Filtering the Waters by Jayadvaita Swami
Reflecting on the transmogrified face of Indian Culture It 's the middle of the evening in Ramesvaram, one of the holiest cities in the Hindu world. The majestic temple of Siva turns quiet. Its towers disappear into the night. The god inside is said to be sleeping... read more
On the Road With Lord Caitanya by Lokanatha Swami
Pada-yatra's chief organizer tells how this roundabout tour of India is a direct route to Lord Caitanya's mercy. In 1976, Srila Prabhupada asked me to start a party that would travel in India by bullock cart to the towns and villages in India and... read morePada-Yatra
A Walking Tour of Holy India In India, going on pilgrimage to places where the Supreme Lord performed His pastimes is as popular, or more so, than sightseeing is in the West. Every year hundreds of millions of Indians journey by plane, train, bus, auto, ox cart, and... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-20 Number-11, 1985
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Float Parade Is Part of ISKCON Festival in Calcutta Calcutta Three chariots carrying Jagannatha, Balarama, and Subhadra, along with five decorated dioramas... read more
Give God the Nobel Prize
The following conversation took place between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples on an early-morning walk in Geneva, on June 6, 1974. Srila Prabhupada: Just look at this fig. In this one fig, you... read more
The Many Loves of Auto Man by Mathuresa Dasa
In Vedic society "love" of dogs, cats, country, relatives, and humanity goes by a different name. There's a long history to bumper stickers. It began with Stone Age cavedwellers, who sometimes painted pictures on the walls of their homes. Later on, the... read moreA High Price For Tomatoes by Rasaprada Dasa
Newly arisen amid the rice paddies and cabbage fields just forty miles outside Tokyo is the city of Tsukuba, Japan's "City for Science," recently illustrated in Smithsonian magazine. Tsukuba Science City, as it's now known, was conceived... read more
Zooillogical Hypocrisy by Acarya Devi Dasi
On a recent trip to New York I visited the Bronx Zoo. My husband and my brother-in-law taking turns behind my two year-old son in his stroller, we toured the bird sanctuary and the reptile house, at last coming to a particularly large and prominent sign: "The... read more
A New Wrinkle On An Age-Old Problem by Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi
Three generations of women were waiting at the bus stop. The eldest woman, wearing a loose floral print over her ample form, appeared to be somewhere in her fifties. She was leaning back against the bench, listening wearily to her daughter's spirited attacks on... read more
Puris – Pure and Simple by Visakha Devi Dasi
These deep-fried puffed breads with thin crispy crusts are quick and delectable "Up until near my twentieth year I always ate puris," Srila Prabhupada once related when he was traveling with one of his disciples. He had just finished his packed lunch... read more