The Anatomy of the Social Body by Mathuresa Dasa
Centuries of political experiments have not altered the basic structure of the body politic. Why? Throughout recorded history, in every society on the face of the earth, we find different classes of men or divisions of society. Despite all varieties of... read more
Moving to Second Avenue by Srila Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
In the early summer of 1966, Srila Prabhupada was sharing a Bowery loft with a young American friend. But when the boy went crazy on drugs and drove him out, suddenly Prabhupada found himself in the street, homeless and alone. Srila Prabhupada decided to... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-14 Number-11, 1979
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Pope Receives Bhagavad-gita As It Is Vatican City Before embarking on his recent pastoral tour of Europe and the United States, His Holiness Pope John Paul II... read more
A Beautiful Setting for a Diamond
"As we began to work on Prabhupada's home, it began to take on the shape of a palace." The idea for Prabhupada's Palace came from His Divine Grace Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada, one of Prabhupada's first disciples. Under Prabhupada s... read more
Seeing Technology in a Spiritual Light
This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his students took place on a morning walk in Chicago, in July 1975. Student: Earlier you were saying that the Western world is spiritually blind and that India is... read morePrabhupada’s Palace – “It Looks Like Heaven” by Jagajivana Dasa
In The Hills Of West Virginia You won't believe it's in West Virginia," warns one reporter. "You won't believe it's in the United States." A recent visitor says, "I've never seen such a beautiful place in my life. It looks like... read more
The Self Outside The Boundaries of Time
"It's one thing to know it theoretically, but it's a vastly different thing to feel it and to experience it." The countryside near Frankfurt, West Germany. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada talks with Professor Karl... read moreDo You Need a Guru? by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Most people think they have no need for a spiritual master. In a sense, they are right. People interested only in an animal-like existence do not need a spiritual master. A spiritual master is required for a person who is inquisitive about transcendental knowledge.... read more
Krsna Consciousness in Historical Perspective by Dr. Diana L. Eck
Dr. Diana L. Eck is Assistant Professor of Hindu Religion in the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies and the Comparative Study of Religion at Harvard University. The Krsna consciousness movement is part of an important and distinctive tradition of devotional... read more
Colleges for curing the Social Body
This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in Vrndavana, India, during March of 1974. Srila Prabhupada: In this age the politicians' business will be to exploit the poor citizens, and the... read more