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.…
Man on the Moon – A case of mass brainwashing
Twenty-eight percent of all Americans, according to a Gallup poll cited in the Los Angeles Times on October 13, 1976, have seen through the sham and now believe the moon landing to be a fake.…
Spreading the Holy Life Around
We are five in the van and the hardy mood of spiritual pioneering predominates. There is a distinct sense of mission.…
Calling the Blind Scientists’ Bluff
No matter how huge a telescope is, or how precisely the data it reports is handled by a computer, the scientists…
Matchless Gifts
I attended the first meeting in the little storefront with two of my friends. I was surprised to see half a…
Art: A Return to the Original Spirit
Srila Prabhupada founded the art academy upon that spirit of a 'common cause.' We paint from a desire to understand…
Why and How to Meditate — “Coming Home”
Why is meditation becoming so popular these days? To answer this question, psychologist Lawrence Le Shan interviewed many meditators. To Le…
Life in the Villages… The Way It’s Always Been
Someone asked Gandhi, "What do you think of Western civilization?" "I think it would be a good idea," he said.…
Notes from Northern Ireland
A former civil rights worker went to war-torn Northern Ireland with an ancient peace formula. It was disarmingly simple.…
Natural Living: Plain and Simple
People of all ages, especially young people, are investigating country life as a way around dependence upon oil and machinery and…
Do Not Spoil This Human Life
We should not spoil this human form of life by acting like the hogs, then what is human life meant for?…
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