Lost & Found by Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi
"If death led to a better life, would suicide be a shortcut?" I FELT UNCERTAIN of what to expect as I walked slowly to the counseling center. A secretary directed me to a room at the end of the hall. When I entered I recognized most of the faces. The... read more
Service To A Higher Mission by Radha Carana Dasa
The French army wanted him but so did Krsna. BORN INTO a French Jewish family on July 4, 1957, I had the privilege to receive a strict religious education throughout my childhood. That training would prove helpful to me in my spiritual search. Paris is not the ideal... read more
Refreshing Encounters by Brian Fleming
An uninitiated but committed member of ISKCON tells his story. IN 1965, THE YEAR Srila Prabhupada landed in America, I was browsing in a used book store in Glasgow, Scotland, and came across a copy of the The Gita As A Chaitanyite Reads It, by one of Srila... read more
Becoming One Of “Them” by Nataka Candrika Devi Dasi
I FIRST MET Hare Krsna devotees in the winter of 1971. I was a sophomore (second-year student) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, about sixty-five miles north of Denver. I saw four or five devotees with shaven heads and saffron robes chanting in... read more