Counting Species by Nagaraja Dasa
Srila Prabhupada often referred to the Puranic statement that there are 8.4 million species. A couple of years ago, scientists publicized their latest estimate of the number of species on earth: 8.7 million. But don’t get too excited about the closeness of these... read moreBack To Godhead, Volume-10 Number-10 (Indian), 2013
Letters, Volume-10 Number-10, 2013 Connect Everything with Krishna by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Playing with Krishna by Suvarna Radhika Devi Dasi Is the Gita’s message life-negating? by Caitanya... read moreIs the Ramayana Relevant Today? by Caitanya Carana Dasa
Finding inspiration in examples of selfless sacrifice in an ancient epic. The Ramayana is made up of stories from ancient times. Is it relevant today? When I was asked this question in the midst of the rush of this year’s Rama Navami festival, I answered... read moreGender, Brains, and Power by Devamrta Swami
Who rules the world? Men, women, or neither? According to latest scientific research, when men believe a woman is observing them, their psychological performance deteriorates. So who is superior? You see, surprisingly, the reverse isn't true. Evidently,... read more
Saved by the Bell: Madana Mohana by Satyaraja Dasa
The Story of the First Krishna Deity in ISKCON Two of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples discover Krishna while shopping for bells in New York City. When Srila Prabhupada arrived in New York City in September 1965, he felt deep separation from Vrindavan and the... read more
Nagad-Narayan And The Goddess of Fortune by Gautam Saha
Worship Lord Narayana, and you will find Mother Lakshmi obediently following you Those of us who live in India or were born and raised in India, have most certainly heard the bazaar usage of the word nagad-narayan. In its simplest and most universal... read more
Lest We Forget
A letter to the recently departed Ananta-santi Dasa, Srila Prabhupada’s first disciple in the former Soviet Union. Ananta-santi Dasa passed away on June 3 this year, as the result of a stroke. The following is adapted from Diary of a Traveling Monk, Volume 13,... read more
We Must Co-operate with Krishna
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in October 1975 during an early morning walk in Nairobi, Kenya. Srila Prabhupada: [Taking the role of an atheist.] By pleasing the spiritual... read more
Transcendental Knowledge by Mukundamala Dasa
Academic knowledge provides information of the world, but spiritual knowledge awards us eternal liberation One of my friends in college was known for his immense general knowledge. He knew the names of all recent Hollywood and Bollywood movies, the... read more
Material or Spiritual The Choice is Ours by Hari Parayana Dasa
People tend to ignore the logical consequences of belief in materialism. The Ramayana recounts how Lord Rama was banished to the forest on the desires of his stepmother Kaikeyi. Lord Rama’s younger brother Bharata was away at the time of the banishment. On... read more