Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980
1980 / #15-12
Articles
Kṛṣṅa Consciousness, A Gift for World UnityA lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Delivered in Calcutta, India, on January 31, 1973 Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you “Global 2000”—Kali-yuga Report to the President“Is the end near? Probably not, but we may be wishing it were.” by Hayagrīva Dāsa In twenty years, we’ll have reached year 2000. Just twenty brief orbits round the sun, five Presidential elections, three total changes inDharma—Nature, Duty, and Divine ServiceThe various meanings of dharma reveal a richness of concept and a unique experience. by Garuḍa dāsa The concept of dharma is of central importance in Vaiṣṅava (Kṛṣṅa conscious) philosophy and practice. So important is thŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutOn Purity and Freedom The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a priest took place in July 1973 in London. Śrīla Prabhupāda: In our temples there are regular Kṛṣṅa conscEvery Town and VillageA look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Laguna Beach Temple Opens Laguna Beach, California—Some three hundred devotees from the American West Coast recently The Kṛṣṅa conscious Vision of Spiritual EqualityAn enlightened person sees with equal vision a learned scholar, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater. By Jayādvaita Swami Attempts to establish equality among all people are naive and superficial unless supported bThe Biography of a Pure DevoteeThe Wedding Fall, 1966: the Lower East Side, New York No one knew anything of what was going on except Swamiji. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Shortly after founding the first Kṛṣṅa conscious temple in the West, Śrīla The Yoga DictionaryThe Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and God realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in BACK TO GODHEAD, will focus upon the most important of these (andHow a Kṛṣṅa Conscious Woman Achieved LiberationA queen of Vedic India found freedom in dependence. By Nandarāṅī Devī Dāsī Recently I was reading one of the many new books by women who feel they should make their miserable plight known to the world. The book read likeNotes from the EditorChanting Hare Kṛṣṅa: A Practice for Saints and Sinners Devotees in the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement are known for their chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Har