Back to Godhead Magazine #28-04, 1994
1994 / #28-04
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 EditorHare Kṛṣṅa: Sticking with It IN 1966, WHEN THE Hare Kṛṣṅa movement first got started in the West, it was something new and strange. People didn’t know what to make of it. Now, for many people in their thirties and fortieLettersBTG Festival Thank you for producing such an attractive magazine. The January/February issue in particular was deeply impressive, up-to-date, filled with spiritual purity, and offering a good combination of articles. It The Yoga Of AttachmentTo know Kṛṣṅa we must learn the secret that will inspire Him to reveal Himself. A lecture given in San Francisco, March 26, 1968 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the InternationalLessons from the RoadTravel Notes By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami British Airways Flight to Trinidad “STEAK OR FISH?” The friendly stewardess doesn’t know what a horrible question she is asking. I am trying to relax. We are going to Trinidad. I aLord Kṛṣṅa's CuisineCooking Class: Lesson 14 Vegetable Soups Revisited By Yamuna Devi AS PROMISED, here’s a cooking class from the road in India. For me, being back in India is an instant case of “what is old is new again.” Of course, I’ve Bhakti-yoga at HomeThe Kṛṣṅa Connection By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa THE AIR IS CRISP. Alone, I climb a stile and step into a field. My boots crunch on the hard, frosty ground. The trees are still today. Even the ponies are still, save jets of smSchooling Kṛṣṅa's ChildrenA Taste for the Lord’s Name By Urmilā Devī Dāsī IT’S AFTER THE TEMPLE’S Sunday feast. Packed into our van, the children laugh and jostle one another as we head for the gurukula to watch a video of Kṛṣṅa's pastimes. NimaiStraight TalkDead and Gone By Vraja Kishor Dāsa I REMEMBER WHEN my grand-father died. I was pretty young then; the exact age escapes me. He was so cool. There was nothing I didn’t like about him. He was a rip to hang out with. He wasIndia’s HeritageDumping Tea By Ravi Gupta Chāy! Chāy!” The calls of tea vendors echo through India’s train stations at any time, whether it be two o’clock in the morning or ten at night. The vendors are always busy selling tea through tThe Land, the Cows, and KṛṣṅaA Day with the Oxen By Balabhadra Dāsa A FARMER’S WORK begins at sunrise. As I walk down the lane to the pasture, I can hear the soft chirping of the sparrows announcing the rise of a huge, golden, mist-covered sun. Out Project ProfileHERE’S A Kṛṣṅa conscious project you might like to support or get involved in. PROJECT Krishnafest U.S.A. HEADQUARTERS Dallas, Texas PROJECT LEADERS Guṅagrāhi Dāsa Goswami, Mahātmā Dāsa GOALS To help young people in AmerIs God Partial?With so much fighting going on in the name of God, one might wonder, “Whose side is God on?” By Mathureśa Dāsa A QUICK WORLDWIDE poll of assorted fundamentalists as to whether or not God is partial would no doubt indicatŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutIncreasing Population: No Problem This conversation between Śrīla Prabhupāda and some journalists took place in London, England, on August 18, 1971. Śrīla Prabhupāda: Now India is faced with so many problems on account oThe Transcendental Dream MachineIs there any significance to the dreams of us souls caught up in the dream of material life? By Drutakarmā Dāsa WITH THE SUN going down, the subtropical heat of the day had abated somewhat. The gentlemen I was coming to Mahābhārata—The History of Greater IndiaArjuna: The Greatest Archer Full dedication to his guru makes Arjuna the best of Droṅa’s students. By Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana, speaking to King Janamejaya, tells the history of the brāhmaṅa Droṅa,Oṁ or Hare KṛṣṅaThough the sacred sound oṁ is often associated with impersonalists, only the devotees understand its full import. By Karuppiah Chockalingam THROUGHOUT THE VEDAS there is much mention of the syllable oṁ. This spiritual viKnowledge, Ignorance, Philosophers, and PsychologistsOur revered institutions of higher learning are reinforcing our ignorance. From a lecture by Girirāja Swami “Modern psychologists can study the activities of the mind—thinking, feeling and willing—but they are unable to Gopāla Kṛṣṅaby Kaumodakī Devī Dāsī The morning sky, still pink with dawn, Illuminates the woods today Upon the hill called Govardhana, Where Gopāla Kṛṣṅa comes to play. His body, colored blackish blue, Is wrapped around by yellow siA Memorial to the Master of the MovementA progress report from Śrīdhām Māyāpur, West Bengal, India. IT’S SAID THAT IN CALCUTTA there are two kinds of people—those who’ve visited Śrīdhām Māyāpur and those who plan to. For here, sixty-five miles north, stands thEvery Town & VillageThe worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Lord Kṛṣṅa's rāsa dance charmed US audiences during a four-month tour by the Manipuri dance troupe RanganiSoaps: Clean and DirtySoap gets you clean, right? Maybe not. Soap is made with fatty oils of various kinds, both vegetable and animal. But for devotees of Kṛṣṅa, smearing the body with soap made from the fat of a slaughtered animal is not theKeep the Manor Open!25,000 Hindus demonstrate in central London. DEVOTEES OF KṚṢṄA continue their struggle to keep Bhaktivedanta Manor open to the public. The local council of the Borough of Hertsmere is trying to close it. The Manor, the H