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Book Distribution

Vanaprasta Means Back in the Book Van

May 7th, 2024 | 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

May 4th, 2024 | 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

April 29th, 2024 | 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!

April 26th, 2024 | 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…

April 20th, 2024 | 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

April 19th, 2024 | 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…

April 18th, 2024 | 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

April 17th, 2024 | 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?

April 16th, 2024 | 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?

April 15th, 2024 | 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

April 11th, 2024 | 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

April 9th, 2024 | 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

April 5th, 2024 | 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

April 2nd, 2024 | 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

April 1st, 2024 | 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?

March 27th, 2024 | 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

March 25th, 2024 | 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

March 24th, 2024 | 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

Devotees

Bhaktivinoda Thakura is Cursed by a Mystic Yogi

March 22nd, 2024 | by

While Bhaktivinode Thakur was living in Puri a mystic yogi claimed to be an incarnation of Vishnu. He exhibited mystic powers and people came to serve him

ISKCON

Are the Hare Krishnas a Cult?

March 20th, 2024 | by

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? How were they all converted?