How Scared Should You Be? by Arcana SiddhI Devi Dasi
By choosing service to Krsna over service to material illusion, we can progress toward fearlessness. I pull out the stack of mail from our mailbox and bring it into the house, where I plop it down onto the kitchen table. I begin the ritual of sorting out the few... read more
Following Srila Prabhupada
A new series shows Srila Prabhupada's vintage films by using the latest technology. Following Srila Prabhupada is a 10 part DVD series produced by ISKCON Cinema and directed by Yadubara Dasa. Total length is 25 hours which includes all the known films of... read more
Truly Human by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
manusyanam sahasresu kascid yatati siddhaye yatatam api siddhanam kascin mam vetti tattvatah "Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth."... read more
Back To Godhead Volume-04 Number-01 (Indian), 2007
Perfect Questions Perfect Answers by Madan Gopala Dasa and Murari Gupta Dasa When The Deity Steals! & Other Pastimes by Vamsi Vihari Dasa Lord Of The Family by Nanda Dulala Dasa Jagannatha Puri On The West Coast! by Vamsi... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-04 Number-01, 2007
One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from material desire may worship Me with whatever he is able to obtain, and may even worship Me within his heart with mental paraphernalia. (Lord Sri... read moreIF You Can Talk,Then You Can Walk by Syamananda Dasa
In Orissa, there is one temple called Saksi-gopala (Lord Sri Krsna is often called Gopala). This Gopala murti or statue was at one time located in a temple in Vrndavana. Once two brahmanas, one old and one young, went to visit Vrndavana on a pilgrimage. It was a... read more
Inviting The Lord by Rohininandana Dasa
The Lord comes, but how do we receive Him? In a passage from the Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.11.13-15) recounting Lord Krsna's return to His city, Dvaraka, we hear how householder devotees welcomed and worshipped Krsna: The city gateway, the... read more
Jagannatha Puri On The West Coast! by Vamsi Vihari Dasa
Serving the Deity In mid-town Mumbai, a family experiences reciprocation from Him. The ease with which one might say, "Oh yes! I too am a believer of God" may probably be tested only by the difficulty that arises when one tries to demonstrate this... read more
Lord Of The Family by Nanda Dulala Dasa
Srila Prabhupada's emphasis on inviting the Deity to our homes – a closer look. After more than 29 years of the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada, his International Society for Krishna Consciousness continues to expand and inspire devotes to lead... read more
When The Deity Steals! & Other Pastimes by Vamsi Vihari Dasa
In wanting to reciprocate with His devotees, the Deity can go to any extent! Most of the people born in India have the fortune of being raised with a religious and pious background. Worshipping Deities, fasting on festivals like Janmastami, visiting places of... read more