Beyond One-sidedness by Sutapa Dasa
Fun and frolic abound in the spiritual kingdom of God. Recently, someone bluntly told me they had serious issues with Krishna’s personality! I was slightly taken aback, but tried to dig a little deeper. “First God creates us for His... read more
Who Fixed the Match of Our Life? by Caitanya Carana Dasa
Does the fixing of the starting conditions of our life like wealth or poverty have any satisfactory explanation? This match is fixed for sure,” I heard a frustrated voice as I was traveling in a car for an outreach program. Looking outside from... read more
Gopiparanadhana Dasa
Gopiparanadhana Dasa, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and a leading Sanskrit scholar in ISKCON, passed away at his home in the sacred village of Govardhana, India, on September 15. Born in 1950 in New York City, Gopiparanadhana received his B.A. in linguistics from... read more
Maya vs You
Often our life is like a football, unaware of what the goal is. Our efforts will become meaningless without knowing what to achieve in life. Our football-life may appear to be enjoying great freedom to move anywhere, but such freedom will only present us continuous... read more
Factors That Bind and Liberate Us by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
`Our actions can either entangle us or award us eternal freedom. It’s upto us what we choose. Struggle of the Living Entity Because I am a spirit soul, I have nothing to do with this material atmosphere. Asango ’yam purusah: “This... read moreLetters, Volume-08 Number-11, 2011
Anti-corruption Laws Needed Murari Gupta Dasa, in his article “From Corruption to Character” (September 2011), says that to avoid temptations, one must stay away from the company of the corrupt. As a grihastha I feel this is impossible. The tendency to... read more
Back To Godhead Volume-45 Number-06, 2011
Welcome, Volume-45 Number-06, 2011 Letters, Volume-45 Number-06, 2011 Only The Pious Turn To Krishna by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada In Memoriam Led by the hand by Tarini Radha Devi Dasi ... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-45 Number-06, 2011
Dedicate your life for Krishna. That is the perfection. Even if there are some faults, dedicated life is noble life. Maybe, due to our past habits, we may commit some faulty action, but that dedicated life is sublime.- His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami... read morePractice for Amazing Results by Nagaraja Dasa
As the story goes, the Polish-born American pianist Arthur Rubinstein was once approached in New York City by a man who asked, “Pardon me, sir, how do I get to Carnegie Hall?” To which he replied, “Practice, practice, practice!” Rubinste in was... read more
Five Days in Punjab by Vamsi Vihari Dasa
With love and kindness, villagers welcome young Hare Krishna devotees carrying the holy name to their state. Every year in our temple, ISKCON Chowpatty, as a part of the training program for the new residents, a few senior members of the brahmacari asrama lead the... read more