The Camel and the Thorns by Dravida Dasa
"No creature smarts so little as a fool." Alexander Pope Dumb. That's the only word for the camel, who often feasts on thorny bushes, mangles his mouth-and enjoys the taste of his own fresh blood. Never mind the pain and self-mutilation: it's the... read more
How I Met My Spiritual Master by Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami
"He sat on a raised dais with an Arabic tapestry behind him, and his powerful presence dominated the assembly." On that cool, windy mid-March evening, as I walked the five blocks from my residence to the San Francisco Radha-Krsna temple, I was not aware of... read more
Spiritual Fasting by Yamuna Devi Dasi
With spiritual fasting, you may not make headlines, but you'll make headway on the path back to Godhead. What do Mahatma Gandhi, Dick Gregory, Jane Fonda, Norman Mailer, Bolivian dissidents, British suffragettes, and Irish revolutionaries have in common? Well, for... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-18 Number-01, 1983
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) North American Hare Krsna Leaders Hold Conference Washington, D.C. On October 28, the presidents of the North American centers of the Hare Krsna movement gathered... read more