The present global turmoil is indeed much worse than most anticipate and nations will fall in collapse as history is quickly re-written before our eyes, never to be the same ever again.

As time goes by and ISKCON continues global expansion as the world's only genuine path to a true conception of religion, it becomes clear just how important was the spotless personal example of our beloved founder-acharya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Should we be using silk? If we want to practice compassion and non-violence toward all living entities, then we should think twice about what we are putting on our bodies. Originally in Vedic times they used what was called Wild Silk.

Once Prabhupada noted, "When Krishna was here, few could understand that he was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Maybe a few hundred people, that's all."

It was recently announced in the news about how an 18 year old autistic boy from Ohio/USA is being charged for murder after his university professor mother (who was apparently very dedicated to his care-giving) died from injuries received from her son during a violent outburst.

At the time of pralaya the oceans exceed their limits. Yet a saintly man always remains steady, even under extreme circumstances.

Times are changing rapidly as many choose to fall in the booby but beautiful trap of love. Yes, we “fall” in love, but never “elevate” in love. This is not to portray love as a blasphemous emotion, or a taboo but to prove that the consciousness in which an activity is carried put plays a paramount role in its execution.

There's werk ta be dun! And a whole world of hungry people just waiting for them "hairy Krishna fellers and gals" to help Krishna feed them all. Let's get to it! Now is the time for Love! And more than ever before there's no time to waste. For everyone's sake.

There is something called “treadmill” yoga. One can walk and run for miles on a treadmill and sweat until one drops, but one is going nowhere in particular. Is there any wonder why the path of devotion appears to be an immense slog?

Only he who is free inside, by the application of abstinence (yama) and prescriptions (nyama), can think independently and freely decide, acting with emotional detachment and with no interest for the result of his actions but only constructively in favor of all creatures

As you probably know 2009 is a double Darwin anniversary: the British naturalist was born 200 years ago and his 'The Origin of Species' was published 150 years ago.

Distorted mental representations, not only generate heavy unbalances and serious pathologies on the psycho-physical level, but also impair our access to Reality.

The world is embroiled in a recession. Banks are failing, jobs are disappearing, wealth attached to property and stocks is evaporating. The hopes of so many that rest upon saving for the future is now destroyed.

In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Four, chapters twenty-five and twenty-six, Prabhupada wrote purports that are considered "controversial" by some commentators. The supposedly controversial purports are simply another manifestation of Prabhupada's transcendental genius.

The recent controversy over proper dates for holding Jagannatha Ratha-yatra brings into question the motives for holding such a festival. Lord Jagannatha Himself advises King Indradyumna for the date of this procession.

When I joined in the mid 70's there were two main activities that we concentrated on; one was book distribution and the other was harinama sankirtana (street chanting of Hare Krishna). Of course other activities took place and I don't wish to minimise them but the above two were what most of us felt were what most pleased Srila Prabhupada.

Krishna consciousness is the alchemy that transmutes a fool to an intelligent being. It is a proven fact that anyone who comes in contact with Krishna consciousness movement becomes “chatur” or intelligent.

You may have noticed two things in recent days. The election of Barack Obama, the first African-American to become the President of the United States, and nationwide protests to the passing of Proposition 8 in California of all places, which strictly defines marriage as being between a man and a women, leaving out people of same-sex relationships from this social status and benefit.

Srila Prabhupada’s vision for spreading the Sankirtana Mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu encompassed four principles or four waves, which he coined as the “four-fold Gandhi movements” in his 1949 letter to the Honorable Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the then Deputy Prime Minister to the Government of India in New Delhi.

Recently, I came upon a nice discussion between Sripad Keshava Krsna and Pusta Krishna Prabhus about the difficulties which naturally entail ascertaining, training and sustaining real and pragmatic leadership and management within a religious institution.