Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999
1999 / #33-04
Articles
WelcomeDo you ever find yourself wanting to see God, just to assure yourself He exists? We at Back to Godhead want to help you see God. That may sound presumptuous, but consider that God, being omnipotent, can appear in ways weLettersSafari Ready I very much appreciated the article “Ganga Safari” in your March/April issue. It was like a documentary or being there. The photographs were brilliant. Great composition and perspective, particularly the lonTake Perfect Knowledge from Kṛṣṅa“By education you prepare for the future. But how are you preparing for the next life?” Adapted from a lecture given in Bombay, India, on March 21, 1974 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-ĀcāLessons from the RoadTaking Kṛṣṅa Personally By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami MOST PEOPLE READING this magazine understand, at least theoretically, that Kṛṣṅa is God and we are His servants. Many of us have learned to be pessimistic about achievinIndia’s HeritageClean Clear Through By Ravi Gupta MY FATHER remembers his grandmother’s cleanliness in the kitchen. She would set up a traditional stove on the floor, and when she cooked there was an understood line around the area, whiQ & A on the Gītā, Part 2The Gītā, or Bhagavad-gītā (“The Song of God”), was spoken five thousand years ago by Lord Kṛṣṅa to the prince Arjuna. It contains the essence of Vedic knowledge. The compiler has applied a question-and-answer format to Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out“Your Leaders Are Thinking Like Cats and Dogs” Here we continue an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples. It took place in Los Angeles on the morning of December A Story of Awakening LoveA prince who wanted the greatest kingdom gets it, but finds satisfaction elsewhere. By Dhyāna-kuṅḍa Devī Dāsī ONE OF THE most touching histories in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam comes in the Fourth Canto. It concerns the little A Meeting in Varanasi, Part 3Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu points out Śaṅkarācārya’s error in contradicting Vyāsadeva. By Mathureśa Dāsa Conclusion Early in the year 1514, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was staying at the home of Candraśekara Vaidya in Varanasi,Dharma in the Bhagavad-gītāLord Kṛṣṅa changes Arjuna’s understanding—and ours— about religion and duty. By Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The Sanskrit word “dharma” has joined “yoga” and “karma” in common English usage. Dharma is often taken to mean “rThe Vedic ObserverTranscendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day Karma Kicks A Coach by Kṛṣṅa Dharma Dāsa ON JANUARY 30 this year, Britain woke up to unusual headlines in the newspapers. “Hoddle says disabled are paying for sins of prSchooling Kṛṣṅa's ChildrenChildren as a Blessing By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī CARING FOR CHILDREN in the service of the Lord is a great blessing, a gift from the Lord given out of mercy. One can hardly claim to deserve such a gift, whether by educational The Land, the Cows, and KṛṣṅaCowgirl Sign-Off By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī WHILE GOING through some old photos recently, I found a picture of myself at age four, wearing a cowgirl outfit. To a kid growing up in the U.S. in the early 1950s, cowboys and coSpiritual PlacesLord Jagannātha’s Māyāpur Home How a famous Deity of Lord Kṛṣṅa came to be worshiped in a remote Bengali village. Māyāpur, West Bengal, the birthplace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is home to the largest center of the InteHare Kṛṣṅa PeopleCarrying on His Father's Tradition After learning from his father, a young Indian doctor finds more spiritual guidance in a new land. By Dr. Singh WHEN DR. RAVI SINGH WAS a young man growing up in a village near NaimisarVedic StoriesThe King’s Finger Retold and Illustrated by Ananta Śakti Dāsa ONCE UPON A TIME there lived a king and his minister. The king, though strong and generous, possessed a short temper. His minister was wise, patient, and devoFrom the Editor“Servant” Is a Good Word THE PHILOSOPHY OF Kṛṣṅa consciousness is vast and deep. After twenty-five years of study I’ve yet to master all its subtleties. Still, I’ve found that contemplating even the basic concepts can beVedic ThoughtsWhat is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa Bhagavad-gītā 2.69 The servants of the Lord are