Back to Godhead Magazine #28-01, 1994
1994 / #28-01
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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 EditorSharing Good Fortune IN BACK TO GODHEAD, we've got a magazine like no other. One that glorifies Kṛṣṅa and tells the science of Kṛṣṅa. One that faithfully transmits the message of the Vedic sages and the Vedic culture. ItLettersMoved Almost to Tears This note is to let you know how much I appreciate the September/October BTG. My service here at Gītā Nāgarī caring for the cows and oxen is very demanding, and I don’t take much time to read. But I“I Am Not This Body”Without this preliminary spiritual knowledge, Lord Kṛṣṅa says, one is a fool. By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness śrī bhagavān uvāLessons from the RoadTurn Off That Set! By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami IN THE AIRPORT LOUNGE on my last flight to Europe, I couldn’t escape. We found the last two seats in the boarding section, and they faced the TV sports report. It was a boxinLord Kṛṣṅa's CuisineCooking Class: Lesson 11 Moist Vegetables By Yamuna Devi ALMOST ANYONE who has eaten Indian food has been served at least one. It’s commonplace in far too many Indian restaurants—an overcooked mush of greasy vegetables. Schooling Kṛṣṅa's ChildrenThe Playful Mood By Urmilā Devī Dāsī FIFTEEN CHILDREN between two and five years old stood at one end of our living room. Some inched away from the wall. All waited. “Be cowherd boys!” I called, and the children pretendeThe Land, the Cows, and KṛṣṅaUnemployment and The Decline of Small Farms By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī A MATERIALISTIC PERSON, thinking himself very advanced in intelligence, continually acts for economic development. But again and again, as enunciated inBhakti-yoga at HomeOur Deity Worship By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa THE DEITY WORSHIP in our home is simple compared to the gorgeous worship that always thrills me when I visit a temple. In ISKCON temples devotees bathe the Deities every day, dressMahābhārata—The History of Greater IndiaThe Brāhmaṅa’s Curse Fulfilled Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami King Pāṅḍu was cursed to die if he were to ever approach his wives for sexual intercourse. At his request, therefore, his wife Kuntī boRational “Mythology”Can a rational person accept the stories of the Purāṅas as literally true? A lecture by Sadāpūta Dāsa Presented at the Parliament of the World’s Religion, Chicago, 1993 IN VIVEKANANDA Swami’s famous lecture on Hinduism aBack to Godhead 1944–1994 Founded Fifty Years AgoInspired by devotion to his guru and Kṛṣṅa, Śrīla Prabhupāda took a bold first step to bring Kṛṣṅa consciousness to the English-speaking world. by Satyarāja Dāsa ON FEBRUARY 14, 1944, a group of devotees gathered to celeThe Saffron BeretsAmid the bombs and bullets of a civil war, courageous devotees deliver Kṛṣṅa's mercy in Sukhumi, Georgia, in the former Soviet Union. By Priyavrata Dāsa April 16, 1993 AMBARĪŚA DĀSA, president of the ISKCON temple in theEvery Town & VillageThe worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America A millionaire’s boat stall has become a shrine to Lord Kṛṣṅa. The boat stall, once owned by Lawrence (“bodŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutNo More Cheap Bodies The following conversation took place in Gorakhpur, India, on February 17, 1971. Guest: If the soul is always changing from one body to another, how is the soul liberated? Śrīla Prabhupāda: In this mHare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare HareTHE SOUND Kṛṣṅa and the original Kṛṣṅa are the same. When we chant Hare Kṛṣṅa and dance, Kṛṣṅa is also dancing with us. Of course we may say, “Well, I do not see Him,” but why do we put so much stress on seeing? Why not