Children's Day programmes
Through food distributions and colourful cultural programmes, we aim to raise awareness of the vulnerability of children, the importance of nutrition and child protection. To mark International Children's Day, we will once again be holding a special food distribution as part of our child feeding programme. On Saturday, 26 May, in Óbuda, in cooperation with the local Family Support Service, and on 7 June, in connection with the Hungarian Food Bank Association's [...]
Imre Ikvai-Szabó, former Deputy Lord Mayor
The Krishna Community of Believers in Hungary has a long history of providing free food to the homeless. During this time, they have demonstrated their determination and competence. With their ever-increasing capacity of food distributions, they help many people in need, thus contributing to improving the social situation in Budapest.
Ingrid Tarjányi, journalist, editor
„Do good and do it well! That is the great secret.”—Ferenc Kazinczy’s words always come to mind when I see the Hare Krishnas’ food-distribution van at Blaha Lujza Square, with the long line in front of it. All around, women and men sit on the benches eating, their faces showing contentment, and sometimes even a smile. On their behalf, this work, which has been going on for many years […]
Mária Bernschütz, university lecturer
Teljes mértékben erodálódik mindenféle személyes problémád, vagy egyszerűen semminek tűnik, mikor félig megfagyott kezekbe csúsztatsz meleg kókuszos pudingot. Abban a percben, órában Istennőnek érzed magad, és érzed: szükség van rád. Rád, a kis pontra, a kis szolgára. Nos, én emiatt segítek Nekik, mert komolyan veszik, mert sokat tesznek, és hagyják, hogy hátukra felkapaszkodva én is […]
Attila Egyed, real estate distributor
The Food for Life program is a wonderful opportunity for anyone to help people in a tangible way by providing them with food, which for many people is synonymous with life itself. This is a mission to which anyone can contribute their personal efforts; all it takes is a willing heart and a desire to help. As a donor, I have the utmost respect for those who help with this […]
Fruzsina Tábori, entrepreneur
We’d never done volunteer work before, but I wanted to help people somehow. I like taking care of them; for me, it’s a form of „healing,” so to speak. One day, I typed “food distribution” into a search engine, and you came up first, so I wrote to you to ask if you were accepting volunteers. We first came to help with the food package distribution in Óbuda, and it’s great to see that you don’t just distribute food, […]
Diána Sipőcz, volunteer helper
Even before the distribution began, people were waiting in long, dense lines at Blaha Square for the food delivery truck, behaving in an orderly manner. A pretty elderly lady approached me: „Why are all these people standing here?” I explained why, to which she replied indignantly, „There’s no way they’re all in need. Just look around—there are some well-dressed people here, too.” We talked for a few minutes, and eventually we came to the conclusion that […]
Food for the body and soul
Ancient Indian texts hold that, thanks to divine providence, the Earth provides sufficient food for all living beings; however, modern society, driven by its insatiable greed, is plundering the Earth’s precious resources. More than one-third of the grain grown worldwide is consumed by cattle and other farm animals—yet this grain could provide a year’s worth of food for thousands of people. […]
Vegetarianism
Pure vegetarianism combines the physical nutritional value of a healthy vegetarian diet with spiritual nourishment, which stems from our acceptance of our dependence on God and the blessings of Mother Earth. Ahimsa, or „nonviolence,” means that we do not hinder the development of any living being. Since the soul does not perish even after the death of the body, killing animals is also a sin […]
A global mission
As a global church, we consider it our duty not only to present Eastern religious philosophy in theory and practice, but also to help our fellow human beings through charitable work. The humanitarian program of the devotees of Krishna was founded in 1974 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in 1974, when he noticed in Mayapur that small children were fighting behind the temple for leftover lunch. Since one of the fundamental moral principles of the Vaishnava world religion is […]