ISKCON News
Srila Prabhupada’s Arrival Festival and Boston Harbor Cruise
On September 18th & 19th, 2010, organized by ISKCON Boston there will be a celebration of the 45th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the West.
Eating Well: Giving Up Meat for a Better World
Jonathan Safran Foer used to love his grandmother's chicken and carrots. But after his son was born, the bestselling American author decided to give up meat.
Like German author Karen Duve, who is also writing a book about eating ethically, Foer is trying to make the world a better place.
Food and Faith: Agriculture as a Theological Act
Wendell Berry has said that eating is an agricultural act. I have always suspected that agriculture is a theological act. The way we produce and consume something as basic as our food not only determines our physical and environmental health but is a reflection of our social health and a contributing factor of our spiritual health.
Defense For Religious Hospitals Against Government-ordered Abortions
In the USA the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty provides free defense for religious hospitals against government-ordered abortions.
A Thousand Little Krishnas On His Birthday
Tens of thousands of pilgrims and guests will visit UK`s Bhaktivedanta Manor to celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna. The festival will launch the first literacy program in the world to incorporate both language and phonics systems.
Pyari Radhe: A Single From ISKCON Coventry`s New Musical Album Has Been Released
"Pyari Radhe", a single from the forthcoming album “Krishna of Vrindavan” has been released on iTunes on 19th August. It is currently number 7 in the world music chart on ITunes UK.
Live Internet Janmasthami Broadcast from the UK
There will be full live online coverage of the huge Janmashtami festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor from 6:00pm GMT to midnight arati on Thursday 2nd September. Also from 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Sunday 5th September.
The Mind Wasters
"The mind is a terrible thing to waste" is the slogan of a large non-profit organization in the United States that raises money to help African American youth with college scholarships. You'd think that everyone would want to prevent the wasting of a mind-especially one's own.
Remembering Svayambhu Swami
Svayambhu Maharaja was born in a ksatriya family in 1935 as Subhas Chandra Nayak in the Orissan village Garaam. Braja Bandhu was his teacher from the 4th to the 7th grades. At that time he didn't know that his tutor would one day become known as Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja and would become Subhas' spiritual master.
Young Survivor Of Terror Attack At ISKCON Set To Take Centre Stage Again
The physical scars may still be there, but thankfully, the fear, the pangs of sorrow and the wounds inflicted on little Mritika's mind after militants triggered a bloody bomb attack at Imphal ISKCON temple four years ago, no longer haunts her.
New Zealand Performers Make Philosophy Go Down Easy
A group of ISKCON devotees and congregational members at the New Varshana Farm near Auckland, New Zealand—calling themselves the ISKCON Performing Arts Program—demonstrate how powerful the arts are as a medium to introduce people to the path of Bhakti Yoga.
Hindu Americans Partner with ISKCON for U.S. “Yogathon”
ISKCON will be one of the many organizations participating in Yogathon, a one-day campaign that will see community and worship centers across the U.S. offering free one or two-hour introductory yoga classes on Sunday, August 29th.
ISKCON Swami Addresses Adi Shankara Institute Students
Trustees of the birth site of Sripad Shankaracharya in Kelady, South India invited Bhakti Vinoda Swami to speak as the Chief Guest at one of their widely known educational institutions.
The New York "Ground Zero Mosque" Debate
Politicians across New York and beyond are debating the proposed construction of an Islamic center and prayer space two blocks from the World Trade Center site.
New Research Continues to Support Health Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin
Turmeric has been used for over two thousand years in India as a food and medicine - called Holy Powder. Ayurvedic medicine has used turmeric to treat many conditions, including wound healing and infections.
Walking On The Waters Of Faith
The year is 1925; the time 1:00 am. Niagara Falls has frozen over. The silence is so deafening that thousands have to see what`s up. The roar has ceased, and the people must discover what`s gone wrong. No sound! Sound. Love or hate it, it`s all around.
Youth Take Charge of Long Kirtans in Brazil
Every now and then the question arises: “where are the youths of ISKCON?”. During mangal arotiks or Srimad Bhagavatam classes is not easy to find Vaishnavas from the second or third generations. Nevertheless, as soon as the kirtan starts, groups of teenager devotees gather to listen, dance, play mrdanga and even to lead the chant.
New Vrindaban Revives Its Agricultural Roots
When New Vrindaban was founded, we used ox carts for transportation, just like people use in rural India. Later, however, the focus of the community shifted away from agriculture.
Radhanath Swami Appears On US Fox News TV
Radhanath Swami is on a North American book tour from August 1st to December 1st this year, to promote the US trade release of his autobiography The Journey Home. Recently, he visited Seattle, where he appeared on the local Fox News TV Channel.
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New Deity Gallery At ISKCON.com
In celebration of Janmashtami 2010, Krishna.com will be re-launching the Deity Photo Gallery in its Photos section.