Women In Krishna Consciousness–Questions & Answers

The first step in spiritual understanding is to transcend the bodily concept of life. To think I am a man or I am a woman is to be in illusion. The body is a material dress for the soul, a dress that’s changing from moment to moment, as the body develops, and will change entirely at death. But the constant within the body is the soul, which is not subject to any of these changes. Q. Why should women be interested in ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story–Part 1

On the occasion of his birth, an astrologer was called. He calculated the birth-chart and predicted to the joy of all present that when Srila Prabhupada would reach the age of seventy he would cross the ocean, become a great exponent of religion and open 108 temples… The Greatest Exponent of India’s Spiritual Knowledge Born by the banks of the sacred Ganges river in 1896, Srila Prabhupada was destined to become the greatest ever ambassador of lndia’s spiritual knowledge ...Read More

Living With the Devotees (Compilation of Quotes)

One cannot live outside the society of devotees; one must live in the association of devotees, where there is constant chanting and hearing of the glories of the Lord. The Krsna consciousness movement is started for this purpose, so that hundreds of centers may give people a chance to hear and chant, to accept the spiritual master and to disassociate themselves from persons who are materially interested, for in this way SB 1.5.28 P Narada’s Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva ...Read More

The First Travelling Sanktana (Book Distribution) Party

The 100 degree fever of Sankirtana in the early 1970s in America can only be described as an epidemic. At one point, when we were completely out of Books, waiting for Dai Nippon’s shipment of Krsna Books to arrive, the leader on the west coast, the pre-GBC mega-authority was Karandhara. His office was in the breezeway of the Temple in New Dvaraka. During mangal arti, the rumor spread that there were 100 cases of Krsna Books stashed ...Read More

Some Statistical Reflections on the Awesome Stature of the Acharya

WHAT THE ACHARYA, SRILA PRABHUPADA, DID IN TEN YEARS. Srila Prabhupada translated and wrote purports to 18,000 verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Reading one verse with purport daily would take the reader 49.31 years to complete. He translated and wrote purports to 700 verses of Bhagavad-gita. It would take the reader aproximately two years to complete. He translated and wrote purports to the 17 volumes of Chaitanya-charitamrita (2,170 pages, or 11,555 verses). Reading one verse with purport ...Read More

Satsvarupa—Vaisnava Aparadha to Question His Qualification as Guru?

Don’t take shelter of the GBC who CAN NOT DELIVER YOU. I can guarantee that Satsvarupa can not take you or any of his disciples back home, back to Godhead. You need to take shelter of Srila Prabhupada, serve him, enquire from him submissively. Such a pure devotee can give you real knowledge because he has seen the truth. Dear Bhakta R… Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! You have taken offense to ...Read More

Is the Hare Krishna Movement a Cult?

As we have come to know ISKCON, we have become aware that it is a representative of tbe main stream of Indian Vaishnava religion. As such they follow teachings and practices which have a venerable tradition in India. THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN RELIGION. P.O. BOX 90709, SANTA BAR8ARA, CA 93190-0709 (805)967-7721, (805)967-2669 FAX(805)683-4876 Dr. J. Gordon Melton. Director A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS My name is John Gordon Melton, and I have been requested to ...Read More

His Unparalleled Achievement

In reading many of the profiles of Srila Prabhupada, I’m saddened that a number of his important projects, programs and achievements are never mentioned. In the following summary I’ve tried to compile a more comprehensive list of his credits. Although this list is also incomplete, I hope it presents a fuller picture of Srila Prabhupada’s greatness. A Summary of Srila Prabhupada’s Miraculous Accomplishments from 1965 to 1977 In 1965, at seventy years of age, he ventured outside India for ...Read More

Prabhupada Honored By New York City [Now with Photo!]

On Sunday, November 18th, the disappearance day of our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the City of New York installed a plaque in Tompkin’s Square Park to honor Srila Prabhupada. Devotees have been trying for years to convince city leaders of the need to give recognition to the founder of the Hare Krishna movement for having inaugurated the sankirtana movement right here in New York City. Srila Prabhupada is finally being officially honored in a most ...Read More

Are Hare Krishnas a Cult–PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS

Another thing which makes me think that this is a cult is the number of white people I see following you. How is this possible? Born Christian (most likely), how were they all converted? I’m sure most of them came from Russia but I do not know why. If you want, can you please publish this story? A lot of people have this same question about Hari Krishna being a corrupted Dear harikrishna.org, Here is an excellent story to print on ...Read More

Hari Bol prabhus–I was reading this from Bhagavad gita this morning and felt it was somewhat appropriate for many of us in similar distresses. See what you think. Bg 4.10 T Transcendental Knowledge Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me — and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me. PURPORT: As described above, it is very difficult for ...Read More

The World Should See Our Ugly Side–That Is the Best Way to Change It

The unity of the individual souls attempting to satisfy the Supreme Lord or rendering service to the Lord is real unity (From the purport by Srila Prabhupada SB 4.30.8) All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Our unity is a representation of our purity; part of our love and acceptance is fake; part of our attitude is blocking good relationships amongst us. These are the main messages of this article. Where inside of us is forgiveness, freedom from doubt, control of the mind, ...Read More

ISKCON & the GBC–What Did Srila Prabhupada Want?

Instead of aiming at following Srila Prabhupada’s clear orders on GBC management, the GBC Reform Conference is still trying to artificially prop up a dictatorial body of disciples trying to take the position of diksa-gurus, which is none other than the same guru-aparadha power structure that has been mismanaging ISKCON since 1970. They are not willing to come to grips with Srila Prabhupada’s check and balance of GBC power in his The problem with the GBC Reform Conference proposals is that ...Read More

Hare Krishna Youth New Year’s Eve Unites Devotees, Young and Old

The Hare Krishna Youth Project is dedicated to engaging second generation devotees, gurukulis, and Vaisnava youth in devotional service to Krishna. It’s aim is to unite all of the youth to work together under the guidance of its eternal father, His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The H.K.Y. is an enthusiastic group of second generation devotees. Its activities include: organizing and maintaining festivals, which consist of puppet shows, traditional dances, plays, cooking, etc.; starting a temple Sunday School for children; ...Read More

ISKCON Leaders Losing Faith in ISKCON

ISKCON has in many ways become a burden to the preaching of Krishna consciousness. It was a sharp sword in the hands of Srila Prabhupada, but has become a dull blunt instrument in the hands of very incompetent and sometimes foolish hands. Nowadays, the actions of some people are gradually separating the mission of Srila Prabhupada from the mission of ISKCON. We have already reported on how even the GBC chairman has stated that the ISKCON society is ‘disintegrating’ (please see ...Read More