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A Lifetime of Service by Acarya Devi Dasi

Jun 1, 1984 | Acarya Devi Dasi, How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Volume-19 Number-06

Her search was not a sentimental one. She was looking for a pure spiritual process a practical way of dedicating herself to God. I grew up in the sixties, and like most of my friends, I more or less rejected my parents' philosophy of "getting ahead in... read more

Find a Bona Fide Guru by Kamra Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1984 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Kamra Devi Dasi, Volume-19 Number-01

A young woman tells of her search for satisfying answers in a world of hypocrisy and dead ends. I entered Cornell University in the fall of 1971 at the age of seventeen, full of hopes, expectations, and innocent dreams. For the first time, I was away from my... read more

Now I Know Why by Krsnamayi Devi Dasi

Nov 1, 1983 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Krsnamayi Devi Dasi, Volume-18 Number-11

A young journalism student's path to Krsna consciousness takes her from curiosity to conviction. It was 4:15 in the morning. On the north side of Chicago, not even the birds were up. But I was. And not only was I up, but I was chanting and dancing around a room... read more

A Young Man’s Search For Identity Takes Him From Crisis To Krsna. by Amrtamsa Dasa

Oct 1, 1983 | Amrtamsa Dasa, How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Volume-18 Number-10

I grew up in Connecticut in the fifties and sixties. Always "the observer," dissatisfied with the status quo, I saw my parents' lifestyle as boring and futile. They had to bear the burdens of clothes for the kids, schooling for the kids, toys for the... read more

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness. by Lokanatha Swami

Sep 1, 1983 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Lokanath Swami, Volume-18 Number-09

The unseen merciful hand of Lord Krsna helps a determined young student become one of Srila Prabhupada's first Indian disciples. I was born in Aravade, a small village in the Indian state of Maharashtra that differs little from more than seven hundred thousand... read more

Exeter, Harvard, SDS, drugs, Skinner, James, and a place on the bay in Maine. Then what? by Mathuresa Dasa

May 1, 1983 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Mathuresa Dasa, Volume-18 Number-05

I first heard the chanting of Hare Krsna in 1968, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during my freshman year at Harvard University. My dormitory room overlooked the sidewalk in Harvard Square where the devotees chanted in the afternoon several days a week. I liked the... read more