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Giving Krishna Beyond Illiteracy by Vrinda Devi Dasi

Dec 1, 2013 | Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian), Vrnda Devi Dasi

Sarva Kanti beams with pleasure as she hands over change to the man who just bought a Bhagavad-gita from the temple’s book table. Despite her advanced age and poor health she loves spending most of her time at the temple, welcoming guests and handing out... read more

Final Words of a Dying Father by Janakinatha Dasa

Dec 1, 2013 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Janakinatha Dasa, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

Every December, the book marathon promises to be an exciting event. While travelling from door to door, village to village, through remote parts of India, we invariably meet someone who has been miraculously touched by Krishna’s mercy. One such person was... read more

The Glory of Gita Wisdom by Caitanya Carana Dasa

Dec 1, 2013 | Caitanya Carana Dasa, Spiritual Scientist, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

Einstein, Emerson, Thoreau, Huxley, Hesse . . . I was amazed that this list an intellectual who’s who from recent world history was actually a list of thinkers who had appreciated the Gita. As I had been born and brought up in India, the place where the Gita was... read more

Distributing Krihna Books in America by Krishna Kumara Dasa

Dec 1, 2013 | Krishna Kumara Dasa, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” Somehow, by the will of Providence, I ended up with a few cases of these this summer during our 7-week music festival tour. I was a little hesitant to distribute them at first, assuming that modern Americans may not... read more

Champion Book Distribution by Kalpana Kulkarni

Dec 1, 2013 | Book Distribution Nectar, Kalpana Kulkarni, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

Realizing that nothing can save this world except Srila Prabhupada books, she has dedicated her life to distributing them to whoever she meets. “Mumbai’s Bhaktin Radhika breaks world Book Distribution records” ran the headlines in ISKCON News last... read more

The Original Seed of Everything by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Dec 1, 2013 | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada's Lectures, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

Punyo gandhah prthivyam ca tejas casmi vibhavasau jivanam sarva-bhutesu tapas casmi tapasvisu "I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in ﬁre. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics." – BG 07.09 All... read more

I Turn to You by Visata Anandani

Dec 1, 2013 | Poetry, Visata Anandani, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

I feel you here, I feel you now, I know that You are nearby, somehow! I complain to you more than I thank you for things, Oh, dear Krishna, Your name, a smile to my lips it brings! You teach me lessons and You teach me to be wise, Your way of communication is always a... read more

Letters, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian), 2013

Dec 1, 2013 | Letters, Volume-01 Number-01 (Indian)

Desperate for BTG Every month, I eagerly anticipate BTG. However, the October 2013 issue was very special to me because of two articles: Caitanya Carana Prabhu's "SHARE your story," and Mahatma Prabhu's poem "I Was Shocked!" While reading... read more

Giant Cloud of Alcohol in Outer Space by Syamananda Dasa

Nov 1, 2013 | Syamananda Dasa, Volume-10 Number-12 (Indian)

Astronomers based at Jodrell Bank Observatory in the UK have discovered a giant cloud of methyl alcohol, spanning approximately 288 billion miles, wrapped around a distant stellar nursery. This cloud is made of methyl alcohol, the undrinkable cousin of ethyl alcohol... read more

Every Town and Village, Volume-10 Number-12 (Indian), 2013

Nov 1, 2013 | Every Town & Village, Volume-10 Number-12 (Indian)

World Holy Name Week a Global Success At least forty-three different ISKCON temples around the world celebrated World Holy Name Week from September 17th to 26th this year, in a variety of creative ways. Participating centers included Toronto in Canada; The Bhakti... read more

Srila Prabhupada, the Guiding Light by Bindu Madhava Dasa

Nov 1, 2013 | Bindu Madhava Dasa, Poetry, Volume-10 Number-12 (Indian)

Dear Srila Prabhupada, On your disapperanace Day, Sorely we miss you, Your sincere disciples wanting to glorify you Are lined up in a queue! Some of them want to report The progress of your Krishna Consciousness movement, While others want to tell of their... read more

Japa Mantra Meditation by Amala Mahaprabhu Dasa

Nov 1, 2013 | Amala Mahaprabhu Dasa, Volume-10 Number-12 (Indian)

Logicial and Philosophical reason behind chanting While replying to email, I was pleasantly struck by the following subject line: “Chanting worked for me!” It was sent by Prashant, who is now studying at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal. About a year before I... read more