ISKCON to Open Largest Pujari Seva
Telegraph India|By Subhasish Chaudhuri in Mayapur|Published 11.02.20, 1:38 AM|Updated 11.02.20, 1:38 AM: First Step Towards Vedic Planetarium’s Inauguration The Iskcon will throw open on Thursday the world’s largest pujari seva on a single-floor facility spread over 2.5 acres at the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium at Mayapur in Nadia. Devotees from over 77 countriesContinue Reading
Don’t Worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to Fulfill Some Material Desire
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes pure devotional service as anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam. One should not worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to fulfill some material desire for success in fruitive activities or mental speculation. To serve the lotus feet of the Lord means to serve Him exactly as He desires. The neophyte devotee isContinue Reading
Plan to Sabotage ISKCON Temple in Capital
The Independent|Staff Reporter, Dhaka|11 February 2020 09:28:31 AM: A Dhaka court yesterday placed five members of banned militant outfit Ansar-al-Islam on four-day remand each in a case lodged under Anti-terror Act. The remanded suspected militants were identified as Nijam Uddin, 21, Rayhan Bhuiyan, 20, Hanif Uddin Suman, 19, Sheikh IftekharurContinue Reading
Rath Yatra Row: ISKCON Resolves To Follow Puri Jagannath Temple Date
ODISHA BYTES|By OB Bureau Last updated Feb 10, 2020: Bhubaneswar: Amid the row over celebration of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in certain places outside Odisha on dates that are different from the one on which it is held at the 12th century shrine in Puri, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has decidedContinue Reading
Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Basu Ghosh Das
Lecture Recorded on 10.Feb.2020 at Mayapur, India. Language – English. Please click here to watch the video.Continue Reading
ISKCON’s first full stone temple
With traditional architecture- pillars and stone carvings, ISKCON Salem’s granite temple promises its name in history for centuries. We have learned from Srila Prabhupada that Krsna advises Arjuna in Bhagavad-Gita – kuru karmaiva tasmat tvam purvaih purvataram krtam. * There could be no better way of doing things than thatContinue Reading
Ominous Example of Vipina Vihari Goswami
Among pro-FDG arguments there often appears example of Vipina Vihari Goswami’s lineage. There were three women there, not counting Jahnava Mata herself. Should we consider it as bogus and useless because of the presence of these female gurus? The answer might be a precursor of things to come if FDGsContinue Reading
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature emergency work and desired activities are the two exceptions to routine work Three Subdivisions of Prescribed Duties As far as prescribed duties are concerned, they can be fitted into three subdivisions, namely routine work, emergency work and desired activities.” (Purport by A.C.BhaktivedantaContinue Reading
Why we wrote Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada Pancaratra?
A devotee named Madan Mohan Dasa of Russia recently published a lenghty critique of a book titled Vaisnava Diksa according to Narada Pancharatra, of which I am one of the authors. In it there are many errors, among which are also several misrepresentations of our arguments and intentions. I willContinue Reading
One rock doesn’t change the course of a river
A few of us know the true story. On his death bed His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami was asked to dispell his disciple’s confusion about the mechanics of parampara.*1 His Grace Satsvarupa dasa Maharaja asked “Is this Rtvik?” His Divine Grace replied “Yes”. Again His Grace Satsvarupa Maharaja askedContinue Reading