Churning Butter by Hand
She pulls on the end of a rope wound around a wooden paddle, and the rotating paddle churns the cream. Soon the cream expands and thickens into whipped cream. Her hair loosening, the woman keeps working the rope to and fro.
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Although Lord Krsna is the original person and the oldest of all, He is always in the fresh bloom of youth, enjoying affectionate dealings with His devotees, whom He attracts with His unparalleled beauty and enchanting personality.
A Young Journalism Student’s Path to Krishna
My interest in the Hare Krsna movement goes back to when I was a freshman at Southern Illinois University. When those strange-looking people with the orange robes and shaved heads first appeared on campus, I had no idea who they were.
Decoration of the Dead Body
Mahatma Gandhi started this Harijan movement with a view to uplift the position not only of the Bhangis and Chamars or low grade human beings but also to uplift the position of those gentlemen who are by mentality less than the Chamars and Bhangis.
The Mahatma and the Mahajan
A broad minded gentleman is known as Mahatma, Sadhu or Mahajan. ‘Mahat’ means broad, ‘Atma’ means soul. The term ‘Mahat’ is viewed from different angles of vision by the materialist and the transcendentalist respectively.
Who is a ‘Sadhu’?
The Sanskrit word ‘Sadhu’ is translated into English by the word ‘mendicant’ and very rarely with another word ‘Sage’. But ‘Sadhu’ is differently meant in the revealed scriptures like Srimad Bhagwat Geeta or Srimad Bhagbatam.
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It is good to be political and national leader and to take office and work hard at it. I have seen that it is better to be able to leave it and enjoy the company of sages of our land and to help them to speak to men and women again. C.R.
Decoration of The Dead Body
In many countries people follow the custom of leading a procession of decorated dead body for the pleasure of the lamenting relatives and in the same way the modern trend of civilization is a patch up work of human activities for covering the perpetual miseries of material existence.
The S.R.C. Catastophe
Advancement of India’s freedom movement was started by some great men like Shri Aurovindo and Mahatma Gandhi. But these gentlemen got all their inspiration from Bhagwat Gita.
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It is good to be political and national leader and to take office and work hard for it. I have seen that it is better to be able to leave it and enjoy the company of the sages of our land and to help them to speak to men and women again.
Which Way Home for the Wandering Soul?
Everyone is related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as a son is always related to his father. That relationship cannot be broken at any stage. But sometimes it happens that the son, out of independence, goes out of his home and forgets his father.
Dream and Reality
I had a dream. I was traveling, trying to reach some distant destination, but I kept being delayed. My airplane arrived at the first stop on time, but when I tried to connect with a further flight I was unable to go on.
How I Came to Krsna Consciousness
I grew up in Connecticut in the fifties and sixties. Always “the observer,” dissatisfied with the status quo, I saw my parents’ lifestyle as boring and futile. They had to bear the burdens of the kids and their only reward was a yearly summer vacation.
An Indian Saint in America
Bhaktivedanta Swami was the inheritor of a revitalized Caitanyaite tradition as it came down from Bhaktivinoda and Bhaktisiddhanta. He was born in Calcutta in 1896 and received an English education at Scottish Churches’ College in Calcutta.
Honor Among Thieves
A “briefing book” drawn up to help President Carter prepare for his 1980 campaign debate with Ronald Reagan allegedly found its way to the opposing camp.
Los Angeles Chariot Festival Draws 250,000
Following a religious tradition observed for thousands of years in Jagannatha Puri, India, the devotees of the Hare Krsna temple here celebrated their seventh annual Ratha-yatra Chariot Festival recently.
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out
It is a scientific fact. Our science is perfect, because we are receiving knowledge from the perfect source, Krsna. And modern so-called science is imperfect, because the scientists’ knowledge is received from imperfect sources.
In Pursuit of the Highest Truth
The Highest Truth: When you reach it, will you see a burning bush, a pillar of fire, or a person with unlimited, all-attractive qualities?
Kentucky Fried Chickpeas
Chickpeas are a good source of protein and iron, as well as fiber, vitamins A and b6, riboflavin, thiamin, niacin, calcium, phosphorous, sodium, and potassium. But the best thing about the chickpea is that we can offer it to Krsna.
CHANT Hare Krishna!
Krsna means “the all-attractive one,” and Rama means “the all-pleasing one,” and Hare is an address to the Lord’s devotional energy. So the maha-mantra means, “O all-attractive, all-pleasing Lord, O energy of the Lord, please engage me in Your devotional service.”