Vaiṣṇavas follow various vidhis or rules. However, it's not that all of these vidhis have equal importance. For example it is a rule that one should take bath daily, it is also a rule that one should chant the holy names daily, but of the two vidhis the latter is much more important

A story based on the Sanskrit Hitopadesh of Sri Vishnu Sharma with some comments compiled by Madhavananda Das speaking about false devotees and institutions

Bertrand Russell, famed agnostic philosopher, has criticised Thomas Aquinas, famed Catholic philosopher for knowing in advance the outcome of his argument. He has claimed “The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading.”

Criticism is fine when the hidden motivation is to support the spiritual welfare of another but when it is there to undermine without any pure desire for their spiritual upliftment, then that is a reactionary affair

Parnia: (a doctor at Stony Brook University Hospital and director of the school’s resuscitation research program) There may be something in the brain we haven’t discovered that accounts for consciousness, or it may be that consciousness is a separate entity from the brain

The 5th ISKCON Vedic Ecology Convention was held recently at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. The event was attended by a diverse audience which included school learners and educators, university students and members of the public

Very often, the only link an inmate has with the outside world is his correspondence with the IPM devotees. Some are fortunate enough to have supportive family or friends, but most are not

What is the history of the events? What are the successes and what are the reasons for any failures? And what would Srila Prabhupada say, looking at the path followed by the first Vaishnavas in Moscow?

It seems most devotees in ISKCON rely on intuitive assumptions regarding the psychology of the audience we preach to; however, our assumptions can be erroneous. Strictness increases the attractiveness of religious organizations. This paper presents the logic behind this assertion and some recent empirical research on the role strictness plays in religious organizations

Today the Earth planet we inhabit, Mother Bhumi, is facing a monumental catastrophe in the form of exploiting her for oil. Though this modern artificial so-called civilization is based around wholesale destruction and pillaging of the environment, there are a few who have arisen to defend Mother Earth though soon it could be too late

Simple living and High thinking is the solution to economic problems. Therefore the Krishna Conscious movement is engaging devotees in producing their own food and living self-sufficiently so that rascals may see how one can live very peacefully, eat the food grains one has grown one self, drink milk, and chant Hare Krishna

In his summation during his debate with self-confessed atheist Stephen Law, HH Sivarama Swami made the following point: He said that for those individuals who take up the science of spiritual life, who “perform the experiment”, there is no need to argue

The Grade 2 children (ages 6 and 7) of Sri Mayapur International School have been studying the life of Srila Prabhupada with their teacher Kirti Kumari devi dasi. As part of their project they wrote responses to Srila Prabhupada's poem 'Markine Bhagavat Dharma' thinking about what Lord Krishna would say to His dear devote

Most of the time we complain. Sometimes we may be vocal about it but most of the time we silently complain. Why did it happen to me? Why always bad things happen to good people like me? We always consider ourselves a victim of an unjust system

I am happy to report that the GBC passed my proposal to make Srila Prabhupada's presence on the home page of all Iskcon temples and preaching centers an official guideline of the Society. Srila Prabhupada's picture is currently MIA (missing in action) on numerous temple websites around the world

If you have been to a circus you may have seen a tightrope walker constantly adjusting his long pole to keep it horizontal. Without these readjustments, the performer may lose his balance and fall. Similarly, by avoiding extreme views or behaviors that will throw us off our chosen life path, we can remain mentally, physically and spiritually balanced

(For the Huffington Post) India has long harbored a tradition of ethical vegetarianism, anchored on the dharmic traditions' commitment to ahimsa (nonviolence). This tradition can perhaps be encapsulated by Prabhupada's statement, "Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance,"

Every society that thinks about sustainability will agree to the fact that continuity has a lot more to cover than just Eco-culture, recycling, administration etc.

When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krishna, the women of the family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vrishni, comes unwanted progeny

Last year myself and my good friend Yugala-kisora Prabhu decided to do something most people would consider completely insane—namely, walk across the city of Detroit

Srila Prabhupada has stated many times and many places of the acceptable humble attitude we must have… we have nothing to offer except our humble service, how small we and our service are, and how unlimited is Sri Krishna