By Sankirtana Das (ACBSP)  

There is a saying, “Think globally, act locally.” And that’s what Srila Prabhupada did when he began his mission in 1966 on NYC’s Lower East Side.  In those days, the counterculture—young people dissatisfied with a war-driven, materialistic society—gravitated to New York and to Haight-Asbury in San Francisco. These were the first two places where the Hare Krishna Movement took root in the West.

During the early years of the…

By Atma Tattva Das, 

For the past few days, “Glorious Holy Name,” by Mahatma Das and Ananda Monet, has been on repeat. Somewhere between listening, humming along, and returning to it again, a question began to take shape: what does it mean to be Krishna consciously creative? As a creative myself, I often consider how spiritual practice informs expression. This song offered an answer through its unmistakable absorption in the subject it…

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja asked of Lord Sri Krishna, "What is the name of that Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September "Hrishikesha mase") ? Who is the worshipable Deity for this Ekadasi, and what merit does one attain in observing it? Kindly reveal all of this to me my Lord."

The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna addressed His devoted Yudhishthira as follows, "This Ekadasii, Oh Yudhishthira,…

Lord Vāmanadeva appeared in this world from the womb of Aditi completely equipped with conchshell, disc, club and lotus. His bodily hue was blackish, and He was dressed in yellow garments. Lord Viṣṇu appeared at an auspicious moment on Śravaṇa-dvādaśī when the Abhijit star had arisen.

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has a sac-cid-ānanda body, appeared as the son of Kaśyapa and Aditi, both of His parents were very astonished. After His appearance, the Lord…

By Rupali Chadha, MD

Over the years I have been approached by many a devotee in distress. Though I grew up in ISKCON and have been slowly cultivating my own Krishna consciousness, I am very much a neophyte. I was blessed by Krishna’s will in that I became a physician. I went forward to specialize in general and forensic psychiatric medicine. It is for this reason, I am often approached by devotees when their emotional life becomes…