The Start of an Exploration of Meaning by Hridayananda Dasa Goswami
This paper, originally presented to the Committee on the Study of Religion, at the University of California at Los Angeles, examines five topics in the Bhagavad-gita. The first two of these topics the strong monotheism of the Gita, and the distinction... read more
Save the Earth by Paramananda Dasa
FROM THE SECOND we got there I knew something was wrong. I mean, there were some very dedicated people there, supporting some very righteous and urgent causes. Still, something just wasn't sitting right with me. As I wandered around the Earth Day fairgrounds, I... read more
Money, Integrity, and Krsna by Rohininandana Dasa
"Wealth makes wits waver." proverb AS A YOUNG preacher speaking on the spiritual dangers of wealth, I once surprised myself by bluntly asking one of two young men sitting together in the audience, "Suppose I were to give you ten thousand pounds would... read more
Crack in the Universe by Urmila Devi Dasi
THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY founder of Sunday school in America, H. Clay Trumbull, remembers calling to his father before falling asleep at night. "Are you there, Papa?" "Yes, my child, I am here." "You'll take care of me tonight, Papa,... read more
The Real Mother Earth by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
PART 2 From the Srimad-Bhagavatam we learn that the earth is controlled by the goddess Bhumi Devi, who sometimes takes on the form of a cow. The Bhagavatam's ancient Sanskrit texts give the history of her dealings with a king named Prthu Maharaja,... read more
The Temple Kitchens Of Lord Jagannatha by Yamuna Devi
I HAVE STUDIED hundreds of kitchens in the last three decades, many of them exceptional, but none as grand as the kitchens of the Jagannatha Temple in Puri, Orissa. Awesome and gigantic, the Jagannatha Temple kitchens reflect centuries, if not millennia, of tradition.... read more
Blessed Forgetfulness by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
DEVOTEES SOMETIMES asked Srila Prabhupada if when we go back to the spiritual world we will remember our former lives in the material world. Prabhupada said we would forget them forever. In a purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.27), Prabhupada writes: A great... read more