Back to Godhead Magazine #34, 1970
1970 / #34
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Poem by Śrīla Prabhupāda on His First Arrival in the USAThe spiritual master and founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, is now engaging thousands of men and women in America and throughout the worlHari Kirtana: The Yoga for the Modern Age—by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Ceto-darpaṅa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahādāvāgni-nirvāpaṅam śreyaḥ kairava candrikā vitaraṅaṁ vidyāvadhū jīvanam ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ pratipadaṁ pūrṅāmṛtāsvādanaṁ sarvātmContents of the Gītā Summarized, Part 2—by Kīrtanānanda Swāmī (ISKCON—New Vṛndāvana) Sañjaya said: “Seeing Arjuna full of compassion and very sorrowful, his eyes brimming with tears, Madhusūdana, Kṛṣṅa, spoke the following words: My dear Arjuna, how have thesThe Guru: Via Media to God—by Hayagrīvadās Adhikārī (ISKCON—New Vṛndāvana) It is always best to assume that we are in the modes of ignorance, and at least we will be right on that point. When knowledge is staggeringly finite, humility is the bestNonviolence—by Dāmodara dās Adhikārī (ISKCON—Washington, D. C. War is inevitable: an eye for an eye, dog eat dog, kill or be killed. Human history is a history of wars. Lust, anger and greed run amok in our minds, and for the sake SaṅkīrtanaSometimes friends look at pictures of saṅkīrtana which are gathered from various cities, and they become curious to recognize the locale: “Oh, that is downtown New York.” “That must be Seattle.” “There is Vancouver.” “ThThe Prayers of Akrūra—by Satsvarūpa dās Adhikārī (ISKCON—Boston) Akrūra, a devotee of Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, achieved perfection by his notable prayers. In his book Easy Journey to Other Planets, His Divine Grace A.C. BhaKṛṣṅa consciousness is the Absolute Necessity for Mankind in this Age—by Jananibas dās Brahmacārī (ISKCON—Columbus) Let me first offer my obeisances to my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Om Viṣṅupāda Paramahaṁsa Parivrājakācārya 108 Śrī Śrīmad A.C. Bhaktivedānta Gosvāmī Mahārāj PrabhupThe Intelligence to Love Kṛṣṅa—by Jayadvaita dās Brahmacārī (lSKCON—Boston) “Intelligent persons who are endeavoring for liberation from old age and death take refuge in Me in devotional service. They are actually Brahman because they entirely know eThe Mahāmantra and the German Expedition—by Gurudās Adhikārī (ISKCON—London) Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the golden avatāra, the embodiment of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa in the aspect of a devotee, appeared 484 years ago to deliver the pure essence of the Vedic literatISKCON Around the WorldIn no country is Kṛṣṅa foreign. The chanting of God’s holy names is natural to every land. In the Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord Himself declares, “I am the father of all living entities.” Therefore, since Kṛṣṅa cannot be forei