Every Town and Village, Volume-23 Number-04, 1988
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) ISKCON Devotees Brave the Streets Of Soweto Soweto, South Africa Although daily street fights here result in an average of three hundred deaths per month, Hare... read more
For Whom Does Your Garden Grow? by Visakha-Devi Dasi
Offering the fruits (and vegetables) of one's labor to Krsna is the gardener's perfection. "How do you justify gardening as a Krsna conscious activity?" Janesvari's friend asked her on the phone. "I mean, it doesn't seem like a... read more
Lessons From the Flowers, Trees, and Leaves by Visakha Devi Dasi
For nine months last year, my family and I lived in a rented house about a mile from the Philadelphia Hare Krsna temple. Early each morning I would walk to the temple to attend the functions there, and then walk back home, chanting Hare Krsna on my beads and relishing... read more
Hare Krsna Chant
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare You'd probably never think this picture shows someone practicing yoga. But chanting the names of God is actually the supreme form... read more
Drama: In the Vedic Tradition
Tamala Krishna Goswami discusses the power of drama to convey transcendental emotion. Well known in India are Sanskrit classical dramas devoted to Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and to His incarnations and His great devotees. These dramas, based... read moreAbandon all Varieties of Religion – KRSNA (Gita 18.66) by Drutakarma Dasa
The eternal function of the soul is not to be a Christian, Hindu, Muslim, or Jew, but to serve God. Recently a college student told me, "I don't believe in organized religion." "Good," I said, "neither does God."... read more
Lost Memories by Kundali Dasa
How much can we rely on past-life recall as proof that we lived before? Here is one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction stories you sometimes hear about. On Christmas Day, 1986, Anne McDonnell was at home in Larchmont, a New York City suburb, when a muted... read more
The Beginning of Knowledge by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Though we may be decorated with diplomas and degrees, our real knowledge begins on the spiritual plane. A lecture in Mexico City on February 12, 1975 na tv evaham jatu nasam na tvam neme janadhipah na caiva na bhavisyamah sarve vayam atah param "Never was... read moreThe Meaning of the Mahabharata by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
As the Festival of India spreads around the world, epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata grow in popularity. For example, a recent dramatic rendition of Mahabharata was acclaimed as "a triumph of sustained inspiration and high... read more
The Highest Law of Nature
This is the conclusion of a conversation that took place between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and biochemist Thoudam Singh, Ph.D., in Bhubanesvara, India, on February 3, 1977. Dr. Singh: Nowadays it seems everyone has his "view."... read more