Relevant Inquiries by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A small child walking with his father goes on inquiring constantly. He asks his father so many odd things, and the father has to satisfy him with proper answers. When I was a young father in my householder life, I was overflooded with hundreds of questions from my... read moreThe Sunday Feast
It's a kind of open house. You come alone of with your friends or family. When you come in, you might like to meet some of the devotees. Maybe you'll just wander around on your own and see what the place is all about. It's up to you. The schedule differs... read moreChanting Hare Krsna: A Practice for Saints and Sinners
Devotees in the Krsna consciousness movement are known for their chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. But why so much stress on chanting? We chant because we follow Vedic scriptures, which prescribe... read more
How a Krsna Conscious Woman Achieved Liberation by Nandarani Devi Dasi
A queen of Vedic India found freedom in dependence. Recently I was reading one of the many new books by women who feel they should make their miserable plight known to the world. The book read like a horror story. It told how nuptial love becomes a nightmare of... read moreThe Yoga Dictionary
The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and God realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in BACK TO GODHEAD, will focus upon the most important of these (and, occasionally, upon relevant English terms) and... read more
The Wedding by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Fall, 1966: the Lower East Side, New York No one knew anything of what was going on except Swamiji. Shortly after founding the first Krsna conscious temple in the West, Srila Prabhupada organized the first Vedic marriage ceremony, replete with fire sacrifice,... read more
The Krsna Conscious Vision of Spiritual Equality by Jayadvaita Swami
An enlightened person sees with equal vision a learned scholar, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater. Attempts to establish equality among all people are naive and superficial unless supported by spiritual understanding. Materially, we are not equal. Some people... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-15 Number-12, 1980
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Laguna Beach Temple Opens Laguna Beach, California Some three hundred devotees from the American West Coast recently celebrated the opening of the new Hare... read more
On Purity and Freedom
The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a priest took place in July 1973 in London. Srila Prabhupada: In our temples there are regular Krsna conscious programs so that one may be purified internally and... read more