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Book Changes

Vote With Your Laxmi — Buy Prabhupada’s Original Books!

February 26th, 2024 | by

The original versions of most of Prabhupada's books are now available. We should all purchase them and distribute them!

Prabhupada Memories

Cobras in Srila Prabhupada’s Quarters

February 25th, 2024 | by

A huge six feet long cobra slithered past me. Terrified I raced out. I didn't want to create a big scene and interrupt Srila Prabhupada's darshan

Book Changes

BBT Vs. Hansadutta Court Case Singapore 1992-1996

February 24th, 2024 | by

In 1992, BBTI launched a copyright infringement suit against Bhima in Singapore. From the outset he responded, First show proof that you own the copyrights

Guru in ISKCON

Your Business is to Bring Your Followers to Me–Prabhupada

February 23rd, 2024 | by

They may worship you if they like you. But your business is to bring them to me. If your preaching does not bring them to this point then it is useless

Book Changes

Hansadutta: “Prabhupada told me he has full faith in Hayagriva”

February 22nd, 2024 | by

I suggested reverting back to his Indian Srimad Bhagavatam, "No, whatever Hayagriva has done is perfect I have full faith in him as the editor of my books."

Book Changes

Prabhupada chose Hayagriva to edit, Jayadvaita chose himself

February 20th, 2024 | by

By sidestepping the issue of lack of authority to make post-disappearance changes to the books of Prabhupada the spiritual myopia has become more evident

ISKCON

The Disease of the Gaudiya Vaisnava People

February 18th, 2024 | by

There is a malignant disease spreading among the Gaudiya Vaisanva People in the form of disobedience of the instructions of the Authorized Acaryas.

Book Distribution

Spreading the Holy Life Around (A Report From France)

February 12th, 2024 | by

The devotees in our party are enthusiastic to interest the French people in the life of Krishna consciousness. And the French are a receptive audience.

Impersonalism

Sankara, India’s Greatest Impersonalist Meditated on Lord Krishna

February 2nd, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Whereas Sankara, the greatest of the impersonalists, offers his due respects to Krishna, the foolish say that we need not surrender to the personal Krishna

Temples

Spirit From Stone–The Story of the Krishna-Balarama Deities of Vrndavana

January 29th, 2024 | by

I was awakened by a terrific uproar. All the peacocks in Vrndavana were trumpeting their piercing cries. The truck with Krishna and Balarama had pulled in!

Philosophy

Prabhupada on Socrates Part One

January 27th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Once a student said, “I cannot refute you, Socrates.” Socrates replied, “Say rather that you cannot refute the truth, for Socrates is easily refuted.”

Book Changes

More Accurate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta List of Changes

January 13th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

A comparison of the 1975 original edition of Srila Prabhupada’s Sri Caitanya-caritamrta with the new BBT revised edition highlighting all the changes

Devotees

It is Very Difficult to Escape from the Material World

January 9th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Krishna says it is very difficult for us to escape from the material world. But it is very easy to enter the spiritual world if one surrenders to Krishna

Book Distribution

Srila Prabhupada on Book Distribution

January 8th, 2024 | by Prahlad-Nrsimha dasa

I am very glad to hear the book distribution is increasing. The more the books are distributed, the more the ignorance of the Age of Kali will be smashed

ISKCON

The Universe is Not Chandelier Shaped

January 7th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

This nonsense chandelier does not show anything at all. It is wrong, a joke. This is a 60 million dollar mistake. The biggest mistake ISKCON has ever made!

Preaching

The Trial of the Hare Krsna People in Germany 1978

December 27th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Religious Persecution In West Germany. The raid . . . the media barrage . . . the courtroom encounter. A half-million-dollar effort to snuff out the Hare Krishna Movement

Homosexuality

“Chaste Harlots” on gay monogamy in ISKCON

December 25th, 2023 | by

The term "gay monogamy" is used to argue that homosexuality with a single partner is of a superior quality compared to ordinary homosexual behavior.

Prabhupada Memories

Better to Die in Vrindavan — Srila Prabhupada

December 24th, 2023 | by Gauridas Pandit dasa

Things were ecstatic in Hrisikesh until Prabhupada said: "Tomorrow we will go to Vrindavan; better to die in Vrindavan." All of the sudden there was a storm.