Frankenfish & Why Some Edibles just Aren’t Good Food by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi

Nov 1, 2013 | Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi, Volume-47 Number-06

Recent advances in genetic engineering (GE) seem to twist nature’s arm. Now scientists alter the genetic code within seeds or eggs to make “improved” plants and animals. Wealthy countries use special GE corn and soy to insure an enormous cash crop in... read more

Mahaprabhu’s Victory – Over the Mayavadıs at Benares by Karuna Dharinî Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 2013 | Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi, Volume-47 Number-01

Desiring to drown everyone in the flood of love of God, Lord Caitanya made a special effort to capture misinformed impersonalists. In 1486 CE, Lord Krishna appeared in West Bengal as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Though Krishna Himself, Lord Caitanya comes in the mood of a... read more

Krishna The Friendly God by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi

Jul 1, 2012 | Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi, Volume-46 Number-04

  Learning about Krishna solves problems created by both polytheism and a vague monotheism.  My Friend Jyoti told me that when she was a child growing up in Mumbai she went to temples with her parents to worship a variety of gods.   "I did not know... read more

The Mission of Book Distribution by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi

Nov 1, 2010 | Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi, Volume-44 Number-06

  Srila Prabhupada inherited the mission to distribute books on Krishna consciousness from his spiritual master, and passed it on to his disciples. I felt disilusioned with performing the Catholic rituals I grew up with,” explains Christina Camacho.... read more

Srı Krishna Janmastami The Advent Of the Deliverer by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi

Jul 1, 2009 | Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi, Volume-43 Number-04

  Unlike us, Lord Krishna arrives in this world by His own sweet will. As inf ants, we en ter this world in a delivery room because we need to be delivered from the confines of our mother’s womb. Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, comes here... read more

The Extra Plants by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi

May 1, 2009 | Karuna Dharani Devi Dasi, Volume-43 Number-03

  False Prestige heads a list of weeds, such as Lust, Greed, and Anger, that block the growth of the vine of Bhakti. Sri Caitanya-caritamrta metaphorically describes love of God as a creeper, or vine. The following story is based on that metaphor. [See the... read more