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Week Ahead 10-16 October

Dear Friends, ISKCON South Africa has launched their website – www.iskconza.com – with details of every ISKCON centre in the country. Join ISKCON CONNECT by completing the form under the “connect” tab and receive national updates on ISKCON events. 2013 Kartik Pack Distribution Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple is aiming to distribute 20 000 Kartik packs to more »

Week Ahead 3-9 October 2013

Dear Friends, World Animal Day is celebrated globally each year on October 4th. It started in Florence, Italy in 1931, at a convention of ecologists. On this day, animal life in all its forms are celebrated, and special events are planned in locations all over the world. Srila Prabhupada revealed Krishna’s love for animals, especially more »

Week Ahead 26 Sep – 2 Oct

Dear Friends, Deena Bindhu Prabhu from Sri Vrindavan Dham has sent the Kartik parikrama schedule. If you would like to receive a copy, send us a mail with “Kartik Parikrama Schedule” in the subject line and we will send it to you. You can enjoy some light reading with the September/October Hare Krishna News which more »

Virtual Tour of Vrindavan

Dear Friends, Many of you may be preparing to go to Sri Vrindavan Dham for the auspicious month of Kartik, which begins on October 18th. With this in mind, there is a special DVD presentation of Vrindavana, The Playground of God with His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami this evening, Wednesday, 18 September at 7pm. Maharaja, more »

Festive Friday

Dear Friends, You are warmly invited to spend the day with us in honour and glorification of Srimati Radharani. Here are some meditations on Srimati Radharani, Her position, and relationship with Krishna: “Srimati Radhika is the transformation of Krishna’s love. She is His internal energy called hladini.” Cc. Adi 4.59 “The transcendental goddess Srimati Radharani more »

Week Ahead: 5-11 September

Dear Friends, We trust you are all feeling inspired by the recent festivals. Festivals in this world prepare us for the festivals in the spiritual realm, where every word is a song and every step is a dance. We are blessed with the return of His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami, His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami more »

Swarup Damodar and Vibhu Caitanya say “Thank You”

Dearest Friends, We had a joyous celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth anniversary. Srila Prabhupada says in Nectar of Devotion that such holy days are the “mothers of devotion”. Our hope was to create as much opportunity for everyone to benefit and join this celebration. Our programme began on the 20th, in fact sooner with the more »

Festival Schedule 28-29 August

Dear Friends, Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. You are warmly invited to come to the temple to hear, chant, and dance in celebration. Lord Brahma, the first created being, describes Lord Krishna: “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck is swinging a garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket, whose more »