Druze Sheikhs at Home in India by Dhira Govinda Dasa
Ten years after meeting Hare Krsna devotees in Israel, Druze leaders visit the land of their spiritual heritage. Besides Lord Krsna, I have no one. Lord Krsna, You are always my shelter. Even by offering me all the world's treasures, no one could win my heart,... read more
Radhadesh – A Spiritual Oasis by Mahaprabhu Dasa
In the Belgian Ardennes a Krsna conscious community thrives around a medieval-style castle. IN A SMALL LOCALE called Petite Somme, where the Ardennes forests and hills transform the otherwise flat landscape of Belgium and Holland, lies a thriving Krsna conscious... read more
When the Soul Misuses His Independence
This conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Professor John Mize took place in Los Angeles on June 23, 1975 Srila Prabhupada: In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna advises Arjuna, "The body and the soul are... read moreA Siberian Gypsy Welcome by Indradyumna Swami
A traveling preacher warms some hearts after a cool reception in a cold house in frozen, mid-winter Siberia. ON DECEMBER 11 last year, we awoke early to prepare for our journey to Krasnoyarsk, 1,000 km farther east in Siberia. Because our train was... read moreThe Missing Technology by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston – May 5, 1968 The Krsna consciousness movement teaches a science missing from the classrooms of even the world's best universities. om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai... read moreLetters, Volume-36 Number-05, 2002
Grateful Student I found Gopiparanadhana's article, "Serving the Words of His Predecessors" [July/August] fascinating! I've been told countless times that Srila Prabhupada based his purports on the commentaries of previousacaryas, and of course... read more
Welcome, Volume-36 Number-05, 2002
This Issue's cover story takes us to the Ardennes Forest of Belgium, site of major World War II battles. In an area replete with war memorials, we find a beautiful old castle at the center of a sourishing Krsna conscious community: Radhadesh. The... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-36 Number-04, 2002
In the mundane field [the] outlook of doing good to others in the form of society, community, family, country, or humanity is a partial manifestation of the same original feeling in which a pure living entity feels happiness by the happiness of the Supreme Lord. His... read morePeace Proposal by Nagaraja Dasa
FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY General Janet Reno was traveling through Florida last week, campaigning for the governorship of the state. The local radio news ran an excerpt of her speech. She declared, with typical campaigner's canned enthusiasm, that if we can send people... read more
The Festival of the Chariots: Who Is Worshiping an Idol?
LORD Krsna's appearance in deity form is another display of His compassion, another opportunity for loving exchange with Him. The deity is not a material idol. With our present eyes and other senses we can perceive only matter, though we may appreciate the... read more