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…   ...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   ...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.   ...Read More

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.   ...Read More

Some Statistical Reflections on the Awesome Stature of the Acharya

WHAT THE ACHARYA, SRILA PRABHUPADA, DID IN TEN YEARS.   ...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.   ...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.   ...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.   ...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.   ...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   ...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.   ...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)   ...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   ...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.   ...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.   ...Read More