A Summer of Hare Krishna Festivals
Devotees of Lord Krsna organized public gatherings in several major cities this summer to celebrate traditional Krsna conscious festivals.
Hare Krsna Palace of Gold Honored in the New York Times
This is the second of three celebrations of the construction of the palace. The first, last September, was a dedication. When the third occurs, on the occasion of a festival named Janmastami over the Labor Day weekend, the finishing work will still be continuing.
The Hare Krishna Temple Sunday Feast
The Sunday Feast a kind of open house. You come alone of with your friends or family. When you come in, you might like to meet some of the devotees. Maybe you’ll just wander around on your own and see what the place is all about. It’s up to you.
Srila Prabhupada Shrine (Samadhi) Under Way in Vrindavan
Although the opening is still more than a year away, work progresses rapidly on this memorial samadhi (tomb) in honor of the late founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Every Town and Village
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Nepalese Ambassador Voices Support for Krsna Embassies Paris—Krishna Rajaryal, Ambassador to France from Nepal, recently met with several representatives of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to voice his support for the Society, which has faced occasional attacks here from […]
The Power of the Volcano — Notes from the Editor
The media’s complete coverage of the Mount St. Helens volcano completely avoided seriously considering the cataclysm’s ultimate cause. Photographers in airplanes hovered over the mountain, taking sensational news photos of the blast, officials tallied the loss of life and money.
Higher Education — “What, No Television?”
The prosecution listed some of the shocking facts about the life of children in Krsna schools: they ate no meat, rose early every morning for temple services. And then came the clincher: “They don’t even watch television.”
Children’s Books with a Spiritual Theme
By 1977 Bala Books (in Sanskrit bala means “child”) was fully launched. The first book, Agha the Terrible Demon, had been prepared as carefully as possible to preserve the exact meaning of Srila Prabhupada’s original translation of the story from the Sanskrit.
Hare Krsna Swami in West Africa — Every Town and Village
Brahmananda Swami, who oversees ISKCON’s activities in West Africa, delivered the keynote address here at the Annual Convocation of a metaphysical group called the School of Universal Law
Are you a good listener? — Notes from the Editor
In human society those persons who are materially engrossed, being blind to the knowledge of ultimate truth, have many subject matters for hearing.
A Life of Purity and Purpose in Australia and New Zealand
Today ISKCON in Australia and New Zealand includes four temples and three farms totaling more than 1,200 acres. It has opened four vegetarian restaurants, initiated two drug rehabilitation programs, and established the Ratha-yatra chariot festival.
Krsna People Defeat Deprogrammers — Every Town and Village
Recently a federal judge approved a settlement awarding the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and one of its members $ 10,000 and court costs in a deprogramming case.
Vedic cuisine — The Taste of Another World
Delicious, traditional Vedic cuisine was part of the legacy Krsna consciousness brought to Western shores. Eating, like everything else for Krsna devotees, is a part of the complete spiritual experience of life.
Prabhupada’s Palace — “A Beautiful Setting for a Diamond”
As we began to work on Prabhupada’s home, it began to take on the shape of a palace. This was not the original conception—the original idea was rather modest.
Prabhupada’s Palace—”It Looks Like Heaven”
We didn’t have, any kind of professionally drawn architectural plan. It’s not a matter of what inspired the Palace. It’s a matter of who inspired the Palace. That was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Krsna Culture — A Force for Unity in the U.K.
Full-time devotees number three hundred in Britain and Life Members and other supporters tally in the tens of thousands. They have, for the most part, come in contact with devotees through daily street chanting parties and ISKCON publications.
Royal Dwelling Now Yoga Academy — Every Town and Village
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness recently inaugurated the British Bhakti-yoga Academy at Croome Court, twenty-five miles south of Birmingham and a 2 ½-hour drive from central London.
Letters
Hare Krishna! I am writing to you to express my deep appreciation for the good work you and all the ISKCON devotees are doing, especially in India.
Hare Krishnas Moving Ahead in Australia — Every Town and Village
Two hours from Sydney, the Society has acquired a new farm, Bhaktivedanta Ashram—136 acres of mandarin orchards, vegetable gardens, and forested hills, near the Colo River.
Learning to Live in a Cooperative Spirit
The main difference is that Krsna conscious children chant Hare Krsna and worship God throughout the day. As a result, they become relieved of all sorts of psychological problems and can work with an alert mind.