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Each year, March 22 marks the ‘World Water Day’ established by the United Nations and celebrated all over the globe, with the purpose of focusing our attention on the importance of water. On this occasion, the production team of ‘The Stolen River’, a 40-minute documentary about the sacred Yamuna, has made the film available for public […]

Over the years there has been a tradition of using fiction, and in particular the allegorical spiritual journey, to teach people about how to find success and satisfaction in life: John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” Herman Hesse’s “Siddhartha,” and Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist,” to name just a few. Click to read full article on ISKCON News.

Between May 7-10th 2018, the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) holds its annual conference in Budapest, Hungary. Click to read full article on ISKCON News.

On April 25, twenty officials and staff from the Israeli Embassy, including a representative from its Community Relations office, visited ISKCON of Washington D.C. Click to read full article on ISKCON News.

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has already translated ISKCON Founder-Acharya Srila Prabhupada’s books into 87 languages, and is distributing them all over the world. But even now, 52 years after ISKCON’s inception, new frontiers are being reached. Click to read full article on ISKCON News.

The ISKCON Tribal Care Initiative’s 2018 convention ran from March 30thto April 1stin Mayapur, West Bengal this spring. It drew 2,000 tribespeople from thirteen tribes in five Indian states – each with their own culture, language and dressing style. Click to read full article on ISKCON News.

ISKCON participated in a meeting organized by the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) of Washington D.C., on how to protect and promote religious freedom, in Sri Lanka this March 14thto 16th. Click to read full article on ISKCON News.

Wise-Love: Bhakti and the Search for the Soul of Consciousness, a book by Pranada Dasi, has hit the Amazon Hot New Releases list at number one in Indian Eastern Philosophy. The book is available now in the temple gift shop. For more information, click here for the original article on ISKCON News.

ISKCON50 Academic Conference at Harvard from Karuna Productions on Vimeo. Original article by Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on Feb. 15, 2018 Please read about this exciting conference of academic scholars held at Harvard University, celebrating the 50th anniversary of ISKCON. The organizers brought together a superlative interfacing of religious scholars and full time devotee monks and […]

Bhaktivedanta Academy has been featured in a major article in redefinEd, a publication dedicated to school choice and educational alternatives. The article can be found here.

**To donate, please visit the GoFundMe page here.** The backbone of ISKCON is the unsung heroes, those devotees who dedicate their lives to Krishna’s service with no recognition or material gain in return. And now one of those heroes desperately needs your help. Yamaraja Dasa joined ISKCON in 1971 and took initiation from Srila Prabhupada. […]

Clearing tree debris Three months after the category 4 Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on September 20th, the U.S. territory’s infrastructure is still far from recovered. Only 20 per cent of traffic lights are powered; forty per cent of Puerto Ricans, especially in the countryside, are still without electricity, and many have barely any running […]

Participants pose for a group photo at a previous Heart of Yoga Retreat Lovers of spiritual inspiration may want to set a weekend aside this summer for the Heart of Yoga retreat, to be offered in New York for the sixth time from June 1stto 3rd. The event grew out of the Bhagavad-gita classes senior […]

Fortunate People, a project started in the UK by Russian devotee Shaktyavesha Avatar Das, began in 2016 as an offering to Srila Prabhupada for ISKCON’s 50thAnniversary. Participating devotees distribute books and then film the recipients chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra for the first time. During the recent Prabhupada Marathon of December 2017, the project reached […]

Schedule: 10:15 AM – Meet in the temple room (kirtan) 10:20 AM – Group Bhagavad Gita reading 10:40 AM – Inspirational talk by a sankirtan warrior 10:50 AM – Team formation and departure for Sankirtan in Gainesville 2:00 PM – Picnic lunch prasadam at Park Ave Apartment clubhouse, Gainesville. Sharing of sankirtan realisations REGISTRATION IS […]

Devotees gift a happy chaplain a copy of Srila Prabhupada’s one-volume biography ISKCON Baltimore’s Jiva Daya Sankirtana Team has been distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books in many creative ways over the years, including placing them in prison libraries and motels. This year so far, for instance, they have put 500 books in prisons, and 13,000 Bhagavad-gitas […]

Fri. Dec 1 6p-8.30p “Goodwill Ambassador” 8.30p Light Prasadam Sat. Dec 2 8-10a “How to distribute a Gita on its own merit” 10-11a Breakfast 11a-2.30p Sankirtan outing w/Vaisesika prabhu 3-4.30p lunch and sharing of sankirtan experiences 6.30-8.30p Gaura arati and bhajans w/Vaisesika prabhu 8.30p Light Prasadam Sunday Dec 3 8-10a How to organise a “Monthly […]

From left to right: Amrita, Hrishi, Ambarish, Svaha and Anisha. Vaisesika Prabhu has written about book distribution in “Our Family Business.” Closely connected to it, or inseparable from it, is the manifestation of the TOVP as funds from book distribution around the world directly contribute to the TOVP every year. These two heartfelt desires of […]

Some of the participants of the Houston interfaith prayers.  In the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented flooding and devastation, Texas Governor Greg Abbott proclaimed Sunday, Sept 3rd as a Day of Prayer in Texas—which happened to coincide with the birth anniversary of Bhaktivinoda Thakur, a 19th century Vaishnava Hindu saint and theologian who envisioned people […]

