Book Distribution Climbs 34.5% in 1975

Defying the serious recession that slowed the world economy in 1975, ISKCON devotees increased their sale of Krsna conscious literature last year by more than one third over 1974. The grand total topped nine million books and magazines, not including the Spanish, German, French and Japanese literature sold abroad. Of two million books distributed half a million were fully illustrated 300-400 page volumes and the seven million Back To Godhead magazines   ...Read More

Back to Godhead No. 45

A Devotee is an Ocean of Mercy–Srila Prabhupada, Clearing the Pain–Jamadagni dasa, Journey to the Real Self–Hayagriva dasa, Introducing Ourselves to a Nation, The Advent of Lord Krishna–Madhupuri devi dasi, Second Birth–Satsvarupa dasa, Srila Prabhupada Answers Questions, A Flower of Ecstasy, An Address of Welcome   ...Read More

The Living Guru is Here–Are we Ready to Follow Him?

As far as the living guru is concerned, the living guru is there, but it us up to us to recognize him and take advantage of his teachings.   ...Read More

Peace on Earth or the Earth in Pieces?

“This book will tell you about real peace on earth,” I promised. “All right, sir, I’ll give it a look.” The young airman smiled as he tucked the volume under his arm. “Have a nice Christmas,” I added. “Hare Krsna.”   ...Read More

Krishna Consiciousness: The Spirit of ‘76!

During the American Bicentennial celebration this summer, there will be another cause for celebration: in the Western world, the chanting of Hare Krsna has now been going on for ten years.   ...Read More

The Urgent Need for Krishna Consciousness

This very important Krsna consciousness movement is meant to save human society from spiritual death. At present human society is being misled by leaders who are blind, for they do not know the aim and objective of human life.   ...Read More

MP3 Audio Press Conference at Airport July 28, 1975, Dallas

This is good literature. It should be encouraged. People will become sane, understand what is his constitutional position. If this literature is distributed and people read it carefully, there will be no more crime.   ...Read More

We Want to Unite the Nations

The Krishna Consciousness mission is not sectarian. We want to do what the United Nations has failed to do.   ...Read More

If Only the Busses Were Still Running…

We were dancing so much Sukadeva, the temple president was worried about the floor caving in. What a way to go! I’d never stayed at the temple before but since it was so late I decided to do so…   ...Read More

Vishnujana Swami: Chanting Hare Krishna on the Street 8-10 Hours DAILY!

In the early days sankirtan [chanting Hare Krishna and distributing books in public] is everybody’s prime function. All the devotees are inspired by Vishnujana’s love and dedication to sankirtan. After lunch prasadam he takes out the sankirtan party.   ...Read More

Preaching–First Become and Ideal Devotee

Lord Caitanya said that one should first make himself perfect and then attempt to instruct others. There is no point in telling another man to stop smoking if you yourself are smoking cigarettes.   ...Read More

Finding out About Our Past Lives?

How does one find out what one was in their past life? I have been very curious about this. I sometimes have powerful feelings towards Napoleon. I sometimes wonder if it’s possible that I could have been him in another life. I also have visions of being a monk in greece, living in a monestary worshipping Jesus day and night.   ...Read More

A Society Based On Literature Distribution

I was recently invited to visit the Australian headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It’s a large complex in Sydney with about 270 people living on the site. The center of the complex is a huge printing press printing their magazines: Watchtower and Awake!, twice a month in more than 25 languages. The magazines are available in Australia in 82 languages and world-wide they print in over 160 languages! They distribute well   ...Read More

Prabhupada Enjoys the Govindam Record Album

The record is so nice that I am playing it at least once in a day and it is giving me transcendental pleasure with tears in my eyes. I am sure this record will be the first-class hit as already opined by the experts.   ...Read More

Animal Expertise [MP3 Audio Conversation]

There are many experts from the lower-grade creatures. Ant hill. You are spending so much money for skyscraper building. The ant, they construct big hill as their residential quarters.   ...Read More

WATER — This Taste is Krishna!

“O son of Kunti, Arjuna, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras. I am the sound in ether and ability in man.”   ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada Writes to George Harrison

By the grace of Krsna, you have already realized to some extent about the necessity and importance of Hare Krsna movement in the world. Similarly, if John also does so, it will be a great event.   ...Read More

Why Doesn’t God Just Appear so we Can See Him?

Why is it that God does not just manifest Himself? Wouldn’t that end all the disbelief in the Lord? Wouldn’t that end atheism completely? I am trying to comprehend this matter Wouldn’t it be a billion times easier for everyone from devotee to doubter if the Lord just manifested himself today before us all? I am very confused on this matter. I am a believer from faith but am still confused. Your friend, Tom   ...Read More

Prabhupada’s Magic: He Got the Whole World Chanting Hare Krishna! (MP3 Audio 1977 Conversation)

Throughout the whole world we are chanting Hare Krishna. Is not that magic? Foreign countries, foreign religion, and they are accepting Krishna and chanting Hare Krishna. Is not that magic?   ...Read More

A Sane Man

You can manufacture so many high-class medicines to cure disease. That will not cure. Temporary relief. But no scientist has discovered any medicine that   ...Read More

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