Where are the powerful Chinese women?
In 1982 the Chinese economy was less than the Italian but if predicted rates of growth continue it is slated to overtake the US and be the world’s #1 economy by 2018. This rapid transformation was all done without any women in leadership positions! The following BBC article is a feminist rant complainingContinue Reading
The Ultimate Solution
The Ultimate Solution Serving Krsna is the constitutional positionOf every jiva, in whatever situation. Forgetting this, he suffers unlimitedly,Not realizing the problem ultimately. He always tries to satisfy himselfBy serving the body, considering it the actual self. Trying his utmost to please bodily relatives,He works very hard, ignorant of life’s true objectives. Like theContinue Reading
Whose Worship is Idol Worship?
Difference between idol and vigraha. An article from a 1975 Back To Godhad by Jayadvaita dasa. Are the Hare Krsna devotees idol worshipers? A senior member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness resolves this question by explaining the authenticity of the Deity form of the Lord. It’s natural forContinue Reading
Why is Lord Krsna not directly present within the material world
We like to be in company of good, nice and friendly people where we feel comfortable and pleasant, but we have no choice, we have to associate with bad people which we do not like. Krsna is supremely independent and has no obligations – He associates with His devotees onlyContinue Reading
What is the GBC
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), established the Governing Body Commission (GBC) to be the ultimate managing authority for the society. In ISKCON’s Direction of Management written on July 28, 1970, Srila Prabhupada states: As we have increased our volumeContinue Reading