Maya’s Friend Norm by Padma Devi Dasi
As we go about our everyday activities in the material world, we are continuously confronted with the normality, or normalness, of material existence.In other words, we are constantly bombarded with the notion that material life, with all its mundane rationality,... read more
Behind The Scene by Visakha Devi Dasi
Armed with chutzpah and other people’s credit, Marc Dreier, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, hatched one ingenious scam after another and used the proceeds to maintain a lavish lifestyle, including owning a US$10 million apartment on... read more
Leave Godmen, Accept God by Murari Gupta Dasa
At any given time in India, a number of holy men claim they can cure all by their mystical powers. One such miracle man is in the news for all the wrong reasons. First the media and now the police are accusing him of spreading superstitions, charging money for his... read more
OMG Has Religion Become a Business? by Caitanya Carana Dasa
Question : What is the Vedic perspective on the movie Oh My God? Answer : It has delivered an important social message by highlighting people's blind belief in self-serving godmen. By raising sound, sensible questions about issues that most people... read moreEar The Gateway to Liberation by Ahladini Radharani Devi Dasi
We may not realize how our aural organs play a vital role in determining our spiritual destination. The human body is equipped with five senses through which one is connected to the external world. These five knowledge acquiring organs, known in the Vedas as... read moreFinding Solace in Krishna by Gautam Saha
“Had I held a copy of the Gita in my hands years earlier, perhaps I could have been a more useful person to society by performing devotional service truly and properly.” For most of my childhood I was awkward, immature, unsure of myself, and ignorant of... read more
The Tale Of Dorothy by Radhanath Swami
Waiting for a delayed flight, a traveling swami consoles an irate passenger with Krishna’s teachings. We waited. And waited. It was a sweltering summer day in the Florida panhandle. The morning sun glared through the expansive windows of an airport departure... read more
Bal Thackeray Mourned by Millions by Giriraja Swami
A senior ISKCON leader remembers his help with gratitude. Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, the founder and chief of the Shivsena political party, passed away in Mumbai on November 17, at the age of 86. The next day, an estimated one million people assembled at... read more
The Unknown Goal by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
gatir bharta prabhuh saksi nivasah saranam suhrt prabhavah pralayah sthanam nidhanam bijam avyayam “I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge, and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of... read moreLetters, Volume-47 Number-01, 2013
Emergency Service I loved reading the well-written and encouraging article “Bhakti and Our Authentic Illusory Self,” by Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi in the September/October issue. Her articles are always full of meaning for those who want to practically apply... read more