North American GBC strongly opposes the call of ISKCON India to rescind the resolution on Female Diksha Gurus
Resolution from the annual meeting of the NA GBC&TP, January 11, 2020 We, the ISKCON North American GBC Members and Temple Presidents, profoundly thank the international GBC body for its resolution allowing qualified Vaishnavis to give initiation under the GBC specified circumstances. This resolution is in line with Srila Prabhupada’s teachings andContinue Reading
Gopis Unalloyed Love for Kṛṣṇa
How Uddhava, on the order of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, delivered the Lord’s message to the gopīs, consoled them and then returned to Mathurā. When the young maidens of Vraja saw lotus-eyed Uddhava, who wore a yellow garment and attractive earrings, they were astonished at how much he resembled Kṛṣṇa. Thinking “Who isContinue Reading
Prominent Indian corporate billionaires initiate efforts to develop Mayapur Heritage City
The first meeting of the Mayapur City development, was held on 9 January 2020 at Sajjan Jindal’s office. The meeting, which was initiated by Devakinandan Das, Zonal Secretary and Vice Chairman and Member of Mayapur Executive Board (MEB) saw participation of some of the most distinguished members of the corporateContinue Reading
A win-win solution for the GBC
Below are comments I sent in to Dandavats.com shortly after they posted the GBC announcement of authorizing women diksa gurus within ISKCON. That was in mid October. The article they posted was prominently displayed on their website for at least two months, but is no longer there. Whatever the reasonContinue Reading
The Decline of Preaching in North America – Part 1
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
This is not Grhastha Life, but Demoniac Life
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement has been established to give gṛhasthas all over the world an opportunity to hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā specifically. The process, as described in many ways, is one of hearing and chanting (śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ). Everyone, especially the gṛhasthas, who are mūḍha-dhī, ignorant about the goal of life, should be given opportunities to hear about Kṛṣṇa.Continue Reading
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra, visits ISKCON Juhu
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
All India Padayatra in Vadodara
All India Padayatra in Vadodara(Gujrat) In Dec 2010, All India Padayatra visited Vadodara last time when HG Basughosh Prabhu had welcomed us with a grand program. Today once again we are welcome here by ISKCON Vadodara devotees. On 20th Nov Padayatra entered Gujrat and we have come across Surat, Bharuch,Continue Reading
2020 ISKCON Global Conference of Devotee Attorneys
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
Last night I had a dream
In my dream, I saw devotees were gathered for the morning class on the Srimad Bhagavatam at my local ISKCON temple. The speaker was speaking on the subject of men and women. “A husband should be so enlightened that he should become the spiritual master of his wife in orderContinue Reading