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I have always been a faithful ISKCON follower. Over the years I have waited patiently, observing occasional mistakes made by ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC). Discovering that after many years of holding…
We should always remember the distinction between spiritual and material. That which is material is infected by material qualities, but these qualities cannot touch that which is spiritual, or transcendental. Kṛṣṇa is…
13 Female Gurus in ISKCON’s Guru Parampara mentioned in Bhagavad-gita “As It Is” Hare Krishna. Good News for both sides: Pro-FDG as well as anti-FDG. From the Guru Parampara mentioned in the…
[Translation from Hindi] Bhaskar news Network: Dec. 02, 2019: Ujjain: On Monday at the Bharatpuri area ISKCON temple, Bhakti Charu Swami inaugurated Gita Mahotsava and Kirtan Mela. He performed a puja for…
Taking Krishna’s side defines us as Krishna’s devotees. Taking a different side defines us as something different. Krishna’s side is described in sastra and, therefore, sastra is a self-evident authority. I am…
Bhakta Prabhajan, part of His Holiness Lokanatha Swami Maharaja’s padayatra, recollects this once-in-a-lifetime experience. This is not a fairy tale but a true account. “The news spread like wildfire. We were already attracting attention with our…
A heart touching short story: I boarded my flight and hoped to catch up on some rest. As I looked for my seat I noticed the man sitting next to me was…
Although in his fifties, Rajahamsa Dasa, a member of Bhaktivedanta Institute, Mumbai and Berkley, regularly goes out to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books. This August, I saw him at ISKCON Belgaum. He would…
As Gita Marathon is approaching us a very short story related to book distribution. I was distributing books at a university when I motioned for a student to come to my table.…
If this world is considered jail then the question comes how to come out of this jail? In general, if a criminal wants to come out of prison, he is supposed to…
