Haridas Das Brahmachari

How I Met Swami Bhaktivedanta I knew right away that he was my teacher. It was like something that happens in books. In September 1965 I went up to Ananda Ashram, an hour and a half out of ... Read more

Stevie Rojas

The Beginning of My Journey. I have always been attracted to religion and spirituality. I grew up as a Catholic, because it is the dominant religion in my country (Philippines), but when I ... Read more

Giriraja Swami

Starting To See The Center Of Things A simple explanation convines a young man to dedicate himself to a life centred around chanting the names of and serving God. “Ever since ... Read more

Siddhesh Patankar

How I came, its little weird story of mine. I had no chance for spiritual advancement neither I get any transcendent knowledge from anyone, nor i’m born in a vaishnava family. But if ... Read more

Jamnadas Vanmali

“I tried to imagine how my wife and children would feel when they found my dead body.” ALONG THE JOURNEY of life we all have milestones, major events that direct us and mold us ... Read more

Dayal Nitai Dasa

From Tours of Duty to Tours of Love In search of some meaning In life, he tried the Army, but his search ended in an unexpected place. IT WAS THE SUMMER of ’86, and I had just ... Read more

Vijay Mathias

Growing From Achristian Foundation In June 2001 I joined the training department at aurionpro Solutions, a software company in Mumbai. One day, a smiling man entered the office and ... Read more

Ekalavya Dasa

Music is My Path to God Part-01: A musician chants and plays music for Krishna and gets slowly enchanted by the melodies Many devotees come to Krishna consciousness by having a profound ... Read more

Danavira Dasa Goswami

Saved from the Clutches of Maya “My father and the coach at UCLA were pleased with my volleyball successes, and my mother was satisfied with my academic work. But I wondered if ... Read more

Amala Bhakta Dasa

How I Found A Real Yoga Teacher After Thirteen Years With a “Yoga Cheater”. The path from the hatha-yoga ashram to the Radha-Krishna temple is a well-worn one. Many people who ... Read more