By His Grace Sesa Dasa    A big part of congregational preaching is to get the people to identify with the temples and support them. In Alachua, most of the devotees are congregational members. We have a tithing program: every family or every individual gives a little bit every month to help support the temple. The tithe doesn’t always go for […]

Countless people come to ISKCON Mayapur from all over India and the world, and ISKCON Mayapur has a number of preaching endeavors to attract these people to Mayapur and to preach the science of Krsna consciousness to them. ISKCON Mayapur’s preaching targets all people, both those from far away lands and those who reside within

By H.H. Giriraj Swami Sri Hanuman, a great devotee in the form of a monkey, prays, “Since Lord Sri Ramacandra is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, He is not attached to anything in this material world. He is the most beloved Supersoul of all self-realized souls, and He is their very intimate friend. He

By His Holiness Prahladananda Swami The aim of our Krsna consciousness movement is to convince people that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is a person who is complete in all opulences, and when you offer service to Him with love and enthusiasm, you can attain the highest perfection of life. This is

By His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami The material world is the world where you have a facade. The material world is the place where you have a hidden agenda. The material world is the place where you want something from someone without really telling them. In the material world, you can never have a totally

By His Holiness Jayapataka Swami In America, some companies offer rebate coupons. This means that after a person has purchased the particular product, he is mailed a check, of say twenty percent of what he had paid, or is sent some other offer. But whatever price one pays in the market of the holy name,

By His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami Congregational preaching means Krsna consciousness for the grihastha ashram. Because many people who are involved in family life cannot directly live in the temples, we need a program to offer Krsna consciousness to those people. Since householders are the majority of the population, congregational preaching is one of the

By His Holiness B.V.V. Narasimha Swami One thing that has really changed between the past and present is the size of our congregations. When I first joined the movement, there were only a very few people who were regulars at our Sunday programs and festivals. Today the times have changed, and so have our congregations.

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