News from September 2010

Harinam in Chinatown London

In this Age of Kali, people who are endowed with sufficient intelligence will worship the Lord, who is accompanied by His associates, by performance of sankirtana-yajna. Other yajnas prescribed in the Vedic literatures are not easy to perform in this Age of Kali, but the sankirtana-yajna is easy and sublime for all purposes, as recommended […]

GBC Thoughts on….

While the sastric conclusions about homosexuality are eternal truths and the ultimate source of our knowledge, it is clear that some have difficulty applying this knowledge to their daily lives, and others also experience difficulty understanding it in a practical and compassionate way. The GBC recognizes these challenges, and suggests that rather than trying to […]

New East London Center Attracts Local Community

ISKCON devotees in the UK opened a long-awaited new outreach center in Redbridge, East London this August 15th. The center will host weekly Sunday programs with talks on the Bhagavad-gita, arati and prasadam food, as well as regular kirtan evenings and sangasâ€”small groups facilitating structured study of Vedic philosophy. The charity organization Food For All […]

Radhashtami The Divine Appearance of Shrimati Radharani

Radhashtami is the celebration of the advent of Shrimati Radharani in this world over five thousand years ago. Lord Krishna is the male aspect of God, the energetic source of the supreme energy, and Shrimati Radharani is the female aspect, the energy. So when Krishna descends, Shrimati Radharani also descends. On this day in particular, […]

Padayatra

Last week the Deities Sri Sri Nitai Gaurasundra traveled out of Bhaktivedanta Manor on their Padayatra Chariot to benedict any random living entity who happen to be on their path. We were fortunate to have their association and the association of HH Mahavishnu Swami who danced his way everyday through the busy streets of London. […]

ISKCON Hare Krishna Devotees Persevere after Loss of Temple

On 3rd September there was extensive media coverage regarding the ISKCON Hare Krishna temple on Thoresby Street, Leicester having suffered a massive explosion. The cause of the explosion has now been confirmed to be a gas leak in the kitchen area. *The latest information on the story is as follows* A third of the temple […]

Devotees’ Escape from Leicester Temple Explosion Dubbed “A Miracle”

Devotees at the ISKCON center in Leicester, England, were sitting down to enjoy a prasadam feast in honor of ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupadaâ€™s appearance day at 1pm on Friday September 3rdâ€”when they heard a loud hissing noise that sounded like a gas leak. President Pradyumna Dasa and other leaders immediately evacuated the thirty devotees that […]