Romanian Vignettes by Suhotra Swami
Romanians and Czechs dance to the holy names of Krsna. December 1989: Jarna, Sweden SPELLBOUND, I watch the satellite TV news with Kirtiraja Prabhu, ISKCON's Governing Body representative for Eastern Europe. We're sitting in the apartment of... read moreProject Profile
Here's a Krsna conscious project you might like to support or get involved in. We'll tell you what the goals are, who's involved, what's going on, what's blocking the way, and how you can give a hand. Project Manor Youth... read more
Every Town & Village, Volume-25 Number-02, 1991
The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has published four new books by Srila Prabhupada. The Journey of Self-Discovery and A Second... read more
Krsna’s Kind Solution: Train Calves, Don’t Eat Them! by Suresvara Dasa
BIR KRSNA THE CALF loves coconut fudge, and Sita the teamstress knows it. Her pockets bulge with the sweet as she and Bir walk to the training ring. Today the calf will learn his first call: "Get up!" The earth is soft from the recent rain. Sita carries a... read moreAnother Coat of Fiction by Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi
THE ELDERLY WOMAN was bent over, not so much by age as by the weight of an enormous pile of books stacked between her arms. "Whew!" she said to me, heaving the books onto the counter at the library where I work. She brushed back a silvery wisp of hair from... read moreCurbing The Animal Instinct by Visnurata Dasa
Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day SINCE A MAJOR CAUSE of car accidents is inattention, a sign like the one at a busy New York intersection "CURB YOUR ANIMAL INSTINCT" might be helpful. The animal instinct surely diverts many drivers. Maybe... read more
Baladeva Vidyabhusana Part II by Nandarani Devi Dasi and Dayananda Dasa
The Gaudiya Vedantist SUMMARY OF PART I: In the early eighteenth century, after a vigorous study of Vedanta philosophy, Baladeva Vidyabhusana accepted Lord Caitanya's teachings as the highest revelation of the Absolute Truth. Meanwhile, a sect in Rajasthan... read more
Disciples Recall The Pastimes of a Pure Devotee by Amogha Dasa, Hari Sauri Dasa
ONCE SRILA PRABHUPADA was speaking to a wealthy Indian woman in Malaysia. She was the wife of a government minister, and he was hoping to persuade her to help him build a temple. This was in 1971, before any ISKCON temple had been built. As Srila Prabhupada spoke to... read more
At the Mall of Deadly Wares by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
THE WORLD BELIEVES with all its heart that enjoying pleasure from the senses is happiness. Krsna says the world is wrong. Contemplate for a moment the daily jostle and bustle of the billions in this huge hungry world, sweating and scheming and hustling for pleasure... read more
Tracing the Hindu Heritage by Navina Krsna Dasa
A FEW MORE YEARS and the twentieth century will be over. Five thousand years have gone by since the historic times of Lord Krsna's appearance. Since then, untold stories have been written about men and women, nations, ideas, and civilizations. Mother earth has... read more