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How I Found A Real Yoga Teacher by Amala bhakta Dasa

Sep 1, 1977 | Amala Bhakta Dasa, How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Realizations, Volume-12 Number-09

After Thirteen Years With a "Yoga Cheater" The path from the hatha-yoga ashram to the Radha-Krsna temple is a well-worn one. Many people who are now ISKCON devotees had in the past performed various stretchings, contortions, breathing exercises, headstands,... read more

The Mantra for Everyone

Sep 1, 1977 | Holy Name, Volume-12 Number-09

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare In India saints and ordinary people alike have long known about these holy names of God the maha-mantra, or great chanting for deliverance. In 1965 His Divine Grace A.C.... read more

Compassion Means Spreading Krsna Consciousness by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Sep 1, 1977 | Bhakti-yoga and Krsna Consciousness, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-12 Number-09

India's greatest gift to civilization is her highly advanced spiritual culture, based on the eternal truths of the Vedic literatures. Sometimes, however, we hear the strange idea that this culture is not meant to be shared with others. I have heard more than one... read more

Nirvana – Annihilation or Devotion?

Sep 1, 1977 | Discussion, Volume-12 Number-09

German pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) thought that nirvana, (freedom from suffering) means becoming desireless putting an end to our will. But His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada disagrees…. Hayagriva dasa: Arthur... read more

Chant and be happy…

Sep 1, 1977 | Holy Name, Volume-12 Number-09

Visakha-devi dasi (right): "When I frist met the devotees, I had no interest in spiritual life. But my work as a writer forced me to talk and argue with them. Eventually I met rila Prabhupada, the spiritual master of the Hare Krsna movement, and read his... read more

A short statement of the philosophy of Krsna Consciousness

Sep 1, 1977 | Short statement on the our philosophy, Volume-12 Number-09

The International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a worldwide community of devotees practicing bhakti-yoga, the eternal science of loving service to God. The Society was founded in 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a pure... read more