Why Our Schools Don’t Have a Prayer [Prabhupada Speaks Out]

Now things have gotten to the point that we can’t even have prayer in the public schools. We used to have a prayer at the beginning of each school day. But then one atheist lady (and no doubt other people behind the scenes) pushed and pushed until the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional. Now prayer in the schools is banned.   ...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

Difference Between India and USA

In America they would have said, ‘Hey, what are you doing. Get out of my car.’ Possibly beat you. In India, still there is some culture. In India they see a sadhu and they have some respect. But in your country they kick you out.   ...Read More

The Moon Missions: Oh Ye of Little Faith…

In the summer of 1969 we watched ‘one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’ on our TV sets. 3 1/2 months later I was blessed to meet Srila Prabhupada in Boston as he arrived from England where he had been staying with his disciples and friends at Sriman John Lennon’s estate. He was accompanied by Purushottama dasa his servant who was leaving the movement because Prabhpada was insisting “They did not go to the Moon.”   ...Read More

Prabhupada’s Coming

“Prabhupada’s Coming” was written to reflect my impressions of the time His Divine Grace was physically with us. Truth be told, we had our share of problems and personality clashes, but somehow we managed because of our mutual love for Srila Prabhupada.   ...Read More

Off to War Again–Who’s Side is God on?

Now that we are ready to inavde Iraq and with the looming threat of a possible nuclear war with North Korea notwithstanding the nuclear threats posed by Pakistan and India, it seems the whole world is poised on the brink of a world war holocaust. But the big question on everyone’s mind is, Who’s side is God on?   ...Read More

Charting a New Course for The United States of America

As our eternal Spiritual Master, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada repeatedly said, “materially speaking Americans have it all”. We have been endowed with great material abundance in the shape of wealth, education, natural resources, and global influence…   ...Read More