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Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents

By editor - 20.9 2023 There are twelve classical major world religions. These are the religions described most often in surveys of the subject, and studied in World Religion classes (some of them more for historical rather than contemporary reasons): Babi and Baha'i faiths Buddhism Confucianism Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Shinto Sikhism Taoism Zoroastrianism All major branches listed together Virtually all of these religions have experienced schism and divisions. This...Read more...

Bhagavatam cosmology and scientific cosmology

How do we reconcile Bhagavatam cosmology with scientific cosmology? By Chaitanya Charan - 20.9 2023 Question: How do we reconcile Bhagavatam cosmology with scientific cosmology? For example, Bhagavatam cosmology talks about fourteen planetary systems whereas we have nine or ten...Read more...

Vedic Cosmology

How to understand the Bhagavatam’s cosmology?

Soldier - Butcher - Karma

If a butcher is following their employer, as a soldier might follow a king, why does the butcher get karma, but the soldier doesn’t? By Chaitanya Charan - 20.9 2023 Question: If a butcher is following their employer, as a soldier might follow a king, why does the butcher...Read more...

Lord Shiva's Pastimes with Demons

BY: SUN STAFF - 20.9 2023 Lord Siva Creates the Demon Virabhadra Lila pastimes with the transcendental demons. Siva Creates the Demon Virabhadra "Thus Lord Siva, being extremely angry, pressed his lips with his teeth and immediately snatched from his head a strand...Read more...

Lord Shiva's Battles with Demons

Lord Ramacandra's Pastimes with the Demons

New Bellevue Temple in Seattle

By Ramai Swami - 20.9 2023 Seattle is a large city so could have a lot of ISKCON temples in different areas. To accommodate a growing devotee community a property was bought in the Bellevue district, which is an important business area just outside downtown Seattle. It has taken a number...Read more...

ISKCON Seattle - Vedic Cultural Center

ISKCON temples in USA and Canada

Is the Hare Krishna Movement a Cult?

By editor - 19.9 2023 As we have come to know ISKCON, we have become aware that it is a representative of tbe main stream of Indian Vaishnava religion. As such they follow teachings and practices which have a venerable tradition in India. THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN RELIGION....Read more...

Hindu Cult or Divine Culture?

Cult Mentality & Religious Fanaticism

The Appearance of Srimati Sita Thakurani

BY: SUN STAFF - 19.9 2023 Srimati Sita Thakurani's Appearance day is observed on September 19th. From 'Lives of the Saints' by S. Rosen. Shri Sita Thakurani is to be worshiped just as much as Sachidevi herself, as the mother of the universe. She is the eternal wife of Shri...Read more...

Advaita Acarya’s Roaring Call

Jahnava Mata

Ksatriya Training

By Shyama Darshani dasi - 19.9 2023 In a recent interview with the GBC Strategic Planning Team, Sesa Prabhu, my father, spoke about ksatriya training. I found the letter that was referred to in the interview which he wrote to Jagadish Maharaj on the topic in 1983. Being an educator myself, I...Read more...

THE KSATRIYA VARNA

Clear Conception of God

Art of Working

By Chirag Dangarwala - 19.9 2023 karmany evadhikaras te ma phalesu kadacana ma karma-phala-hetur bhur ma te sango ‘stv akarmani [ B.g. 2.47] “You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause...Read more...

The Deeper Meaning of the Name

By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp) - 19.9 2023 As many of you know, when I was initiated by His Divine Grace, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, I was given the name of Sri Nandanandana dasa. When I was to be accepted for initiation, I was told to write a paper on the...Read more...

Name, fame, glory

One Who Remembers the Name of Dhanvantari Can Be Released from All Disease

Srimad Bhagavatam Reaches 7th and Final Continent of Antarctica

By ISKCON News Staff - 18.9 2023 A recent short documentary released by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) explores the unlikely and inspiring journey of the Srimad Bhagavatam to Antarctica, the most remote continent on Earth. Antarctica, the Earth’s southernmost continent, is...Read more...

