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Lord Caitanya’s Instructions to Rupa Gosvami

Instructions to Rupa Gosvami. On the bank of the Ganges at Prayaga, Lord Caitanya revealed the ocean of devotional service.…

By Kundali dasa on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Journey to Navadvipa — Spiritual Places

Time has all but stopped in Navadvipa - or so you'd think, seeing the ancient-looking riverboats and temples. Five hundred years ago in this transcendental land. Lord Caitanya appeared and began His great spiritual movement.…

By Visakha devi dasi on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

ISKCON Temple Opens in South Africa

The grand opening of ISKCON's Sri Sri Radha-Radhanatha temple drew 100,000 visitors, including leaders of the Afrikaans, English, black, and Asian communities.…

By BTG Editors on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Escaping the Dream — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out

In a dream we see so many things that have nothing to do with us. This is our nighttime dream, and we recognize it when we wake up. Unfortunately generally we go back into our daytime dream. "I am this." "I am that." "I am white." "I am black." "I am American." And so forth.…

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Chanting the Holy Names in West Berlin

In West Germany, devotees have evolved a preaching strategy adapted from the nama-hatta program established by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in India during the last century.…

By Suhotra dasa on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Krishna, Counting the Ways to Love Him

Krishna, the original person, is no less a person than we are. Most religions teach us to respect God as the almighty father. But we overlook His true greatness and power if we ignore He can relate to His devotees in loving relationships.…

By Mathuresa Dasa on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Spicy Chutney and a Cooling Raita

Awakening Our Spiritual Taste.Whether it's a spicy chutney or a cooling raita, food offered to Krsna enlivens our spiritual senses.…

By Drutakarma dasa on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

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Two Paths — Spiritual Path or Material Path?

There are two paths we can follow: One takes us back home, back to Godhead, and the other forces us to remain in this material world, which is full of miseries, especially birth, old age, disease, and death. These are the two paths open to us.…

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 9, 2026No CommentRead More

Into the Spiritual World

Though the spiritual world is the abode of the highest pleasure, hardly anyone wants to go there. We say we'd like to go, and we may think we are going, but our actions speak differently.…

By Nagaraja Dasa on July 8, 2026No CommentRead More

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Lord Caitanya’s Instructions to Rupa Gosvami

Instructions to Rupa Gosvami. On the bank of the Ganges at Prayaga, Lord Caitanya revealed the ocean of devotional service.…

By Kundali dasa on July 9, 2026

Journey to Navadvipa — Spiritual Places

By Visakha devi dasi on July 9, 2026

ISKCON Temple Opens in South Africa

The grand opening of ISKCON's Sri Sri Radha-Radhanatha temple drew 100,000 visitors, including leaders of the Afrikaans, English, black, and Asian communities.…

By BTG Editors on July 9, 2026

Escaping the Dream — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 9, 2026

Chanting the Holy Names in West Berlin

In West Germany, devotees have evolved a preaching strategy adapted from the nama-hatta program established by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in India during the last century.…

By Suhotra dasa on July 9, 2026

CHANT!

Tap into the reservoir of pleasure. By chanting the names of God, you'll immediately be in touch with the source of all pleasure. The name Krsna means the all-attractive person, and Rama means the supreme pleasure. Hare is the form of addressing Hara, God's devotional energy, to whom we pray to be engaged in the Lord's service.…

By BTG Editors on July 8, 2026

CHANT!

The name Krishna means "the all-attractive one" the name Rama means "the all-pleasing one," and the name Hare is an address to the Lord's devotional energy.…

By BTG Editors on July 7, 2026

CHANT!

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare…

By BTG Editors on July 6, 2026

The Chariots Roll Again

We grabbed the chariot ropes and pulled Krsna, and He pulled us along with Him. Krsna's chariot rolled on and on, and the waves of chanting and feeling rolled in and in, deeper and deeper. Hare Krsna,…

By Jagajivana dasa on July 4, 2026

Why Krsna Comes To This World

August 1973 at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, in the countryside near London. Several thousand guests (including the Indian High Commissioner) listen to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speak about the day Lord Krsna made His appearance on earth.…

By Jayadvaita dasa on July 1, 2026

The Rathayatra Festival’s Inspiration

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada brought the…

By BTG Editors on June 29, 2026

“Krishna Temple Is Labor of Love”

Something of a minor marvel is taking shape in the hills of Marshall County, where members of the Hare Krishna religious community have sacrificed over the past four years to complete a "labor of love"—a temple in honor of their spiritual master.…

By BTG Editors on June 28, 2026

Hindus in the West: The Challenge to Spiritual Roots

Indians in the West can succeed materially. But the challenge remains: will they be able—and willing—to retain their cultural origins?…

By Satsvarupa dasa Gosvami on July 8, 2026

Krishna: The End of Knowledge

Today, for the majority of students attending universities and institutions of higher learning, the question of the end of knowledge, the destination of the long pursuit, hardly ever comes to mind. One's eyes are usually fixed on graduation day and the diploma that signifies entrance into a good-paying job. For most, the goal of knowledge is money and the material pleasures it buys.…

By Hayagriva dasa on July 7, 2026

Baseball, Caste, and the Whole-Hog Syndrome

Confusing “cast” with “caste” is an innocent error, but…

By Mathuresa Dasa on July 7, 2026

Neighbor James

William James’s “Soul Theory” seemed imposing at first—as imposing…

By Mathuresa Dasa on July 6, 2026

Notes From The Lectures of Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta

The Bhagavad-Gita is an authoritative statement given to Arjuna by Lord Krishna. It must be borne in the mind that the Bhagavad-Gita was spoken on a battlefield. Before the battle, Arjuna declined to fight with his own kinsmen.…

By BTG Editors on July 7, 2026

Setting Sail with Transcendental Treasures

In the spirit of Srila Prabhupada's voyage to America in 1965, devotees are bringing Krishna consciousness to the Hawaiian Islands on the Jaladutta II boat.…

By Visakha devi dasi on July 7, 2026

London Soho Street Hare Krishna Temple

In London on Soho Street just off Oxford Street, English devotees of Lord Krsna have opened a new cultural center that includes a temple, a theater, and a vegetarian restaurant.…

By BTG Editors on July 3, 2026

How to Get Free of False Ego

The original consciousness of the self cannot be awakened as long as it is contaminated by material affection. The soul in his pure state does not want anything material.…

By Ramesvara Swami on July 3, 2026

Letters

Knowledge? — Letters

Jnana is "book knowledge" or "theory" because it entails the renunciation of all work, the suppression of the senses, and the rejection of the world as false. Vijnana is realized knowledge because it does not come about by mental speculation and the cessation of actions but rather by engagement in active devotional service.…

By Ravindra Svarupa dasa on July 8, 2026No Comment

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Hare Krishna Safari Africa

The Sankirtana Safari is on. Chanting and dancing to the hypnotic beats of Hare Krsna, a few American sadhus are daily seen on the main streets of Nairobi and other towns in Kenya, East Africa.…

By Brahmananda Svami on July 3, 2026No Comment