Bob Roberts

Taking My Time "I remember the Gita's instruction that one cannot find real happiness in the material world. Although I had suspected that the statement was true, I felt ... Read more

Brian Fleming

Refreshing Encounters An uninitiated but committed member of ISKCON tells his story. IN 1965, THE YEAR Srila Prabhupada landed in America, I was browsing in a used book store in Glasgow, ... Read more

Kishore Kumar Sarder

My Journey to Theism “Though I was an atheist, God always attracted me, and He was a real mystery to me.” When I was a fourteen-year-old schoolboy, I met a communist who gave me some books ... Read more

Sankarsana Dasa

The Truth Is Humbling News "Thinking myself in the company of a fellow truth-seeker, I decided to impress him with my views of the truth." I lay on the ground ... Read more

Sri Vidya Balaji

From Rituals to Realizations Raised in the Madhvacarya tradition of South India, a young woman seeks the essential truths behind her family’s religious practices. ... Read more

Brahma Muhurta Dasa

How I Came to Krishna Consciousness Many of my friends thought life was just a huge meaningless game. But I always felt there was something more and I had to find it I was born near Boston ... Read more

Haridas Dasa

Haridas’ life in Mumbai as a young boy- Haridas Prabhu was a boy aged 11 years, used to beg for money, work in a tea stall to wash glasses, just to get some food, he sometimes used to get ... Read more

Bharatasrestha Dasa

Proof Without Pain His college philosophy course got him started on a search. He wondered if it would ever end. Your assignment, William, is The Existence of God. The assignment for the ... Read more

Abhinandana Dasa

My Dear Friend Care and affection of a friend during difficulty brings the author to the shelter of Lord Krishna. Dr. Hiranandani’s words poured into my ears like molten lead. “You cannot ... Read more

Yadubara Dasa

Captured by Krishna A Peace Corps veteran tells how on his first professional photo assignment he became interested in Krishna consciousness. I was staying with some friends on Long Island, ... Read more