Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The 2025 GBC AGM Resolutions have been released at the below link: https://gbc.iskcon.org/gbc-resolutions/ Please click the bottom link for 2025. Hare Krishna. Your servant, Ananda Tirtha Das (GBC Corresponding Secretary)Continue Reading
Shamanism ends in Vaishnavism: A Vaishnava Perspective on Ayahuasca The subject of this article—ayahuasca—may not be particularly relevant in most parts of the world where Krishna Consciousness is preached. The majority of devotees come from Hindu backgrounds and are far removed from this tradition. However, for those preaching in SouthContinue Reading
The ISKCON India Scholars Board (IISB) recently presented a series of research findings and discussions to the Shri Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA) on the topic of authorized dates for celebrating the Jagannatha Ratha-yatra. These discussions took place on 20th March 2025 in Bhubaneswar, India, before Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb andContinue Reading
Meeting between ISKCON India Scholars Board Representatives and the Sri Jagannath Temple Management Authorities By Tukaram Das, Vice President, ISKCON Bhubaneshwar, March A significant and insightful meeting took place yesterday, March 23, 2025, between His Majesty the Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Dev, the revered King of Puri, who was accompaniedContinue Reading
ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Vinoda Mandir and Cultural Centre, South Bengaluru New ISKCON Temple Opens in Bengaluru, to serve as a Spiritual & Cultural Centre ISKCON has brought great joy to the devotees of Sri Krishna by executing the inauguration ceremony of Sri Sri Radha Vinoda Temple & Cultural CentreContinue Reading
On my current visit to Sri Vrindavan Dhama in April 2013 I am noticing many male initiated ISKCON devotees keeping beards. Is this in accordance with Srila Prabhupada’s instructions? By carefully reviewing his instructions in his books, letters, lectures, and conversations in this regard we can understand what is hisContinue Reading
Are the methods of modern psychology and sociology compatible with Krishna consciousness? If you believe in one, can you believe in the other? And in the context of child protection, a field which relies on these two scientific fields, why do these questions matter? This article, first posted at the ISKCON India Scholars Board, addresses these questions.Continue Reading
I would like to start by offering my sincere apologies to all the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord… as I failed to live up to the standard of someone trying to present Srila Prabhupada’s teachings regarding the Vedic version… I’m not trying to justify myself … I have already agreed to all the punishments imposed on me …However … now I must clarify a few points … because in any case, two sides must be heard …Continue Reading
This is from an exchange I had with an ISKCON leader and sannyasi regarding the misunderstandings many devotees seem to have about Manu-samhita. The first message begins with an exchange between Basu Ghosh Prabhu and the ISKCON leader, and the last message gives a short introduction to the application ofContinue Reading
BY: BASU GHOSH DAS (ACBSP) Oct 25, 2011 — BARODA, INDIA (SUN) — In response to the short message from Brhat Shloka Prabhu regarding prasad distribution at Bombay, there are two letters from Srila Prabhupada that highlight his outlook on the subject. Before reading the letter to Giriraj (now) Swami, notice the sentence:Continue Reading