For the past many years, individuals, families, and corporations have been giving to ISKCON Folsom. ISKCON is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity and spiritual organization engaged in propagating the teachings and values from the great ancient Vedic literature.
We always welcome donations, both financial and in-kind, to help us with our mission. No donation is too small.
Bhagavad-Gita (9.26): “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.”
Your generous donations make possible the functioning of the temple and sharing of spiritual activities that strengthen the moral and ethical fabric of society. Following are the average monthly running expenses of the temple:
- Prasadam/Food Distribution
- Book Distribution, Shastra Daan
You can make donations one-time or a monthly donation through PayPal by following the Donate buttons in the tabs below, or by cash/check.
Krishna Book, Chapter 81: “What the devotee actually offers the Lord is not needed by the Lord, for He is self-sufficient. If the devotee offers something to the Lord, it acts for his own interest because whatever a devotee offers the Lord comes back in a quantity a million times greater than what was offered. One does not become a loser by giving to the Lord; one becomes a gainer by millions of times.”
Bhagavad-Gita (18.5) “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.”
If have questions, please contact us. Thank you very much for your support.
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Book Distribution: People are suffering in this material world due to their lack of this transcendental knowledge. By distributing Srila Prabhupada books you can help people understand their forgotten relationship with Lord Krishna, elevate them to Krishna consciousness, and bring them to happiness, peace and prosperity. By sharing the transcendental knowledge with others, you become dear to Lord Sri Krishna. Your donations make possible the sharing of Srila Prabhupada books. Normally people taking the books offer a donation; average monthly costs of printing brochures/flyers and providing free books runs in the order of $300. Srila Prabhupada writes: “By fully concentrating on distributing books for Krsna, one is fully absorbed in Krsna. This is samadhi.” – Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.37 purport
Food distribution: By accepting Krishna prasadam (spiritualized food), ones Krishna consciousness is awakened. Your donations make possible offering of prasadam during our programs and on special festival days, Srila Prabhupada says “By the liberal distribution of prasadam (pure plant-based food) and sankirtan (congregational chanting of the holy name), the whole world can become peaceful and prosperous.”
Jagannātha Ratha-yātrā, Festival of Chariots: The chariot festival of Lord Jagannātha, the Lord of the Universe involves taking the Deities of Lord Jagannātha, Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra on chariots. On this day the Deities come out of the temple to offer blessings to all living entities, exposing them to devotional service to the Lord and freeing them from repeated cycle of birth and death. Your donations make possible paying for permit fees,, the Police Department, and the Fire Department; setting up the chariots, rental and setup of the festival area, flowers for deities and for decorations, groceries for cooking Jagannātha prasādam. Costs of the annual Ratha-yātrā festival runs thousands.
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