Public chanting of the holy names of God is now commonplace in the streets of cities throughout the world, and Lord Caitanya's famous prediction, "In every town and village the holy name will be sung," is quickly being fulfilled.…
Street Sankirtana
Summer Sessions With Srila Prabhupada
He's probably logged as much flight time as any other traveling emissary. Prabhupada has circled the globe twelve times visiting his ISKCON centers, lecturing and insuring a high standard of spiritual life among his disciples.…
Darwin’s Mistake
Charles Darwin's conclusions rest heavily on a thin surface of guesswork. Real evidence supporting the theory of evolution is in short supply.…
Everything Belongs to God (Part 2)
If Krishna is at the center of society, then people will be perfectly secure and prosperous. The communist idea is welcome, provided they replace the so-called state with God.…
Ratha-yatra – An Ancient Festival Comes to the West
At the same time that Lord Jagannatha was being pulled through Jagannatha Puri in three giant carts with millions of pilgrims in attendance, Srila Prabhupada and his young friends would pull their small cart through the streets near their home in Calcutta.…
Elevation to Ecstasy
This Ratha Yatra festival has been going on for more than 2,000 years in the city of Jagannatha Puri. Jagannatha means "the universe," and natha means "the Lord."…
The Ratha-yatra festival in Downtown Chicago
Ratha-yatra is an ancient festival glorifying Lord Jagannatha, the Supreme Lord of the universe. it is not an Indian or Hindu festival. It could just as easily be London's Trafalgar Square as Puri, India.…
The Universal Teacher
This speech was given by Abhay Charan Das (Srila Prabhupada) before the members of the Gaudiya Matha in Bombay, in February 1936, on the occasion of the appearance anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.…
The Killing of Putana Witch
After consulting with his demoniac ministers, Kamsa instructed a witch named Putana, who knew the black art of killing small children by ghastly, sinful methods, to kill all kinds of children in the cities, villages and pasturing grounds.…
Letters: Reincarnation, Why can’t I remember my past lives?
The Bhagavad-gita speaks of reincarnation. Why can't we remember our past lives?The Bhagavad-gita speaks of reincarnation. Why can't we remember our past lives? We forget our past lives in the same way that a person with amnesia forgets his past.…
What Can Turn a Greyhound Bus Into a Temple?
They have converted three Greyhound buses into mobile temples to bring the message of Krishna consciousness to every town and village in the United States and Canada.…