Gold Medal Happiness by Stambha Dasa
High-tech training of Olympic athletes adds fuel to an old controversy: Are human beings just machines? Once every four years, human society is presented with the great spectacle called the Olympics, full of stirring images of human endeavour and... read more
Every Town And Village, Volume-23 Number-08, 1988
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Krsna consciousness Legal in the USSR Moscow After many years of struggle by members of the Krsna consciousness movement in the USSR, Soviet authorities have... read more
Hare Krsna Chant
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Chanting is easy, and it works. In fact, it is the most effective means of God realization in the world. Here's why. God is unlimitedly powerful, and His name is Himself. When we... read more
Saved from the Clutches of Maya by Danavira Dasa
"My father and the coach at UCLA were pleased with my volleyball successes, and my mother was satisfied with my academic work. But I wondered if Krsna was pleased." I was born in Los Angeles in 1949. My parents were avid volleyball players. My father had... read more
Harpa’s Iceland Mission by Mathuresa Dasa
Harpa's no ordinary cow, and her break for freedom should make us pause to consider the plight of her species. A letter has arrived at Back to Godhead's Philadelphia office from Alarka dasi, a devotee at ISKCON's temple near Jarna, Sweden.... read more
Kindly Be Visible by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
In this world of bewildering material forms, Krsna appears as Jagannatha a transcendental form we can't forget. Jagannathah swami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me "O Lord of the universe, kindly be visible unto me." – Jagannathastaka New... read more
Life’s Only Necessity by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A prayer by one of Lord Caitanya's chief biographers helps us appreciate the Lord's priceless gift to mankind. agaty-eka-gatim natva hinarthadhika-sadhakam sri-caitanyam likhyate 'sya prema-bhakti-vadanyata "Let me first offer my respectful... read moreSave Earth Now! by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
For as long as there has been civilization on this planet, human beings have been abusing the earth. Thinking themselves lords over all they survey, they have taken without restriction whatever they desire for sense gratification, without considering that in the... read more
Getting the Picture of God
This is a continuation of a conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and reporters in Melbourne, Australia, on June 29, 1974. Reporter 2: Your Divine Grace, the various scriptures I've read refer often to the life breath.... read more
The Mahabharata On-Stage But Off by Nayanabhirama Dasa
The great Sanskrit epic Mahabharata is the longest book in world literature, longer than the Bible, the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Tales of King Arthur combined. Because the Mahabharata revolves around Krsna, for years we devotees of... read more