Good Names by Ravi Gupta
WHEN MY FATHER showed me my genealogy table and I read over the names of my great-grandfathers and -grandmothers, I noticed a trend: they were all names of Lord Krsna, His expansions, and His associates. On my father's side, my grandparents were Giridhari Lal... read more
Nowhere to Hide by Ravi Gupta
ONE DAY A COLLEGE student came up to me and said, "You know, what I like about India and Indian culture is that they face the miseries of life head-on. While we in the West try to hide from death, in India people prepare for it." Of the four basic miseries... read more
Knowledge And Devotion by Ravi Gupta
A NEW INDIAN GUEST at a recent Sunday feast at our center here in Boise, Idaho, remarked, "Oh yes, I know about the Hare Krsna philosophy. It's a simplified, sentimental process of chanting and dancing." Many Indians have the misconception that Krsna... read more
Let Lord Rama Reign Today by Ravi Gupta
RAMA-RAJYA. The word strikes a note in almost every Indian's heart. Rama-rajya was the ideal kingdom of Lord Ramacandra, Lord Krsna's incarnation as the ideal king. Lord Rama ruled during Treta-yuga, some two million years ago, and the sage Valmiki recorded... read more