The Birth of the Pandavas Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayananda dasa Goswami
King Pandu, the emperor of the world, killed a sage and his wife who were disguised as deer just as they were about to mate. Before the sage died, he cursed the king to die if the king ever tried to conceive a child. As the Mahabharata continues, the sage Vaisampayana... read more
Politics and I-Consciousness by Vraja Kishor Dasa
THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED a political readjustment. The world needs a revolution in consciousness. Politics itself is rotten at the bone. Re-adjust a rotten bone as much as you like it will still be rotten. We'll never solve the world's problems by... read more
TV for Free? No Thanks! by Rohininandana Dasa
[Editor's note: Two issues ago, Urmila Devi Dasi in her column had some strong things to say about television. Now Rohininandana Dasa has more.] WHEN I WAS BORN my father bought my mother a present: our first television. In my childhood the television was pretty... read more
Unemployment and the Decline of Small Farms by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
IN THE UNITED STATES, African-Americans have most severely felt the effects of being pushed off the farm and out of work. Some people may think that such an anomaly is limited to advanced industrialized America, but there are good reasons to ask if the... read more