Every Town & Village, Volume-27 Number-06, 1993
The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness World News North America The mayor of San Diego attended the celebration for Lord Krsna's "birthday" in August at the Hare Krsna temple in her city. The mayor, Mrs.... read more
Tirupati – A Glimpse of the Opulence of God by Visakha Devi Dasi
Thirty thousand pilgrims a day come to see awe-inspiring Lord Venkatesvara and offer in His service their rupees, their jewelry even their hair. Wednesday, April 21, 1993, 5:30 A.M. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. THE SULTRY DARKNESS IS brightened by a hint of dawn... read more
A Treatise On Love Of Godhead by Kundali Dasa and Satya Narayana Dasa
Part Seven of an overview of the Sat sandarbha of Srila Jiva Gosvami The Priti Sandarbha is the last of Srila Jiva Gosvami's six sandarbhas, or treatises. Here prayojana, or the ultimate goal of life, is defined as priti, or unalloyed love of Lord Krsna.... read more
The Birth of the Pandavas Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayananda dasa Goswami
King Pandu, the emperor of the world, killed a sage and his wife who were disguised as deer just as they were about to mate. Before the sage died, he cursed the king to die if the king ever tried to conceive a child. As the Mahabharata continues, the sage Vaisampayana... read more
Politics and I-Consciousness by Vraja Kishor Dasa
THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED a political readjustment. The world needs a revolution in consciousness. Politics itself is rotten at the bone. Re-adjust a rotten bone as much as you like it will still be rotten. We'll never solve the world's problems by... read more
TV for Free? No Thanks! by Rohininandana Dasa
[Editor's note: Two issues ago, Urmila Devi Dasi in her column had some strong things to say about television. Now Rohininandana Dasa has more.] WHEN I WAS BORN my father bought my mother a present: our first television. In my childhood the television was pretty... read more
Unemployment and the Decline of Small Farms by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
IN THE UNITED STATES, African-Americans have most severely felt the effects of being pushed off the farm and out of work. Some people may think that such an anomaly is limited to advanced industrialized America, but there are good reasons to ask if the... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 10 by Yamuna Devi
PART 2 Dry-Textured vegetable dishes are among the most favored dishes in Indian homes, yet you'll sample few of them in Indian restaurants. Because they take slightly longer to cook than their deep-fried counterparts, chefs prefer the ease of French fries* over... read more
The Test of Education by Urmila Devi Dasi
IN THE LAST WEEK of the last year of school, students sweat at the thought of the final exam. When they've passed their exams and earned their degrees, they'll be entitled to call themselves educated. But the Vedic culture has a different standard. The sage... read more
Tat Srnu: Simply Hear by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN reading both the Caitanya-caritamrta and the earlier cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Srila Prabhupada once said that the Bhagavatam contains many things: Joan of Arc is in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and the sound... read more