King Ambarisa was famous as a pure devotee of Lord Krishna. "But why," Durvasa Muni wondered, "should people respect him more than a great mystic yogi like me? I will teach him a lesson."…
King Ambarisa and the Great Yogi
Six Lessons on Transmigration (Reincarnation)
"Transmigration," "reincarnation," "astral travel," "life after death"—topics once hardly mentioned but now much talked about. Is there a soul? Can the soul live outside the body? What happens to the soul when the body dies?…
Religion: Separating the Bogus from the Bonafide
Who will say which religion is false and which genuine, which harmful and which beneficial? What we need is not someone's self-interested opinion but a reliable, nonsectarian standard for separating the bogus religions from the bona fide.…
From Despair to Love
Soren Kierkegaard was a mid-nineteenth-century Danish philosopher who is generally regarded as the father of existentialism. A devout Christian, he believed that religious truth is not innate within man, and that man must therefore receive this truth from God.…
The Festival of the Chariots
Every summer in dozens of cities across the earth, Ratha-yatra—the Festival of the Chariots—blossoms like a multicolored lotus flower. Red, yellow, and green silk canopies tower above the chariots and sway serenely.…
The Science of God-realization
When it comes to the science of God-realization, most people are pretty much in the dark. In this conversation with Professor Alphonso Verdu of the University of Kansas, Dhrstadyumna Swami uses ancient India's Vedic literature—"the torchlight of knowledge"—to clear things up.…
Breaking the Bonds of False Fatherhood
Unfortunately many parents are not satisfied with this movement... However, we have no alternative other than to teach our disciples to free themselves from materialistic life. We must instruct them in the opposite of material life to save them from the repetition of birth and death.…
The Secret of the “Superman”
Friedrich Nietzsche thought of the "superman" as someone totally self-controlled, unafraid, simple, aware, self-reliant... and nonexistent. But here His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada tells us about real supermen—who they are and how they get that way.…
The Long Arm of the Law Catches Lord Caitanya’s Mercy
"You 're all under arrest!" We protested. "All around you there's drug addiction, prostitution, crime, and violence, and you can't find anything better to do than arrest us for chanting the names of God!"…
King Ambarisa and the Great Yogi
Six Lessons on Transmigration (Reincarnation)
Religion: Separating the Bogus from the Bonafide
From Despair to Love
Chant and be happy… At Laguna Beach
Chant and be happy…
The Long Arm of the Law Catches Lord Caitanya’s Mercy
Chant and Be Happy… In Times Square
The Festival of the Chariots
Festivals of India Come West
Holy Rathayatra Festival in London
Holy Rathayatra Festival in Tokyo
Letters: The Vedas really disagree with modern science
How in the world can you say that the Vedas don't really disagree with modern science? First of all, modern science says the moon is closer to the earth than the sun is, whereas the Vedas clearly say that the sun is closer.…
Every Town and Village: Book Distribution Breakthrough
The Hare Krishna [people] are in the airports—protected by the First Amendment—and they will remain in the airports. So what do we do about it? Manage it.…