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As one of the most senior and respected spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Hridayananda das Goswami (Howard J. Resnick, Ph.D.) is an early pioneer and renowned teacher of bhakti yoga in the Western world. At the forefront of contemporary religious dialogue, he is celebrated for his unique ability to adapt the wisdom of ancient Indian philosophy into teachings that are comprehensible for Western audiences.
Lectures
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H.D. Goswami’s most popular series’ are also available for online listening or download.
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News & Updates
At present, I spend more time answering letters โ email, Whatsapp, texts etc โ than I do writing. I fear that at my present rate, I will fail to complete my service goals. Iโm sure you understand that … 8th Element Podcast: Adventures of a Pioneer Philosopher | Ep.9
There are two levels of moral responsibility. On the one hand, Krishna is a perfect Lord and Judge and He gives all of us exactly what we deserve. He states this many times in the Gita. … Who Is Responsible When Someone Leaves a Spiritual Community: The Individual or the Community?
Very recently devotees of ISKCON received the shocking news of the departure of Caru Prabhu, the well-known disciple of Prabhupada who, with his dear wife, established Prabhupadaโs … Honoring Caru Das ACBSP – Memorial Service
I will explain in socio-historical and spiritual terms why I think the GBC decision is dangerous for ISKCON, now and in the future. We warmly invite you to join this important and timely conversation. … ZOOM POSTPONED: Vaiแนฃแนavฤซ dฤซkแนฃฤ gurus & ISKCONโs Future
Books by H.D. Goswami
A world-renowned author who’s books have been published in multiple languages, H.D. Goswami continues to provide a literary feast for those seeking a higher knowledge.
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Great Bharata: The Invasion Begins
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Justin Davis: Um Romance Espiritual (Portuguese Edition)
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Busca Por Justiรงa: Seleรงรตes de Histรณrias do Maha-bharata com Explicaรงรตes Modernas
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En Busca de la Justicia: Historias Selectas del Mahฤ-Bhฤrata Con Explicaciones Modernas
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Guide Complet de la Bhagavad Gฤซtฤ Avec sa Traduction Littรฉrale (French Edition)
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Bhagavad-gแฟtฤ: Studienfรผhrer mit wortgetreuer รbersetzung (German Edition)
Vyฤsa-pลซjฤ Offering, Hridayฤnanda dฤsa Goswami, September 5, 2026
Sep 5
Happy ลrฤซ Kแนแนฃแนa Janmฤแนฃแนญamฤซ to everyone!
Sep 4
โThe desire of those who fix their minds on Me does not lead to material desire for sense gratification, just as barleycorns burned by the sun and then cooked can no longer grow into new sprouts.โ
Aug 31
Happy Balarฤma Pลซrแนimฤ to everyone!
Aug 27
โIf you`re a great athlete, you want to play sports. If youโre an artist, you want to paint. And so when you have creative powers, it`s just natural to use them, not necessarily to show off, but because youโre a person, you have this power and the power is a gift; so you want to use it. And so Krishna or God expands himself infinitely. When you`re God and you have infinite creative power, infinite artistry, infinite musical ability, infinite power, infinite love, it`s just natural to express these things and so therefore Krishna expands Himself infinitely.โ
Aug 17
โThe philosophy of Krishna consciousness is not a primitive polytheistic doctrine holding that human beings on the earth are gods. Rather, it is a science that traces the descent of authority from the Absolute Truth Himself, Sri Krishna.โ
Aug 12
Dear ลrฤซla Prabhupฤda,
nama oแน viแนฃแนu-pฤdฤya kแนแนฃแนa-preแนฃแนญhฤya bhลซ-tale
ลrฤซmate bhaktivedฤnta-svฤmin iti nฤmine
namas te sฤrasvate deve gaura-vฤแนฤซ-pracฤriแนe
nirviลeแนฃa-ลลซnyavฤdi-pฤลcฤtya-deลa-tฤriแนe
With tireless determination, brilliant arguments, pure devotion to Gaura-Nitฤi, and unique spiritual potency, Prabhupฤda established a thriving saแน
kฤซrtana movement, ISKCON, all around the world. Prabhupฤda emphasized that success in the West would lead to acceptance of Kแนแนฃแนa consciousness around the world. He personally told me this many times.
To rebuild the powerful Western mission that Prabhupฤda constructed, we must act as spiritual scientists โ both in the content of our teaching and the manner of our presentation. I can only pray that Lord Kแนแนฃแนa, in the hearts of ISKCON devotees, inspires them to understand and present Kแนแนฃแนa consciousness as a pure spiritual science.
Your servant,
Hridayฤnanda dฤsa Goswami
Kแนแนฃแนa creates a teleological cosmosโi.e., a universe with objective purpose: to guide us to pure goodness and liberation. Nature is a cosmic womb in which Kแนแนฃแนa, the seed-giving Father, places all wandering souls [14.4]. Kแนแนฃแนa is our supreme father and mother [9.17, 11.43, 14.4]. And like any loving parent, He is our biggest fan, urging us to pursue our highest good. We find real peace by accepting Him as the kind-hearted friend of all beings [5.29].
H.D. Goswฤmฤซ
Excerpt from A Comprehensive Guide to Bhagavad-gฤซtฤ โ Chapter 6
H. D. Goswami
Srimad-Bhagavatam Purport, 10.22.26
All the activities of the unlimited Lord Balarฤma are amazing. Anyone who regularly remembers them at dawn and dusk will become very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, ลrฤซ Viแนฃแนu.
ลrฤซmad-Bhฤgavatam 10.79.34
H. D. Goswami
Justinโs Initiation at the 3rd Krishna West Chicago Retreat
June 27, 2026
H. D. Goswami
Srimad-Bhagavatam,
10.23.6
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