Music is My Path to God -Part-1 by Ekalavya Dasa
A musician chants and plays music for Krishna and gets slowly enchanted by the melodies Many devotees come to Krishna consciousness by having a profound revelation upon their first contact with Krishna consciousness. My experience was more gradual. ... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-44 Number-02, 2010
Perfection means to regain one’s original spiritual form and engage in the loving service of the Lord. The living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, and if he performs the duties of the part and parcel, without proudly thinking he is one in... read moreIntelligence and Spiritual Truth by Nagaraja Dasa
I like to st ay somewhat informed about the theories of modern science, so a couple of years ago I read a book called Einstein for Dummies. It’s one of a large collection of For Dummies books that can supposedly make anyone understand even the most... read more
All Work and No Pray Makes Our Lives Wasted Indra Krishna Dasa
How we can give our work meaning beyond the paycheck. The hot sweltering Dubai sun is raining fire. At temperatures close to 50° C (122° F), it takes more than a man to be out in the open. The cacophony of sounds from the grinding machines, the... read more
Temple on a Hill by Amrta Gopala Dasi
Two dedicated disciples of Srila Prabhupada have brought Krishna consciousness to the heart of Mormon country in grand style. According to folklore, Bishop John Coyle, a popular Mormon leader, publicly prophesied in 1947 that a great temple would be built on a... read more
Transcending the Three Modes Of Material Nature by Narasimha Swami Dasa
Lord Krishna gives clear lessons on how material nature controls us through three modes and how to rise above them. The subject of the three modes of material nature is of great importance to souls who have taken birth in the material world because of envying... read more
The Standard for a Leader
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place on an early-morning walk in December 1973 at Venice Beach, California, USA. Disciple: Srila Prabhupada, sometimes we argue that although... read moreIn Your Own Words
Which devotee in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes inspires you the most, and why? Recently, Lord Nityananda’s compassion For Jagai and Madhai inspired me. I am a state prisoner. While at the prison temple for worship, thieves broke into my locker and stole... read moreHold On! by Manish Goel
A message from within and a timely lecture help remove a devotee’s doubts about the spiritual value of his job. Every morning I was dragging my body to the office, and every evening I was crawling back home like an ashamed, beaten serpent. My heart was... read more