Prince Rama Son of the Solar Dynasty Part 1

by Vrinda Sheth. Illustrations by : Anna Johansson

Prince in Exile is the first in a three volume translation of India’s literary masterpiece – Ramayana. There are many versions of this classic written for adults, but very few exist that have so carefully retold the spellbinding epic of Lord Rama along with its universal moral and spiritual lessons in such an attractive manner for children. This set, Prince Rama, Son of the Solar Dynasty, is not only a feast for the eyes,...

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8.5” x 11” ,16 color plates, 15 Illustrations, 212 pages
Hardbound, ISBN# 978-0-981727-31-8, US$ 29.95

Watering the Seed

By Giriraj Swami

In 1965 His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada embarked upon a mission that would fulfill an ancient, long-awaited prophecy. His spirit of selfless compassion will be imprinted forever upon the pages of religious history. Those illustrious souls who stepped forward to sacrifice their lives to help Srila Prabhupada became the most dear recipients of his priceless blessings. Giriraj Swami is one such shinning...

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5.5” x 9” ,11color photos, with dust-jacket, glossary 362 pages
Hardbound, ISBN# 978-0-981727332, US$ 19.95

Miracle on Second Avenue

Hare Krishna Arrives in New York, San Francisco, and London 1966-1969. By Mukunda Goswami

The year is 1965. An elderly Indian swami arrives in New York City determined to start a worldwide spiritual movement. After a harrowing sea journey on a freighter, where he suffers two heart attacks, his only possessions are a few cases of books and eight dollars, he meets a few people willing to help him. From a small storefront on Second Avenue in New York’s East Village, a worldwide spiritual movement miraculously takes...

The year is 1965. An elderly Indian swami arrives in New York City determined to start a worldwide spiritual movement. After a harrowing sea journey on a freighter, where he suffers two heart attacks, his only possessions are a few cases of books and eight dollars, he meets a few people willing to help him. From a small storefront on Second Avenue in New York’s East Village, a worldwide spiritual movement miraculously takes form.
In a vividly personal and up-close account of the beginning years of the Hare Krishna movement (1966-1969) in three cities: New York, San Francisco, and London, Mukunda Goswami, one of the first members of the religious group, describes the optimism and energy of those early followers of His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, whom they affectionately called “the swami.”
Mukunda Goswami takes us to the Bowery where he first helps the swami move from a dingy rented loft to a small Lower East Side storefront in Manhattan—thus founding the first Krishna temple in the West. Gradually the number of followers increases and includes many icons of the sixties such as Allen Ginsberg.
During the “Summer of Love” (1967), after opening a temple in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood (the center of the hippie movement), Mukunda and a handful of followers bring the swami from New York to join them. They host the Mantra Rock Dance concert, where the swami appears along with some of the biggest names in rock music. Thousands chant along with the swami, and cement the small movement’s importance to the American counter culture.
In 1967 this same small group of spiritual pioneers heads to London. There they befriend George Harrison and John Lennon of the Beatles. George helps them open a temple and produces the Hare Krishna Mantra “45” single which quickly rises to the top of the charts, turning Hare Krishna into a household phrase. A few months later George produces the Radha Krishna Temple album. One of the recording’s tracks includes the Hare Krishna Mantra and another track is the hit single called Govinda.
Success in these three cities catapults the small spiritual movement into a worldwide phenomenon. Mukunda Goswami brings the reader along with him to those years and those times. One feels the intimacy the early followers had with Srila Prabhupada, and we experience the movement’s formative years in those unusual times.
“Miracle on Second Avenue is the best description yet of those fine days of endless horizons, when everything was possible…” — from the Introduction by Shyamasundar Das Adhikari

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6” x 9” ,92 photographs, 452 pages
Hardbound, ISBN# 978-0-981727349, US$ 24.95

Namacharya - The Life of Srila Haridasa Thakura (Lives of the Vaisnava Acaryas Vol. IV)

By Rupa-Vilasa Dasa

Five hundred years ago, as the Renaissance flourished in Europe, the revolutionary spiritual movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was challenging the assumptions of materialistic society in India. As both a recluse and frontline preacher of that sacred mission, Srila Haridasa Thakura— a Muslim by birth —was one of the first Vaisnavas to bear the brunt of the sometimes violent reaction of an entrenched Hindu and Muslim society....

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6” x 9” ,16 color plates, 352 pages
Hardbound, ISBN# 978-0-9817273-2-5, US$ 19.95

Chanting Hare Krishna

The Art of Mystic Meditation, Kirtan, and Bhakti Yoga. Compiled from the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Chant the maha-mantra… Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare …and make your life sublime! Composed of selections from Srila Prabhupada’s books, lectures, conversations, and letters, Chanting Hare Krishna offers practical guidance on chanting Hare Krishna, from the most basic understanding, progressively through kirtan, japa, initiation, sankirtana, and ultimately...

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5.5” x 8.59” 276 pages
Softbound, ISBN# 978-0981727387, US$ 9.95

A God Who Dances

Krishna For You. By Carl Woodman (Kalakantha Dasa)

"If they want me to believe in their God they'll have to sing me better songs . . . I could only believe in a God who dances." — Nietzsche
Suppose you’re at a crowded party.
You meet a man who says, “I came with my wife. She’s the love of my life.”
Looking around the room you ask, “Which one is your wife?
Is she blonde or brunette?”
“I’m not sure.”
“Well, is she short or tall?”...

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6” x 9” 406 pages
Hardbound, ISBN# 978-0-817273-6-3, US$ 21.95

Panchatantra

5 Wise Lessons. By Krishna Dharma

A vivid retelling of India's most famous collection of fables' Panchatantra, India's famous collection of fables has entralled audiences for centuries. Full of humor, wit, and wisdom the tales combine artfully to convey basic life lessons. These faboulous stories originally imparted by a sage to three young princes, all illustrate that knowing how to use knowledge is more important than knowledge itself. The only non-scholarly...

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8” x 9” 200 pages
Softbound, ISBN# 1-887089-45-4, US$ 12.95