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Saved from Acute Cancer On 18th March, 2009, Sri Maheshbhai Dhokia, a congregation member from London, called me and told me that His wife, Srimati Jayshree Dhokia, is suffering from acute uterine cancer and she is being flown to Frankfurt for the last time. Maheshbhai asked me if the devotees in Mayapur could do some […]

Dear Devotees,  Hare Krsna! Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On the occasion of the approaching Nrsimha Caturdasi, the Congregational Development Ministry is offering you a 50% discount coupon on the book Nectar of Congregational Preaching. This book is an inspirational description of the congregational development in ISKCON from the beginning

By Kadamba Kanana Swami The development of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness is very interesting. Srila Prabhupada at an old age was very mature and brought everything – the perfection of spiritual life, the maturity of age and his vision and experience. All his followers were in their twenties with an exceptional one in his

Lord Nrsimhadev shows His mercy even to a non-devotee. Yasoda Mata’s 85 year old foster father passed away two months ago. During his stay in the hospital, Yasoda Mata prepared a tape recorder and played the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra all day long in his ward. Her foster father was actually in semi-coma, but miraculously

By His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Congregational development is an untapped field that presents new opportunities for all kinds of preachers. It incorporates a systematic method for contacting and cultivating new devotees and engaging them in service. New people and potential devotees should, as far as possible, be brought into the loop, their details taken and

By Bhakti Charu Swami The Early Days During the early days of the Hare Krsna movement, spiritual life was perceived as meaning to live in the temple as a full-time devotee. The word “devotee” referred to someone who was living in a temple and engaged in temple activities full time. Those who lived outside were

By H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami We stress four guidelines we want to live by. We write them on signs and stick them on walls. Everybody sees them and thinks of them throughout the day. First: Whenever there is a conflict, we ask devotees to first look at their own fault and think, “What can I

By Karnamrita dasa Sometimes people want to know what I am about spiritually. I often think how could I explain to someone in a moment about our path of Bhakti-yoga or Krsna consciousness?? When someone casually ask what I believe in, looking for a nutshell understanding, they sometimes do so to categorize me. I really

In the lapse of over two decades, ISKCON has grown rapidly into an organization with well established temples and large congregations in the south of India. This short video shows some of the festivals that took place early this year when devotees from all over the world visited ISKCON temples and many holy places in