Signing Off by Jayadvaita Swami
I HAVE DECIDED to resign as editor in chief. The time has come for us at BTG to start handing the magazine over to a younger generation of devotees the young people born and raised in the Hare Krsna movement, and the disciples of Srila Prabhupada's... read more
Don’t Be Shy – Chant! by Ravi Gupta
ON THE FIRST OF January this year, at our ISKCON center in Boise, Idaho, we held a "japathon" an eight-hour session of japa (chanting the Hare Krsna mantra on beads). It was a spiritually rejuvenating way to begin the New Year, and many in our... read more
A Devotee in Pink by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
GET ALL YOUR NECESSITIES from the land," Srila Prabhupada often told devotees. Rural self-sufficiency promotes simple living, which helps reduce material desires to make way for Krsna consciousness. And rural living brings another benefit: On a farm we can engage... read more
Best Friends by Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi
In the broken remnants of a beautiful relationship, a young woman discovers the real meaning of friendship. JONI LIVED IN THE HOUSE across the street. She had long blonde hair and could roller-skate better than anyone in the neighborhood. We spent our childhood... read more