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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?

Devotees

Announcing–new website and New Book on Jayananda.

March 17th, 2024 | by

Jayananda is loved by all, old devotees and young devotees. The beautiful cover and 12 photos and wonderful stories of Jayananda inside.

Devotees

Charting a New Course for The United States of America

March 14th, 2024 | by

Prabhupada said, “materially speaking Americans have it all”. We have great material abundance in wealth, education, natural resources, and global influence

Prabhupada Memories

Srila Prabhupada’s Trees

March 13th, 2024 | by

Prabhupada struggled very hard to build the Juhu temple. First struggle was to get the land; the next struggle was to get permission to build the temple

Guru in ISKCON

What is Initiation?

March 12th, 2024 | by

It seems a simple question since so many devotees are initiated. But I have asked a few devotees and they seem not to understand what is initiation is.

Book Changes

Arshya Prayoga Part II

March 11th, 2024 | by

We challenge BBT to produce a letter from any scholar stating Prabhupada's books are full of mistakes and need to revision for his message to be understood

Guru in ISKCON

Serving Srila Prabhupada Across the Generations

March 10th, 2024 | by Gauridas Pandit dasa

We cannot limit Prabhupada by describing him as guru for one generation of followers. Prabhupada is jagat-guru, the spiritual master of the entire world.

Guru in ISKCON

Prabhupada’s Order to Become a Diksa Guru

March 8th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Prabhupada told us when he was ordered by his spiritual master to preach in the West. This was not a special personal order. It was general, open order

Book Changes

Teachings of Lord Caitanya 1968-72 to Present Comparison

March 5th, 2024 | by

After 1974 many changes were made. Prabhupada wanted the original TLC printed again. That didn’t happen and now we have over 1,108 changes in TLC!

Book Changes

Book Changes: A Dangerous Precedent

March 2nd, 2024 | by

There is no precedent in our sampradaya for posthumous, unapproved changes to an acarya's books.

ISKCON

The Root Cause of All Problems: Disobedience

February 28th, 2024 | by

At the present moment in the ISKCON there are a growing number of issues that indicate the breakup of the society into a disparate array of sects

ISKCON

“I Never Said That” — Prabhupada

February 27th, 2024 | by

This paper shows some of the misunderstandings or open defiance against Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada clearly stated many times "I never said that."