On Slave Mentality
What follows is a conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, one of his disciples, and a reporter from a leading Paris newsweekly. Interviewer: To me, God means freedom. Srila Prabhupada: Yes God means freedom, provided you... read more
The Krsna Culture Comes to Latin America by Radha-Krsna Swami
A Personal Account When I was a young boy growing up in Mexico City, I would sometimes meditate on what comes after death and why we have to die. And I would pray for more years to live, because I didn't want to die. I could see that even the most well-off people... read more
Understanding the Source of Everything by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada's First Talks in America (New York, December 29, 1966) Generally, a person with a philosophical mind is inquisitive to know what is the origin of all creations. At night he looks into the sky and naturally wonders what are the stars, how... read moreMore Than Meals: Solving the Food Shortage by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Some people take a quick glance at the Krsna consciousness movement and conclude that its members are not working to solve humanity's day-to-day crises. These people tend to think that by chanting the names of God (Hare Krsna), the devotees have become... read moreHow to Make Everybody Happy by Sita Devi Dasi
Without Making Yourself Miserable In college I was a would-be humanitarian, always getting myself into one altruistic group or another. I leafleted with grape and lettuce workers, read books to blind people, demonstrated against the war in Vietnam, and quit jobs when... read more
A Curse For the Better by Drutakarma Dasa
The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Krsna When child Krsna crawled through the courtyard, a 36,000-year curse turned into a blessing. Kuvera the treasurer of the demigods had two boys. As often happens with rich men's sons, young Nalakuvara and Manigriva... read moreQuestions People Ask About Chanting Hare Krsna
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Q; Does chanting Hare Krsna have anything to do with reincarnation? A. Definitely. The whole process of reincarnation depends on what you're thinking about at the time... read moreCooling the Nuclear Vesuvius by Balavanta Dasa
After the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy estimated that the possibility of a nuclear holocaust had been "somewhere around one out of three…. Everything the U.S. has built in three centuries would have disappeared within eighteen hours. Even... read more
Some personal recollections by his disciples.
I remember being with Srila Prabhupada once when a cynical reporter interviewed him. The man challenged, "You claim God is speaking to you directly, telling you what to do?" "Yes," Srila Prabhupada said. Sitting there beside Srila Prabhupada, I... read more
Our Place in Lord Brahmas Lifetime by Visakha Devi Dasi
In Ancient India's Vedic literatures we find a cosmic calendar that shows the cycle of ages and how to break out of it. How long we live greatly depends on what kind of body we have. For example, an insect might stay around for only a month, while a human being... read more