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Ramananda Dasa of ISKCON Hawaii started a program of online classes and seminars centered around the books with sanskrit translations and commentaries of author H.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Classes include studies on Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhakti Yoga Seminars, transmitted live via conferencing on SKYPE.com, audiostream via ustream.tv and SecondLife.com. Each class is recorded for posterity. The program has been a success, with listeners connecting from around the world, hearing, inquiring and sharing stories and commentaries.

Please check schedules @ http://iskcon-hawaii.com/CLASSES.html. We would be happy to increase the number of devotees participating. Contact Ramananda for more info @ (909) 512-6678 or ramananda@iskcon-hawaii.com

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrived in New York in 1865 following the request of his spiritual master to propagate Gaudiya Vaishnavism philosophy in the west. His early contact with the hippies in New York sparked interest in this ancient spiritual tradition and started the movement known as the “Hare Krishna Movement” or ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). Srila Prabhupada continued his prolific translation work up until his earthly departure in 1977, leaving us a treasure of Vedic scriptures (originally written in Sanskrit or Bengali), most of these translations had been previously unavailable in the west.

Although the ISKCON movement suffered early attacks by anti-cult groups, several court cases involving corrupt members and in recent years have faced internal power struggles, Srila Prabhupada’s book translations and commentaries have been well received and praised by university scholars all over the world. His mission of translating and publishing classics like Bhagavad Gita (Song of God), Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Caritamrita, Nectar of Devotion and more than 80 books is a complete success.

When speaking of divine incarnations, avatars or prophets of God, most people mention Jesus Christ, Krishna, Buddha or Prophet Muhammad. But when I ask about Lord Chaitanya or Gauranga “The Golden Avatar” I very rarely get an answer.

As predicted in ancient vedic scriptures, Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared during an eclipse on the full moon night of March in Mayapur India about 500 years ago, He performed many miracles and converted sinful people into saints.

Many have seen or heard of the Hare Krishnas (probably and unfortunately through jokes or bad publicity focused on human errors and a few bad apples), but rarely do they bother to trace the origins of this great mission and what’s behind all the divine ecstacy and madness. The more scholarly inclined will know about my dearest Guru His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami and his now legendary work of translating the most important Vedic Sanskrit and Bengali scriptures of all time. His books and explanations, especially the edition of “Bhagavad Gita As It” have been praised as the richest translations and held in high esteem by University scholars all over the world.

With so much media emphasis on bad news and the lack of proper information, I feel an urgent need to present the mission of Lord Chaitanya and His Associates to this ever worsening state of global affairs (welcome to The Kali Yuga “The Age of Quarrel and Hypocrisy”), I hope that people will be able to get past human mistakes and discover the real treasure found in these timeless teachings on the science of God realization, Bhakti Yoga and Lord Chaitanya’s Sankirtan Movement which promotes the chanting of the Divine Names of God as the simplest and most ecstatic way in Kali Yuga to awaken our true eternal spiritual blissful nature and our dormant love of God. I hope this video will explain nicely: