What do I gain by reading? Some of us may wonder what is the need to invest time in reading about Krsna Consciousness. Is it really necessary for our spiritual advancement? In this video Srivas Prabhu, Co-Regional Director of ISKCON West Africa, explains briefly the importance of reading Prabhupada’s books, and how can we make […]

On the 10th of December, 2006, while taking the bhakti shastri course in Mayapur, Deepak Gupta from Delhi, suddenly contracted chickenpox. Hoping against hope he consulted three doctors–allopath, homeopath and ayurvedic. All three confirmed the same thing: “Take complete rest in isolation for at least twenty days.” Deepak became really upset because his parents had

By Tirtharaja Dasa The needs of the congregation may be different from what we think they really are. We need to sit down with our congregation and hear from them about their vision for the future. We must ask them what role we can play and determine what we can do for them, as far

The ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) is to be held in Mayapur from 14 -20 February 2020, during which time the Congregational Development Ministry will promote its congregational projects, programs and resources. The theme for this year’s ILS will be “Everyone can Preach.” We are preparing videos, photos, handouts and booklets for making this year’s ILS

There was a fight in a village, and in the course of the fight, one person was attacked with acid as a result of which his whole face was burnt and terribly disfigured. The sight of one of the eyes was completely lost and the other eye had only about 10% vision. The doctors said

By Tirtharaja Dasa My opinion on congregational preaching in ISKCON is that full-time devotees must facilitate the congregational devotees. The most important thing is to understand the needs, interests, and concerns of the people who are interested in Krsna consciousness. I think it is very important that devotees don’t presume to know what it is

Yaduraja Krsna Prabhu, Temple President of ISKCON TAIPING MALAYSIA, shares his experience in receiving the Bhakti-Vriksha Hands-On training course in Mayapur last November. This interactive course is presented regularly in Mayapur during the Gaura Purnima festival. It will be facilitated by Nityananda Ashraya Prabhu, Temple president of Bahadurgarh ISKCON Temple. For more information, please contact

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

By Hanuman Dasa I think that the role of the congregation in distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books is very important. Most of the devotees in our movement are members of the congregation and many of them don’t live near the temple. Still, there is a role for them to play in the preaching mission. There are