How I Was Saved From Being Saved by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
Each of the last few years before he retired, an elderly Professor of Missions used to invite me to address his class at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, near Philadelphia. The professor, who had spent a goodly portion of his life seeking converts in Bengal,... read moreCelibacy – Exquisite Torture, or a Yes to God? by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
The visit of Pope John Paul II to America last fall may come to be remembered most for the strange contrast it presented between the overwhelming enthusiasm shown for the man and the decided lack of enthusiasm shown for what he had to say. Among the unpopular... read moreAppraising the Peace Prize by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
What could Henry Kissinger and Mother Teresa possibly have in common? When the Nobel Prize Committee awarded the 1979 Peace Prize to Mother Teresa, the sixty-nine-year-old nun who has devoted her life to helping the poor of Calcutta, it seemed as though the learned... read more
Some personal recollections by his disciples. by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa, Govinda-Devi Dasi
Some personal recollections by his disciples. The first day I saw devotees chanting was October 16, 1966. They were at Tompkins Park in New York City. Initially I was captivated by the dancing. Some minutes later, though, I noticed Srila Prabhupada. He was sitting... read more