Lesson 3 of the ISKCON Disciples Course helps students understand the unique position of Srila Prabhupada as: the pre-eminent representative of Krsna and previous acaryas (for the modern world) the pre-eminent guru in ISKCON (for present and future generations) The course becomes a mandatory pre-requisite for all devotees accepting first or second initiation by an ISKCON guru, effective Janmastami, 2015. Click here for more information and to find online learning options for the course.
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By Visnu Murti dasa, Vanipedia For eight years, English has been the only language in which Vanipedia presented Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings. No longer, for on May 2 (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s appearance day) we launched pages in 76 new languages. A total of 7,000 pages have already been added, and by August another 8,000 pages will appear. Each page features an audio clip, a video clip with subtitles, and links to the original Vaniquotes and Vanisource pages in English. Over the last two years, more than three hundred devotees have translated these texts from the 1,080 video clips which we created from…
Suresvara Das, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and a member of the Srila Prabhupada Position Committee, continues to tour the world and deliver his wonderful Founder-Acharya seminar. The seminar, which is in 10 parts grouped into three stages, gives devotees a thorough introduction into the life and teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and helps devotees to establish a relationship with Him. Learn more about Suresvara Prabhu’s seminar here.
This fourteen-minute video shows the daily puja of a small brass deity of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The performer of the puja is His Grace Hari Sauri Das, well known in ISKCON for acting as Srila Prabhupada’s personal servant for a period of sixteen months, from November 1975 to March 1977. The running commentary is provided by Hari Sauri Prabhu himself, clarifying details of the proceedings as they unfold in the video. The full-length daily puja and arati, lasting around 25 minutes, was edited down to fourteen minutes for best viewing results. The video is produced by…
On the final day of ISKCON Leadership Sanga 2014 in Mayapur, the Srila Prabhupada Position Committee launched a new website on Srila Prabhupada specifically for non-devotees. www.prabhupada.net The site, built with the latest web technologies and rich in design and content, introduces newcomers to Srila Prabhupada by simply explaining His Divine Grace’s life, mission and teachings in the context of nine key values. The site has received positive feedback from ISKCON leaders globally. Please encourage your non-devotee friends to visit the site to be introduced to Srila Prabhupada. Please link to this new site from your own website or social media accounts to help spread…
The GBC has published an enlightening and detailed book explaining the pre-eminent position of Srila Prabhupada as Founder-Acharya of ISKCON. The book is an initiative of the Srila Prabhupada Position Committee (SPPC), consisting of sixteen senior devotees including Bhakti Charu Swami, Gopal Krishna Goswami, Hari Sauri Das and Ravindra Svarupa Das, amongst others. The SPPC is one of the many initiatives created by the GBC Strategic Planning Network, which aims to secure the future of ISKCON. “Srila Prabhupada: The Founder-Acharya of ISKCON,” was written by ISKCON scholar Ravindra Svarupa Das and published by ISKCON GBC Press. It received an initial hardcover print-run of…
The GBC, during its Annual General Meeting in Mayapur, released an official statement regarding the preeminent position of ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Click here to learn more.