How I Came to Krsna Consciousness

Coming Full Circle by Saci Dulala Dasa

May 6, 2016 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Saci Dulala Dasa, Volume-13 Number-05 (Indian)

After ignoring Lord Krishna at home, a devotee finds him again half way across the world My mother died when I was one month old. A host of caring relatives helped bring me up. Among them, I loved my mother’s mother the most. She showered me with affection and... read more

My Sources Of Inspiration by Prema Vilasa Dasa

Jul 6, 2015 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Prema Vilasa Dasa, Volume-49 Number-04

A doctor in residency finds that the key to fulfilling the great American dream is not what he expected. My alarm goes off at six thirty. It’s Sunday morning. I take a shower, put on my dhoti, kurta, and tilaka, and after chanting the Gayatri mantra drive to the... read more

Abduction and Escape by Sri Caitanya Candra Dasa

Jul 3, 2015 | Cover Story, How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Sri Caitanya Candra Dasa, Volume-12 Number-07 (Indian)

The struggles and challenges a devotee had to undergo – all because he decided to become a monk I came to know about Krishna consciousness through a college program in 2002. Earlier I had attended Bhagavadgita classes by a secular organization that taught that... read more

To Hell and Back by Karuna Radhika Devi Dasi

Apr 1, 2015 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Karuna Radhika Devi Dasi, Volume-12 Number-04 (Indian)

Curiosity about higher realities of life and a short hellish experience bring a couple to Krishna consciousness Raised in a middle-class, conservative family in Hyderabad, I was one of five siblings in our home. My father, a civil engineer, often went on tours for... read more

Making progress toward seeing the Lord by Ravikant Jagtap

Jan 8, 2015 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Ravikant Jagtap, Volume-49 Number-01

He could not see the Lord, but the Lord, seeing him, drew him close after his long search for truth. Right from my childhood I had serious health problems. At five I had severe ear pain and asthma. At thirteen I developed a brain tumor that took me to several... read more

My Metamorphosis From Judaism to Vaisnavism by Len Cohen

Nov 8, 2014 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Len Cohen, Volume-48 Number-06

“Merciful music and Krishna ’s transformative power saved me from a life of impersonalism.” What was I, a nice Jewish fellow, doing in front of the Radha- Krishna temple? I didn’t fit in there with the Indian culture. I couldn’t relate to the women in saris. I wasn’t... read more