Initiation Into Krsna Consciousness by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
If a casual onlooker attends an initiation ceremony at a Hare Krsna temple, he will find the action colorful and absorbing, but most likely he will be bewildered as to what it all means. For a typical initiation, about one hundred devotees gather in the temple. The... read more
The World We Live in by Visakha Devi Dasi
In the Thirteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna, the perfect student, requested Krsna, the perfect teacher, to present a detailed analysis of the phenomenal world. Such a study of material nature, for the purpose of distinguishing matter from spirit, is known... read more
Conversations from India
A senior member of the Hare Krsna movement tells how Krsna consciousness has gone from East to West and back again. Last March, when hundreds of devotees from all over the world gathered in India for a pilgrimage to the holy cities Mayapur and Vrndavana, I had the... read more
Love Beyond Surrender by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The position, the special attractions and the opulences of Krsna can be understood only by devotional service (Bhakti). If we wish to gain the favor of a great personality, we must satisfy him by our service. Even in this material world, one cannot... read more