Back to Godhead Magazine #25-03, 1991
1991 / #25-03
Articles
Statement of PurposesBack to Godhead, the magazine of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement, is a cultural presentation to respiritualize human society. It aims at achieving the following purposes: 1. To help all people distinguish more clearly between reNotes from the EditorToward an Enlightened New World Order “We’ve got a real kṣatriya for a president! “ an American devotee said to me, his face beaming. The Allies were trouncing whatever was left of the Iraqi armies, and George Bush was mLettersPremiere Issue Congratulations on the Premiere Issue of the new BTG. I liked everything about it—from the mature writing and design all the way down to the stately page numbers at the bottom. It even smells better! SureśCompassion Well PlacedDespite the honorable intentions of philanthropists, even their most efficient programs for helping others don’t go far enough. From The Teachings Of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya ofLessons from the RoadTurning Fifty By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī IF I CLAIM “I’m middle-aged,” I’m lying. When you turn fifty, you’re facing old age. By now I ought to know what I’m doing. Why continue pretending with the little time I have lefScience: The Vedic ViewCross-Cultural Traces Of Vedic Civilization By Sadāpūta Dāsa THE ANCIENT GREEK WRITER Aratos tells the following story about the constellation Virgo, or the virgin. Virgo, he says, may have belonged to the star race, theBhakti-yoga at HomeIn the Kitchen By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa MRS. MADHU SHARMA, at home in an Indian village, is about to begin cooking the family meal. Her mother is already squatting on the spotless stone floor, dexterously grinding spices anLord Kṛṣṅa’s CuisineEating Right By Yamuna Devi Is Your Vaiṣṅava Diet Healthy? As a food writer and teacher, I am often asked questions about the Vaiṣṅava diet. What are its elements? Does it meet USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) vegetThrough the Eyes of ŚāstraPointing by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa SOMETIME IN THE 1730’s, a young Scottish philosopher tried, and failed, to find himself. David Hume reflected upon this experience in his first book, A Treatise of Human Nature (1739). TSchooling Kṛṣṅa’s ChildrenThe Company We Keep By Urmilā Devī Dāsī CAN WE MAKE OUR CHILDREN turn out the way we want? Śrīla Prabhupāda once said, “If you place a child in good association, he will act properly, and if you place him in bad associatIndia’s HeritageHow Should We Educate Our Children By Navīṅa Kṛṣṅa Dāsa WE WANT OUR CHILDREN to get an education, so we send them off to school—kindergarten through twelfth grade and then on through college. We want them to acquire all The Vedic ObserverTranscendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day God And Country By Drutakarmā Dāsa THE PILGRIMAGE TOWN of Ayodhyā, about 345 miles southeast of New Delhi, has become the focus of a conflict that threatens the stabilitThe Case for Ox PowerThe world’s economy and ecology are in danger, victims of the modern way of life. The situation demands a return to the natural life, based on cows, bulls, and the land. LAST JANUARY I visited ISKCON’s Śaraṅāgati communiDeviant Vaiṣṅava Sects, Part 1Deviant Vaiṣṅava Sects From the time of Lord Caitanya to the present day, His pure followers have defended His teachings against philosophical perversions. By Suhotra Swami Part One: Caste Gosvāmīs and Smārta-brāhmaṅas FProject ProfileHERE’S A Kṛṣṅa conscious project you might like to support or get involved in. We’ll tell you what the goals are, who’s involved, what’s going on, what’s blocking the way, and how you can give a hand. Project Reviving thInterviewThe Most Important Holy Place in the Universe An Indologist works to awaken interest in the glories of Rādhā-kuṅḍa. Dr. Mohan K. Gautam, a frequent contributor to religious and Indological journals, is the distinguished What Happened In Māyāpur?A report on the annual meeting of ISKCON’s highest governing body. For ten days every year, thirty men gather in Māyāpur, West Bengal, a village on the Ganges seventy miles north of Calcutta, to guide the course of the KEvery Town & VillageThe worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Hare Krishna Food For Life in Denver has started a newsletter entitled Our Newsletter. It reports on Hare Remembering Śrīla PrabhupādaDisciples recall the pastimes of a pure devotee. December 5, 1975 Vṛndāvana, India ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA would sometimes sit in his darśana room after breakfast and chat with his servants for a while, usually commenting on th