August 2018 – ISKCON Centre for Culture and Education

Preaching programs in Wellington, New Zealand

by Shawnik Raghav in News. Posted August 14, 2018

“Material enjoyment resides in the novelty of things,” he said. “We may be excited about a new phone or a new car, but how long does it last? A week? A day?” “—this is the nature of material enjoyment. It is fleeting. But this is not the case with spiritual bliss. Lord Krishna is always ...

Vaishnava Community Blossoms on HH Vedavyasapriya Swami’s Arrival

by Shawnik Raghav in News. Posted August 14, 2018

Brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva, guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja (CC Madhya 19.151). True to this revelation by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the lives of Wellington Vaiṣṇava community blossomed with good fortune when HH Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaj recently graced Wellington. A disciple of Srila Prabhupada and one of the initiating gurus of ISKCON, Maharaj visited Wellington from 27th ...

Retreat connects Hearts and Souls

by Shawnik Raghav in News. Posted August 14, 2018

The six loving exchanges between devotees articulated in the nectarean words of Srila Rupa Gosvami do not discriminate by gender or relationships. Neither do the etiquettes of Vaishnava association further elucidated by Srila Prabhupada in the Nectar of Instruction. Advancement in Krishna Consciousness depends upon the attitude of the follower; that indeed begins with our ...

Celebrating H.H. Subhag Swami’s Visit After Many Years

by Shawnik Raghav in News. Posted August 14, 2018

A lot has changed since H.H. Subhag Swami’s last visited the Wellington ISKCON temple many years ago. But the one thing that remains unchanged is the teachings of Srila Prabhupada and his disciples, H.H. Subhag Swami Maharaj being one of them. Initiated by Srila Prabhupada himself in 1971, H.H. Subhag Swami has since served Chaitanya ...

Bhakti blooms in Wellington

by Shawnik Raghav in News. Posted August 14, 2018

On a warm Sunday morning, in a city bereft of people who are away to enjoy a long weekend, a stream of devotees in Vaishnava attire trickle out of a small building in a quiet Wellington suburb, carefully hugging their books. Their faces are lit with serene contentment as one more part of their existence ...

Food Science

by Shawnik Raghav in Recipes. Posted August 9, 2018

We are what we eat. Everything that goes into our body becomes a part of us. Therefore it is no surprise that everything from our bodily functions, our state of mind and energy levels depend on it. Although the gut-brain connection and the importance of gut microbiome are being discovered by research only now, this ...

Spicy Roast Potatoes

by Shawnik Raghav in Recipes. Posted August 7, 2018

A roasted delight with a hint of spice and a tangy kick.

Monthly Archives: August 2018

Preaching programs in Wellington, New Zealand

Vaishnava Community Blossoms on HH Vedavyasapriya Swami’s Arrival

Retreat connects Hearts and Souls

Celebrating H.H. Subhag Swami’s Visit After Many Years

Bhakti blooms in Wellington

Food Science

Spicy Roast Potatoes

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