A Monastic Encounter — Hare Krishna Meets Priest
My friend came back for a second visit to our monastery more recently. I was very favorably impressed by the spiritual growth that I witnessed in him. It was quite evident that his serious commitment to the monastic life was bearing fruit.…
Srila Prabhupada On the Lower East Side
Thousands of young people were walking the streets, not simply intoxicated or crazy (though they often were), but searching for life's ultimate answers.…
Changing Bodies — Reincarnation
Whoever you are, your body is changing. You once had the body of a child. Now you have the body of a young person or old person. The change is gradual, yet continuous. …
Above Hypocrisy and Anxiety — A Relationship Everyone Can Relish
The Vedic literatures give information about what the living entity's eternal relationship with Lord Krsna is, how the living entity can…
Evolution Or Production?
If we want to determine whether it is the theory of evolution or the theory of production that is scientifically more…
Bad Karma — There’s More to It Than Stubbing Your Toe
The word karma literally means "action," yet it also carries the import of "fate" or "destiny." This is entirely reasonable, for…
Slaughterhouse Civilization
Yes. For meat-eaters, that is what the Vedic culture recommends: "Eat dogs." As in Korea they are eating dogs, so you…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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