What is a Hare Krishna festival? It is a transcendental event organized for the pleasure of the Supreme Lord, Krishna. Just as in the material world a meeting or event is conducted especially to show respect and honor to a great man, so a Hare Krishna festival is especially organized to please the Supreme Person.…
In Britain, like everywhere in the West, the most immediate and serious interest in the Krishna consciousness movement is found in the younger generation--particularly among some sections of the student and "hip" communities. There are several reasons for this, one being that young people are generally less set in their ways and therefore more liberal in examining new horizons.…
The lifetime of the materialistic man is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence and in the daytime in making money, by any means, for gratification of the senses.…
As in the present day, throughout history many cheaters have falsely claimed to be incarnations of God, and naive followers have acclaimed them. This excerpt from Srila Prabhupada's Krishna Book tells of the fate of one such fraudulent incarnation.…
On the Battlefield of Kuruksetra all the members of Arjuna's family were present before him, and he had to kill them. Since the Battle of Kuruksetra was a family fight, some of the family members were on the other side as well as on Arjuna's side, Arjuna was even faced with his superiors, his uncles and teachers on the other side.…
Most forms of meditation are virtually impossible to perform in the modern world, and therefore one should learn to meditate by the simple method of chanting and hearing the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.…
Distributing Back to Godhead, I could see many people around me in the position I used to be in--depressed, despite having made all arrangements for pleasure through music and drugs--and this made me more eager to give everyone the transcendental knowledge of my spiritual master's magazine.…
The bodily effulgence of Krishna generates millions of universes. In this solar system the sun produces many planets, and due to sunshine the planets are warm and the seasons change. Due to the sun there are trees, green foliage, fruits and flowers. Similarly, whatever we see in creation is all due to Krishna's bodily effulgence.…
Five hundred years ago, Sanatana Gosvami was a central figure in the government of Bengal, but by leaving his governmental responsibilities to surrender to Lord Caitanya, he fulfilled a far more important responsibility to both himself and humanity in the service of the Supreme Lord.…
On behalf of the members of the Rotary Club of Hyderabad and on my own personal behalf, I convey to Your Divine Grace, as well as to your international devotees who accompanied your good self, our thanks for having been so kind as to visit our club at the Ritz Hotel, when you graciously gave us all the benefit of listening to your highly spiritual program, including sankirtana and discourses.…
Distributing Back to Godhead, I could see many people around me in the position I used to be in--depressed, despite having made all arrangements for pleasure through music and drugs--and this made me more eager to give everyone the transcendental knowledge of my spiritual master's magazine.…
