Every Town and Village, Volume-10 Number-09, 2013
ToVP Towers and Trees Mayapur, WB: Last summer the ToVP began a nursery near the Jagannatha Mandir. It is home to thousands of various types of trees and shrubs. They will spend the next few years growing in the nursery so they will be full and lush at the time of... read more
Touched by Srila Prabhupada’s Books by Nikunja Vilasini Devi Dasi
When delivered by His pure representative, Krishna’s message attracts and transforms people young and old. Haribol Nani!" I greet my grand mother as I enter her home. Unable to get up to receive me, she stretches out her arms, ready to... read more
Surrender Out of Love by Purushottam Kumar
My friend cringed when he heard that the final instruction of the Bhagavad-gita is to surrender to Krishna wholeheartedly. "Am I a criminal that I should surrender to Him? Better worship a God who is more humble and down-to-earth!" The word surrender... read more
The Higher Purpose Behind Keeping Vows by Suvarna Radhika Devi Dasi
Without a transcendental objective, being truthful may seem difficult in front of the alluring temptations of ordinary life. Every politician in India, upon assuming office, takes an oath to faithfully execute the responsibilities of his office, will do his best... read more
The Peace Formula by Manish Goel
Once a king arranged a competition to find out who could create the best painting symbolizing peace. Many artists participated. One man made a painting of a peaceful scene showing nice trees, rivers, and birds. Another painting showed a massive storm, where trees were... read more
I Lost My Heart in Vrindavana by Amisha Patel
The first time I entered the ISKCON temple in Mumbai – it was in February 2012 something caught my attention, besides, of course, the Deities and the beautiful architecture inside: I noticed many devotees wearing T-shirts carrying the slogan "I Lost My... read more
My Conversation with Krishna by Mahatma Dasa
I called up Krishna the other day because I was having a really hard time. There were so many things going wrong and I couldn't understand why. So I said, "Krishna, you love me, right? "And feelingly He said, "Of course. I love you... read moreA Neophyte Prays by Vijay Kamat
The glorious Gita and beautiful Bhagavatarn are the summumbonum They inform of us of the Absolute Truth the Supreme Person who sweetly plays the flute Sri Krishna, the Lord lotus eyed as Mahaprabhu Caitanya he appeared to deliver conditioned beings from the... read more
Merging or Meeting by Caitanya Carana Dasa
The goal of life is to merge into God.” This is a wide spread notion among spiritual circles today. Those spiritualists who adhere to this notion are called impersonalists. They believe that the ultimate reality is impersonal, and that the ultimate spiritual... read more