Letters, Volume-17 Number-06, 1982
I am familiar with the basic tenets of Krsna consciousness, perhaps the most essential being that the bodies of all living creatures contain a spirit soul, which is their real self and which transmigrates from body to body. Recently I was reading a biology textbook... read more
Brahma Visnu Siva
Clearing up some misconceptions about "the Hindu trinity" The three interesting-looking persons depicted here are Brahma, the world-creator, Visnu, the world-maintainer, and Siva, the world-destroyer. Perhaps you've heard them characterized in that very... read more
Absolute Is Sentient Thou Hast Proved. by Srila Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
1935-1937: Bombay. A poem and a speech in praise of his spiritual master win Srila Prabhupada recogonition for his skill at presenting Krsna consciousness in English. After receiving spiritual initiation in 1932, Srila Prabhupada (then Abhay Charan De) sought to... read more
The Karma Free Diet by Visakha Devi Dasi
More than just vegeterianism: a way of eating that's a form of meditation and worship. Question: I've heard of diets that are fat-free, salt-free, cholesterol-free but what's a karma-free diet ? Answer: The Sanskrit... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-17 Number-06, 1982
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Krsna Movement Expands Spiritual Leadership Mayapur, India – This rural village ninety miles north of Calcutta has always been of central... read more
On Improving the Material World.
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in July 1975 on an early-morning walk in Los Angeles. Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, what is the qualification for going to the spiritual... read more
Continuity by Jayadvaita Swami
Devoted disciples carry on their spiritual master's work. He finished more than half the work, but then he passed away. It was his life's work a full translation of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the ripe fruit of Vedic knowledge, with an elaborate commentary.... read more
Yoga Or Hypnotherapy ?
Which process can help you go deep enough within to overcome all your addictions for good ? What follows is a conversation between Srila Hamsaduta Swami, one of the spiritual masters in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and Dr. Leonardo L.... read more
Surrender to the Source of All Creation by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A talk given in October 1968, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, at the Society's center in Seatlle. Govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. We are interested in understanding Govinda, or Krsna, the original person. And... read moreIs This Trip Really Necessary? by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
The recent crash of a Boeing 737 jetliner in Washington, D.C., in which 78 people died, raises the perennial question of why people feel compelled to travel so much. Domestically, Americans travel more than a trillion miles every year by air, rail, car, and bus, at a... read more