Meditation on Krsna by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
WHEN THE SAGE Vyasadeva, after compiling the Vedas, felt despondent, his spiritual master, Narada, told him that the cause of this despondency was that Vyasadeva had not fully glorified Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vyasadeva therefore meditated... read more
The Source Of All Energy by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
When God says we're his energy, does that mean we're God? A lecture given in Bombay, March 30, 1971 bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh kham mano buddhir eva ca ahankara itiyam me bhinna prakrtir astadha apareyam itas tv anyam prakrtim viddhi me param jiva-bhutam... read moreLetters, Volume-29 Number-01, 1995
Glorious Passing I am writing in loving memory of my mother, Mary Elizabeth Johnson. She left her body as the result of a heart attack on July 17, at the age of 61. Although my mother was never formally initiated, she performed devotional service since 1975. In 1976... read moreThe Plague
THE VERY WORD plague brings dread. We recall medieval images of the Black Death, scourging fourteenth-century Asia and Europe. We envision rampant rats and dying children. Late in 1994, as plague broke out in the Indian state of Gujarat, people fled in the... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-28 Number-06, 1994
The Vedic statements are self-evident. Whatever is stated there must be accepted. If we interpret according to our own imagination, the authority of the Vedas is lost. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 6.137 To prepare oneself for... read moreSave-the Manor-Campaign by Lord William Rees-Mogg
Let Hindus Share All Our Freedoms A protest over one of Britain's important shrines deserves the support of those who believe in liberty. LAST THURSDAY evening I was walking past the Liberal Democrat headoffice in Cowley Street, a quiet Queen Anne street just... read more
Every Town & Village, Volume-28 Number-06, 1994
The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Devotees in New York City held their first annual Srila Prabhupada Family Reunion on July 10, twenty-eight years from Srila Prabhupada's founding... read more
At Work With Krsna by Pranada Devi Dasi
When you leave for work, don't leave without your Krsna Consciousness. EIGHT YEARS AGO I ventured from the protective environment of a life guided by full-time devotional service in ISKCON temples to the American work force. I did so with some trepidation. I had... read moreGiving Food for Life in South Africa by Kapiladeva Dasa
South Africa's "king of the highways" becomes the servant of the Lord of the heart. THE MAIN DEPOT of Sentinel Transport in Durban is abuzz with activity. A convoy of spotlessly clean trucks each bearing the distinctive silver-and-aquamarine Sentinel... read more
Why I Wear a Sari by Madireksana Devi Dasi
A graduate of Krsna conscious schools tells why she chooses to wear the traditional Vedic dress. WHY DO THEY cover their heads?" the small Catholic girl asked of the nun holding her hand. The girl was unabashedly pointing at me across the room of the glass... read more