Back to Godhead Magazine #27-04, 1993
1993 / #27-04
Articles
Statement of PurposesBack to Godhead magazine is a cultural presentation to respiritualize human society. It aims at achieving the following purposes: 1. To help all people distinguish more clearly between reality and illusion, spirit and maFrom the EditorCase Settled, Temples Free ISKCON—the International Society for Krishna Consciousness—has settled out of court its seventeen-year legal battle with Robin George and her mother, Marcia. Though the terms of the agreement aLettersEnlightening, Inspiring, Uplifting Yes, how enlivening to receive BTG. BTG is most essential to our Kṛṣṅa consciousness. That association makes us energetic in devotional service to the Lord. The illustrations are enlighFixed In The Higher NatureWhen we’re ready, Kṛṣṅa will release us from the grip of illusion and bring us to His world of freedom. A lecture given in New York, July 25, 1966 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya ofLessons from the RoadEagerness to Attain Kṛṣṅa Consciousness by Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami Śrīla Prabhupāda often instructed us on the importance of cultivating eagerness, or the strong desire to attain Kṛṣṅa. He said we should desire and hankeLord Kṛṣṅa's CuisineCooking Class: Lesson 8 Vegetable Basics 101 By Yamuna Devi DOES POTATO-CAULIFLOWER Janaki, Eggplant-Coconut Murari, Spinach Karunamayi, Potato Salad Mukunda, or Brussels Sprouts Annapurna ring a bell with you? If so, yoBhakti-yoga at HomeRegulation: The Path to Freedom and Love Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa NOW THAT I LIVE IN the country, I’m more aware of the predictable pattern of nature. I notice how trees and creatures in and around my cottage submit themselvesStraight TalkIs This Suffering? By Vraja Kishor Dāsa “This world is a place of misery and suffering.” Is it? Well, maybe. But to me it seems like it ain’t … It’s just boring as hell. You know, when I hear someone say the world is a pSchooling Kṛṣṅa's ChildrenYour Kids And the One-Eyed Guru by Urmilā Devī dasī When our oldest son, Mādhava, now eighteen, was small, he had few toys—some blocks, some clay. We never had a television or a video player, so he played with his toys iScience: The Vedic ViewDoes God Go Against The Laws of Nature? by Sadāpūta Dāsa ERNAN MCMULLIN, a physicist, philosopher, and Catholic priest in the Department of Philosophy at Notre Dame University, has given careful thought to the relation bThe Land, the Cows, and KṛṣṅaThe Tragedy of Toxic Meat by Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA TAUGHT that the purpose of all religions is the same: to help people develop love of God. And to aid in achieving this end, the basic principles of religRathayātrā PastimesBy Lokanāth Swami Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent His later years in Jagannātha Purī, Orissa, immersed in love of Godhead and absorbed in wonderful pastimes with His intimate associates and with the Deity of Kṛṣṅa in Purī,Śrī Kṛṣṅa Sandarbha A Treatise On Lord Śrī KṛṣṅaPart five of an overview of the Ṣaṭ Sandarbha of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī By Satya Nārāyaṅa Dāsa and Kuṅḍalī Dāsa IN THE FIRST THREE of his Sandarbhas (treatises), Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī discussed the supremacy of Bhagavān, the PeProject ProfileHERE’S A Kṛṣṅa conscious project you might like to support or get involved in. PROJECT Gurukula Alumni, Inc. HEADQUARTERS Los Angeles, California. PROJECT COORDINATORS Bahulāśva Dāsa, Caitanya Maṅgala Dāsa, Manu Dāsa, anOn PilgrimageScenes From Navadvīpa Parikrama, 1993 By Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa Two Auspicious Baths After pulling ourselves from the grip of the Ganges, we clamber up the sand bluffs. The river glows like molten lead. The noon wind drieEvery Town & VillageThe worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America A BTG columnist has won first place in the “international” category at the annual James Beard/Farberware BŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutThe Fighting Spirit The following conversation with a military officer took place in Indore, India, on December 13, 1970. Guest: From what I have heard from you, I have not understood your conception of God. Śrīla PrabhuThe Vedic ObserverThe World Seen Through the Eyes of Vedic Knowledge We Queer Conditioned Souls by Sureśvara Dāsa You can’t miss Jack. The feather in his hat, the flower in his lapel, the sottish old twinkle. Round the town square he cour