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The Hare Krishna Cookbook — 1972 — PDF Download

September 5th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

The first Hare Krishna cookbook from 1972. It contains the recipes used by ISKCON cooks for both the devotees daily prasadam and for the Sunday Love Feast

Festivals

Back to Godhead - Volume 12, Number 06 - 1977

Ratha-Yatra–A Festival For Everyone

August 26th, 2017 | by prahladananda-dasa

For thousands of years devotees of Krishna have traveled to Jagannatha Puri to take part in the celebration called Rathayatra, The Festival of the Chariots.

Reincarnation

Scientific Evidence of Reincarnation–Update

August 7th, 2017 | by jupinderjit-singh-from-tribuneindia-com

Is there scientific bases for believing in rebirth? Since time immemorial man has been struggling to find a solution but conclusive evidence has eluded him

Chanting

Back to Godhead - Volume 12, Number 08 - 1977

Police Arrest Devotees for Chanting Hare Krishna on Oxford Street

July 22nd, 2017 | by saksi-gopala-dasa

Twice already that week plainclothes police had arrested devotees chanting Hare Krishna there, but today we were intending to avoid any trouble

Chanting

History of the Fibreglass [Balaram / Tilak] Mridanga

July 20th, 2017 | by Ishan dasa

I created the Balaram mridanga in L.A. It is quite a story. Prabhupada saw the Indians were not carrying on the tradition of making mridangas and kartals

Caste System

The Indian Caste System

July 17th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

India's caste system has degenerated int recognizing men born in Brahmin families as Brahmins, even though they don't exhibit the qualities of Brahmins

Chanting

The Way of Chanting and Knowing Krishna

July 12th, 2017 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

This is transcendental sound vibration. We have accumulated so much dust on the mirror of the mind, It will help us to cleanse the dust from the mind.

Introduction

Srila Prabhupada’s KGO Radio Interview, 1968

July 9th, 2017 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The people joined us when we began to chant Hare Krishna. Immediately there is effect. There are no rules and regulation that you have to do this or that

Reincarnation

Understanding Reincarnation from Bhagavad-gita

July 6th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail

Introduction

The Purpose of Life

July 4th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

If we are going to make the most out of life then we first need to know what is the greatest achievement possible in the human form of life

Chanting

The Hare Krishna’s in 1970 — CBS Word News interviews Rupanuga dasa

July 1st, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

As you walk the streets of America you will come upon people carrying out a slow, shuffling dance to the tune of the Hare Krishna chant

Demigod Worship

Worshiping the Demigods

June 29th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Krishna appoints a managing director [Brahma] and he has managers responsible for departments of the material world. These managers are called 'demigods.'

Introduction

Krishna says the One in Knowledge is Best

June 28th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

The wise one who is in full knowledge in union with Me through pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me

Introduction

Who Will Surrender to Krishna?

June 26th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Four kinds of pious men surrender to Me [Krishna]--the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute

Festivals

London Ratha-Yatra Festival 1970 Photos

June 17th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

The mammoth chariot of Lord Jagannatha lumbered down through the heart of London, while on all sides thousands chanted and danced in ecstasy

Chanting

ISKCON Hare Krishna Devotee Preaching to Guests at Hawaii Temple on Lawn

Hare Krishna FAQ — Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Krishna

June 11th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

If I chant Hare Krishna, will I be able to levitate? Can chanting help me get in harmony with my inner self? How long will it take me to become self-realized by chanting Hare Krishna?

Yoga

The importance of Hearing about Krishna

June 4th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

Different types of yoga are steppingstones on the path of Krishna consciousness. One who takes directly to Krishna consciousness knows about yoga in full

Yoga

Lord Caitanya and the Panca Tattva Performing Hare Krishna Sankirtan (chanting)

A Regulated Life is Very Important

May 31st, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

If we want to become Krishna conscious we have to live a regulated life. We can not eat too much or too little or sleep too much or too little.

Introduction

The Mind Can Be Our Friend or Our Enemy

May 29th, 2017 | by Madhudvisa dasa

A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.

Chanting

The Meaning of the Hare Krishna Mantra–1966 MP3 Audio Lecture

May 24th, 2017 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

By the process of chanting Hare Krishna the sound incarnation of the Supreme Lord becomes manifest so we can realize God simply by chanting and hearing