“I am a member of ISKCON.” Srila Prabhupada
2018-02-10
Dear followers of Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! As I see it ISKCON is at a crucial juncture in its history. ‘Who is the head or captain of the ISKCON ship?’ Shall we choose the ISKCON Governing Body (GBC) or shall we chooseContinue Reading
Srirangam Sravana Kirtana Camp 2018
2018-02-10
Srirangam, the largest functional temple in the world at 156 acres is the seat of the Sri Vaisnava sampradaya and the first and most important of the Sri Vaisnava 108 Divya desams. The Deity of Ranganatha Swami and the Vimaana on the temple are Svayambhu (self-manifested) having come directly fromContinue Reading
Shotgun Weddings: Indian-style
2018-01-05
In 19th and early 20th century America, the term “shotgun wedding” connoted a man being forced at gun point (usually by a shotgun) to marry a young woman. What typically occasioned the marriage was that the man got the girl pregnant and had no intention of marrying her, and consequentlyContinue Reading
How can we stay enthusiastic?
2017-12-13
In times where so many face disillusion and disappointment, a lecture from Srila Prabhupada from 2nd of August 1970, given in Los Angeles, may be a constant source of inspiration. Continue Reading
Brooklyn: Ramabhadra Dasa sues in Court to have temple sale approved.
2017-12-10
Attorney General’s Office asks Court to reject the deal. A Brooklyn courtroom was filled with Krishna devotees this past Wednesday for a hearing on a petition asking the Court to allow the Brooklyn Hare Krishna temple to be sold. The petition was filed by Ramabhadra Dasa, the former president ofContinue Reading
The Poison Conspiracy Antidote – Chapter 9 – Experts or Vaudeville?
2017-12-09
Reliability We would like to believe that professional people are always reliable, competent and honest, but as we have just illustrated, neither the Genova Labs nor those behind the claim that Prabhupada was maliciously poisoned appear to be. We have already identified numerous examples illustrating how the only thing holdingContinue Reading
Horrible, unclean works meant to destroy the world
2017-11-19
This is a short film sponsored by Elon Musk, founder of the SpaceX and Tesla companies. It is a fictional depiction of what technology is likely to produce in the not so distant future. The point is valid that all the technologies for such a thing to come about exist.Continue Reading
Avoiding Scandal: The Case for Gender Segregation in Society
2017-11-14
There is a wave of incrimination in the United States against powerful men in politics and the entertainment industry and who are being publicly accused in very large numbers of being raped and molested. But then something that no one could have predicted happened. It was a pre-Twitter, pre-internet, highlyContinue Reading