By Shyam Nityanand DasThere are fanatics in every church and even among atheists. Do not judge them, do not hook your mind in interactions with them, and do not be attached to winning your arguments with them
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- 28 Mar 2013
By Indradyumna SwamiSP: "So far your ideas about influencing the leaders of society, yes, that must be done. If such leaders of society can be influenced to preach on our behalf, help us to spread Krsna consciousness in some practical way, that is the best service"
...- 26 Mar 2013
By Bhakti-lata DasiIn May 2012, a Chaplain from El-Paso, Texas, Steven Cottingham, emailed me in the hope of getting some books for the inmates he served
...- 24 Mar 2013
By Sahadeva dasaHuman taste buds have grown tired of all the flesh and blood we gorge upon daily. To the tickling taste buds, what could be more savory than a cute little baby, killed in the womb itself
...- 24 Mar 2013
By Devaki Devi DasiI had been contemplating Srila Prabhupada's greatness and outstanding position, meditating on how I could glorify him in a way which was relevant to the devotees here in Bangladesh
...- 20 Mar 2013
By Dusyanta dasaVeganism is just a dietary consideration primarily based on a certain ethic, that shows no alternatives to pro-actively engage in, which is purely egocentrically motivated
...- 18 Mar 2013
By Anuttama DasaThis GBC Statement on Prabhupada’s Preeminent Position is part of an ongoing effort to better educate ISKCON devotees about Srila Prabhupada’s unique stature and contributions
...- 14 Mar 2013
By Sakshi Gopal dasIn a laudable effort to get 'back to basics' there may well be some among the international devotee community who now view any public appreciation of George Harrison as a deviation from the main thrust of Srila Prabhupada's mission
...- 10 Mar 2013
By Gautam SahaPost independence, India has come a long way in raising the standard of all backward classes of people in society by abolishing the caste system and by trying to implement the rights and privileges listed in the Constitution
...- 9 Mar 2013
By Romapada DasPlease find enclosed some copies of news reports published so far in English
...- 26 Feb 2013
By Praghosa DasaThe 5 million or so vegetarians residing in the UK must be feeling relieved at their dietary choice given the grotesque, unprecedented, bizarre and unacceptable horse meat controversy that shows no sign of abating in Europe. For the other 55 million or so non-vegetarians in the UK they have been thrown into considerable turmoil; one commented: "If horse meat were okay then our butchers would sell it"
...- 20 Feb 2013
By Kesava Krsna DasaA perception exists that our gurus and devotees usually function on the kanistha/madhyama level of spiritual advancement, and that whoever joins Iskcon and takes initiation will only advance as much as they, not more. Is this true?
...- 15 Feb 2013
By Brijabasi dasI thought that many devotees would be interested in the following information on the times of different lilas and corresponding ages of Lord Krishna during His stay in Vraja. It is entirely taken from Srila Jiva Gosvami's commentary to SB 10.45.3
...- 13 Feb 2013
By Visakha Priya dasiOur acaryas are very merciful. Because in this age kalau sudra sambhavah—we are all born sudras—and because we are mandah sumanda-matayo—unlucky and always disturbed, they keep giving us clear instructions for us to follow according to our times, places, and circumstances. Today, by chance—or the will of the Lord—I came across Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Sri Caitanya-siksamrta
...- 9 Feb 2013
By Dusyanta dasaThe two main points of this purpose is bringing the members of Iskcon closer together and teaching the members of Iskcon a simpler natural way of life
...- 7 Feb 2013
By Shyamasundara DasaAccording to the Manu-samhita you are all mlecchas and yavanas. You cannot touch the Manu-samhita, what to speak of translating it. So if you try to follow the Manu-samhita then you become a mleccha and yavana and your career is finished
...- 7 Feb 2013
By Kesava Krsna DasaSrila Prabhupada was serious about his use of words. If we analyse why he used “Ever well wisher” as he signed off each letter he wrote, we will discover a broad and deep purpose for doing so. Let us sample some profound meanings
...- 1 Feb 2013
By Chandan Bhatia On 2 Feb13, Sat is the Disappearance Day of Sri Jayadeva Goswami, a great devotee of Lord Sri Krishna, poet and composer of Dasavatara-stotra, a poetic glorification of Lord Krishna’s main incarnations
...- 26 Jan 2013
By William MathewIn this conversation recorded on Ramanavami in 2010, Sripada Aindra prabhu presents a deep and sastric understanding of the Guru Tattva in line of the disciplic succession from Lord Caitanya
...- 20 Jan 2013
By Gokula Candra DasAfter reading your paper one gets an impression that woman have equal rights for Vedic education and Guruship and that is indeed what was happening in the far past – the Vedic age
...- 15 Jan 2013
By Kesava Krsna DasaShould devotees rejoice at the pregnancy of a royal couple? Should they express revulsion at crimes committed against defenceless people or animals? If devotees are the nicest people around, how do they react to the world around them when they are supposedly detached from all things?
...- 14 Jan 2013
By Bhaktarupa Das and Madhavananda DasIn ISKCON, while women are generally recognized informally as spiritual teachers, no woman has so far been formally allowed to serve as an initiating spiritual master
...- 11 Jan 2013
By Sarva-drik dasaEver hear the phrase, “The long arm of the law”? Most of you probably have. But just in case you haven’t, this phrase refers to the tendency for legal authorities to always, “Get their man”.
...- 9 Jan 2013
By Gaurachandra DasWhen Sukadeva Goswami spoke this divine message to Pariksit Maharaj and assembled sages, no money was charged. When Suta Goswami repeated it to Saunak rishi and sages no money was charged
...- 2 Jan 2013