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By Pankajanghri das During the last Gaura Purnima festival, I called over a devotee in the crowd and asked her to distribute the Lord’s caranamrta to the ladies, which she did. Later, when she brought the caranamrta pot back, she remarked that Lord Nrsimhadeva was very merciful to reciprocate so quickly. “I was praying this […]

The Congregational Development Ministry has developed a course for supporting the welfare of ISKCON. This counseling course provides training to specific devotees in each of our communities to be able to support others in need. It also equips any devotee in managerial or leadership positions which may require them to deal with people’s problems. The

ISKCON Ghaziabad organized a 2-day workshop, “Bhakti Vriksha Hands-on Training” on the 30 and 31st of July 2019. Around 90 devotees, in two batches, from Govindpuram, Bareli, Gurugram, Patna, Kathwada, Rudrapur areas, participated in this training. The program was facilitated by Nityanand Ashraya Prabhu, Temple President of ISKCON Bahadurgarh, Haryana, who is part of the Congregational Development Ministry as a Bhakti-Vriksha

Once, Lord Nrsimhadev’s worship was going on as usual when the pujari noticed that one flower fell from Nrsimhadev’s garland. The pujari asked the visitors if anyone was offering any special prayers to Lord Nrsimhadev. The visitors in front did not say anything, but from the back one lady came forward with tears in her

ISKCON Congregational Development Coach, Nityanand Ashraya Prabhu, delivered a 2-day workshop on the 20th-21st of July 2019. Around 30 devotees ranging from congregational preachers, the Youth Forum program, and Brahmacaris from the Vapi, Daman and Silvassa areas, participated in this event. The interactive training included -among others- the presentation of different preaching techniques used in Bhakti Vriksha, systematic training and education of new members, challenges in running the

Punya Sloka das describes how, with his wife, in Perth, Australia is successfully implementing this effective Outreach program and benefitting immensely the local congregation and many newcomers. Gita for Everyone booklet will help you reading the English verses of the Gita in a straight sequence. And although it is a resource for all, it is

Sri Krsna Janmasthami is the appearance day of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna. The program includes kirtan, dance, other cultural programs, Krsna Katha, and a big prasadam feast. The celebrations starts on 24.08.2019 at 4 am until the midnight. The Founder-Acharya of the International Society of Krsna Consciousness (ISKCON) – the Hare

Hare Krsna dear devotees. On behalf of ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry (CDM), we would like to express our deepest gratitude for helping us to assist in Srila Prabhupada’s preaching movement. As you all know, Lord Nrsimhadeva is not in need of anything from us; but when we offer Him something according to our own capacity,

By H.H. Giriraj Swami Today is the appearance day of Lord Balarama, the Personality of Godhead who is the first expansion of Lord Krsna, the original Personality of Godhead. As Krsna states in the Bhagavad-gita (4.7): yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham “Whenever and wherever there is a decline

On October 28th, 2006, Chakravarty Raj, the 14 year old son of Radha Kanta Gopal das and Padma Radhika devi dasi was injured when a fire cracker burst in his face. He was immediately rushed to hospital. The doctors said that he suffered from 2nd degree burn injuries on his face and suggested (1) facial