Welcome, Volume-38 Number-03, 2004
In this issue we accompany Canadian-born Bhaktimarga Swami on his second walk across Canada, and we follow a group of Hare Krsna devotees on their annual touring festival through East Africa. Both the swami and the tour group took to the road for the same reason to... read moreBack To Godhead Volume-38 Number-02, 2004
Welcome, Volume-38 Number-02, 2004 Letters, Volume-38 Number-02, 2004 How to Receive Krsna’s Message by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada The True Meaning and Glories of the Holy Name by Urmila Devi... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-38 Number-02, 2004
If you have this faith that the soul is the eternal servant of Krsna then you will have no more misery and when you chant the holy name of Krsna, your body will shiver in ecstasy and your eyes will shed tears in love of God. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Gitavali If... read moreSeven Benefits of Chanting by Nagaraja Dasa
On encountering Hare Krsna devotees chanting on the street, people respond with every reaction from amusement to anger. Few understand what the chanting is all about. To many, it seems a frivolity, often inspiring the remark "Get a job!" But there's... read more
Padayatra America Depending on Krsna by Avadhuta Siromani Dasa
A husband-and-wife team set out on a journey across America, armed with Krsna's message and a strong faith in His protection. It was July 2001, the hottest month of the year in India. I was on Padayatra ("pilgrimage by foot"), walking toward Agra on the... read more
A Vrndavana Tour In Northen Ireland by Mahamantra Devi Dasi
How Lord Krsna's holy land was transported halfway around the world to the lake know as Inis Rath. Govindadvipa, ISKCON's 22-acre island in Northern Ireland, has been home for the deities Sri Sri Radha-Govinda since 1986. I first laid eyes on Radha-Govinda in... read more
“Education Means to Know God”
Here we continue a conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the mother of one of his students, along with a Jesuit priest. It took place in the garden at Bhaktivedanta Manor, near London, England, on July 25, 1973. Mother (to... read moreA Lifetime of Devotion to Guru and Krsna by Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi
A couple at the ISKCON community on Los Angeles prove that age is no obstacle for one who sincerely desires to serve the Lord. The home of Vidura and Manjari Mehta smells like worship. A soft scent of ghee wicks and incense and camphor fills the clean, simple rooms.... read moreFinding the Silver Lining by Rashi Singh
Nurturing our faith helps ease the inevitable suffering of life in the material world. I'm groggy. It's early. I'm way too tired to go to work today. After nearly shattering my alarm clock, I slowly drag myself out of bed. I shower, worship my deities,... read more
Somanth – Where Lord Krsna Departed
by Adbhuta Hari Dasa
South along the coast from Lord Krsna's city of Dwarka lies the sacred area where He closed the curtain on His earthly drama. The city of Somnath lies on the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. The area was formerly called Prabhasa, and it was here that... read more