translation by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (from BTG VOLUME 1, PARTS 1-4, 1944) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura: There is no other way out of this great ocean of nescience except the unalloyed mercy of the Absolute Godhead. The living entity, although superior in nature in comparison to the…
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by Hrdayananda Dasa Goswami Our last issue featured a panel discussion hosted by the American Family Foundation, one of the major anti-cult groups in the US, entitled ‘Can Cultic Groups Change? The Case of ISKCON’. Dr Rahul Peter Das questioned Anuttama Dasa’s statements about authority and leadership in ISKCON. Dr…
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (from BTG VOLUME 1, PARTS 1-4, 1944) His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja, the celebrated Acharya (Spiritual Head) of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas, spoke the following few lines as his message just a few days (23rd December, 1936) before his…
Statement of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). As the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the preeminent teacher and ultimate authority within our society, Srila Prabhupada has a unique relationship with every ISKCON devotee. Lord Krishna, the Supreme…
By Candrasekhar dasa Abhaya Caranaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, lovingly called by his disciples as Srila Prabhupada, is the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). His profound impact reverberates through the lives of countless devotees, imbuing their existence with a spiritual depth and purpose that transcends ordinary understanding.…
In March 1966 Srila Prabhupada had begun America’s first Krsna conscious temple, in a little storefront on New York’s Lower East Side. A small band of followers had gathered around him, and now, in September, some of them felt ready to become his disciples. Keith was cooking lunch in the…
(This article appeared in Back to Godhead magazine 25-1, 1991)
By Atma Tattva Dasa One Ekadasi during the Kumbha-mela in Allahabad, Prabhupada was sitting back with his eyes closed, his legs stretched under his desk, talking about Ekadasi. Prabhupada said, “Lotus pods fried in ghee are very good on Ekadasi.” Somebody immediately ran to the market to arrange for lotus…
by Jyotirmayi Devi Dasi (1998) Historical Report From about 1965 up to 1974, when Srila Prabhupada had to get less and less involved in temple management because of translating work and the tremendous increase of disciples and temples, the women devotees’ situation changed very little from what Srila Prabhupada had originally…
A poem by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
at Vrindavana, Radha-Damodara, 1961