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WelcomeSurapala Dasa, from Poland, wanted urgently to spread Krsna consciousness, but when he and his wife, Krsna-mayi Devi Dasi, moved to America, they had no idea they'd end up starting a temple in the spiritually challengingLettersYamuna Devi's Govinda Prayers We received the latest BTG (March/April) yesterday and just wanted to share our appreciation for a most wonderful issue. I was wondering why there was no mention of Yamuna Devi being the oneFounder's Lecture - The Personal and Impersonal Features of the Absolute TruthNew York City, July 17, 1976 The sun and the sunshine provide an excellent example to help us understand God and His energies. eka-desa-sthitasyagner jyotsna vistarini yatha parasya brahmanah saktis tathedam akhilam jagaSrila Prabhupada Speaks OutDevotional Service Is Not Stillness The following exchange between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a Jesuit priest took place in May 1975 at the Hare Krsna center in Melbourne. Priest: Do you hae-Krishnahttp://writers.bbt.info/ is the website for the Vaishnava Writers Community, a Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) project that came into being in February this year. The goals of the community are to help devotees improve thKrsna’s New Playgroundby Krsna-mayi Devi Dasi After getting too many hints they couldn't ignore, a devotee couple decides, with reasonable trepidation, to open a Krsna temple in Sin City. “What do you think about opening a center in Las VegasKrishna.com Turns TenBy Radha McClellan Launched in 2002, Krishna.com—a website all about Krsna —has become an indispensible spiritual resource for many people. In 2001, if you had typed www.krishna.com into your web browser, you would have The Krishna.com StoreTen years ago the store at Krishna.com was a few pages in the printed and online editions of BTG magazine. Not a whole lot to it. You had to mail, email, or call in your order and payment information. In the fall of 2002How I Came to Krsna ConsciousnessI Found Krsna in Las Vegas By Lisa Chastain A lifelong search for God ends in the most unexpected of places. Last year I found myself at the doorstep of Govinda’s Center of Vedic India and Radha-Govinda Mandir, Las VegasVedic ObserverSacred Cows and Other Slurs By Mathuresa Dasa When a national radio talk-show host criticized First Lady Michelle Obama for her “uppityism,” observers on both sides of the political spectrum were aghast. “Uppity” is a deThe Ropes That Bind UsBy Navina Syama Dasa Understanding the gunas described in the Vedic literature provides a unique perspective on God, the world, and ourselves. The most striking building in Philadelphia is the Museum of Art. One of the lA World of GurusBy Satyaraja Dasa The Srimad-Bhagavatam introduces us to teachers we might expect, and to a few we might not. Having written about gurus in the last issue, ending with an analysis of how the five material elements can acThe Magic of Hearing About Krsna and His Devoteesby Visakha Devi Dasi Why hearing is the first and most important of the nine kinds of devotional service to the Lord. When I first read that hearing is the most important of the nine kinds of devotional service, I was coFrom the EditorAwakening Imagine waking up one day in a foreign place with total amnesia. After the initial shock and a frightening period of adjustment, you decide to start a new life. But even though you've forgotten your past, it reVedic ThoughtsThose who are artists, overtaken by the beautiful creation, should better see to the beautiful face of the Lord for complete satisfaction. The face of the Lord is the embodiment of beauty. What they call beautiful nature