Year 6 pupils from the Gurukula – The Hare Krishna Primary School recently enjoyed a memorable visit to the Houses of Parliament, following an invitation from Lord Raval of Hertsmere OBE.
Love, Devotion and the Cosmos: Krishna’s Eternal Dance
Love, Devotion and the Cosmos: Krishna’s Eternal Dance. The late Sir John Tavener's opera premiers at Grange Park Opera House
The Danger of Sectarian Vision and the need for good Interfaith relations
Srila Prabhupada meets with Father Emanuel Jungclausen, a Benedictine Monk, and other guests in Schloss Rettershof, Germany, 1974: A very respectful and fruitful gathering – Article by Radha Mohan das: In the Bhakti tradition within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the concept of māyā—the Lord’s illusory energy—is not merely a metaphysical idea but a lived psychological and spiritual reality. Māyā does not always present herself as gross material temptation. More often, she works through the refinement of identity, belief, and perception, subtly reshaping how a seeker views the world and even the path of spiritual life itself. One...
Friendship Group
The Friendship Group is a weekly gathering aimed at devotees who are at least 50 years old. It is an opportunity for participants to socialise and keep active within a devotional environment.
Revealing One’s Mind in Confidence
Each of us needs at least one person in our lives who we can trust implicitly, who won’t judge us for our darkness, and who will love us despite everything.
Bhakti Life Online
Drawing from timeless teachings, here we present 18 practical steps to support your endeavours to integrate your bhakti yoga practices into every day life.
Sir John Tavener’s Krishna Vision: A journey of devotion, music and song
Ranchor Prime, a disciple of ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, shared a compelling journey of devotion, music, song, and creative expression: “In January 2005, my old friend Ian Roberts told me that the celebrated British composer Sir John Tavener was working on a major composition based on the life of Krishna and urgently needed help with the libretto. His Sanskrit adviser from Manchester had recently died, and Ian hoped to introduce me to Tavener through our mutual friend, the Orthodox monk Brother Aiden. Two days later, Tavener phoned me in London and invited me to stay overnight at his home...
The King’s Garden Party
Dedicated volunteers from Bhaktivedanta Manor were recently honoured with an invitation to the annual King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
Receiving Gifts
"If My pure devotee offers Me even the most insignificant things—a little flower, a little piece of leaf, a little water—but saturates the offering in devotional love, then I gladly accept such an offering."
Springtime on the Farm – Channel 5
Daisybeck Productions, working with Channel 5 on its Springtime on the Farm series, travelled from Yorkshire to Bhaktivedanta Manor’s New Gokul Farm to capture exclusive footage. Filming took place over two days, documenting traditional hand-milking, attentive cow care, oxen working the fields, and the Holland Farm horticultural project. As a special highlight, the team also recorded Go Mochana Utsava — “the festival of letting the cows out.” After spending the winter months sheltered in barns, the cows and oxen were released back into open pasture, a moment marked by visible excitement as they leapt, stretched, and reacquainted themselves with the fields. Devotees gathered to witness this joyful...