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Introduction

Why do Bad Things Happen to Us?

November 24th, 2024 | by Madhudvisa dasa

From your views Why do 'bad' things befall us? How does all that come into play? Is everything karma or can anything just happen?

Devotees

Prabhupada is Still Here and The Good Old Days Are Still Here

November 19th, 2024 | by

I was never separated from Srila Prabhupada, even though for many years I could not understand this, and thought that I alone had been rejected by Krishna

ISKCON

The Moon — Sadaputa’s is the Bona Fide ISKCON Opinion?

November 11th, 2024 | by

I was just considering that opinion of Sadaputa as bonafide. I forgot that the mission of our scientists is to present Bhagavatam to karmi scientists

Letters

Questions From A Muslim With Answers From Khan

November 10th, 2024 | by

I am impressed by the teachings of Krishna Ji. Being a Muslim, some questions arose in my mind. If you could help me find the answers, I will be grateful

Devotees

Plain Living and High Thinking

November 3rd, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

It is my ambition that devotees remain self independent by producing vegetables, grains, milk, fruits, flowers, and by weaving their own cloth in handlooms

Letters

Preaching–First Become and Ideal Devotee

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

Caitanya said one should first make himself perfect then instruct others. There is no point telling another man to stop smoking if you are smoking yourself

Letters

United Nations Organization and World Health Organization

October 25th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

They have invented United Nations but these attempts are the same process as watering the leaves and the twigs. They don't know the missing point: Krishna

Letters

Uniting the Different Religions of the World With the Bhagavad-gita

September 13th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

God is the Father, Nature is the Mother and all living entities are children. One should wonder why there is so much anomaly in this universal family affair

Krishna.org

The Krishna.org Editorial Policy: A Little Bit of A Pure Thing…

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

In India it is said that a little bit of a pure thing is much better than huge volumes of impure, adulterated things. So please try to follow this policy

Letters

Why should you remarry? Rather you should take sannyasa…

October 30th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Sex life is nasty, but out of illusion we think it is nice. Now you are experienced, so don't take sex life again.

Letters

Is There a Place for Speculation in Krishna Consciousness?

October 28th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

If philosophical speculation is directed by Sastra and Guru and if the goal is to achieve Visnu that philosophical speculation is not mental speculation

Letters

Initiation

October 6th, 2023 | by Madhudvisa dasa

I have never been told any thing about initiation. Is there any specific time that you can be initiated, I am already practicing the 4 renunciations

Letters

Prabhupada Enjoys the Govindam Record Album

September 20th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The record is so nice that I am playing it at least once a day and it is giving me transcendental pleasure with tears in my eyes. I am sure it will be a hit

Letters

Change the Public Not the Philosophy

August 26th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

We must show Krishna Consciousness as it is, not as others want to see it. We should not change to accommodate the public, we should change the public

Letters

Why Do Devotees Have a Negative Outlook on the Material World?

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

This material world is a miserable negative place full of danger at every step. It is a temporary abode of death, birth, disease and old-age, suffering only.

Letters

Religion of Love–A Book Review

July 5th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Religion of love is the true religious idea but if the approach is made through service of mankind then the process is imperfect, partial and unscientific

Letters

Lord Vamanadeva, Bali Maharaja and His Non-Bona Fide Guru

March 15th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Bali Maharaja wanted to serve Visnu by disobeying his bogus spiritual master. One should be anxious to accept a spiritual master who is bona fide.

Letters

All glories to Sankirtana, Prasadam and Srimad-Bhagavatam

February 28th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

I think this policy of Sankirtana, Prasadam and Bhagavatam has been successful in all centers. Please follow this transcendental policy with heart and soul

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Jesus was an empowered incarnation of Krishna

February 6th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

When a jiva-tattva becomes specifically empowered by the Lord he is called saktyavesa avatara. Lord Buddha and Lord Jesus Christ were in this group

Letters

Turn the Churches Into Temples…

January 16th, 2023 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

You should buy all the churches and make them into temples. There are so many churches. They should give us these churches free but they are sectarian