Indian religions

The Soul and Reincarnation. Letter to a Christian.
As the embodied soul continually passes in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change. Related Articles (Article by Madhudvisa dasa)

USA: Getting God out of the Schools.
Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore-because the word God is mentioned, a kid in Arizona wrote the following prayer... (Article by Anon.)

A God of Love? A God of Goodness?
From the Bilbe, Jesus is the Son of God. So we know that Jesus is from the God and goddness. If God is a God of goodness, a God of love why does he let people suffer so much? Thanks guys. -- Haonan (Article by Madhudvisa dasa)

Uniting the Different Religions of the World With the Bhagavad-gita
The plain truth is that the Supreme Godhead is the Father, the Nature is the Supreme Mother and all living entities so many children of Almighty Father Godhead and the Mother Nature. The whole arrangement is therefore a family unit and one should wonder as to why there is so much anomaly in this universal family affair. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

Allah is not name. It is not the name. It is just like the idea of God.
But Allah is not the name. That is...Just like the President and Mr. Nixon. The President may be another person. Not only Nixon, but another person also may be. So President is the general understanding of the post. But still, one who occupies the post, he has got a name. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)

The Order Of God
If somebody comes to your home to kidnap your wife, to take by force your property or to set fire in your house, he is called atatayi. He should immediately be killed. It is not that nonviolence nonsense. If somebody is coming to attack you unnecessarily, you must kill him first. It is not Vaisnavism... "Oh, this man is coming to kill me. Right. All right, let me embrace him." No. That is not the rule. When there is atatayi, aggressor, you must fight, you must kill. That is religious. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)

Religion of Love--A Book Review
In my opinion the whole thesis is based on the philosophy of pantheism and the approach is made by the services of mankind. Religion of love is the true religious idea but if the approach is made through the service of mankind only, then the process is made imperfect, partial and unscientific. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

Who Is God?
There are many conceptions of God ranging from one of a formless spirit to that of an old man with a beard sitting on a throne... (Madhavananda dasa--Link to website)

Christ and Krishna - the Name is the Same
When an Indian person calls on Krishna, he often says, Krsta. Krsta is a Sanskrit word meaning attraction. So when we address God as Christ, Krsta, or Krishna we indicate the same all-attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Jesus said, Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name, the name of God was Krsta or Krishna. Related Articles (Article by Srila Prabhupada)

You are not eternally conditioned. You are eternally liberated...
Yes, Lord Jesus was jiva-tattva. He is not Visnu tattva. When a jiva-tattva becomes specifically empowered by the Lord, he is called saktyavesa avatara. Lord Buddha and Lord Jesus Christ were in this group of saktyavesa avatara.. But they were not in conditioned state when they appeared; they came to teach here. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

Interview with Religion Editor of The London Observer
Religion, as it is explained in the dictionary is accepting a supreme controller. Is it not? So do the people accept a supreme controller? Do they accept? There are so many system of religions, but do they actually know who is the supreme controller? That is my question. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)


Universal Religion Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.19 Los Angeles, July 9, 1974 (MP3 Audio)
For the foolish person, This is Hindu religion, This is Christian religion, and This is Muhammadan religion. But religion is one. How it can be Hindu religion, Christian religion? No. Religion is one. God is one. Because religion means the law or the order given by God. That is religion. Simple definition. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Lecture at St. Pascal's Franciscan Seminary Melbourne Australia
Father Greene hinted the common platform of religion. Common platform is not very difficult to understand because religion means to know God and abide by the orders of God. That is religion. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated that religious systems cannot be manufactured by man. No. Man-made religion is not religion. Religion means God-made religion. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Vedanta, Impersonalists and Buddhists
The impersonalists masquerade as Vedantists, but actually they are defying Vedanta. All the Vedas affirm it vehemently that the Supersoul and the soul are two different identities, although qualitatively one. But the impersonalists they accept Vedas as authority, but they go against the verdict of the Vedas. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

The Evolution of Spiritual Science
If the reader carefully considers, it will be found that the spiritual science gradually evolved from ancient times and became more simple, more clear and more condensed. The more impurities arising from time and place are removed, the more the beauties of the spiritual science brightly shine before us. This spiritual science took birth in the land of kusha grass on the banks of the Sarasvati river in Brahmavarta. As it (Article by Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

Shri Chaitanya And The Koran
The following is from the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya Lila, Vol.7. The Chapter is titled Lord Caitanya's Visit to Sri Vrindavan. It clearly presents the Gaudiya Vaisnava conception in regards to the Koran and Islam. (Verses 159 thru 213) Related Articles (Article by Vrin Parker)

Questions From A Muslim With Answers From Khan
I downloaded Bhagvad Geeta from your site and read it. I am extremely impressed and moved by the teachings of Krishana Ji. But being a Muslim, some questions arose in my mind. If you could help me to finding their answers, I will be grateful to you. Related Articles (Letter from Khan)

The Seeds of Islamic Fundamentalism
We all know that most Muslims are not terrorists, nor do they want to quarrel with others. The majority of them simply want to worship God in their way and live a peaceful life. So why does there seem to be friction and difficulties that often involve Muslims? And why are there so many terrorists in the world who, indeed, call themselves followers of Islam? Where do we find the seeds Related Articles (Article by Compiled by Stephen Knapp)

Letter to a Buddhist
We know, however, there is no happiness in the material word. Happiness is experienced in our relationship with Krishna, and our relationship with the other devotees who are also serving Krishna. When we can please Krishna that is real happiness. And that happiness is unending and unlimited. That is real happiness. (Letter from Madhudvisa dasa)

The Secret Teachings of Scientology
Would you like to hear a wild story? Are you sitting comfortably? Right, let's begin: 0nce upon a time (75 million years ago to be more precise) there was an alien galactic ruler named Xenu. Xenu was in charge of all the planets in this part of the galaxy, including our own planet Earth. In those days, Earth was called Teegeeack. (Article by xenu.com website)