MyRealLove: 2015

Recent articles from ISKCON News

Child Abuse Prevention Month – What Can You Do

New Coordinator to Speed Up Child Protection Response

With National Child Abuse Prevention Month inspiring child protection efforts from both secular and religious organizations across North America this April, ISKCON North America’s Child Protection Office (NACPO) is welcoming a new member to its team.

Judging Without Understanding – The Recipe for Ruining Relationships

When we see others behave in an inappropriate way, we tend to attribute that behavior to their internal character flaws, not their external extenuating circumstances.

Strengthening The Vision: Prabhupada's Third Visit to New Vrindaban

As ISKCON approaches its 50th anniversary in 2016, ISKCON News is increasing its coverage of both the latest plans for the 2016 celebrations, as well as looking back on the early years of ISKCON and how Srila Prabhupada's worldwide society developed. This article is part of a series connecting New Vrindaban, ISKCON's first farm community, to the grand visions by Srila Prabhupada.

ISKCON Toronto's Looking for Preschool Teachers

Toronto's Hare Krishna Centre (ISKCON Toronto), has always been the hub of a rich, vibrant and enthusiastic community. Whether it be grand festivals, programs at local universities and yoga studios, philosophical discussions, cooking sessions, or singing and dancing on the streets, there are events taking place for everyone's interest.

Open Weekend in Krishna-valley: "Outsiders" Experimenting with the Hare Krishna Lifestyle

A short video of "outsider" people trying out the Hare Krishna lifestyle for a weekend in Krishna-valley Indian Cultural Center and Ecofarm, Hungary. (Text in Hungarian.)

Shoes That Grow: Guy Invents Sandals That'll Grow 5 Sizes In 5 Years To Help Millions Of Poor Children

Sometimes, the simplest invention can change millions of lives.

Famous Indian Yoga Teacher Swami Baba Ramdev Visits ISKCON Melbourne

As part of ongoing efforts to establish good relations with the wider Hindu Community, ISKCON’s Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir Temple was honoured to welcome Swami Baba Ramdev, the famous yoga teacher from India, on Friday 10^th April. It was just a short visit (part of an official welcome to Melbourne) as Swami Ramdev gave his yoga programs elsewhere.

ISKCON Studies Institute Conference 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium

The ISKCON Studies Institute will hold its next conference at Radhadesh (Belgium) from May 22-24, 2015. This year’s conference theme is Devotional Ethics, Community, and Practice in Caitanya Vaisnavism. The ISKCON Studies Institute Conference 2015 features an outstanding array of academic scholars from around the world.

US Celebrity TV Host Ellen Degeneres Talks About Going Vegan

Ellen talks about going vegan. February 2, 2010.

First Taste of Chocolate in Ivory Coast

Cocoa farmers for the first time in their lives experience what the result of their work tastes like. A revelatory video by Metrolopis about how globalization work. In response, watch how the Dutch people react to their first encounter with the source of their favorite candy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc80xiou_eM

His Name Is Khan, He Wants a Ban on Cow Slaughter Across India

He is a kathavachak (narrator of religious lore) with a difference. A devout Muslim by birth, Faiz Khan is a firm believer in the need to protect cows.

Pope Francis Declares Evolution and Big Bang Theory Are Real

“When we read about Creation, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so,” Francis said.

Green, Righteous and Dead?

Thirty years ago no one gave a damn. You could gum up a river with factory sludge, chop down rain forests wholesale, spray fluorocarbons into the air like a kid sprinkling confetti , and non one would say boo. No longer.

Saranagati's Govardhana Academy Wins B.C. Green Games

Students at ISKCON Saranagati, Canada, have topped the British Columbia Green Games winners’ lists in both the secondary and elementary school categories this year. The Green Games are run by a Vancouver center that promotes science education. To enter, students had to create and submit a photo essay, video project or website that showed an environmental action project their school had undertaken.