First ISKCON Vaishnava Acharyas Sampradaya Samelan (Summit), October 13, 2021
Mon, January 10, 2022
by Sunanda Das
On the most auspicious occasion of the Welcome Ceremony of Srila Prabhupada’s new murti to the TOVP on October 13 and 14, 2021, the first ISKCON organized Vaishnava Acharyas Sampradaya Samelan (Summit) took place online, inspired by TOVP Director of Development His Grace Braja Vilasa das, and organized by His Grace Gauranga das. Acharyas and
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The Many Meanings and Forms of Sri Sri Radha Madhava
Tue, December 21, 2021
by Rishab Hauter
The year 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the installation of Chota Radha Madhava in the Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir by Srila Prabhupada himself. The TOVP is planning a huge, 4-day festival from March 2-5 to celebrate this event, as well as four other very important anniversaries this year, the Radha Madhava Golden Jubilee Festival. The
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Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Outreach Program
Fri, November 26, 2021
by Sunanda Das
“Godhead is Light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience.” These words were immortally etched on Srila Prabhupada’s original Back to Godhead magazines in the mid-1940s, and remain there today. They are forever true, and the Hare Krishna movement was founded with this underlying principle in mind. The Temple of the
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Sampradaya Acharyas Glorify Srila Prabhupada – Shri Shri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Sri Padru, Madhva Sampradaya
Sat, October 09, 2021
by Sunanda Das
This is the third Sampradaya Acharya video, by Pujya Shri Shri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Sri Padru of the Madhva Sampradaya. Vishwaprasanna Teertha was born on March 3, 1964 at Pakshikere, Haleyangady. He is the successor of Vishwesha Teertha and is 34th in the lineage of the Pejavara Mutt, starting from Sri Adhokshaja Tirtharu, who was one
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Sampradaya Acharyas Glorify Srila Prabhupada – Sri Dwarkesh Lal Ji Maharaj, Rudra Sampradaya
Thu, October 07, 2021
by Sunanda Das
In the first Sampradaya Acharya video by Shri Cheena Jeeyer Swami, head of the Sri Sampradaya of Ramanujacharya, he stated that, “in recent history I could not think of anyone except A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as the acharya of the modern times.” This second video by Sri Dwarkesh Lal Ji Maharaj, Head of Shatha Peethadheesh
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First-Ever ISKCON Organized Vaishnava Acharyas Sampradaya Samelan (Summit) – October 14, 2021
Tue, October 05, 2021
by Sunanda Das
For the first time in ISKCON history, and to honor the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of Srila Prabhupada, the TOVP management is organizing an online Sampradaya Samelan (summit) that includes the head acharyas of the four Vaishnava sampradayas. On October 14, during the first day of the Welcome Ceremony of Srila Prabhupada’s new murti to
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Sampradaya Acharyas Glorify Srila Prabhupada – Shri Cheena Jeeyer Swami, Sri Sampradaya
Tue, October 05, 2021
by Sunanda Das
Vaishnavism is not a new religion or recently invented philosophy. It is actually the oldest religion and philosophy of all, and even more so, it is the eternal function of the jiva in relation to the Supreme Lord, sanatana dharma. That function is loving devotional service in one of five primary relationships, neutrality, servitorship, friendship,
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TOVP Vedic Science Essays: Did We Land on the Moon?
Thu, August 26, 2021
by Ashish Dalela (Rsiraja Das)
Did We Land on the Moon? By Ashish Dalela (Rsiraja Das) According to a Gallup poll, about 6% of Americans believe that man never went to the moon; they endorse conspiracy theories in which these landings were supposedly staged in a studio. This post is not about such conspiracy theories. I will discuss why we
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TOVP Vedic Science Essays: The Universe of the Vedas
Sun, August 08, 2021
by Sadaputa Das
The Universe of the Vedas By Dr. Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa) The Srimad-Bhagavatam presents an earth-centered conception of the cosmos. At first glance the cosmology seems foreign, but a closer look reveals that not only does the cosmology of the Bhagavatam describe the world of our experience, but it also presents a much larger
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