Welcome

IN THIS ISSUE, Dāmodāra Dāsa, one of the first disciples of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, remembers with fondness Prabhupāda's pioneer days in New York City. As one of only a handful of followers, Dāmodāra witnessed Śrīla Prabhupāda up close and gained a devotion to him that brought meaning to his life and sustains him today.

As a great spiritual teacher, Śrīla Prabhupāda transformed lives by inspiring people to pursue spiritual goals. He lived what he taught, and he made the timeless wisdom of the Vedic literature accessible to the modern world. In his lecture in this issue, “The Power of Kṛṣṅa's Name,” we see how he homes in on the essential problem of our existence and offers the simplest yet most profound solution.

On the basis of Vedic authority, Śrīla Prabhupāda promoted the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa as the solution to all problems, material and spiritual. Chanting forms the essence of the daily spiritual program Prabhupāda prescribed, and in Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami’s “Holding Fast in Times of Stress,” we hear how sticking to that program can get us through the most trying of times.

Hare Kṛṣṅa

—Nāgarāja Dāsa, Editor

Our Purposes

• To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. • To expose the faults of materialism. • To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. • To preserve and spread the Vedic culture. • To celebrate the chanting of the holy names of God as taught by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. • To help every living being remember and serve Śrī Kṛṣṅa, the Personality of Godhead.