Introducing people to Krishna is a full-time job for the members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. They chant Hare Krishna on San Francisco Bay and on Parisian boulevards, give out free pineapples…
“We’d Like You To Meet Krishna…”
Meditation and the Self Within
Can meditation solve our everyday problems? Is there life after death? Can drugs help us achieve self-realization? Srila Prabhupada discussed these questions with Bill Faill, a reporter for the Durban Natal Mercury.…
The Kidnapping of Princess Rukmini
Rukmini's brother Rukmi arranged for her to be married to Sisupala, a determined enemy of Krishna. When the black-eyed, beautiful Rukmini heard of this settlement, she became very morose.…
What’s Wrong with Our Politicians?
The root cause of the incompetence of politicians is selfish materialism, and the remedy is the re-spiritualization of society through the worldwide propagation of Krishna consciousness.…
The Deliverance of Ajamila
Ajamila came upon a lusty low-class man kissing a prostitute. They were drunk, and smiling. The prostitute's dress was loose. When Ajamila saw her, the lusty desires in his heart awakened.…
Cow Protection – Practical Necessity for a Peaceful Society
We milk the cows at two o'clock, and as soon as we're done milking, we go into the temple and attend the morning functions. We're busy all the time this way, and we don't fall down to a mundane level.…
Reincarnation—The Soul’s Journey on the Wheel of Birth and Death
The wheel of reincarnation carries the soul on its journey through 8,400,000 species of life. At the top of the wheel is human life, which, if spent wisely, can liberate the soul from the bondage of birth and death.…
Crime: Why and What to Do
Criminals struck every three seconds in the United States as crime rose a dramatic eighteen percent in 1974. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada discusses the problem with Chicago Police Department media relations expert Lt. David Mozee.…
Life Comes from Life
The whole world of science and technology is running on the false idea that life is born from matter. We cannot allow this nonsensical theory to go unchallenged. Life does not come from matter. Matter is generated from life.…
“We’d Like You To Meet Krishna…”
Meditation and the Self Within
What’s Wrong with Our Politicians?
Cow Protection – Practical Necessity for a Peaceful Society
Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra in Downtown Detroit.
Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra
Sankirtana
In Berkeley, California, and around the world ….
The Appearance of Lord Jagannatha
Ratha-yatra – An Ancient Festival Comes to the West
Elevation to Ecstasy
The Ratha-yatra festival in Downtown Chicago
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…