The devotees from the TOVP team are developing a project called FullDome. This project will be located on a small piece of land near Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi. Operation FullDome is a way to give any visiting guest to Sri Dham Mayapur an opportunity to experience the most unique immersive spiritual experience in a spiritual town. […]

The book’s cover Demystifying Reincarnation is an engaging read that analyzes how one of humanity’s oldest questions – what happens after death? – is most coherently and empoweringly answered through reincarnation. The book has three major sections: scientific, inter-religious and metaphysical. The first section makes the scientific case for reincarnation using evidence and theory: evidence drawn […]

‘Hare Krishna!’ about the achievements and teachings of Srila Prabhupada, won Best Picture at Illuminate Film Festival Documentary film Hare Krishna!, about the life and achievements of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada, has won the coveted Jury Prize for Best Picture at Illuminate, the world’s premier conscious film festival. The festival ran from May 31st to […]

Congratulations to Yadubara and Vishaka Prabhus who have received Best in Show award at the 2017 Illuminate Film Festival for their new release “Hare Krishna! the mantra, the movement and the swami who started it all.” https://www.facebook.com/harekrishnathefilm/videos/1961910690709449/

Muslim and Vaishnava scholars gather in D.C. for their most recent dialogue (Anuttama Das and Dr. Saunallah Kirmani are seated together on the far right)  A recent Pew Research Center survey found that Muslims in the United States currently face the most discrimination of any group. The American Civil Liberties Union says that recently “politics […]

Bhaktivedanta Academy is seeking qualified candidates who possess an enthusiasm for working with children in a highly collaborative teaching environment. If you are a self-starter who wants to be part of a mission-driven school that provides an opportunity to grow personally and professionally, we encourage you to apply for positions for the coming school year […]

Photo Credits: crazygoaholidays.com Pilgrims taking ritual bath in the Ganges at Haridwar. A court in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has granted the same legal rights as a human to the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, considered sacred by nearly a billion Indians. The Uttarakhand High Court ruled Monday that the two rivers be accorded […]

One of the first of the retreat-style festivals currently so popular in ISKCON, Festival of Inspiration, launched in New Vrindaban in 2000, has always offered something a little unique. Now, in its 17th year, with the tagline “Rethink. Refresh. Renew,” FOI is again taking a fresh approach, offering an exciting new inspirational experience based on […]

The ISKCON Disciples Course is a training program which deepens devotees understanding of guru tattva and guru padasraya within the multiple guru environment of ISKCON. This is a mandatory course for all devotees preparing to take initiation in ISKCON. (The course is also recommended for leaders, preachers, counselors and educators in ISKCON.) The course was […]

What: Teacher Training Course One (TTC1) Where: Alachua Learning Academy When: March 17 (evening), 18 & 19 and 24 (evening), 25 & 26 Who: Janaki devi dasi and Madhuri Pura das Interested in inspiring or helping others so their spiritual development and service will increase dramatically? The Krishna Institute (KI) will empower you to do […]

Tired of looking at ugly mismatched folding chairs in the temple room and not enough seating on high attendance days? We have come up with a solution: We are going to convert the back walls from the corners to the glass doors leading into the lobby into beautiful hand crafted benches with upholstered cushions. There […]

FB: Krishna West Puerto Rico: 352-213-4531, 787-639-1127, www.plenitudpr.org, [email protected] Link to ISKCON News article about Retreat.

Avatar Art hopes to attract people to Krishna consciousness through its windows to the spiritual world In the past, ISKCON devotees have been treated to stunning coffee table art books like the Krishna Art Book and the Ramayana Art Book. Now, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) has released an art book for the general public, […]

Kesihanta (left) and Trivikrama with their Hare Krishna mantra banner in Antarctica In a unique offering for ISKCON’s 50th anniversary, two devotees have made a preaching trip to Antarctica, the southernmost and coldest continent in the world. The intrepid explorers are Kesihanta Das, a Prabhupada disciple and co-director of ISKCON Alachua’s Save the Cow program, […]

The BBT booth at the American Academy of Religion The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the world’s largest association of scholars in the field of religious studies and related topics. It is a nonprofit association, serving as a professional and learned society for scholars involved in the academic study of religion. It has some […]

2016 is quickly coming to a close. But there’s still time to make a tax deductible financial contribution to ISKCON Alachua. As our temple continues to grow and develop, we have many plans for the years ahead. Giving in charity is good for the soul and gives much benefit to the giver. As Srila Prabhupada […]

On Saturday, December 10, 2016, we observe the most auspicious day of Gita Jayanti, the day commemorating the advent of the Bhagavad-gita. We will continue with tradition and chant all 700 verses of the Gita in the Temple room beginning at 4:00 p.m., and we will finish just in time for Sundara Arati at 6:30 […]

The annual Festival of the Holy Name is approaching. There will be special guest kirtaniyas. Experience the maha-mantra and chant at the Festival of the Holy Name! November 25 and 26, 2016 — 10 AM to 10 PM, November 27, 2016 — 10 AM to 1:30 PM (Thanksgiving weekend) At ISKCON New Raman Reti in […]