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A New Body at Every Moment

May 1, 2013 | Srila Prabhupada Conversation, Volume-47 Number-03

The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in July 1975 in Denver, Colorado, USA. It begins in an automobile and continues outside. Srila Prabhupada: Yesterday you were putting forward... read more

Macedonian Memories by Indradyumna Swami

May 1, 2013 | Book Excerpt, Indradyumna Swami, Volume-47 Number-03

In Macedonia, home to Alexander the Great and Mother Teresa, a lecture on Krishna consciousness ends with rousing applause and news of attendance by an unexpected guest. I sat in my roo m in the temple building in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, taking prasada and... read more

The Laws of Bhakti by Mukundamala Dasa

May 1, 2013 | Mukundamala Dasa, Volume-47 Number-03

Far from being a sentimental activity, devotional service is based on well-defined principles that systematically guide a practitioner to ultimate perfection. Discussions about the relationship between science and religion usually end in a stalemate: Scientists accuse... read more

Touched by Srila Prabhupada’s Books by Nikunja Vilasini Devi Dasi

May 1, 2013 | Nikunja Vilasini Devi Dasi, Volume-47 Number-03

When delivered by His pure representative, Krishna’s message attracts and transforms people young and old. Haribol Nani!” I greet my grandmother as I enter her home. Unable to get up to receive me, she stretches out her arms, ready to welcome me into her... read more

Caring For the Bird by Tattvavit Dasa

May 1, 2013 | Tattvavit Dasa, Volume-47 Number-03

After the destruction of the body, the soul is not destroyed. The Gita says that the soul is always new and fresh, imperishable, eternal. People foolishly neglect this actual self and misidentify with their body and mind, which are like a cage. Concentrating their... read more

Who’s First: Vishnu or Krishna by Satyaraja Dasa

May 1, 2013 | Satyaraja Dasa, Volume-47 Number-03

A discussion of the relative positions of the four-armed creator and the playful, flute-playing cowherd of Vrindavan. When I speak to college students or professors, a particular question often arises: Who is prior, Vishnu or Krishna? Most of my educated friends know... read more