A magnificent once in a lifetime Gala celebrating 50 years of Hare Krishna culture in the UK

The Hare Krishnas have been making a mark on the UK scene for 50 years: from connecting with the Beatles and other pop icons, to visibly dancing on the streets of London, to feeding those in need, to providing a place of worship for spiritual seekers and Krishna worshipping settlers. They have done all of this while actively reaching out to share joy, peace, love and happiness through personal connections and meaningful projects grounded in deep and timeless wisdom. But most will know and remember the Hare Krishnas for music, dance and great food.

In honour of the 50th Anniversary year of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara's installation, we are launching the opportunity to take home with you one or more of the 108 sets of golden shoes of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara.

These golden paduka have the lotus feet markings of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara embossed on them.

Your sponsorship will support the 50th Anniversary celebrations.

We are delighted to share the latest edition of our ISKCON-London newsletter.

This edition covers events and activities that took place from May to July 2019 at ISKCON-London. We hope you enjoy reading it and please do share with your friends and family.

Highlights:

• Read about some of the activities our Temple President, Jai Nitai dasa, has been up to the last three months that keeps him busy serving our community
• An article by Tina Savani, a long-time dedicated Food for Life volunteer, on the Walk Against Hunger fundraising campaign which was a phenomenal success
• Links to exclusive talks with some wonderful speakers in our London College of Vedic Studies section
• Learn more about the outreach work we do in a report from our Outreach team
• Find out who from our Spiritual Mentorship System got initiated recently, including an interview with the newly-initiated Manmohini Gopi dasi
• Explore OmFest – our very first family-friendly conscious living and wellbeing festival that took place in Shoreditch Gardens
• Details of a newly-released volunteering opportunity in the Pujari Department!

And lots more!

Nourish your body, mind & soul for lasting personal benefit.

Yoga has many benefits but primarily, a regular yoga practice helps our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing at all stages of life. In these yoga sessions you will also learn how easily you can incorporate a simple yoga regime into your daily schedule.

An enlivening introduction to the eastern spiritual wisdom and practice

Bhakti yoga is not an armchair philosophy, a religious doctrine or a Sunday ritual. It is a way of life. This course is for anyone who wants to know about the philosophy and practices of the bhakti tradition.

We are looking for 3 ISKCON Priests to work for ISKCON-London to help us serve our mission. Because of the specific needs of our mission, you must be fully versed in Vedic living and philosophy consistent with teachings of Gaudia Vaisnavism in Chaitanya Mahaprabhu lineage, have fulfilled such roles and service for at least 5 years.

Looking for a spiritual retreat amidst hectic city life? ISKCON-London is delighted to be able to organise our next Spiritual India retreat. You will be visiting ISKCON Chowpatty, the award-winning Govardhana Ecovillage, and Mayapur - the headquarters of ISKCON. It will be an educational and immersive experience like no other. Limited spaces available. For an unforgettable and blissful experience, book soon.

Immerse yourself in a summary study of a timeless classic.

This course will provide an overview of a few of the powerful pastimes in the Srimad Bhagavatam in chronological order from 1st to 9th Canto with points from Srila Prabhupada’s purports and summaries of important lessons and devotional principles to be learned.

Learn to play the fundamental kirtan instruments from a highly experienced kirtaneer!

Are you up for acquiring new skills to boost your devotional career? This is a ten day workshop for beginners or those with some knowledge, who would like to learn the basics of playing kartals and mridanga.

Feeding the false ego versus dissolving it

In this seminar we will discover how our false ego is prompting us to act the way we shouldn't act, thus creating our miseries. We will learn practical tools to disregard the dictations of the false ego, which will help us to cultivate the most important qualities of tolerance, gratitude, humility and forgiveness.

Experience the magic of sacred rhythms & chants.

This kirtan course by the renowned kirtaneer Sri Prahlada, aims to prepare the students for a genuine kirtan experience, empower them to deepen their understanding of kirtan and give them the opportunity to enrich themselves in their chanting.

An inspiration to chant the sacred mantras with more attention and respect.

The Gayatri is said to have emanated from the mouth of Lord Brahma (the creator) as he heard the sound of Lord Krishna’s flute. It is therefore considered the sound incarnation of Brahman (the Absolute). This is only open to second initiated / Brahmin devotees. 

The Community Development Team is looking for a person who can lead follow-up with various categories of individuals to grow and serve the Temple community.

London College of Vedic Studies is looking for volunteers to support with marketing. This is an opportunity to attend a variety of practical courses and workshops, facilitated by renowned speakers and travelling monks!