Knowra ISKCON ISKCON The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is a Hindu religious organization founded in 1966 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. It promotes bhakti yoga, especially devotion to Krishna through chanting, worship, and service.
Krishna : A major Hindu deity, worshiped in many traditions as the supreme being or an avatar of Vishnu. ISKCON centers worship and devotion on Krishna as the supreme person.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada : An Indian religious teacher who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1966. He established ISKCON and shaped its teachings, institutions, and outreach.
Japa : The devotional practice of repeating a mantra, often while counting repetitions on prayer beads. ISKCON members commonly chant the Hare Krishna mantra individually as a daily discipline.
Food for Life : An international vegetarian food-relief program associated with the Hare Krishna movement. It expresses ISKCON’s charitable service through distributing meals, often as prasadam.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness controversies : Public disputes and documented harms associated with ISKCON, including abuse, governance failures, and contested practices. These cases complicate accounts of the organization’s institutions and public reputation.
Bhakti yoga : A Hindu spiritual path based on loving devotion to a personal deity. It is the broad devotional path that frames ISKCON’s religious practice.
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati : A twentieth-century Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher who founded the Gaudiya Math preaching organization. His instruction to spread Krishna devotion beyond India influenced Prabhupada’s mission.
Sankirtana : Congregational singing or chanting of divine names, especially in Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Public sankirtana makes devotional chanting a shared and visible ISKCON practice.
Ratha-yatra : A Hindu festival in which deities are carried in large chariots through public streets. ISKCON organizes public Ratha-yatra festivals to share devotional worship beyond temples.
ISKCON guru reform movement : Internal efforts to reform leadership and guru succession practices within ISKCON after Prabhupada’s death. Reform debates reveal tensions between inherited authority, accountability, and institutional change.
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