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Srila Prabhupada's Quote of the Month.....
"Krishna and Balarama learned how to set up a theatrical stage, how to decorate dramatic actors with cloth and with flower ornaments over the ear, and how to sprinkle sandalwood pulp and water to produce a nice fragrance. They also learned how to rehearse and act out a drama." Krishna Book, Ch.44, Krishna Recovers the Son of His Teacher
News and Events
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THE MAYAPURIS - "Mridanga" Official Music Video |
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ISKCON NEWS.COM: VANDE Supports Vaishnava Arts and Culture in ISKCON VANDE, an initiative developed by the GBC outreach subcommittee at the GBC meetings in Mayapur in February 2010,...Read more |
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KIRTAN DISCUSSION: Australia 2012 Kirtan artist Madhava spends some time with us during the October 2012 Sacred India Kirtan Fest in Perth, Australia...Read more |
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Toronto's Kirtan Collective Turns Chanting Into An Art Form Nearly 12,000 people viewed and participated in a unique performance art piece by the Kirtan Collective at Toronto’...Read more |
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NATURE'S IQ - Premieres in Budapest and New York Nature’s...Read more |
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Awesome New Film on Prabhupada & ToVP Here is a compelling artistic presentation of Srila Prabhupada's vision becoming manifest as a Vedic Planetarium...Read more |
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NEW MOVIE - Story of Krishna Hit Indian Cinemas Wholesome family entertainment—what to speak of films focusing on a spiritual subject matter—is hard to come by in...Read more |
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SPIRITUAL GRAFFITI "Shree Radhe", Art of Vrindavan Breaking traditions or advocating them? http://www.youtube....Read more |
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and the foremost exponent of Krishna consciousness in the modern age. You can read more about his life here.
Pioneer Spotlight
His Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Das
Before joining Srila Prabhupada's movement Bhaktisiddhanta das painted murals for churches and seriously considered letting his beard grow, donning a long flowing robe, and joining the order of Capuchin monks. But he gave up that idea and returned to the States to begin his career. I was frustrated as an artist," reflects Bhaktisiddhanta das, "because I wanted to amalgamate truth and beauty. But the truths of life around us birth, old age, disease, and death are far from beautiful. And the beauty we do see is so temporary and insubstantial that it doesn't represent any lasting truth." Unable to find a satisfying solution to his dilemma, Bhaktisiddhanta das had to content himself with producing ads for Jeeps, Tide, Ivory Soap, and Duncan Hines cakes. Then Bhaktisiddhanta das and his wife, now known as Vidya-devi dasi, paid their first visit to a Hare Krsna temple, in Miami. "I was astounded," he remembers. "I was introduced to Lord Krsna, who is simultaneously the Absolute Truth and the embodiment of Absolute. Joining the Hare Krsna movement didn't slow down Bhaktisiddhanta's art production in the least. In fact, it gave his artistic life new depth and direction. Now at last he had a... more |
