The Story of Ramadasa Vipra
When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at southern Mathura (Madhurai), He met a brahmana. The brahmana who met Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu invited the Lord to his home. This brahmana was a great devotee and an authority on Lord Sri Ramachandra. He was always detached from material activities. After bathing in the river Kritamala, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went to the brahmana's house to take lunch, but He saw that the food was unprepared (Article by Stoka Krishna dasa)

Joining Radha Damodara Traveling Sankirtan Party
The day after Rathayatra I had packed my bags and was walking out of the hall on my way back to Seattle when I was stopped by Tamal Krishna Goswami. He asked me if I would like to see Srila Prabhupada in his room saying that if I joined their party I could. I said that I was not ready to join at that time and he then made another proposal (Article by Gauridasa Pandita dasa)

Sri Shrinivas Acarya--The First Book Distributor
Shrinivas Acarya is one of the most important acaryas in the generation immediately following Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was an illustrious disciple of Gopal Bhatta Goswami and Jiva Goswami. His achievements include leading the very first book distribution party in the history of Gaudiya Vaishnavism; converting a king and his entire kingdom to the Vaishnava religion, originating the Manohar Shoy style of kirtana, developing elaborate techniques of Manjari-sadhana and co-organizing the first Related Articles (Article by Gauridasa Pandita dasa)

New Website: The Prabhupada Connection
If you have had any personal association with His Divine Grace, then please feel free to share your memories with us all. Even a moment's association with a pure devotee of the Lord provides inestimable benefit to everyone. Devotees - both old and new alike - share an unquenchable thirst for hearing Prabhupada stories and philosophy. In fact, if we have one thing in common, then it's our love for Srila (Article by Padmapani das)

Without Love and Devotion to Radha and Krishna I am Nothing...
As I studied over the years I have come to realize without Bhakti - all I do, all I say and all I think is nothing but sand. (Article by Hank Wall)

A Practical Prescription to Self Realization
Humans--because of cultural messages, the media, films, and everyday interaction with others--have become so deeply hypnotized and conditioned to cling to materialism that we have forgotten our true nature...divine sparks of Krishna's Universe. Everywhere we look the message is Accumulate and Succeed and your life will be sublime! (Article by Bhakta Brian)

A.A. > T.M. > Reiki > Krishna Consciousness!
At last my life has meaning to it, gone are the fears of death, as the meaning of life and death have been explained for me in The Bhagavad Gita. Every night when I go to bed I am like a child on Christmas eve full of excitement looking forward to the next day. That’s how I feel about getting up a 3.45 am every morning to do my morning program. Related Articles (Article by Martin)

Message of His Divine Grace Sree Sreemad Thakur Bhakti Vinode
Cultivation of higher spiritual knowledge which discerns the matter from spirit does not help us in the achievement of the highest goal. This may be called the life of self-satisfaction as distinguished from the life of self-realisation which means engagement in the transcendental activities of the spiritual world. Self-satisfaction without this self-realisation (attachment for spiritual activities) does not bear any substantial fruit. Related Articles (Article by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender
My dear devotee, unto those who rise from bed at the end of night and offer Me the prayers offered by you, I give an eternal residence in the spiritual world at the end of their lives. (Article by Bhuvana Pavani d.d.)

A Devotee Remains Fixed in any Adverse Condition of Life
The mountains, although being struck by torrents of rain during the rainy season, are not shaken, just as those whose hearts are dedicated to the transcendental Personality of Godhead are never disturbed, even when harassed by great misfortune. (Article by Daily Devotions--Dravinaksa dasa)

Stay on the Light Side
We have to mold our life in such a way that twenty-four hours, not a single moment leaving aside, we should be engaged in the service of the Lord’s relations. The Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, the spiritual master, Tulasi-devi, the temple, the preaching, the books—these are all Bhagavata. Just like we are doing daily, trying to read one verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam, discussing amongst ourselves. By this process the dirty things within the heart become cleansed. Related Articles (Article by Daily Devotions--Dravinaksa dasa)

Disciple of Krishna or Disciple of Kali?
He says, 'Here is a servant of Kali. He has got a tilaka and neck beads, that's all.' He does not know what is the philosophy. If you simply mark your body with tilaka and kanthi, then you are not proper servant, you are not qualified. Related Articles (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Plea for Peace
At this strange time in history, although the world totters on the brink of colossal destruction and chaos, the vast majority of people go on as if the social structure and way of life they know will continue forever. In fact, as Yudhisthira Maharaja observed long ago, everyone usually adopts the mind set that they will somehow survive all perils, even in old age, and live forever. (Article by Narasimha das)

Coming to Krishna
A Peace Corps worker on assignment in India resolves to follow the transcendental call. Related Articles (Article by Brahmatirtha das)

Mayavada--a very dangerous philosophy [Morning Walk--MP3 Audio]
They'll talk of Krsna, so many things but they're not devotees. Just like Kamsa. They may talk of Krsna or think of Krsna, but they don't accept Krsna as the Supreme. Therefore they are demons. This is the test... (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

The Glories of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura
As Vyasadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Krsna in Srimad-Bagavatam, Thakura Vrndavana dasa has depicted the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Thakura Vrndavana dasa has composed Caitanya-mangala. Hearing this book annihilates all misfortune. Related Articles (Article by Daily Devotions--Dravinaksa dasa)

The Great Acharya Abhirama Thakura
Two devotees of Lord Caitanya named Sri Ramadasa and Gadadhara dasa always lived with Sri Virabhadra Gosai. When Nityananda Prabhu was ordered to go to Bengal to preach, these two devotees [Sri Ramadasa and Gadadhara dasa] were ordered to go with Him. Thus they are sometimes counted among the devotees of Lord Caitanya and sometimes among the devotees of Lord Nityananda. Ramadasa, one of the chief branches, was full of fraternal Related Articles (Article by Daily Devotions--Dravinaksa dasa)

Pure Devotion Versus Mystic Magic
King Ambarisa was famous as a pure devotee of Lord Krishna. But why, Durvasa Muni wondered, should people respect him more than a great mystic yogi like me? I will teach him a lesson... (Article by Adapted by Navayouvana dasa)

You will see the power of Hare Krsna movement in due course of time...
So the devotees of Krsna should be trained up both ways: not only to give protection to the devotees, to give them encouragement, but if need be, they should be prepared to kill the demons. That is Vaisnavism. It is not cowardism. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Entering Krishna's Family
You enter into Krishna's family, Vrndavana family, where Krishna has got His father, mother, His friends, His lover, His beloved, His cows, His garden, His Yamuna. You enter that, that family. Then you will not have to return back again to this temporary family, which will not stay. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)