Diary of a Traveling Monk – Volume 11, Chapter 5 – May 7, 2010By Indradyumna SwamiI opened my eyes and looked around. “Yes,” I thought, “Russia’s a democracy now, and things are so much easier and secure, but I do miss the old days, the struggle and adventure, always having to depend on Krsna.” A […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Jun 2010“Over 5,000 ISKCON devotees and Hindus participated in the parade this year, making it our biggest-ever attendance,” says Ramabhadra Dasa, temple president of ISKCON’s Radha-Govinda Mandir in Brooklyn. “It was incredible. The parade stretched even farther than in 1976, when Srila Prabhupada was present—there were 2,000 […]

By Ramdas Lamb, from ‘The Washington Post’Yet, most of us pretend that all the other animals we don’t know personally are somehow different. Their lives don’t really matter, the torture they experience does not really matter, their slaughter does not really matter. Q: Expensive and time-consuming efforts are being made to rescue and rehabilitate animals […]

By Raj Jayadev, New America Media on June 17, 2010 – 7:30 a.m. PDTThe Bible may no longer be the only religious book motel patrons find in their nightstands. The Panchajanya Project, based in San Jose, aims to place at least 1 million copies of the English-language edition of the Bhagavad Gita, considered the most […]

By Ramabhadra, NY Temple PresidentIt was the largest assembly of devotees ever. I did my usual head count at 23rd St. and 5th Ave. and my estimate was 4000 devotees in the Parade. I rate it in the top three of all 35 Fifth Ave. New York Ratha Yatras. During the Parade it was cloudy […]

June 13, 2010 @ 11:15 AM2010/The Herald-DispatchHerald-Dispatch.comOn June 19, New Vrindaban will host a free 24-hour music festival, and will offer discounted admission to Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold in celebration of West Virginia Day. MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. —  On June 19, New Vrindaban will host a free 24-hour music festival, and will offer discounted admission to […]

By Madhava SmullenA new luxury retreat in the suburbs just a few miles outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is offering ISKCON groups the use of its facilities for educational seminars, conferences, and training programs. A new luxury retreat in the suburbs just a few miles outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is offering ISKCON groups the use of […]

President: Manu DasaOne of ISKCON’s most unique temples, Govindadwipa (or Inisrath island) has a fascinating history. According to local Northern Irish historical references, there is some evidence that about 2,000 years ago, that there was indeed a “rath”—a fortified homestead of an extended family headed by a chieftain—on the “Inis,” or island. This rath offered […]

Posted By BILL HENRY, SUN TIMES STAFFKnown also as The Walking Monk, BhaktiMarga Swami had been through Owen Sound twice before. He stopped here during two of the three trips he has made across Canada on foot. The event at Kelso Beach was a festival and celebration much like those in India in the spring; […]

By Ranjit dasFast forward to 2009. New Raman Reti has become the most successful rural community of devotees in North America with around 350 families living in the area. But Sri Sri Krishna Balarama in Their Deity forms have been waiting for 4 years to appear on the altar in New Raman Reti. In 1975 […]