Clean Clear Through by Ravi Gupta

Jul 1, 1999 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-33 Number-04

MY FATHER remembers his grandmother's cleanliness in the kitchen. She would set up a traditional stove on the floor, and when she cooked there was an understood line around the area, which no family member could cross without taking a shower. She had a special... read more

Purified Eating by Ravi Gupta

Mar 1, 1999 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-33 Number-02

AN INDIAN GUEST at our Hare Krsna center in Boise once told us, "My father was very strict in his daily habits and spiritual practices. He would eat only food cooked by his own hands." My father, Anantarupa Dasa, has similar remembrances of his grandmother.... read more

Don’t Be Shy – Chant! by Ravi Gupta

Nov 1, 1998 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-32 Number-06

ON THE FIRST OF January this year, at our ISKCON center in Boise, Idaho, we held a "japathon" an eight-hour session of japa (chanting the Hare Krsna mantra on beads). It was a spiritually rejuvenating way to begin the New Year, and many in our... read more

The Land of Gurus by Ravi Gupta

May 1, 1998 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-32 Number-03

MORE THAN ANY PLACE in the world, India is the land of gurus. Nearly every Hindu, in India or abroad, has a guru to turn to for advice. The Vedic scriptures present the teachings of great gurus like Maitreya, Kapila, and Vyasa. From the teachings of gurus such as... read more

A Blessed Departure by Ravi Gupta

Mar 1, 1998 | India's Heritage, Ravi Gupta, Volume-32 Number-02

3:30 A.M. on Saturday the phone rang here in Boise. When my father, Ananta-rupa Dasa, picked up the phone, my aunt was on the line, calling from Delhi. "Get here as soon as possible," she said. "Father is very sick. He's in the hospital. He's on... read more