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2005 / #39-01
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WelcomeTHIS ISSUE carries many photos of deities (murtis), forms of the Lord worshiped in Hare Krsna temples around the world. The Vedic scriptures teach us that the deity is not an idol created from someone’s imagination, nor LettersPadayatra Report We’d like to inform BTG readers that Padayatra America [March/April 2004] has completed the second leg of its North American trek, having arrived in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in the Mexican Rio Grande ValleFounder’s Lecture - Teach the ChildrenMontreal—June 12, 1968 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness From the beginning of life, one should receive instruction in God conscYama & NiyamaRules for Enlightenment And Happiness By Prahladananda Swami Properly executed, yoga removes the artificial covering of the soul and revives our original pure consciousness. AN ESTIMATED thirty million Americans practiceSrila Prabhupada Speaks OutThe Original Vedic Literature–Is It Not Education?” Here we conclude a conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the mother of one of his students, along with a Jesuit priest. It tookThe Deity Book Is Here!A dream of over twenty-eight years results in an epic photojournalistic tour around the world. By Nitya-trpta Devi Dasi AS I ENTERED the deity room, I felt the sparkle of another dimension. The rarefied atmosphere was peA Worshipable Work of ArtBy Ranjita Dasa KRSNA FULFILLS the desires of everyone, especially His devotees. For many years devotees expressed the desire for a book celebrating the deities of ISKCON, and now by the mercy of the deities we are blessThe Deity Is Krsna HimselfBy His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada THE INDIVIDUAL soul is embodied since time immemorial. It is very difficult for him to simply theoretically understand that he is not the body. Therefore, the bhakAre We All Thieves?When someone steals from us, it hurts. Are we stealing from God? By Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi MOST PEOPLE have had the unfortunate experience of having some-thing of value disappear. Sometimes we conclude that we misplacedWaking from The DreamTo wake up to reality, we must first understand that we’re asleep. By Jahnudvipa Dasa WE SOULS inhabiting the material world are under the influence of Krsna’s illusory potency, Maya Devi. Just as one forgets his life duSrila Prabhupada 108 CelebrationEqual to All By Lokanath Swami There is but one Supreme Father for all living entities, wherever they reside, in whatever species. Srila Prabhupada, a genuine representative of the Supreme Father, Krsna, exhibited all goKrsna Consciousness In the Heart of EuropeSince the fall of communism, the Hare Krsna movement in the Czech Republic has made steady progress. By Divya-kisori Devi Dasi KRSNA IS the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such He has an unlimited number of names Harmonic ConversionIs Krsna consciousness a sectarian tradition looking for converts? Yes and no. By Satyaraja Dasa “It is not conversion from Christian to Hindu. We convert the atheist class of men to take God consciousness.” (Srila PrabhFrom the EditorTen Essential Points THE GREAT SPIRITUAL teacher Bhaktivinoda Thakura (the father of Prabhupada’s spiritual master) summarized the philosophy of Gaudiya Vaisnavism, or Krsna consciousness, in ten points. Here are those pVedic ThoughtsI desire to go to the houses of Radha and Krsna, where the cows have big horns and fulfill the desires of the devotees. This supreme abode of Krsna reveals itself completely. Rg Veda 1.54 Therefore the essence of all rel