Back to Godhead Magazine #12-09, 1977
1977 / #12-09
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A short statement of the philosophy of Kṛṣṅa ConsciousnessThe International Society/or Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a worldwide community of devotees practicing bhakti-yoga, the eternal science of loving service to God. The Society was founded in 1966 by His Divine Grace ANirvana - Annihilation or Devotion?German pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) thought that nirvāṅa, (freedom from suffering) means becoming desireless—putting an end to our will. But His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda dCompassion Means Spreading Kṛṣṅa Consciousnessby Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami India's greatest gift to civilization is her highly advanced spiritual culture, based on the eternal truths of the Vedic literatures. Sometimes, however, we hear the strange idea that this cultThe Mantra for EveryoneHare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare In India saints and ordinary people alike have long known about these holy names of God—the mahā-mantra, or great chanting for delAfter Thirteen Years With a "Yoga Cheater", How I Found A Real Yoga TeacherAfter Thirteen Years With a "Yoga Cheater" How I Found A Real Yoga Teacher by Amala-bhakta dāsa (as told to Draviḍa dāsa) The path from the haṭha-yoga ashram to the Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa temple is a well-worn one. Many people who Every Town and VillageA look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) ISKCON Goes on the Air in Memphis Every Tuesday night in Memphis, Tennessee, the transcendental sounds of a two-and-a-halAn Open LetterOne Christian's Comment: "ISKCON Is of God." In recent years there has been an abundance of controversy concerning "cults." Jesus forewarned about false prophets and religions that would appear in this last age. The BiblŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutOn Absolute Authority The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and one of his disciples took place in Bhuvaneśvara, India. Devotee: Śrīla Prabhupāda, one criticism against oAbortion: Setting the Matter StraightLife in the Womb Begins at Conception by Amarendra dāsa One of today's most disturbing, confusing, and hotly debated issues is whether abortion is right or wrong. Feelings run deep, and both sides offer complex argumentsThe Weather EmergencyWhy—and What to Do? by Balavanta dāsa During last winter's big freeze, all our slick technology couldn't heat the nation's factories or keep traffic moving. Now, in the middle of one of the worst droughts ever, our scienThe Brāhmaṅa Boy Who Strode the UniverseWith the whole universe as his realm, King Bali gladly promised to give the little brāhmaṅa boy just three steps of land... . No one could have foreseen how colossal those steps would be—or how colossal the king's truthf