Interfaith Community Services

December 23, 2020 Sincerity is tested by storms, not by favorable winds ‘One who‘s serving wholeheartedly and does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the material realm and thus comes to the level of the Divine - Bhagavad Gita As It Is by Swami Bhaktivedanta , chapter 14 text 26)... #higherpower #bhakti #yoga #wisdom #meditation #prayer #givingback #fooddonation #vegan #12steps #devotionalservice #lockdown #nyc #bhagavadgita #interfaith #god #krishna #harekrishna #devotion

December 18, 2020 We are happy to be steady in what we’re doing, no matter what the external circumstances are We really appreciate the people who regularly volunteer and sacrifice their time, even under very challenging weather conditions... We’re surprised how joyful they are! Unceasing and unmotivated devotional service to God is the only activity that can fully satisfy the self #higherpower #bhakti #yoga #wisdom #meditation #prayer #givingback #fooddonation #vegan #12steps #devotionalservice #lockdown #nyc #bhagavadgita #interfaith #god #krishna #harekrishna #devotion

@newamsterdamschool grade 4/5 kids loved the service! They were a big help and we look forward to volunteering with them again soon! @rolilaw108, thanks for arranging for us to meet!

December 4, 2020 ‘The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly. We may have everything or we may have nothing. But if we have devotion we actually have everything’ ... - @radhanathswami #higherpower #bhakti #yoga #wisdom #meditation #prayer #givingback #fooddonation #vegan #12steps #devotionalservice #lockdown #nyc #bhagavadgita #interfaith #god #krishna #harekrishna #devotion

November 30, 2020 ‘We can’t enter the kingdom of God unless we are child like’ (not childish) - from #bible quoted by @jc.das in morning wisdom presentation @thetemple.bhakticenter ... #higherpower #bhakti #yoga #wisdom #meditation #prayer #givingback #fooddonation #vegan #12steps #devotionalservice #lockdown #nyc #bhagavadgita #interfaith #god #krishna #harekrishna #devotion

November 16, 2020 ‘Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls’ - #bhagavadgitaasitis by Swami Bhaktivedanta, verse 18.15. From the commentary: ‘Charity is for the purification of the heart.’ ... #higherpower #bhakti #yoga #wisdom #meditation #prayer #givingback #fooddonation #vegan #12steps #devotionalservice #lockdown #nyc #bhagavadgita #interfaith #god #krishna #harekrishna #devotion