Some Personal Recollections by His Disciples. In October of 1971, my parents came to see me in Calcutta. Srila Prabhupada was talking with some of his disciples in his quarters. As soon as my parents entered, Srila Prabhupada greeted them. After hearing him speak for some time, they finally came to the point—they wanted me […]
A Personal Account by Radha-Krsna Svami When I was a young boy growing up in Mexico City, I would sometimes meditate on what comes after death and why we have to die. And I would pray for more years to live, because I didn’t want to die. I could see that even the most well-off […]
The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Krsna Even five thousand years ago, Lord Krsna had His enemies. One was Putana, the great witch…. by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami In the present age it is fashionable for aspiring intellectuals to discount the existence of God and eternal life. They say that there are no “hard facts” to prove […]
Devotees of Lord Krsna challenge a skeptic scientist to back up his claim that life comes from matter. Dr. Abraham T. Kovoor is president of the Sri Lanka branch of the Rationalist Association, an organization especially dedicated to disproving the existence of God and the soul. On August 14, 1977, the Colombo (Sri Lanka) Sunday […]
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Cultural Center Opens in Bombay In January some of India’s foremost political and cultural figures took part in the inaugural ceremonies for ISKCON’s new Sri Sri Radha-Rasavihariji Temple and Vedic Cultural Center in Bombay. Two provincial chief executives and a […]
On Seeing God This discussion between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a reporter took place at ISKCON’s center in Melbourne, Australia. Interviewer: Your Divine Grace, is the purpose of human life to realize God? Srila Prabhupada: Yes—that is the only purpose. Interviewer: Srila Prabhupada, have you realized God? Srila Prabhupada: What do […]
“At the new Bombay center, India’s rich spiritual culture can express itself in a thoroughly modern setting……” by Dravida dasa HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada had a genius for spreading Krsna consciousness in any situation he encountered. Srila Prabhupada applied this genius not only in the West but also in today’s Westward-looking India—as […]
Vedic Views on Western Thinkers Carl Jung (1875 -1961) Swiss psychologist Carl Jung sought a way out of the ocean of material suffering. Yet he felt, “I had to make do with my own truth……” (A discussion with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.) Hayagriva dasa: Jung gave the following criticism of Sigmund Freud: […]
The cover of this month’s Back to Godhead Magazine features a painting of Radha and Krishna showing the exalted relationship between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His consort Srimati Radharani.
Muhammed said, “Glorify the name of your Lord, the most high.” Saint Paul said, “Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” Lord Buddha declared, “All who sincerely call upon my name will come to me after death.”
Special celebration edition of Back to Godhead magazine covering the festivals of Janmastami, Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja and Radhastami.
Not a single scientific advancement has lessened the existence or potency of God, and none ever will. Nor has science made man any more secure in his position or powerful in conquering the stringent laws of nature that attack him at every moment.
Laguna Beach—vacationers visit this southern California haven to enjoy the sun, surf and exotic shops. But the devotees at the Radha-Krishna temple there know a much better way you can enjoy yourself.
After five thousand years, people all over India still cherish the memory of Lord Krishna stealing butter from the ladies of Vrindavan village. Here we see Mother Yasoda about to catch Krishna in the act. “Why would God steal?” we might wonder.
The fool who concocts a scheme for creating living beings from chemicals—he is given all credit, the Nobel Prize. And nature is injecting millions and millions of souls into material bodies at every moment—the arrangement of God—and no one cares. This is rascaldom.
Quotes from Krsna’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Picture article.
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) President of Zambia Honors ISKCON Guru Lusaka, Zambia—President Kenneth Kaunda recently held a dinner here in honor of Srila Bhaktitirtha Swami Krsnapada, one of ISKCON’s spiritual masters who oversee the movement in Africa. President Kaunda, a vegetarian and an admirer of […]