For a typical initiation, about one hundred devotees gather in the temple. The devotees to be initiated—perhaps a dozen of them—sit in two rows, facing the devotee designated to be the priest of the ceremony.…
Initiation Into Krishna Consciousness
The World We Live in
A study of material nature, for the purpose of distinguishing matter from spirit, is known as Sankhya philosophy.…
Conversations from India
Srila Prabhupada thought if he could get some of the Westerners to become devotees of Krishna, the Indians would then realize the importance of the spiritual culture they had given up.…
Love Beyond Surrender
In Bhagavad-gita Krishna says, Just surrender to Me, and I will give you all protection. Caitanya, in addition, explains the activities following surrender.…
Gurukula
Gurukula, a school for children ages five to fifteen, was founded by ISKCON in 1971. It is the only school teaching one how to be eternal, blissful and full of knowledge.…
How the Teachings of Lord Caitanya Came to the Western World (part 3)
After the disappearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, his son, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, a great scholar and pure devotee, continued to expand the mission of Lord Caitanya.…
Vrindavan, Krishna’s Transcendental Abode
Vrindavan is a simple village unlike all other places in the world, for this is where Lord Krishna, the Supreme Godhead, comes to earth with His associates to display His pastimes.…
Krishna’s Sixteen Thousand Wives
We should not be surprised if Krishna had married sixteen million wives, for Krishna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is unlimited. Indeed, we may note with wonder that Krishna married only 16,108 wives.…
Becoming Pure — Conversations with a Peace Corps worker in India
Conversations about spiritual life between Bob Cohen, a young Peace Corps worker in India, and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Recorded at the ISKCON International Center at Lord Caitanya's Birthplace, Mayapur, India…
Hare Krishna Devotees chanting on Fifth Avenue New York City
Devotees Chanting Hare Krishna — Kirtan Sitting Down
Sankirtana – The Foremost Benediction
Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra
Traveling and Preaching with Radha Damodara
Three Occasions for Transcendental Festivals
Hare Krishna Festival, Heidelberg, Germany
The Festival of the Chariots
Letters — Are Men and Women Equal in Krishna Consciousness?
I have thought of entering a temple and becoming a full-time devotee, but there is one major question in my mind in regard to Krishna consciousness. I feel as though woman is regarded as lesser than man within Krishna consciousness.…
Publishing in the Service of the Lord
All the press operations, including shooting with a copy camera, designing, spotting, stripping, printing, cutting and binding, are carried out by the disciples, with the intention of pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His pure devotee, Srila Prabhupada.…