Manali D. Bijlani

Looking for The Supreme God “Whom are we worshiping in the temple? This query of mine was unanswered till I reached ISKCON.”I was born and brought up in a Hindu family in Delhi, and we used ... Read more

Pervin Jumala

Love at First Sight How a moment and a few sincere words changed a life. Wow! That’s So beautiful.” Firoz and I were frozen for a moment, awestruck by our first glimpses of Radha and ... Read more

Dvarakadhisa Dasa

Growing Up With Krishna From age five to twenty-three a young man’s tale of spiritual development. I became a devotee of Krishna when I was only five years old. It was 1968. My mother ... Read more

Rasa Rasika Dasa

The year is 1984….after completing my apprenticeship in Typography and Design with the New Zealand Government Printing Office and working my way up to Senior Technical Officer I began ... Read more

Manu Dasa

Recovering From Childhood Early life experiences during India’s violent partition turn a young man away from religion.I Was Born in the part of India that is now in Pakistan, in the town of ... Read more

Tarini Radha Devi Dasi

Led By The Hand Destiny would have turned her into a nonbeliever, but Krishna’s mercy saved her from the pitfall of impersonal atheism.I WROTE THAT I hate Jinnah!” said Ruth. Jyoti added, ... Read more

Kundali Dasa

My Eureka Experience A few lines from a little book turn a routine evening after work into an Archimedean bath. A eureka experience occurs when something routine and familiar suddenly ... Read more

Duhkhahanti Devi Dasi

How I Came to the Krishna Consciousness Movement as told to Bibhavati-devi dasi When I was a young girl in Bordentown, New Jersey, I went to a strict Catholic elementary school. The ... Read more

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