Serving Srinathaji by Yasomatinandana Dasa
SRI NATHDWARA MEANS "the gateway of Lord Srinathaji." The town was built in the seventeenth century for the Deity of Lord Srinathaji, after He was brought to Rajasthan from the town of Jatipur, at the foot of Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana. Devotees from... read more
Nathdwara Gateway to the Lord by Bhakti Vikasa Swami
Lord Krsna in His enchanting form as the lifter of Govardhana Hill draws thousands of pilgrims to one of India's most popular temples. IN KALI-YUGA, the present age of quarrel and hypocrisy, so many bad qualities prevail, but when we reached Nathdwara we found the... read more
An Overview by Satya Narayana Dasa, Kundali Dasa
Introduction SRILA PRABHUPADA considered the Sat Sandarbhas (Six Treatises) the most scholarly and exacting of all texts on the philosophy of Krsna consciousness. They put forward a rigorous analysis of Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this first installment... read more
On God and Science by Sadaputa Dasa
IN A RECENT BOOK REVIEW in Scientific American, Harvard evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould points out that many scientists see no contradiction between traditional religious beliefs and the world view of modern science. Noting that many evolutionists have been... read more
The Farmer and Krsna by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
I'VE TALKED ABOUT how farming declines when leaders make it hard for would-be farmers to get land. And even when the U.S. government made land easier to get, eventually cow slaughter and centralized agriculture made it nearly impossible for the small farmer to... read more
Mantras in Your Home by Rohininandana Dasa
MY FAMILY AND I spend a few minutes each morning memorizing Sanskrit verses, or slokas. One of us recites a sloka line by line, and the rest of us repeat. We've followed this simple practice for a year now, and already I can see some good... read more
Self-Esteem by Bhakta Vic of 108
NOT SO LONG AGO I wrote a column I don't know if you'll remember it about "Mr. Sex-Is-Great." I got some funny feedback about that. Just last night I gave a class in Baltimore on the same subject and I got the same response: People say I'm... read more
Do You Force Your Children? by Urmila Devi Dasi
WE SIT IN THE Calcutta Airport waiting for an announcement, the flight three hours late. The many ceiling fans do little to refresh the air, polluted by cigarette smoke and hundreds of bodies. My ten-year-old son and I sit by a door, opened a crack but with negligible... read more
What is the Secret? by Krsna Smarana Dasa
THROUGH ASSOCIATION with the Hare Krsna movement, many people move into its temples and significantly change their way of life. Some make their home into a temple, and others go to the Sunday feast every week. Still others give time, money, and energy to various... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 4 by Yamuna Devi
Introduction to Dal: Badi Sun-Dried Legume Nuggets I Was Away From My Column last issue, but I'm glad to be back. Continuing on with our study of dal, I'll open with a story. November 1970. The large iron key, sent by registered post, fell heavy onto the... read more