“This must be how a peacock dances for Krishna’s pleasure”
Bonds of Love: Sarvamangala Devi Dasi Sarvamangala first saw Srila Prabhupada sometime in 1971 when Shyamasundar Prabhu brought her to the Bury Place temple....
The Life of Jayananda Prabhu
From Back to Godhead By Kalakantha dasa After the disappearance of Jayananda Das on May 1, 1977, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada instructed devotees...
Sri Gadadhara Pandita Tirobhava Tithi (Disappearance day)
Sri Gadadhara Pandita tirobhava tithi – Saturday, June 24, 2017 Srila Prabhupada presents the glories of Sri Gadadhara Pandita gadadhara-panditadi–prabhura nija-sakti tan'-sabara carane mora...
Nobody gets out of here alive!
"In this material world everyone is struggling to survive. But who is surviving? That way, materialistic way of life, will not help you to...
“Tell her to always cry for Krishna like that”
Bonds of Love: Sumati Devi Dasi When she was living on New York’s Lower East Side in 1968, Sumati heard the maha-mantra on the...
They were the best of times; they were the worst of times
Bonds of Love: Sukhada Devi Dasi The 1960s and ’70s were tumultuous times. To quote Charles Dickens, “They were the best of times; they...
“I was witnessing these exalted personalities saying hello to each other”
Bonds of Love: Nandi Devi Dasi Nandi was a new devotee when she first saw Srila Prabhupada in the airport in Atlanta, Georgia. When...
Why are we frustrated?
Srila Prabhupada's Lecture – June 26, 1971, Paris Every one of us who are sitting in this meeting must admit that he is giving...
“Don’t be intelligent like the monkey”
Bonds of Love: Narayani Devi Dasi For my whole life I never felt like I belonged anywhere in this world; I could never figure...
Srila Prabhupada accepted my simple, imperfect offering with love
Bonds of Love: Mondakini Devi Dasi (part one) Mondakini joined ISKCON with her two friends from high school, who later became Jyotirmayi and Ilavati....
I have a responsibility to Srila Prabhupada; my service is book distribution
Bonds of Love: Rudrani Devi Dasi When Rudrani was young, her whole pursuit was find a guru and the purpose of life. She wanted...
Seriousness and Sincerity in Spiritual life
Most of the time, we get discouraged thinking that this is an impossible task for me to accomplish. We accept defeat even before giving...