A Lesson from Prema by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Sep 1, 1998 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-32 Number-05

THERE'S NOTHING worse than a new convert," admonished my grandmother. "They know just enough about their religion that they're completely gung-ho about it, and not enough to have a balanced perspective on its teachings. They're fanatics.... read more

No More Cows by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Jul 1, 1998 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-32 Number-04

DURING A conversation in Los Angeles in 1968, Srila Prabhupada made a sobering prediction about what would happen if humanity continued its practice of cow slaughter: Devotee: You said that as the Age of Kali-yuga progresses there'll be no more butter. Srila... read more

Krsna’s Occupational Therapy by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

May 1, 1998 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-32 Number-03

AN OLD FILM, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, recounts the life of a Texas folk hero who brought law and order to the Wild West. Armed with a hefty law book, Bean appoints himself judge of a rugged frontier town and sets up court in a bar. He reforms... read more

Maya Writes the Script by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Mar 1, 1998 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-32 Number-02

MAINE YANKEE, our state's nuclear power plant, is going to shut down. Unsafe, they say. Thirty or forty years ago harnessing "the peaceful power of the atom" was the promise of the future. Promoters claimed, "Nuclear power's going to be so cheap... read more

Names and Personal Relationship by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1998 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-32 Number-01

IN A HOW-TO BOOK on raising a beef calf at home, a rancher presents her tips on how to make the process psychologically easier: "I don't see how you'll ever be able to eat that little brown-eyed baby after you raise him." You'll hear this maybe... read more

Offerings from Mother Earth by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Nov 1, 1997 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-31 Number-06

IN THE Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.19.8) Srila Prabhupada notes, "Although the earth's ground is the same, different tastes arise due to different kinds of seeds." What a miracle it is that although two plants grow next to each other in the same dirt,... read more