By Ram Vilas Dasa for ISKCON News on 3 Jun 2010While in America, people purchase homes with many bedrooms — one for the husband and wife, one for each child, and one for guests — these are often not used. People keep room for their children, but the children prefer to stay away from the […]

.By Vineet Chander for Om Sweet Om on 20 May 2010That old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words may need to be revised. Pictures of the prophet Muhammad have generated perhaps millions of words this week alone, without even being drawn. Indian artist M.S. Husain created a stir with his erotic portrayal […]

By Michael Pollan for The New York Times on 22 Apr 2010A few years ago, an obesity researcher at the University of Washington named Adam Drewnowski ventured into the supermarket to solve a mystery. He wanted to figure out why it is that the most reliable predictor of obesity in America today is a person’s […]

By Satyam Kaswala for ISKCON News on 11 May 2010As I was driving down an interstate road late one breezy spring night, I read a billboard signed by God. But I felt no tranquility, no joy. My lips grew so heavy I could not smile. I was gripped by a strange, suffocating unease. “DON’T MAKE […]

By Bhakti Raghava Swami on 29 Apr 2010Benjamin Franklin is just one of the many famous politicians of the past who appreciated the virtues of village life. Benjamin Franklin is just one of the many famous politicians of the past who appreciated the virtues of village life.“All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are […]

BY: VIKRAMASINGHADAS (N.L. STEWART)Apr 24, 2010  — National Geographic Society recently devoted an entire issue to Charles Darwin and his speculations regarding the origin of species. Their agenda was to show how Darwin’s ideas are now widely accepted by scientists and researchers while most religious leaders reject Darwin due to their blind faith in scriptures. […]

By Sesa Dasa for ISKCON News on 22 Apr 2010On April 15th the devotees of Lord Krishna world-wide began the celebration of a very special time, the month of Purushottama Adhik Mas. Purushottama is a name for Lord Krishna that means the topmost person. Adhik means extra and mas means month. To help the lunar […]

By Sesa Dasa on 15 Apr 2010I I am utterly fascinated by how frequently major mainstream media cover God, religion, and spirituality. I am even more amazed at how consistently they get it wrong. Not wrong in the sense that only atheistic views are presented. Rather, wrong in the sense that they fail to get […]