Steps to Involvement
The closer your relationship is to Krishna, the more his opulence (All Attractive, All Wealthy, All Wise, All Knowing, etc) applies to you and your life. His love and mercy for us is unlimited. The temple is a means to come into His circle, to experience the bliss of His company. Here, there is offered a sequence of steps……
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Spotlight News
India's Richest Shrine Goes Green
The crown jewel is the dazzling gold-plated temple of Lord Venkateshwara. Located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, this is not just one of Hinduism's holiest shrines, but also one of the richest. It has an annual income of $340m - mostly from donations. Between 50-100,000 people visit this temple every day. This puts enormous pressure on water, electricity and other energy resources. Now the temple is using its religious influence and economic might to change the way energy is used here. Read more...
GBC Launches Own Web Site
ISKCON’s top managing authority, the Governing Body Commission, continues its efforts to put a face on itself and connect more with the general devotee public with a new website, gbc.iskcon.org, launched at 1pm Mayapur time on Friday February 10th.
“There has been a lack of easily available information about the GBC---the structure, who the members are, what their particular services are, and what their plans are for ISKCON's future,” says ISKCON Communications Director Anuttama Dasa. “The new website will fill that gap.” Read more...
ISKCON Year in Review
In 2011, ISKCON braved natural disasters; lost loved ones; made key societal and managerial breakthroughs; triumphed over oppression; made important social contributions; and found new focus on basic principles of Srila Prabhupada’s mission such as kirtan and book distribution. Below, in chronological order, we look at these defining moments of the past year. Read more...
Nitai Left his Body
My friend Nitai left for good yesterday. He is not coming back, he died in a car accident. He is not going to ask me again in a dry monotone-” whats going on”
Read more...Bhaktivedanta Research Center Expands
The library catalog of the Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC) in Kolkata, India—which opened in June 2009 and aims to be an easily accessible resource of all Gaudiya Vaishnava literature—has expanded from 3,500 titles in October 2010 to an amazing 15,000 works today. Naturally, these include all ISKCON founder Srila Prabhupada’s books, and an expanding library of works by his successors. There are also all the major Puranas and Vedas, as well as some commentaries by Madhva and Ramanuja Acharyas. However, the library also includes 2,500 works procured last year from the collection of Sri Sundarananda Vidyavinoda, one of the main scholar disciples of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, ISKCON Founder Srila Prabhupada’s guru. Read more...
World Yoga Day Planned
Renowned masters from various Yoga schools—including ISKCON’s Yadunandana Swami and Radhanath Swami—met for an international Yoga conference this past December 4th and 5th at the headquarters of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living Foundation in Bangalore, India to agree on a date for a special World Yoga Day.
World Yoga Day, which representatives hope to have approved by the United Nations and UNESCO, will see the different schools of Yoga, regardless of their specialization, promote Yoga around the world for the benefit of everyone. More than 300 delegates from all over India, Europe and the U.S. attended the conference, entitled Yoga: A Science for World Peace. Read more...
Toronto Veg Ad Campaign
Thousands of Torontonians take the TTC daily to go to school, work and back home. The TTC Subway carts are full of different ads, but recent ads by an independent group called Be Veg have been catching the attention of Subway goers.
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U. V. U. Diversity Seminar
One of the most praised aspects of the tour, besides the unique architecture, was the sumptuous buffet lunch and salad bar. Participants summed up the experience by saying it was definately the most suitable location to have a seminar on "Diversity."
Read more...Diversity Seminar at Temple
Below is the flyer for an all day Diversity Seminar to be held at the temple Tuesday Feb. 14th. It's organised for faculty members and administrators of Utah Valley University.
Read more...Short Documentary of Utah Krishna Temple
This is a 3 minute documentary film on the Spanish Fork Krishna Temple. It was produced by some BYU students during the Sunday feast a number of months ago. We recently got the link:
Read more...Farewell Levi
Levi was our third wwoofer. I'd like to think this special soul was thinking of Krishna at the time of his passing. Below his obituary is a letter he had sent us last summer.
Read more...Utah Japathon 2012
On New Years in the two Utah temples 120 participants chanted a total of 1,320 rounds. Spanish Fork devotees and guests chanted 758 rounds while Salt Lake City attendees chanted 526. Total number of mama mantras chanted was 142,568 and total number of God's names (Krishna & Rama) was 1,140,544.
Read more...Yoga: A Spritual Experience for all Faiths
Deseret News Dec. 30, 2012
On a recent Thursday night at the Hare Krishna temple in Spanish Fork, a thick wave of incense floats through the air as the chords of a singsong prayer echo off the temple's octagonal ceiling. Underneath a canopy of flowers and lights, a statue of the dark-skinned Krishna and his ivory-skinned wife Radha smile out at the half dozen students sitting cross-legged and bare-footed on the floor. Some sway back and forth to the music, singing along with the words of the prayer while others close their eyes in blissful meditation. The musical ceremony is a chance to offer gifts back to God, the original giver, and is the first portion of the evening's yoga class here. Read more...
Annual Japathon Sunday New Year's Day
Devotees start off the New Year trying to chant 1,000,000 names of God, or 950 rounds on their rosaries. It takes about ten minutes to chant a round (864 names of God). Devotees begin at home, come to the temple, attend the noon arati, enjoy a pot luck vegetarian feast (to which everyone is invited), and continue chanting thru the afternoon until the evening arati at 6 pm. All guests will be loaned a set of beads and invited to chant at least one round. All names and totals will be written on a board.
Read more...Deewali Festival 2011 in Spanish Fork, Video
This is a video which appeared on Youtube regarding the Diwali Festival observed at the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork on Nov. 5.
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