Krsna is explaining Himself. But suppose you say, "How can I believe that Krsna said these words? Somebody may have written them in the name of Krsna." No. Because the Bhagavad-gita is accepted by saintly persons, we should also accept it.…
How to See and Know God
Krishna Reveals His Universal Form at Kuruksetra
If hundreds of thousands of suns were to rise into the sky at once, their effulgence might resemble that of the Lord in His universal form. That wondrous form possessed unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited faces, legs, and arms.…
On Brahmanas — Actions Speak Louder Than Birth
Prabhupada's conviction—that he could turn Westerners into brahmanas—astonished Allen Ginsberg, and it also astonished many people in India and around the world who had preconceived notions about who could and who could not be a brahmana.…
Prabhupada: Inspired by the Disciplic Succession
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati was dedicated to using the printing press as the best medium for large-scale distribution of Krsna consciousness. He thought of the printing press as a brhat mrdanga, a big mrdanga.…
Sweet Waters Festival New Zealand 1982
Pastureland next to the Waikato River (south of Auckland) was transformed into a tent-and-caravan metropolis. Seventy thousand young people were basking in perfect weather at the annual Sweetwaters Rock Festival—New Zealand's Woodstock.…
Srila Prabhupada in Calcutta 1944
With World War II raging in Europe and the Far East, Srila Prabhupada launches BACK TO GODHEAD magazine and addresses the issues of the day from a Krsna conscious viewpoint.…
Hare Krsna Farm In New Zealand 1982
Land and cows provide the economic basis for a prosperous, happy, healthy life of Krsna consciousness at New Varshan, the Hare Krsna farm near Auckland, New Zealand.…
Vicki Overton: From Haute Couture To Hare Krsna
When Vicki Overton was growing up in Auckland in the 1950's, duly attentive to her studies at St. Cuthbert's College for girls, no one would have imagined she would one day be among the most sought-after fashion models in the world.…
Transcendental Meditation Through Sound
Soon after "transcendental meditation" first caught the fancy of people in America, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, gave this talk at Boston's Northeastern University.…
How to See and Know God
Krishna Reveals His Universal Form at Kuruksetra
On Brahmanas — Actions Speak Louder Than Birth
Prabhupada: Inspired by the Disciplic Succession
An Expanding Ocean Of Bliss
The Nectar of the Holy Name of Krishna
Sankirtana — The Perfection of Glorifying God
Chanting Hare Krsna is for Saints and Sinners — Notes from the Editor
Sweet Waters Festival New Zealand 1982
Ratha-Yatra—A Festival for Everyone
New York City Festival Diary — Notes from the Editor
The Chariots Roll Again
How was Man Made? — Letters
Modern scientists invent many theories about creation, but because material scientists are limited and defective in so many ways, none of their accounts are trustworthy.…
85.5 Million Prabhupada Books in Print (1979)
Last year the printing total surpassed the previous year's total by thirty percent, and BBT books appeared for the first time in Danish, Greek, and Kannada (a South Indian dialect).…