A king or governmental official should be so well qualified that he acts as a father, maintainer and protector of the citizens because of affection and love. He should give the citizens good advice and instructions according to the standard scriptures and should be equal to everyone. Yamaraja does this, for he is the supreme [...]

ISKCON Prison Ministry is looking for a copy to be donated of each:

Caitanya Caritamrta - all in one volume
Srimad Bhagavatam - all in one volume

This will be for one very interested inmate who would like to study these books. The books could be new or used.To see the catalog of books available through Sastra [...]

The catalog is finaly ready. See what books are available and in what quantities. Sastra Dana members get books at the printing cost. Order books to your heart’s content. To go to the catalog CLICK HERE.

Do you remember, any one of you, this verse from the Bhagavad-gita? Eh? But you don’t read. So I am writing all these books simply for selling, not for reading. This is not good. And if somebody asks you, ‘You are so much eager to sell your books. Do you read your books?’ Then what [...]

Srila Prabhupada:
Don’t take this so-called material civilization has got any value. Reject it. You see? And be prepared for going back to home, back to Godhead. That should be aim. Don’t be allured by these rascal leaders. And the another rascal, the Mayavadi, they cannot believe all these things — “Make it zero.” Sunyavada. They [...]

Told by Bhaktin Annette to Kalyani d.d.
This is a story which proves that the mercy of Srila Prabhupada flows like the river Ganga, reaching those souls others cannot.
A few years ago, in a small village in County Roscommon, one of the most rural parts of Ireland, there lived a man by the name of Michael [...]

Illegal drugs, sex and its industry, the movie and entertainment industry, electronic gadgets, cars, cheap pop music and its celebrities, uncontrollable eating, physical beauty, the ever expanding casino scene, car races, mood stabilizers and other “prescription” drugs, so called progress in the field of science for advancement of material comfort; these make up but a partial list of things that make the modern man dumbed down, doped up, and distracted.

Dr. Subash Gharmalkar next to the Sastra Dana book rack in his medical office in Costa Mesa, CA. Dr. Subash, or Sri Vallabha Dasa, his initiated name, has been for years distributing books to his patients. Now his patients can freely take a book from the rack and leave a donation in the donation box [...]

Dumbed Down, Doped Up, and Distracted
This article’s title is also the name of a compelling video recently added to our website. Just who is dumbed down, doped up, and distracted? I guess lots of people on this planet, but specifically our fellow Americans. Illegal drugs, sex and its industry, the movie and entertainment industry, electronic [...]