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

Jnana Dasa

How I Came To Krishna Consciousness “I finished the school year, bade farewell to my family, girlfriend, and other intimates, and set off for Japan to practice Zen in earnest.” ... 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

Satyaraja Dasa

The Agni And the Ecstasy “I considered myself a sort of Renaissance man in my own right. But through reading Srila Prabhupada’s profound works, I came to understand what I ... 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

Lokanatha Swami

From Chemical Solution To The Ultimate Solution The unseen merciful hand of Lord Krishna helps a determined young science studentbecome one of Srila Prabhupada’s first Indian ... Read more

Mathuresa Dasa

Exeter, Harvard, SDS, drugs, Skinner, James, and a place on the bay in Maine. Then what? I first heard the chanting of Hare Krsna in 1968, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during my freshman ... Read more

Lisa Chastain

I Found Krishna in Las Vegas A lifelong search for God ends in the most unexpected of places. Last year I found myself at the doorstep of Govinda’s Center of Vedic India and Radha-Govinda ... Read more

Nagaraja Dasa

Meeting The Challenge “I learned self-discipline and a reverence for duty, honor, and country. But I had an itch for a more basic constitutional right…” I first met Hare ... Read more

Amrtamsa Dasa

A Young Man’s Search For Identity Takes Him From Crisis To Krishna I grew up in Connecticut in the fifties and sixties. Always “the observer,” dissatisfied with the status quo, ... Read more