Back to Godhead Magazine #14, 1967
1967 / #14
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On the CoverKaliya was a many-headed serpent who dwelt in a pool of the River Yamuna, and whose poison was so potent that the entire river thereabouts was polluted. But when the Supreme Lord appeared at Vrindavan as a cowherd boy, fBy The Mercy of Krishna:As must be widely known by now, Swami Bhaktivedanta, our beloved spiritual master, was stricken with severe illness in May. Although he has been unable to make public appearances since that time, the work which he institFrom The Lectures of Swami A.C. BhaktivedantaI offer my obeisances unto my spiritual master who has opened my eyes in the midst of darkness. We are in the darkness of material nature and it is the duty of the Spiritual Master to open our eyes to the light. In our cThe First Days of Springby Damodar das The aroma of the chant is a bee, Buzzing, calling, a magnet pulling Me away from wife and friends, Forgetful of all but Krishna, A baby— God is a cowherd boy, a baby, All of us are babies, crying For our mThe Deliverance of the Fallenby Satsvarupa das Mercy is kindness delivered from the Supreme Power. People are partaking of mercy whether they acknowledge it or not; Krishna's Mercy shines into all the acts of the universe. Our position as living entPoem by BhaktajanHigh ring - low moan Chanting the sacred mantra Propelling the spiritual part of us into oblivion While the illusion of this material day Slowly drifts into the now meaningless mire of the material world. Years go by FraMy Positionby Brahmananda das i've grown accustomed to the birth of infants who grow into children; mature; and die— like i am doing. And, i've grown accustomed to the bloom of the earth every spring and its demise every winter. ThThakur Haridas Part 1From the book “Sree Krishna-Chaitanya” by Professor Sannyal It will not be out of place at this stage to introduce the great personality who is the practicing teacher (Acharya) of the chanting of the Holy Name, the speciPoem by MadhusudanDear Krishna, You supply all devotees with sufficient amount of You to always help us keep our minds off evil Maya and on Your Holy Name, Fame and Form— and we never come down from the sweet sufficient amount— As we chanKirtanSamkirtan means singing the Glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Krishna. In the picture on the opposite page, we see Kirtan as it was performed on the shore of the Pacific in March, 1967. Leading the KirtaGreat Whirling Disc of Krishnasitting i a sunlit time ago ocean feet over norte churned up water— your wishes are plump oranges and magic flowers. you that the spray nuzzles in among the conch shells— well wisher to the several hebrew turtles may theThe Great Delusion of the Grand Ascension or the Call of Mayaby Rupanuga das Adhikary (Robert Corens) One of life's great delusions is that Self-realization is an automatic process, that simply by staying alive for sixty or a hundred years we will come to know what life is all aboSuradasAs Suradas, the blind saint, sat chanting the Holy Names of God, there approached him, daily, a Child of splendid beauty, who brought a good portion of food and milk. Gentle Suradas gladly accepted the food, and blessed On Installation of the New Deityto Hayagriva das and Upendra das by Satsvarupa das I don't know if it's Monday Wednesday or Friday I'm up on my feet dancing —our temple has a new Murti! Blackish Krishna Lord of the Dance —oh now we can really sing and How I Met A.C. Swami BhaktivedantaBrahmananda das Brahmachary (Bruce Scharf) In my second year of college I took LSD. In my third year of college I read Whitman and Henry Miller, paused, and continued eating drugs. In my fourth year, one summer day by thKrishna and the Vedic View:The Swami Responds Dear Swami Bhaktivedanta, Could you please explain the Vedic concept of Universal Time? It seems to me that this is a bewilderingly complex system of thought. Yours truly, Henry Langdon Dear Mr. LangdoFrom an April Morning Talk by Swamiby Damodara das There is a nice example When I was flying from San Francisco— The plane was flying Above the cloud ocean. When I came first from India I saw the water ocean And the cloud ocean is just the same, Round allTeachings of Lord ChaitanyaPart V by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami All of these twelve different Forms of Lord Krishna are known as the predominating deities of the twelve months. According to the Vaishnav almanac, the months are called by different NaThe One Real Eloquent Art of the Worldsby Satsvarupa das Saraswati is playing her vina inspiring the speech makers and musicians But only God-praise is sweet. Somehow they get at her, though,—the others— from her generosity flows measured lyrics, sounds, formHuman Welfare Activitiesby A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Once, when I met the founder of a human welfare society, I suggested a little improvement on it by keeping all the items of the plan in touch with the plannings of the Bhagavad Gita. The wholeOur Prayerby Brahmananda das HARE KRISHNA, HARE KRISHNA, KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARE HARE; Our obeisances to You, Golden One, Prince of Him, Gouranga. Obeisances to Your pure disciples. Obeisances to our grand master, Bhaktivinode ThakuGovindaMy dear friend, if you still have an inclination to enjoy material life with society, friendship and love, then please do not see the boy named Govinda Who is standing in a three-curved way, smiling, and skilfully playinKarmi Officeby Satsvarupa das Karmis spread a mental blanket out over the office talking to each other so smart and clever Never praising the One. Not even seeing in their actions that He is all or they may even say it but it means AdvertisementINTRODUCTION TO GEETOPANISHAD (Bhagavad Gita As It Is) by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Bhagavad Gita is widely recognized as the compendium of all Vedic wisdom, yet there are few who have the necessary qualifications to unde