"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…
A true scientist would never prematurely declare, "I do not believe that I have a soul or spirit that survives my death." Rather, if he really wished to perceive the…
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…
Madhvacarya (acarya means "one who teaches by his life") lived in thirteenth-century India and appeared in the Brahma-Gaudiya Vaisnava-sampradaya—the disciplic chain now represented by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami…
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…
"In the age of Kali (Quarrel and Hypocrisy) the chanting of the holy name is the best means of God-realization. There is no other alternative, no other alternative, no other…
Seemingly devout Hindus say, "Why are you teaching of Krishna in America? To follow the Vedas you have to be born in India." Is Krishna's message, then, just for a…
The scriptures and the saints and spiritual masters through the ages all say that chanting the Lord's holy names is the best way to make spiritual advancement in this difficult…
He was an expert hatha-yogi in the respected order of spiritual life (sannyasa), and had been running a major yoga center in New York for thirteen years.…
"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…
I am staying here at the temple in Atlanta, and this has upset my parents very much. They started crying on the phone, and my mother even fainted once. Now…
College students on two American campuses have discovered that they can add Krishna consciousness to their college life by studying the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita and eating prasadam.…
We, the fallen servants of His Divine Grace; beseech all of our Masters—Please give Srila Prabhupada more time! Time to insure the strength of this movement. Time to finish the…
A genuine guru must not only speak the truth; he must also live it. His character must be perfect and his behavior exemplary.…
New Yorkers will be the first to admit that "Fun City" is often a hard place to be happy in. But the devotees at ISKCON's center on Manhattan's West 55th…
Prabhupada asked disciples to go to India and learn the art of making dioramas. Now they have returned and developed a fascinating multimedia presentation of Krishna consciousness: the First American…
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.…
I've been chanting Hare Krishna for over three years, and the more I chant the more I can see that this chanting is an ever-fresh experience. By absorbing my mind…
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…
I've been chanting Hare Krishna and reading authorized books about Krishna consciousness for four years, and now I'm finding a higher happiness than I've ever experienced before.…
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