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Whose Worship is Idol Worship?

We can't see God everywhere, even though He's omnipresent. He appears as the temple Deity just so we can see Him.

Is ISKCON part of "Hinduism?"

". . .despite my growing appreciation of Hindu culture, I wince whenever I hear someone refer to Lord Krishna as “a Hindu god. . .”

Encounter with The Lord of the Universe

How Krishna—in His Deity form as Jagannath—came to the Western world, and how He came to stand on a shelf above one unsuspecting Westerner's desk.

Seven Purposes of ISKCON

The original mission statement of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness—incorporated in July of 1966 in New York City.

Terminator Seeds and Social Order

A healthy society's primary goal must be spiritual—rather than material—advancement. Otherwise, our "wonderful ideas" could devastate us all.

On Technology and Unemployment

"One hundred men’s work can be done by one man working a machine. But why should there be so many men unemployed?"

Plain Living, High Thinking

"Instead of using your advanced intelligence for self-realization, you are trying to improve from the castor-oil lamp to the electric lamp. . ."

How Green Is Your Tractor?

". . . I was surprised that Tokar, in his critique of centralized farming, was silent about its basic tool of destruction: the petroleum-powered tractor. . ."

The Vedic Solution to World Hunger

“The whole world situation is degrading because people are not producing their own food. This is the problem, the real problem. . .”

How Can I Know a Vaisnava?

This excerpt from the biography of Srila Gaura-kishora Dasa Babaji gives clear insight into the qualifications and activities of a pure devotee of Krishna.