Have you ever found yourself in awe when strolling at night in the silvery moonlight? The Bhagavad Gita As It Is tells that we are witnessing nothing less than Lord Krishna's wondrous eye literally imparting individuality and nourishment-the "juice of life"-to all things that live.

Such is the influence of holy places. They can elevate one's consciousness, even the consciousness of one habituated to low thoughts. And people who go to holy places--Mayapur, Vrndavana, Jagannatha Puri--can immediately feel the difference.

As Krishna consciousness continues to spread to all corners of the world, so is a new breed of world preacher is arising. Today vibrant new methods to spread a timeless message are being discovered.

There used to be a television series in North America called MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. As kids we would watch it religiously and with rapt attention. The introduction in each series centered on describing to the would-be hero (should he choose to accept the impossible assignment) a series of endless complicated scenarios, all filled with what seemed like insurmountable obstacles.

Shripad Suhotra Maharaja, who has departed for the Spiritual Kingdom as hinted in the following composition, was a prolific Vaishnava writer far ahead of is time. But while he walked amongst us prior to his remarkable ascension in 2007, he was known for his many talents.

"In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is Krsna--either in the spiritual or material world. He is the supreme enjoyer. He is also enjoyer of my energy, because my energy is derived from Krsna's energy. Just like a master and a servant--the master is giving him food, comforts, and the servant is getting energy.

I was on the altar bathing the Deities. Kutila prabhu and I managed to place the small Deities—Jagannatha and Radha-Krishna—out of sight behind the altar before we were ordered into the temple room. There I saw Bidhan Candra and Krishna Katha prabhus lying bleeding on the floor.

My first darshan of His Divine Grace Shrila Prabhupada was at ISKCON’s loneliest North American outpost ever, the Hare Krishna Center of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Why is there so much of endless discord amongst us who have somehow, by Srila Prabhupada’s universally flowing mercy, come into this Krsna-Consciousness movement?

Suhotraji found in Shridhar Maharaja a companion with whom he could reveal his mind, noting that they had much in common. To which the Jolly Swami would reply that what was really important was that they shared the same initials!

The "Varnasrama Development in Malaysia" seminar was held on Sunday, August 23, 2009, at the Riverstone Eco Resort in Hulu Yam just outside of Kuala Lampur with His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami as the main speaker at the event.

The quality of any relationship is guaranteed only if we know how to appreciate the qualities of others and the quality of realization per se. The lack of such appreciation produces lack of relationships. To overcome this, the first indispensable step is learning how to recognize the value of others.

With head bowed low at the lotus feet of the assembled devotees, I would like to narrate the full story of how the 1959 sannyasa diksha photo of Shrila Prabhupada appeared in ISKCON, now that the fiftieth celebration of Shrila Prabhupada’s initiation into the fourth stage has just passed

Varnasrama Research Teams are satellite localized research units working towards spreading the message of varnasrama and thus help preparing ourselves to come out of the material conditioning and take to the life style created by Lord Krishna and recommended by various acharyas, including Srila Prabhupada

After changing the dates of my visit to Poland thrice, I booked it exactly around the date of the 70th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland - without being aware of it.

On my recent preaching tour I reached Vancouver, the Canadian city famous for being a second home to Punjabi population. I was informed that I was scheduled for a talk show with a very popular anchor on Radio Red Fm the very next morning.

It would be a journey of not only celebration and worship, but an inner journey of the heart. For the wise traveler knows that any trip worth undertaking should be as good as the destination.

This year our team has more than doubled in size due to the sincere efforts of your dear disciples, H. H. Lokanath Swami and H. H. Janananda Goswami. In addition to our team of Global Coordinators, including new member Ram Prasad Prabhu, we have begun recruiting continental coordinators.

It has been over three decades since Kartika 1977 when Your Divine Grace departed this world for the transcendental abode of Shri Krishna. Yet, till today the words that emanated from your lotus lips on the occasion of my second initiation on April 10th, 1969, echo in my mind.

To the delight of many devotees living in rural ISKCON communities, the GBC (ISKCON’s administrative authority) recently set guidelines instructing all GBC members to spend 10% of their time boosting farm projects.

A couple of years before he passed away in 2000, our good friend Rsabdev Prabhu (formerly with Spiritual Sky and the husband of Mother Kunkum) sent us a picture of Mahaprabhu with the deer from the cover of Sri Chaitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila Volume Seven, which we framed and have worshipped ever since.

The dark foggy night of 22nd December '98 transformed my life. All the activity in my life came to a standstill. My world shattered attributing to pangs of pain. ''Death'',( the most dreadful word ) often heard of barged into my life and snatched away the most lovable, most close friend to me; my dear father!