The night after the youthful Lord Caitanya defeated Kesava Kasmiri in debate, the goddess of learning, Sarasvati, informed the great scholar in a dream that Lord Caitanya was none other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Himself.…
Lord Caitanya Defeats the Great Scholar, Kesava Kasmiri
The Purpose of Human Life: To Uncover the Soul
Human life is meant for cultivating transcendental knowledge. By the process of evolution we have passed through so many kinds of bodies and have now come to this human form. Now is our opportunity to get out of the cycle of birth and death. This is our real goal of life.…
Prayer in a Mosque: “Please Give Me A Sign”
John, a traveler, found himself in Istanbul. With nothing to do, he'd gone to the magnificent Blue Mosque, an awe-inspiring monument with huge stained-glass windows, to offer a sincere prayer to God—the first such prayer of his life.…
Beyond the Tao of Physics
Capra's understanding of the most popular texts on Vedic mysticism, the Bhagavad-gita and the Upanisads, differs markedly from the Krsna conscious understanding. This revelation has led me into some lengthy discussions with a few of Capra's readers.…
Pickles to Relish
For centuries, people throughout the world have known that extremely salty, acidic, or sweet foods don't spoil. And for centuries people have employed various techniques to preserve, or pickle, their foods.…
Acquiring Perfect Knowledge
Logic and reason are useful in the search for the Absolute Truth. But they're not enough to obtain perfect knowledge, we must overcome four basic human defects.…
“I Can Accept the Law of Karma, but…”
Karma is not dependent on whether we choose to accept it or to reject it. It's not under our control, something we can have made to order. It's a law of nature, just like the law of gravity. And to change its workings is completely beyond us.…
Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes
The seemingly ordinary activities of Lord Caitanya as a child are entirely transcendental. Who would have thought that a child at play could topple the bastions of monism and pantheism?…
The Descent of God
Krsna points to this essential religion at the end of the Bhagavad-gita. "Abandon all varieties of religion," He urges Arjuna, "and just surrender to Me"…
Lord Caitanya Defeats the Great Scholar, Kesava Kasmiri
The Purpose of Human Life: To Uncover the Soul
Prayer in a Mosque: “Please Give Me A Sign”
Beyond the Tao of Physics
CHANT Hare Krishna!
CHANT Hare Krishna!
World Sankirtana Party “There is no other alternative in this age.”
Sri-Krsna-Sankirtana (Photos)
Should Devotees Fight Against Tyranny? — Letters
I noticed that you have Hare Krsna centers in Chile and El Salvador. Does your movement in these countries support or empathize with the struggle of the commonfolk against the murderous oppression they face?…
Why Hare Krishnas Distribute Books
Have you ever met a Hare Krsna devotee in an airport, a parking lot, or on the street distributing books and collecting donations? Many people wonder why we do this. I've been distributing books for over six years, and I'd like to tell you something about the origin of book distribution.…