
The Regulative Principles Of Freedom by Rohininandana Dasa
EVERY NEW INITIATE in the Krsna consciousness movement vows to follow for the rest of his or her life four regulative principles: no gambling, no meat-eating, no illicit sex, and no intoxication. Gambling, meat-eating, illicit sex, and intoxication disturb any... read more
The Real Mother Earth by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
PART 3 From the Srimad-Bhagavatam we learn that the earth is controlled by the goddess Bhumi Devi. The Bhagavatam's ancient Sanskrit texts give the history of her dealings with a king named Prthu Maharaja, an incarnation of the Supreme Lord's... read more
The Purpose of Pilgrimage by Ravi Gupta
EVERY YEAR, as eagerly as Westerners flock to Hawaii on vacation, millions of Indians journey to tirthas, holy places of pilgrimage. According to the 1993 edition of the Guiness Book of World Records, the world's largest-ever gathering of... read more
Divine Consciousness Of a Previous Life by Urmila Devi Dasi
THE BHAGAVAD-GITA tells us that a child with good opportunities for genuine spiritual life must have progressed in yoga, or Krsna consciousness, in a previous life. Krsna tells Arjuna some symptoms of such a child. First, the child will be attracted automatically to... read more