Author Archives: Hansadutta das
How to make potato pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer)
Hansadutta demonstrates his World Famous Potato Pancakes! Ingredients red potatoes, grated (allot one large or two small potatoes per serving) 2 tablespoons ghee sea salt (optional: sea salt mixed with black salt)
How to make eggplant, tomatoes and curd (paneer)
Hansadutta demonstrates cooking eggplant, tomatoes and curd (fresh cheese). Part I Part II Ingredients 2 eggplants 10 small zucchinis (or 2 lbs) 8 small tomatoes a handful of ginger (fresh) 4 heaping teaspoons of whole cumin seed 3 heaping teaspoons … more
How to Make Hansadutta Soup
Hansadutta Soup 1 gallon milk 10 small tomatoes (or two cans of crushed tomatoes) handful of fresh ginger, grated 2 Tbsp ghee 3 Tbsp fenugreek seeds, whole 2 Tbsp Hansadutta’s spice mix (see below) 1 tsp oregano or Italian seasoning … more
The Shadow Maya analogously represented by the Fiat Money System
I’d like to share an email I recently received from Priya: Dear Bubaji, obeisance at your feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Nice! There are no words to describe the beauty of Krsna. Thanks Bubba. I wonder, how is it … more
Some thoughts on Srila Prabhupada the Acharya
Srila Prabhupada, the Sampradaya Acharya, my spiritual master. Please accept my most humble obeisances. Srila Prabhupada, the greatest Acharya since Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Dear Srila Prabhupada, an inspiration came to my heart about your rarity, mercy and greatness. Like a … more
Gruesome facts of material life
Dear Praghosa, I miss your company. I am reading Gruesome Harvest. I now understand why I am so peculiar. I was severely traumatized as a child refugee, seeing my mother raped repeatedly by Russian soldiers, starving and having my brother … more
Srila Prabhupada, Maha-bhagavata
Biographical sketch of the Hare Krishna movement Founder-Acharya The Hare Krishna movement has been recently brought to the Western world by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the Hare Krishna movement. In this century, Srila Prabhupada is … more
Krishna Consciousness in a Nutshell
What is Hare Krishna all about? Krishna consciousness is the original consciousness of every living being.
Krishna consciousness vs unconsciousness
Hansadutta: As soon as you work for Krishna, Krishna will reveal Himself and will make you understand why everything is the way it is. Vasudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogah prayojitah. As soon as one engages in the service of Vasudeva, Krishna, immediately … more
Why Prabhupada did whatever he did, said whatever he said
For those who call into question why Prabhupada did whatever he did, said whatever he said… particularly in his instructions such as the Letter of July 9th, Direction of Management, his last testament and will… Prabhupada was not a man … more