A Visit to a Hare Krsna Temple by Rohininandana Dasa
MOST HARE KRSNA temples have rooms where guests are welcome to stay for a few days. What lodgings are available will differ from temple to temple. To arrange for your stay, it's best to get in touch with the temple in advance. When you come, be prepared for some... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 28 by Yamuna Devi
Chidwa Nibblers In AMERICA, EUROPE, and elsewhere in the West, grocery shelves are loaded with varieties of potato chips, popcorn, pretzels, and tortilla chips, available plain, flavored, salt-free, reduced-fat, and fat-free. Foot traffic is lured with the aromas of... read more
The Mysterious Incarnations by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
THE OTHER DAY I was reading the Bhagavatam and I came upon this verse: "Whoever carefully recites the mysterious appearances of the Lord with devotion in the morning and in the evening gets relief from all miseries of life." (Bhag. 1.3.29) In... read more
The Soul of The Universe by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
How to understand the universe as the external body of God. A lecture given in Los Angeles, October 5, 1972 etad rupam bhagavato hy arupasya cid-atmanah maya-gunair viracitam mahadadibhir atmani The conception of the virat universal form of the Lord, as... read moreLetters, Volume-31 Number-01, 1997
The Position of Lord Siva Jayadvaita Swami's critique of Prithvi Raj Singh's resolution ["Is Back to Godhead an Offender?" January/February 1996] needs some in-depth comments. I consider myself lower than a servant of the servants of the servants of... read moreArch Enemy: Mc-Cow-Killer Comes to India by Jayadvaita Swami
THE PEOPLE WHO'VE served cow flesh to billions, beneath golden arches around the world, have now come to the land where the cow is sacred. And they're being ever so careful to be Indian. No Big Macs here, no indeed. No cow flesh, no pig fat, lest Hindus or... read moreWelcome, Volume-31 Number-01, 1997
Statement of Purposes 1. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To preserve... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-30 Number-06, 1996
One who has experienced his own true identity understands that all things exist as paraphernalia for giving ecstatic pleasure to the Supreme Lord. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.2.41 One who has unflinching devotion for the... read moreThe Best Welfare Program by Lokanath Swami
During a talk at a Christian monastery in 1972, Srila Prabhupada said, "When I started this movement I was cooking and distributing prasadam. . . . We invite everyone, 'Please come here, chant the Hare Krsna mantra, dance with us, and when you are... read more
Why Commercial Dairies Can’t Stop Killing by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
FROM TIME TO TIME I receive letters from people who want to help our Hare Krsna farms develop. They often suggest we market "organic milk" or "milk from protected cows." So it was with interest that I read the following instruction by Grandfather... read more