What is kīrtan, and why do we chant together?
Music, attention and shared spiritual practice.
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Reflections, community life and the culture of bhakti-yoga.
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Prasādam: more than sharing a meal
Hospitality, gratitude and community.
Read →Sevā: putting our skills to good use
Selfless service can also be very practical.
Read →Śrīla Prabhupāda: life and legacy
The teacher who brought bhakti-yoga to an international community.
Read →The history of ISKCON: from New York to a worldwide community
The founding, mission and international development of the Hare Krishna movement.
Read →ISKCON’s seven founding purposes
Spiritual education, congregational chanting and community service.
Read →What are the Vedas? Origins and four collections
An introduction distinguishing traditional belief from historical scholarship.
Read →Mahābhārata: story and significance
The Kuru families, dharma and the Bhagavad-gītā within the epic.
Read →Bhagavad-gītā: its 18 chapters and key themes
A beginner’s guide to Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.
Read →Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: structure and teachings
The Bhāgavata Purāṇa and devotional narratives about Krishna.
Read →How to choose an edition of a sacred text
Manuscripts, translations, commentaries and BBT publications.
Read →Caitanya Mahāprabhu and saṅkīrtana
Congregational chanting in the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition.
Read →Upaniṣads: questions about the self and reality
A gateway to the philosophical literature of the Vedic tradition.
Read →Bhaktivedanta Book Trust: ISKCON’s books
Publishing history, translations and authorised reading sources.
Read →What Is Bhakti Yoga? Meaning, Origins and Practice
A path of loving devotion, from sacred texts to everyday service.
Read →Bhakti, Karma, Jñāna and Rāja: Four Approaches to Yoga
How devotion, action, knowledge and meditation differ.
Read →ISKCON’s Four Regulative Principles, Explained Clearly
The traditional vows of initiated practitioners and what visitors need to know.
Read →Prasādam: The Meaning of Offering Food to Krishna
Food, gratitude and hospitality within devotional practice.
Read →Healthy Eating and Vaiṣṇava Cooking
How devotional traditions and evidence-based nutrition can work together.
Read →Why ISKCON Teaches Abstinence from Intoxicants
Sobriety and mindful spiritual practice as the second principle.
Read →Gambling and Self-Discipline: The Third Principle
Responsible choices and freedom from betting in devotional life.
Read →Family Life and ISKCON’s Fourth Principle
A precise and respectful explanation of traditional sexual ethics.
Read →Sādhana: A Beginner’s Bhakti Yoga Routine
Study, japa, kīrtan and service without premature commitments.
Read →Kartik: the month of Damodara
During Kartik, Vaishnavas remember Krishna as Damodara and Mother Yashoda's love. Offering a small lamp is a familiar expression of devotion.
Read →Bahulastami and Radha-kunda
Bahulastami commemorates the appearance of Radha-kunda, a sacred place associated with Srimati Radharani in Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
Read →Rama Ekadashi: meaning and preparation
Ekadashi is a time to deepen spiritual practice. In ISKCON it commonly involves avoiding grains and legumes while making more time for chanting and hearing.
Read →Dipavali: light and gratitude
Dipavali is a festival of lights. Many Vaishnava communities observe it during Kartik with prayer, gathering and service.
Read →Govardhana Puja: the hill that offered shelter
This festival remembers Krishna lifting Govardhana Hill to shelter the residents of Vrindavana. Gratitude, protection and care for cows are central themes.
Read →Remembering Srila Prabhupada: life and teachings
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founded ISKCON in New York in 1966. His teaching, translations and community-building remain central to devotees. He departed in Vrindavan on 14 November 1977; the observance follows the lunar calendar.
Read →Gopastami: Krishna and care for cows
Gopastami remembers Krishna and Balarama beginning to tend the cows of Vrindavana, as described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.1.
Read →Utthana Ekadashi and Bhisma Pancaka
Utthana Ekadashi falls near the end of Kartik. In several Vaishnava traditions it marks the beginning of Bhisma Pancaka, a period of intensified devotional practice.
Read →Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha: meaning
This observance honours the ceremonial marriage of Tulasi-devi and the Lord in His Saligrama form, usually near the close of Kartik.
Read →Bhakti Yoga and Devotional Life
Explore the meaning of bhakti, different paths of yoga and everyday practices within the ISKCON tradition.
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