Krsna-Centered Life In Los Angeles
At 4:30 am Los Angeles Hare Krishna Temple resounds with drums and cymbals as four hundred men, women, and children, wearing bright dhotis and saris sing the holy names of…
Reviving The Family Meal
The family meal has hardly survived in our suburban lives. Dad now leaves home early to the office, a communal breakfast is out of the question. As for dinner .…
Sukadeva’s Instructions to Pariksit Maharaj
I am speaking about Pariksit Maharaj. As you know, he had only seven days to meet his death. He was a young man, but somehow or other he was cursed…
Narada Muni — The Transcendental Spaceman
Narada Muni is eminently distinguished. His pupils include the greatest devotees. Also, he is not restricted to one planet, but has the facility to travel to any part of the…
The Peace Formula
The great mistake of modern civilization is to encroach upon other's property as though it were one's own, and to thereby create an unnecessary disturbance of the laws of nature.…
Sankirtana and Puppet Show at Griffith Park
When the Sankirtana Party arrived at Griffith Park on this sunny day, the purpose of its members was to spread the holy name of God to their brothers and sisters.…
Illusions of Enjoyment
We are trying to spread Krsna consciousness, but it is a very difficult task because people are so much addicted to material enjoyment. Generally, they do not like this Krsna…
The Miracle of Mayapur
On the Ganges plain ninety miles north of Calcutta, the world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) rises in Mayapur, the land of Lord Caitanya's birth.…
Philosophy: The Quest for Certainty
A frequent criticism of the Krsna consciousness philosophical tradition is that it places too much emphasis on authority. This is not surprising, seeing as how philosophy in the modern world…
Lord Krsna’s Cuisine — Five Cuisines in One
What we have been calling "Lord Krsna's Cuisine" on these pages actually includes five cuisines: western Indian (Maharashtrian and Marwari), eastern Indian (Bengali), southern (Madras;), northwest central (Gujarati), and northern…
Sri Dham Mayapur, The Most Holy Abode
In Navadvipa the identical realm of Goloka Vrndavana on the bank of the Ganges, Gauracandra who is Krsna, the Entity of pure cognition makes the process of pure unalloyed devotion…
London Town Hall Lecture
You do not die after finishing this body; you simply accept another body. That you can experience daily. In your childhood you can remember that you had a body just…
Isavasya: God-centered Soceity
The growth of ISKCON demonstrates the feasibility of self-realization on a mass scale. The secret of successful self-realization is God-centered communal life.…
Krsna lila: The Divine Forms and Pastimes
The boys who are playing with Krsna and herding cows in Vrndavana are not ordinary living entities. They are highly developed sages who have acquired perfection by the accumulation of…
Los Angeles—Bliss! Kirtan Photos 1970
In the morning the L.A. sankirtana party chants and dances on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, and in the evening they go to the area of Hollywood Boulevard.…
Prasadam: Cooking for God!
Cooking for God? How absurd that sounds to the sophisticates of this modern age! How anthropomorphic! But why not? Why not cook transcendentally?…
“First We Must Understand What God Is…”
I meditate upon Krsna because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval cause of all causes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent…
For the Young at Heart
Haridasa leads his charges (armed with cymbals and drums) out into the bright sunshine of sankirtana—the dynamic praise of the holy names of God. Haridasa leads the boys on one of…
The Rescue of Govindaji
Nowadays most people are unaware that the greatest of ancient India's rulers were devotees of Lord Krsna who used their wealth and influence in His service.…
Cooking with the Spices of Life
Paste masala refers to spices and herbs that have been ground to a moist, smooth consistency. When slowly simmered, paste masalas impart a full-bodied flavor that is distinctive yet subtle—an…
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