Bhakti-Yoga at Schoool by Vrnda Devi Dasi
Even before her Krsna conscious club was approved, Anjali had introduced many of her teachers and schoolmates to the glories of Lord Krsna. A 1990 U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Board of Education v. Mergens) allows student-sponsored religious clubs to... read more
Indonesia’s Vedic Valley by Indradyumna Swami
Devotees on the Hare Krsna farm near Jakarta hope to demonstrate the wisdom of the Vedic culture that once flourished in Indonesia. FOR ME THE ISLAND OF JAVA always stood as a land of mystery and adventure. From stories of prehistoric Java Man to tales of sailors of... read more
ISKCON’s Dharma-Cakra A true story by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
Part III (Conclusion): The Prophecy Fulfilled ON THE NIGHT of February 15, 1990, during a power failure, I was led across a rooftop high over New Delhi; the city had disappeared in darkness below, while overhead the firmament spilled open with a bright brocade of... read more
The Origins of Cow-Killing Economics by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
PART III By encouraging animal slaughter, the whole atmosphere becomes polluted more and more by war, pestilence, famine, and many other unwanted calamities. Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.37, purport AS I DESCRIBED in my last column, back in the fifties the U. S.... read more
Four Kinds of Parents – Four Different Results by Sri Rama Dasa
WE WANT TO SEE our kids grow up like us. It's a primal instinct. Values, culture, morals, religion, way of life we expect (or at least hope) to convey these intact. In traditional cultures, passing the torch to the next generation tended to go smoothly. The whole... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 2 by Yamuna Devi
Rice Going with the Grain UNTIL RECENTLY, nearly all the rice sold on Western grocery shelves was bland. Fortunately, India's premier long-grain rice, regarded as the finest in the world, is now available. It's basmati rice (literally "the queen of... read more
On Mystic Perfections and Long-Distance Hypnosis by Sadaputa Dasa
IT WAS 9:00 P.M., April 22, 1886. The four researchers Ochorowicz, Marillier, Janet, and A. T. Myers crept quietly through the deserted streets of Le Havre and took up their stations outside the cottage of Madame B. They waited expectantly. Then it happened. "At... read more
Vrndavana Meditations by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
I AM IN VANDAVANA. It is night. The pigeons are roosting, crickets chirping. A man is intoning some sastra, fulfilling a vow by broadcasting scripture under the distant stars. They stand as cold witnesses. I want to complain that I am being forced to stay... read more