Peace and The New Nationalism by Drutakarma Dasa
Despite the best attempts of the United Nations, conflicts will end only when we rise above nationalistic consciousness. AUTUMN, 1971. I was twenty-three years old and hitchhiking south through Yugoslavia. Beneath pines on a Dalmatian coastal hillside, I... read more
The Farmer and the Land by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
IN THE PAST SEVERAL COLUMNS I've described the evolution of a world economic system in which cow slaughter plays a central role. Now I want to contrast that system with Krsna's varnasrama model of society as presented by Srila Prabhupada. In the next... read more
Tilaka: The Mark of God by Rohininandana Dasa
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO acknowledge the simple truth that "I am Lord Krsna's servant" can wear tilaka, the clay mark devotees wear on the forehead and other places on their body. You may not feel you have much devotion to Krsna, but you're not... read more
Karma Kills Compassion by Bhakta Vic 108
DRY WIND SCRAPES over the dead land. Young boys cry, flies on their mouths, air in their bellies. Famine. Drought. Hopeless reality for millions of human beings. I can just see those Krishnas now, smugly sitting back, "Karma this, karma that."... read more