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London Ratha Yatra Emerges Unaffected After Police Negotiations
Madhava Smullen | Despite proposed changes and fees, London’s 41st Ratha Yatra (Chariot Festival) will be held this June 28 on the streets of the British capital.
Fourteenth Annual Youth Bus Tour Set to Change Lives
Madhava Smullen | ISKCON Youth Ministry’s fourteenth annual Krishna Culture Festival Tour set off on an epic journey, during which it will visit almost every state and province in North America.
As Steaks Mount, Hare Krishnas Beef Up Appeals to Save Cows
Sudeep Reddy | NEW VRINDABAN, West Virginia, USA -- Saving cows, the Hare Krishnas in this village have learned, is a lot easier in India.

Inside ISKCON

Basu Ghosh Das | On Wednesday, June 24, 2009, ISKCON Baroda's 28th annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra Mahotsav, aka “Festival of the Chariots”, was observed in the usual grand manner.

World News

There is nothing more insufferable than a new convert to—just about anything. When you are a new convert you are convinced that you have found it and anyone who doesn’t see it your way is at best, ignorant—at worst, living a life of futility.
Many of us harbor the “make my day” fantasy, emblazoned into the American psyche by Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry. Americans get mad — and get even. However, when people pursue such satisfaction they run the risk of triggering someone else’s thirst for revenge, and so begins a recurring, sometimes escalating, cycle.

Opinion

Ravindra Svarupa Dasa | Knowledge of the three modes (guṇa-traya) proves to be fruitful on a variety of levels. The principles that offer insight into the working of individuals also illuminate the characteristics of entire cultures or civilizations.
Sesa Dasa | Did you know the words laser, scuba, and radar aren’t technically words. They’re acronyms. Laser is an acronym for light amplification by the stimulated emission radiation. Scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. And, radar is an acronym for radio detection and ranging.