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Preaching

“I am not this Body.” Easy to say…

March 18th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

We need to realize we are not the body and accept that no matter how much we try to satisfy the senses we will not get any satisfaction in the long term

Devotees

Message of His Divine Grace Sree Sreemad Thakur Bhakti Vinode

March 17th, 2026 | by

Cultivation of higher spiritual knowledge which discerns the matter from spirit does not help us in the achievement of the highest goal.

Book Distribution

Vanaprasta Means Back in the Book Van

March 16th, 2026 | by

Prabhupada says after reaching 50 one should go to the forest, or vana. I strongly believe that in our tradition he really means the book distribution van

Prabhupada Memories

Srila Prabhupada’s Beautiful Transcendental Qualities

March 13th, 2026 | by

Prabhupada who distributed the message of Krishna throughout the world was not a conditioned soul. He perfectly displayed the 26 qualities of a pure devotee

Devotees

Srila Prabhupada on How to Give Classes

March 8th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The speaker and audience are very intimately connected. The speaker can speak very nicely on transcendental subject matters before an understanding audience

Book Changes

BBT Reprint Caitanya-caritamrta — Without knowing what was changed!

March 5th, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Jayadvaita and Dravida convinced BBT to print a changed edition of Caitanya-caritamrta. However the BBT has no idea what has been changed in the books!

ISKCON

ISKCON GBC approves Women Gurus…

March 3rd, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

At its annual meetings ISKCON's Governing Body Commission discussed a core issue. In a radical move it was accepted that women could be gurus in

Devotees

Jayananda Dasa – A Modern Saint

March 2nd, 2026 | by

Jim started coming to the temple. He liked the morning program, when most of the hippies were still sleeping. Sometimes he was the only person in the class.

Guru in ISKCON

Very Difficult times for new Bhaktas…

March 1st, 2026 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Krishna consciousness is a lifestyle very different from the one we have been trained up to lead in the West. To make the transition training is required

Prabhupada Memories

Pujari from Sri Adwaita Acarya’s house Remembers Srila Prabhupada

February 28th, 2026 | by

My Gurudeva has given me an impossible mission. His desire is for me to go to the Western countries and spread the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Guru in ISKCON

Conditioned Souls Writing Vaisnava Literature?

February 27th, 2026 | by

There is no need for my disciples to read any books besides my books--in fact such reading may be detrimental to their advancement in Krishna Consciousness

ISKCON

Is the Hare Krishna Movement a Cult?

February 26th, 2026 | by

ISKCON is a representative of the main stream of Indian Vaishnava religion. They follow teachings and practices which have a venerable tradition in India

Philosophy

Prabhupada on Socrates — Part Two

February 22nd, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Socrates pictures the wall of the cave and everyone is sitting in the cave absorbed in these imitation forms. Prabhupada: That means darkness

Preaching

Honoring the Pure Devotee

February 20th, 2026 | by

As news reports from around the world become increasingly disturbing, it's quite natural to wonder just where the joy of life has gone for so many people.

Guru in ISKCON

Srila Prabhupada: The Prominent Link

February 16th, 2026 | by Dhira Govinda dasa (David B. Wolf, Ph.D.)

The Prominent Link is Dhira Govinda's paper on ISKCON guru tattva. It was a presentation to the GBC in an attempt to harmonize the different camps in

Guru in ISKCON

The Future of ISKCON is in Prabhupada’s Disciple’s Hands

February 13th, 2026 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

My Guru Maharaja is tenth from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I am eleventh, you are the twelfth. So distribute this knowledge

Preaching

The Richest Frog in the World

February 12th, 2026 | by

A story told by Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati illustrating how one can become proud of a little material opulence and lose perspective of the reality of life

Devotees

Ganesh Worship?

February 7th, 2026 | by

Praying to Ganeshji for MATERIAL advancement deepens your materialistic bonds and does not free you for attaining the highest perfection of human life

Book Distribution

Aerosmith Gets A Book

February 5th, 2026 | by

Steven Tyler, lead singer with the big rock band Aerosmith had just walked past us. I nipped over and gave him a book. He seemed to appreciate it

ISKCON

Prabhupada’s ISKCON–How It Was Destroyed

February 4th, 2026 | by

When it became painfully obvious to us these men were not pure they began watering down the position of acarya. "Gurus do sometimes fall down," they said