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By Pankajanghri das The fact that people just love to hear stories is one reason why some of the Vedic codes were gradually transmitted in story form, like the epic histories Mahabharata and Ramayana and the Puranas. When such stories concern the pastimes of the Lord and His devotees, they are called lilas. Being labeled […]

By His Holiness Ramai Swami I think that congregational preaching is one of the most important forms of preaching in our society. We can trace it back in our Vaisnava tradition from the time of Lord Caitanya when he would go to Srivas Thakura’s house and have kirtana and sit with the other devotees. Lord

By Mahatma Das “Nish, nish, ram, ram, nish, nish, ram, ram.” Prabhupada once imitated how we sometimes chant without focus, without concentration, without proper pronunciation – how we chant when we don’t feel like chanting. You know the mood behind this chanting; “I have to chant but I’d rather be doing something else.” And in

By Shyam Gopal Prabhu A true story that happened some 10 years ago in South Africa. The father and the daughter who experienced this event told this story to my friend, a sannyasi and devotee of Lord Nrsimhadev. This stories was also found in the newspapers, and several witnesses of this truck-accident after this incident

By His Grace Pancaratna Dasa Most individuals cannot live in ISKCON centers. At the same time, Krsna consciousness is meant for everyone. In fact, most of the devotees living in the temple will, at some point, establish a household. Lord Caitanya’s vision can manifest throughout the world by spreading our movement into homes and offices.

Hare Krsna dear devotees. We sincerely hope you had a blessed Nrisimhadeva Caturdashi celebration! 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

By H.G. Andharupa dasi My name is Andharupa dasi initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1975 at Miami Florida. I was asked to tell my story of my cure from Hepatitis C. The summer of 2004 His Holiness Jayapataka Maharaja visited New Ramana reti temple in Alachua Florida. I approached Maharaja and asked him for his

By H.H. Giriraj Swami Srila Prabhupada was with us in Juhu for Nrsimha-caturdasi on May 5, 1974. The following excerpt from my forthcoming book about Srila Prabhupada and Juhu, entitled I’ll Build You a Temple: A Good Fight and a Promise Fulfilled, describes the devotees’ drama: For Nrsimha-caturdasi, a troupe of devotees led by Jagat Purusa

Watch His abhiseka from over a decade ago! As an act of gratitude for our sponsors, we, the Congregational Development Ministry, offer a monthly offering on behalf of all our donors. Subscribe and get a monthly puja for Lord Nrisimhadev done on your family name! To subscribe monthly offering to Lord Nrsimhadev in the name

Procession of Sri Sri Lakshmi Narasimhadeva in Mayapur on May 16th, 2019. Video courtesy of Nrsimha dasa with Mayapur TV. As an act of gratitude for our sponsors, we, the Congregational Development Ministry, offer a monthly offering on behalf of all our donors. Subscribe and get a monthly puja for Lord Nrisimhadev done on your