Education for Eating, Sleeping, Mating and Defending Will Not Satisfy
This conversation between His Divine Grace A. C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the mother of one of his students, along with a Jesuit priest, took place in the garden at Bhaktivedanta Manor, near London, England, on July 25, 1973. Srila Prabhupada (with an... read more
The Real Thing is Bhakti by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Vrndavana, India August 15, 1974 Lord Krsna tells us how He reveals Himself to us in many ways just to draw out our love for Him. punyo gandhah prthivyam ca tejas casmi vibhavasau jivanam sarva-bhutesu tapas casmi tapasvisu "I am the original fragrance of the... read moreLetters, Volume-38 Number-01, 2004
Innocent Killers? I was reading the book on self-realization by Srila Prabhupada. In one chapter, when he talks about bhagya [fortune] he says that our every material success, failure, and achievement is predetermined. Is death also predetermined? If yes,... read moreWelcome, Volume-38 Number-01, 2004
This issue contains a graphic painting (pp. 34–35) of Lord Narsimha, Krsna’s half-man, half-lion incarnation, ripping apart Hiranyakasipu, an atheistic king hell-bent on killing his own son. Someone seeing a painting of Lord Narsimha for the first... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-37 Number-06, 2003
Instead of worshiping Lord Visnu, people have been educated to worship matter. According to the direction of modern society, men think they can advance in civilization by manipulating matter to build skyscrapers, big roads, automobiles, and so on. Such a civilization... read moreThe Roots of My Conviction by Nagaraja Dasa
A friend of mine recently asked me to explain in one sentence why I'm a Hare Krsna devotee. "To me," I replied, "the description of reality contained in the teachings of Krsna consciousness makes more sense than any other I've heard."... read moreSpiritual Care for the Terminally Ill by Sangita Devi Dasi
A Krsna conscious nurse helps the dying with their material and spiritual needs. I am a Registered Nurse who specializes in hospice care for the terminally ill. The medical professionals I work with fully understand that their patients will never recover so they must... read moreMangalagiri Where Faith Grows by Adbhuta Hari Dasa
Every pilgrim to this South Indian temple witnesses a miraculous exchange between the Lord and His worshiper. Faith is not just one step, but a growing, continuous principle in our spiritual lives. We build it by applying spiritual knowledge and by seeing the... read more