For thousands of years devotees in India have known that we can personally see and serve the Lord in His Deity form. Now, to the Western mind this idea may seem unfamiliar, but it's easy to understand.…
An Age-old Tradition Comes to the Western World
Separating the Saints from the Swindlers
If you want to be cheated, you will find cheating gurus. But if you are sincere, you will find a sincere guru. The genuine guru is God's representative, and he speaks about God and nothing else.…
The Birth of Lord Krishna
In the darkness of night, as a thunderstorm brought heavy rains to Mathura, Krishna appeared before Vasudeva and Devaki within the jail of Kamsa. He had four arms, and held a conchshell, club, disc, and lotus flower.…
Krishna Consciousness: The Spirit of '76!
You see them in almost every big city in the United States: devotees of Krishna singing the holy names of God (Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare).…
Simple Living, High Thinking
Paradoxically, the materially advanced nations are just as frustrated as the developing nations, if not more so. Where materialism has produced the greatest wealth the people suffer from the most psychological distress and crime rates.…
Declaring Our Dependence on God
Americans fought for Independence to assure life, liberty, and happiness. Prabhupada explains that Americans can actually achieve these things only by maintaining a God conscious society, with God conscious leaders.…
The Boar Who Battles for Planet Earth
Diti felt pressed by Cupid, and she caught hold of Kasyapa's clothing, just like a shameless prostitute. Unable to dissuade his wife, Kasyapa resigned himself to his fate and lay with Diti in a secluded place.…
The Transcendental Trend in Science
"Dr. Newton," the man stared, "who made this wonderful contraption? The planets move with utter precision, you know. Why, it's ingenious. Who made it?" "No one," Newton replied. "One day last week it simply appeared here."…
In Any Language
In any language, isn't communicating what we really care about? And in any spiritual process, isn't God consciousness all that really counts?…
An Age-old Tradition Comes to the Western World
The Birth of Lord Krishna
Krishna Consciousness: The Spirit of '76!
Simple Living, High Thinking
Sankirtan in New York City
Ecstatic Hare Krishna Devotees Chanting
Devotees chanting Hare Krishna in New York’s Central Park
Chanting Hare Krishna at Ratha-yatra Festival
Puri — City of Jagannatha
The Sovereign Who Served the Lord
The Appearance of Lord Jagannatha
Ratha-yatra – An Ancient Festival Comes to the West
Letters: On Materialism and Detachment
Your society recently acquired a twelve-story temple building near Columbus Circle in New York City. Isn't using a facility like this somewhat hypocritical for an organization that professes detachment from material things?…
ISKCON News: Book Distribution Climbs 34.5% in 1975
Defying the serious recession that slowed the world economy in 1975, ISKCON devotees increased their sale of Krishna conscious literature last year by more than one third over 1974. The total topped nine million books and magazines…