A Blessed Departure by Ravi Gupta
3:30 A.M. on Saturday the phone rang here in Boise. When my father, Ananta-rupa Dasa, picked up the phone, my aunt was on the line, calling from Delhi. "Get here as soon as possible," she said. "Father is very sick. He's in the hospital. He's on... read more
Why We Worship a Plant by Ravi Gupta
WHEN WE DECIDED to start a Sunday school for children at our ISKCON center in Boise, Idaho, an Indian guest told us, "I'd like to send my child for all your planned activities, except for the plant worship at the end." He was referring to the worship of... read more
Good Names by Ravi Gupta
WHEN MY FATHER showed me my genealogy table and I read over the names of my great-grandfathers and -grandmothers, I noticed a trend: they were all names of Lord Krsna, His expansions, and His associates. On my father's side, my grandparents were Giridhari Lal... read more
Nowhere to Hide by Ravi Gupta
ONE DAY A COLLEGE student came up to me and said, "You know, what I like about India and Indian culture is that they face the miseries of life head-on. While we in the West try to hide from death, in India people prepare for it." Of the four basic miseries... read more