Browsing the "Devotees" Category

Leave Prabhupada’s Books Alone!

October 12th, 2023 | by

Krishna personally comes and dictates every word. Whenever I read my books I learn something. Read my books everyday and you will learn something every time

Krishna is the Original Cowboy! [A 1984 BTG Article]

October 4th, 2023 | by

The leader of the Hare Krishna movement in Dallas wants Texans, who may feel they are the original cowboys, to recognize Krishna and come and worship Him

ISKCON Is Changing Srila Prabhupada’s Books. Hare Krishna!

October 2nd, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

ISKCON are changing Prabhupada's books. What need is there to change Prabhupada's books? The Hare Krishna movement is built on Prabhupada's original books

Gurudrohi, Offences and Rectifying Them

September 30th, 2023 | by

To the devotee his guru is all and all, more important than God. There is no God without guru, no Krishna without HDG AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

I am confussed by the state of affairs, today, when leading godbrothers are trying to replace the position of my only beloved spiritural master? Are we so quickly enlinghtened, that we can replace a great acharaya. It's Mayas illusion

ISKCON

What Happened to all those Blissful Hare Krishnas?

September 28th, 2023 | by

A plume of lust, greed and anger have cast a cloud over ISKCON. I can only hope and pray that things can change for the better.

Book Distribution

Persistance! — The Key to Distributing Srila Prabhupada’s Books

September 26th, 2023 | by Prahlad-Nrsimha dasa

He said "I have seen you at thirty festivals and never got one of your books before, but today I will take all of your books" and he gave me about 25 bucks

Guru in ISKCON

The “Living Guru” Concept

September 22nd, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

I agree that there are so many bogus guru's out there. I am looking for a guru as well, but I still think that there must be a living guru to approach.

Devotees

Getting out of the mode of Ignorance (MP3 Audio)

September 18th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

In the beginning, in that Second Avenue, 26, when our morning prayer was going on, at seven, not very early, and so many other tenants, half-naked

Devotees

Creating Vrindavan [the Spiritual World] Anywhere

September 17th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

if you can create that central attachment for Krishna, then it is Vrindavan. Then you can create Vrindavan anywhere--any family, any society, any country.

Preaching

A Society Based On Literature Distribution

September 13th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

I was invited to visit the Australian headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses. The center of the complex is a huge printing press printing their magazines

Book Changes

The Case Against Changing Prabhupada’s Books Part III

August 26th, 2023 | by

This documents Srila Prabhupada's resistance to changes in his Bhagavad-gita once it had been published. It also shows how his editors was often incorrect

Prabhupada Memories

Remembering Srila Prabhupada’s Instructions

August 26th, 2023 | by

The Birla family was the richest in India. Prabhupada called them "the best organized family in the world," and said, "Nobody can measure their wealth."

Book Changes

New Prabhupada Book Changes Website

August 9th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

BookChanges.com is now updated and modernized with a completely new look and a new mobile version. Please visit it and read all the articles

Guru in ISKCON

ISKCON Gurus at Maypur Festival in the 1990s

“Not all ISKCON Gurus are Bad?” — from the comments

August 6th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

"Not all gurus in ISKCON are the same. This lumping everyone into the same category is not honest. ISKCON bashing has become a trend unfortunately.”

Vedabase

Installing Original Books Prabhupada Vedabase on your Computer

July 24th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Vedabase is a computer database containing all the teachings of Srila Prabhupada. Here we explain how you can very easily install it on your Windows computer

Initiation and Marriages

Prabhupada Performing Initiations and Weddings — Los Angeles 1969

July 23rd, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The initiation is to become purified and become eligible to enter into the kingdom of God. That is the aim. Not that by initiation I will get one thousand dollars. No

Prabhupada Memories

Leaving Vrindavan (July15th 1977)

July 22nd, 2023 | by Gauridas Pandit dasa

We got a call from India to inform us that Srila Prabhupada had made his divine departure for Krsna Loka. Srila Prabhupada went back to Godhead!

Preaching

Technology is making life More Difficult!

July 21st, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Life is becoming more and more difficult. Technology is supposed to bring happiness but actually it's making life very painful. We have to work very hard

Free PDF Downloads

The ISKCON Krishna Consciousness Handbook (1970) PDF Download

July 20th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

ISKCON aims at producing men of sublime character. This is possible only by plain living and high thinking based on devotional service to the Supreme Lord