Summer Sessions With Srila Prabhupada
He's probably logged as much flight time as any other traveling emissary. Prabhupada has circled the globe twelve times visiting his ISKCON centers, lecturing and insuring a high standard of…
Darwin’s Mistake
Charles Darwin's conclusions rest heavily on a thin surface of guesswork. Real evidence supporting the theory of evolution is in short supply.…
Everything Belongs to God (Part 2)
If Krishna is at the center of society, then people will be perfectly secure and prosperous. The communist idea is welcome, provided they replace the so-called state with God.…
The Heroes of Vrindavan Forest
Accompanied by the cowherd boys and Balarama, Krishna brought forward the cows and played on His flute throughout the forest of Vrindavan, which was full of flowers, vegetables, and pasturing…
Vrindavan—Land of No Return
Vrindavan is bounded on three sides by the Yamuna River. The slow-moving cows look like ancient sages silently meditating as they chew. Parrots decorate the trees, cascading pleasant songs into…
Life in the Womb
According to the 1973 United States Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, only in the last twelve weeks of pregnancy does the growing fetus have a right to live despite the…
Who am I? Understanding Ourselves
For the anti-material particle, which is the vital force, there is never birth nor death. Nor, having once been, does it ever cease to be. It is unborn, eternal, ever-existing,…
Everything Belongs to God
Communism can't work the way Karl Max outlined in his famous Manifesto. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains why Krishna, not the state, must be the center of…
The Universal Teacher
This speech was given by Abhay Charan Das (Srila Prabhupada) before the members of the Gaudiya Matha in Bombay, in February 1936, on the occasion of the appearance anniversary of…
The Killing of Putana Witch
After consulting with his demoniac ministers, Kamsa instructed a witch named Putana, who knew the black art of killing small children by ghastly, sinful methods, to kill all kinds of…
Celebrating the Birth of Lord Krishna
5000 years ago, Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in Vrindavan, India. An occasion of great joy for His devotees, His birthday, Janmastami, was celebrated with opulence and gaiety.…
What is a Guru?
The guru's business is to see that no human being suffers in this material world. No one can claim that he is not suffering. That is not possible. …
Ratha-yatra – An Ancient Festival Comes to the West
At the same time that Lord Jagannatha was being pulled through Jagannatha Puri in three giant carts with millions of pilgrims in attendance, Srila Prabhupada and his young friends would…
Elevation to Ecstasy
This Ratha Yatra festival has been going on for more than 2,000 years in the city of Jagannatha Puri. Jagannatha means "the universe," and natha means "the Lord." …
The Ratha-yatra festival in Downtown Chicago
Ratha-yatra is an ancient festival glorifying Lord Jagannatha, the Supreme Lord of the universe. it is not an Indian or Hindu festival. It could just as easily be London's Trafalgar…
Prescription For The Age Of Quarrel
“Chant the names of the Lord, chant the names of the Lord, chant the names of the Lord. In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, there is no other way,…
Who’s Pulling the Strings?
We generally think that we're in control of our actions and that we're making our own decisions, but the supreme authority, Krishna, declares that this is not the case. He…
Questions for the Welfare of the World
The problem they discussed was what to do at the time of death. Many great sages and brahmanas made numerous suggestions, but later, at the arrival of Sukadeva Gosvami, it…
The Perfection of Yoga: Pure Love of Krishna
Yoga is a word becoming increasingly familiar to people all over the world. Many are asking, "What is yoga? What does the yoga practitioner seek to achieve? And what is…
Waking Up to Higher Happiness
Is there a higher enjoyment beyond the relative pleasures and pains of material life? His Holiness Revatinandana Svami describes how to achieve the realm of transcendental consciousness, where pleasure is…
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