devotees. And I am surprised that none of the GBC members detected the defects in the procedure. It was detected only when it came to me. What will happen when I am not here, shall everything be spoiled by GBC? So for the time being, let the GBC activities be suspended until I thoroughly revise the whole procedure. Continue Reading
ISKCON Faces Ire Of Devotees For Attempting Another Untimely Rath Yatra
Odisha TV|Edited By Suryakant Jena Published By Mrunal Manmay Dash Last updated Mar 5, 2020 – 11:29 PM Puri: The ISKCON has once again dragged itself into another controversy by announcing to hold another untimely Rath Yatra despite widespread resentment against the authorities and repeated warnings by Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) against doing so. AsContinue Reading
Coronavirus Isn’t The Worst Thing
Lecture by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami Recorded on 28-Feb.-2020 at ISKCON Ekachakrdhama, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.Continue Reading
Dhanurdhara Swami approached the GBC possibly being reinstated as a member of ISKCON
Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. A few weeks ago, Dhanurdhara Swami approached the GBC Executive Committee with the idea of possibly being reinstated as a member of ISKCON. The GBC EC sought out the opinions of a number of affected parties such asContinue Reading