Srimad Bhagavatam

Srimad Bhagavatam seminars

We Do Like Bhakti By editor - 18.9 2023 Just as the catchy old music hall song says: “We do like to be beside the seaside”. It’s an exuberant and melodic statement that still holds true....	ISKCON Festivals Continue Around the Globe By ISKCON News Staff - 18.9 2023 Ratha Yatra in Bloomington, IL. Photo by Anuttama Dasa. This weekend, ISKCON communities are hosting festivals worldwide, from Color Festivals in...
The Flight of the Soul By Vicitravirya Dasa - 18.9 2023 Through the ages Western man has alternately pondered or ignored death, the most persistent yet least understood fact of our existence. In...	Cause of all Causes By Chirag Dangarwala - 18.9 2023 Cause and Effect are the natural phenomenon in this material world. Every Cause is followed by an Effect and every Effect has a Cause. This phenomenon of...
Why did Rama worship Shiva? By Chaitanya Charan - 15.9 2023 Rama demonstrates the ideal Dharmic behavior of worshipping Devatas, as per that specific time. Rama did it because He knew that Ravana was Shiva’s...	How do we understand when different Vaishnava acharyas give different meanings of the same scriptural verse? By Chaitanya Charan - 15.9 2023 From Revati Vallabh Pr: Sometimes different Vaishnava acharays give different meanings of the same scriptural verse. Which is the original, actual...
Vrindavana Bhajana By editor - 15.9 2023 Written by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami in 1958, Published December of that Year in Gauḍīya Patrika, The Magazine of the Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti. Verse 1. I am...	Final Words of a Dying Father By Janakinatha Dasa - 15.9 2023 Every December, the book marathon promises to be an exciting event. While travelling from door to door, village to village, through remote parts of...

Values in the Krsna Consciousness Movement	Sri Krishna Janmashtami - Lord Krishna’s Appearance
Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold Named One of 40 Most Beautiful Places in US	Icons on the Grand Throne
Lord Shiva's Battles with Demons	Questions for the Welfare of the World, Part 3
Prabhupāda, Could You Tell us Something about Krishna's Rasa-līlā?	Krsna's Demon Pastimes in Dwaraka, Part 2
Lord Ramacandra's Pastimes with the Demons	Srila Prabhupada’s Recipes for Success
Festival of Śrī Nanda Mahārāja	ISKCON NYC’s New Doors Open New Horizons for Outreach
Balarama's Pastimes with the Demons, Part 2	The Myth of Scarcity
Evolution Or Production?	Questions for the Welfare of the World, Part 2
The Sublimation Of Work	Czech Republic Padayatra Marks Three Decades of Spiritual Journeying
Caring For Devotees: The Spiritual Counselor System	Mother Earth: Holder and Giver of Wealth
Wonder of Creation	Making Krishna’s Joy Our Joy
Balarama's Pastimes with the Demons	Questions for the Welfare of the World
Questions for the Welfare of the World, Part 4	Pilgrimage to Dwarka Dhama
BHAKTIVEDANTA MANOR - JANMASHTAMI FESTIVAL	New Krishna House Book Reveals Its Successful and Repeatable Strategies
How to keep one’s relationship with Vrndavana	Lord Balarama Appearance
Winning the race against Time	Lecture on Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day
BBC Radio Episode Celebrates the Bold Mission of Srila Prabhupada	BBT-Africa Hosts Fascinating Lecture Exploring AI, Humanity, and God
The Meaning of Vyasa Puja – “He came; he gave; he conquered”	Kanyakumari
Srila Prabhupada explains why cooperation is the essence of the movement	Why do children of devotees sometimes not become devotees?
Appearance day of HDG Srila Prabhupada	Krsna's Demon Pastimes in Mathura
Srila Prabhupada’s Appearance Predicted in the Scriptures	Sri Balarama – The Savior From The Labyrinth Of Maya!
Janmastami, Montreal, August 16, 1968	Lord Balarama
Remembering Janmastami 1966	A Transcendental Invitation
Time Line of Lord Krishna Supported by Science	Krishna Bhakti Art Exhibits Bridge the Spiritual Canvas in Manila, Philippines
How to Celebrate Janmashtami	Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day
Why Krsna Comes To This World	Lecture on Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day
Proper management of God given resources	London Mellows Continues Legacy and Looks to Future
Krsna's Demon Pastimes in Dwaraka, Part 3	Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Applauds Dayanidhi Das In Greece
Relating to Devotees with Due Respect	Krsna's Pastimes with the Demon Kamsa
Hope: The Bedrock of Spiritual Progress	Jhulan Yatra Bali

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