Back to Godhead Magazine #48-04, 2014
2014 / #48-04
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WelcomeSince the 1990s, Hrimati Devi Dasi, the author of the cover story for this issue, has lived at the expansive Hare Krsna temple-complex in Mayapur, West Bengal. As a follower of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, she knows Mayapur LettersWhat's Wrong with Commercial Media? I refer to your reply, in the Letters section of the January/February issue of BTG, on "How to Control the Mind," with specific reference to the following: ". . . keeping good associatFounder's Lecture - Everyone Will See GodNew York, July 31, 1971 Krsna is everywhere, and He reveals Himself to each of us according to our relationship with Him. eko ’py asau racayitum jagad-anda-kotim yac-chaktir asti jagad-anda-caya yad-antah andantara-stha-Social Body Without a BrainThe following is a continuation of a conversation that took place between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Mr. C. Hennis of the United Nations International Labor Organization on May 31, 1974, inGhosts Demystifiedby Caitanya Carana Dasa Despite the disapproval of scientists, many people believe in ghosts. What does the Vedic literature have to say on the subject? Do ghosts exist? Yes would be the answer of many people across histSrila Prabhupada’s Transcendental “Otherness”By Satyaraja Dasa How a local newspaper helped ignite the explosive growth of the worldwide Hare Krsna movement. I recently spoke to Peter Leggieri. The name might not mean much to most readers of Back to Godhead, but, iSave Earth Now!!by Irving Shushnick (Peter Leggieri) The East Village Other (Volume 1, No. 22, October 15–November 1, 1966 issue). Reprinted by permission. Once upon a time, a bunch of theologians jumped a poor old man in a darkened chuHare Krsna People–An Inspiration for Devotees of All AgesThough she never learned to read, Sarva Kanti Devi Dasi is dedicated to giving others the opportunity to read Srila Prabhupada's books. By Vrndadevi Dasi Sarva Kanti Devi Dasi beams with pleasure as she hands over changeA Pause for PrayerMy dear Lord, You are the only worshipable Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore I offer my humble obeisances and prayers just to please You. O son of the king of the cowherds, Your transcendental body Prayag Raj: A Place for Vaisnavasby Hrimati Devi Dasi What was supposed to be a brief, casual trip to accept an invitation from an old friend turned out to be a wonderful, purifying, spiritual journey. Two of the holiest places we in the Hare Krsna moveLife's Most Important Momentby Rasa Purusa Dasa Biographies from the Vedic literature teach us what determines our destination after life in the human form. Whenever I read or hear about someone's death, I wonder what that person was thinking of atFrom the EditorThe Guru and the Miraculous mukam karoti vacalam pangum langhayate girim yat-krpa tam aham vande sri-gurum dina-taranam “I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, the deliverer of the fallen souls. His mVedic ThoughtsThe almighty Personality of Godhead, by His causeless mercy, descends to the earth and manifests activities almost on the line of the worldly men, but at the same time extraordinarily, because He is almighty. He does so