Bhagalpur: Radha-Krishna temple will be built from 12 crores in Mayaganj
[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
Brazilian ISKCON authorities respond to our post on gay marriage ceremony
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
Hridayananda Dasa Goswami “appreciated my willingness”, says the ISKCON brahmana who performed a gay marriage ceremony
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
God-realization is pure and without self-interest
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
ISKCON performs the first Hare Krishna gay marriage ceremony in Brazil
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
ISKCON says service to the poor is service to God
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
Lord himself defeating various opposing philosophies
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
Vadodara: Rathayatra from ISKCON Temple
Vadodara. The 38th Jagannatha Ratha Yatra started with great fanfare and bhajan-kirtan of “Hare Rama…Hare Krishna”. In a traditional manner, Mayor Dr. Jigeeshaben Seth peformed the first rites and started the festival. The Rathayatra, which was organised by the ISKCON temple, of Gotri, Vadodara, departed from Station Road. On thisContinue Reading
ISKCON in the News: MP and Actress Nusrat Jahan at ISKCON Ratha Yatra
Times of India Trinmul Congress MP and actress Nusrat Jahan, from the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal, wore sindhur in her hair, bangles on her wrists and a sari and, after reaching parliament, is a continuous target of fanatics. On arriving at the ISKCON Mandir and Jagannatha RathaContinue Reading
Filmes mundanos
Pergunta: ” Posso assistir filmes mundanos? Quando eu assisto filmes mundanos, isso não perturba minha consciência de Krishna. Então, está tudo certo se eu fizer isso? Seu estudante “ Resposta: ” Se a sua consciência de Krishna não é perturbada por filmes mundanos, isso indica que você não tem consciênciaContinue Reading