It was 1994 or 1995… I had gone back to college at the University of Tennessee Knoxville to catch up some neuro-anatomy and neuro-physiology courses and some other things. I lived about two and a half miles from the campus, and there were regular buses scheduled from...
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a most extraordinary and unique person. He was kind and respectful to everyone, and worked for everyone’s benefit. He never desired respect or material possessions for himself. He was a person of purity,...
Ritvik or the organization…. Is that the only choice? We at Purely Prabhupada Inc. have been asked if we are ritvik. We replied, “We are not of the ritvik camp. We do not, however, agree with the system of initiations as it currently exists within the...
My name is Karen Eva Silberstein. I was also given the name Kamra devi dasi by Srila Prabhupada in December of 1974. From the time I was very young, I understood that I was God’s child. I knew that I had taken birth from a certain mother, and I even voiced it to...