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What is Organic/Biodynamic Food?

Organic/Biodynamic refers to the production method used to grow crops and process food. Organic/Biodynamic farms maintain and replenish soil fertility and health without the use of synthetic or artificial chemicals, such as fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Animals reared on Organic/Biodynamic farms are…

Q & A on Premarital Issues

The following is an interview by Damayanit Fornos Monco of the Devotee Care Committee in Argentina with Uttama devi dasi, GVT member. Damayanti: What qualities should we search for in a spouse? Uttama: You should look for someone who has similar values to…

The Power of a Family Prayer Group

At a couple’s retreat in South Africa in 2009 my wife and I gave couples different tools to help their marriages, and also different ways of thinking about themselves and their problems. One of my topics was family or couple’s prayer. The subject…

Organized Religion: Devil’s Work or Divine Necessity?

Le diable aime toujours aider les saints à «organiser» la religion, et la religion organisée peut être problématique. Mais sans structures humaines, les messages du saint et les bons travaux publics risquent de ne pas durer au cours des trois prochaines générations. Pendant…

Position yourself to succeed!

Il y a l’histoire d’un sannyasi qui était très cher à Srila Prabhupada et très dévoué. Il a prêché si gentiment mais malheureusement, il a trouvé son ashram assez difficile. Bien sûr, il était un jeune homme à l’époque et quand on est…

“If someone like that is into Hare Krishna. . .”

Samedi dernier, je suis allé avec des amis à Daytona Beach pour participer au festival Ratha-yatra; Au cours des mois de printemps et d’été, il y a plusieurs festivals qui ont lieu en Floride. J’avais pris ma voiture et quelques dames étaient avec…

The Fruit of Vanity

In the fall of 2001 the Padayatra came to Vrindavan to conduct the Vraja Mandala Parikrama and during their stay we often visited their camp to admire the bulls. The most impressive of the lot was Krsna, the black and regal Kankraj veteran…

Everything Counts

Mon père nous emmenait régulièrement avec mon frère et moi pour des excursions dans les montagnes de Californie, du Wyoming et du Canada. Pour nous aider à garder nos sacs à dos aussi légers que possible, mon père nous disait alors que nous…

Pranada Dasi’s “Wise Love” Wins At Indie Excellence Awards

Wise-Love by Pranada Dasi has been named the 2018 Winner in the Spirituality category at the National Indie Excellence Awards, which celebrates the best in self and independent publishing. Described as “a handbook of the essence of bhakti written for a modern, Western audience,” Wise-Love has…

ISKCON Communications Conference in Italy

From May 26 to May 28, ISKCON Communications European (ICE) leaders and representatives from 17 Countries gathered in Prabhupada Desh just outside of Venice, Italy, to discuss and share their thoughts on some pressing issues such as women’s position in ISKCON, veganism, the…