Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Outreach Program - Back to Godhead magazine cover

Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Outreach Program

“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

Sampradaya Acharyas Glorify Srila Prabhupada – Shri Shri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Sri Padru, Madhva Sampradaya

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

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

First-Ever ISKCON Organized Vaishnava Acharyas Sampradaya Samelan (Summit) – October 14, 2021

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

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,
TOVP Vedic Science Essays: Did We Land on the Moon?

TOVP Vedic Science Essays: Did We Land on the Moon?

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

TOVP Vedic Science Essays: The Universe of the Vedas

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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The TOVP Online Flipbook Collection

The TOVP Online Flipbook Collection

Taking advantage of the newest technology in book reading, the TOVP website has launched the beginnings of our digital TOVP Online Flipbook Collection. A digital flipbook is an online book, magazine or other multi-paged publication that turns pages manually and, depending on the company used, offers a variety of related functions to the reader. The
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TOVP Vedic Science Essays: A Trip To Bali

TOVP Vedic Science Essays: A Trip To Bali By The Forbidden Archeologist – Michael A. Cremo (Drutakarma Das)

This is a slightly revised version of an article ‘A Trip To Bali’ that appeared in 2004 in Atlantis Rising magazine, as part of my regular column The Forbidden Archeologist. A Trip to Bali By The Forbidden Archeologist – Michael A. Cremo (Drutakarma Das) Your forbidden archeologist sometimes has to endure being invited to out
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