Isvara Puri Dasa

Finding India’s Spiritual Culture in America An Indian immigrant to America discovers the true substance of the religion of his youth. I am Indian by origin, but I came to the U.S.A. as a ... Read more

Yoginatha Dasa

Journey with An Unseen Guide "A faint voice began to suggest that I was near the end of a long journey a journey I hadn't even realized I was on." I'm fifty-one years ... Read more

Tranakarta Dasa

Positively Pulled to Krishna The holy name, books, prasada, and saints all help a devotee to come to Krishna. A Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. I went to a Catholic school and ... Read more

Madhumangala Dasa

From Punk to Monk “I couldn’t accept that I would be an engineer for the rest of my life, settle down, lead a steady life, grow old. I was bored. What was the point?” I ... Read more

Madhusudan Dasa

How I Met A.C. Swami Bhaktivedanta I had a “normal” childhood, had fights with the kids on the block, envied my older brother for his associations with pretty girls, and tried ... Read more

Radha Carana Dasa

Service To A Higher Mission The French army wanted him but so did Krishna. BORN INTO a French Jewish family on July 4, 1957, I had the privilege to receive a strict religious education ... Read more

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