Avoiding Maya’s Traps
This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in Seattle, Washington, on October 14, 1968, at the close of a lecture onBhagavad-gita As It Is. Srila Prabhupada [hearing the bells and music from a... read more
Words of Love by Rohininandana Dasa
AFTER PERFORMING kirtana, the congregational chanting of the Lord's holy names, devotees customarily bow their heads to the floor to offer obeisances to the Lord and His representative, the spiritual master. And before reciting the mantras to Srila... read moreSrila Prabhupada on Sanatana-Dharma
From Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Introduction THE ENGLISH WORD religion is a little different from sanatana-dharma. Religion conveys the idea of faith, and faith may change. One may have faith in a particular process, and he may change this... read more
Not Religion But Sanatana-Dharma by Shrikumar Poddar
SOMEONE ASKED ME, "Are you a Hindu?" I: Do you have some time? He: Why do you ask? I: If you are in a hurry I will say I am a Hindu. But if you have some time, then I will say I am not a Hindu. He: You are trying to confuse me.... read more
A Day in the Mayapur Preschool. by Radha-priya Devi Dasi
BEFORE I JOINED ISKCON I was a kindergarten teacher in Zurich. I vividly remember one boy who used to come to school with a red cape around his shoulders and proudly declare, "I'm Superman." Here in the Radha-Madhava preschool at the Hare Krsna community... read moreThe Fragrance of Krsna
One evening while in his garden in New Dwarka (Los Angeles temple), Srila Prabhupada looked into the sky and said, "So, is the sky the color of Krsna?" A disciple said, "In your Krsna book it says that Krsna is the dark bluish like the thunder... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 30 by Yamuna Devi
THIRTY YEARS AGO India's classic sweets were unknown to most people in the world. Today, thanks to Srila Prabhupada, millions have sampled them at ISKCON centers, and thousands make them at home. Srila Prabhupada began introducing the West to Indian sweets in the... read more
Prabhupada’s Krsna by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
ALTHOUGH AGNOSTICS and atheists often speculate that God is dead, Srila Prabhupada said the pure devotee can hand us Krsna. Krsna is the property of the pure devotee, and if we are willing to receive Him we can meet Him. Prabhupada was so convinced in his own faith... read more