Exposure to the “Cold Cruel World”
Gurukula, "the school of the guru," has no equivalent in Western education. It is all at once a place of spiritual formation, character development, academics, and vocational training.…
Srila Prabhupada Moves to Second Avenue, NYC
In the early summer of 1966, Srila Prabhupada was sharing a Bowery loft with a young American friend. But when the boy went crazy on drugs and drove him out, suddenly Prabhupada found himself in the street, homeless and alone.…
Prabhupada’s Palace — “A Beautiful Setting for a Diamond”
As we began to work on Prabhupada's home, it began to take on the shape of a palace. This was not the original conception—the original idea was rather modest.…
Prabhupada’s Palace—”It Looks Like Heaven”
We didn't have, any kind of professionally drawn architectural plan. It's not a matter of what inspired the Palace. It's a…
The Self Outside The Boundaries of Time
The pure consciousness, the soul, does not need to have a material body. For instance, when you are dreaming, you forget…
No help for Srila Prabhupada from India
"His American church"—yes, Srila Prabhupada had hope and determination. There was life in his lectures and kirtanas (chantings), his morning and…
The Unseen Controller Behind the Material World
We see in the street that the cars are moving at high speed but they're within their 'orbits,' their white or…
The Sankirtaneros of Mexico
Before I came to Krishna consciousness my life was completely impure. I was confused and indecisive about spiritual life and couldn't…
Today’s Scientists: Making Life or Taking Life
How have they created anything? They take the sand and mix it with some chemicals and make glass. They have not…
“Just HEAR Me” — Srila Prabhupada
So the first thing is that one should be searching after a spiritual master, just as when you search after some…
Reality, Life, and Quantum Mechanics
The idea that life can be reduced to chemistry and physics has become very prominent in the life sciences. According to…
The Search for the Divine – A Conversation
A conversation between A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Mr. Paul Valliere, an Instructor of Religion at Columbia University in New York…
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