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– By His Holiness Kadamba Kānana Swami — This is dependent on the seriousness of one’s anger and aggression. If it is very serious, then the person may need counseling. Kṛṣṇa consciousness cannot resolve psychiatric or psychological problems. By chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one becomes purified, and eventually, both psychological and psychiatric problems can […]

My father and mother, living at Bakura district, Catna village, are initiated devotees of the Gaudiya Math. My name is Gauranga. I had joined the ISKCON Sri Mayapur temple six months ago, and after finishing the three months bhakta training course, I was put in the school preaching service. A few days ago, just before

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s modern-day Nama-hatta mission continued with Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON), His disciples including HH Jayapataka Swami (Minister for Congregational Preaching), HH Bhakti Raghava Maharaja, HH Bhakti Purushottama Swami, and HH Gauranga Prem Swami have expanded these Nama-hatta by the thousands throughout West Bengal, Bihar, and

Sri Nama Hatta, the marketplace of the holy name, is located in Sri Navadwipa Dhama. History of Nama-hatta Just over 500 years ago, Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in the Shri Chaitanya Bhagavata, gave the following order to His pioneering preachers Shri Nityananda Prabhu and Shri Haridas Thakura: suno suno Nityananda, suno Haridasa,sarvatra amara ajna koroha prakasa,prati

To show gratitude to our donors, we, the Congregational Development Ministry, make a monthly offering to Lord Narasimhadev in your family’s name! If you’d like to part of this offering, please visit our website: https://iskconcongregation.com/cdm-subscriptions/ Here’s a story describing the immeasurable mercy of Lord Narasimha Dev. On the 10th of December, 2006, while taking the

The Age of Kali, although unfortunate in many ways, is praised by the scriptures because only by chanting of the holy-names one can achieve the summum bonum, Love of Godhead. The Supreme personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya personally appeared in this age to propagate the Holy names. A little more than 500 years ago, Sri

On Pusya Abhisheka the devotees make a very beautiful flower dress for the Sri Sri Radha Madhava Ashtasakhis, the special darshans mesmerize everyone. In the evening the devotees offer a showering of fragrant flower petals to Their Lordships. Srila Prabhupada once explained the festival this way: “Krsna was just a toy in the hands of

All employees of Sri Nama Hatta are hereby humbly requested to send to the publisher of the Godruma Kalpatavi relevant news or details of any function regarding pure Vaisnava dharma, Vaishnava festivals, harinama festivals, or the disappearance days of pure Vaishnava. Any exceptional Vaishnava activities (old or new) or developments should be sent in detail.

-HH Sridhara Maharaja — “This idea of creating a database and collecting contacts at all our festivals and in any situation where we come in contact with the public is very important. I tried for a number of years to teach this to devotees and I fully agree with Jayapatäkä Mahäräja as to its importance.

-ARCHANA-SIDDHI DEVI DASI — Use discipline, not punishment Discipline teaches; punishment hurts. When our children need to be corrected, choose a consequence that will teach them and increase their self-esteem rather than hurt them. Hitting does little to positively instruct children. Instead, it teaches them that it is okay to hit others when they are