Back to Godhead Magazine #49-06, 2015
2015 / #49-06
Articles
WelcomeThis issue coincides with the holy month of Karttika, during which devotees worship Lord Krsna as Damodara, the darling child of Yasoda who allowed His mother to bind Him to a grinding mortar. This transcendental pastimeLettersCleared Misconceptions I recently read the article “Can God Be Immoral?” by Mukundamala Dasa from the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of BTG. It is a masterful and thorough explanation of a very difficult subject matter. I work very Founder's Lecture - The Purpose of the VedasNew York City, November 26, 1966 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu categorized all the teachings of the Vedic literature into three progressive stages. veda-sastra-kahe–'sambandha', 'abhidheya', 'prayojana' 'Krsna '–prapya sambandScience's Imitation BarkingThe following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place on an early-morning walk in Geneva on June 6, 1974. Srila Prabhupada: Just look at this fig. ITranscendental Poetry and Muslim Poetsby Damodara Nityananda Dasa For centuries, Muslim poets have revealed their attraction to all-attractive Lord Krsna. In Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.80), Lord Caitanya lists "poetic" as one of the twenty-six qualities Timely CompassionSyama! O friend! My afflicted life is assuaged only by You I cannot forget that auspicious day when I happened to meet You As I beheld Your moonlike face, I was overcome by restlessness! The soul of this unfortunate girlHear of the boyhood pastimes of the milk burglarThe boyhood of the resident of Mathura The boyhood of the moon-faced dancer The herdsman who roams from one forest to another Such is the boyhood of the flute-player How do I depict the boyhood of Krsna Kanhaiya? AlthougBhakti: The Only Transcendental Yogaby Hari Parayana Dasa An analysis of four types of yoga described in the Bhagavad-gita. Lord Krsna in His teachings to Uddhava Siaclassifies action and knowledge (among other things) as being either under the control of Srila Prabhupada’s Commentary on the Bhagavad-gitaSrila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is conveys the urgency to preach the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Prabhupada’s mood is to give the reader transcendental bhakti on every page. Today’s readers have neitwww.iskcon.orgwww.iskcon.org is the official website of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The site provides a place for people to find out about ISKCON, its people, their activities, and the philosophy of KLord Caitanya Visits VrindavanThis year, beginning on the full-moon day of the fall month of Karttika, Sri Vrindavan-dhama commemorates the five-hundredth anniversary of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s two-month long visit to Krsna’s sacred land. by LokanaBook ExcerptBrahmananda Dasa Remembers: Prabhupada in Africa One of Srila Prabhupada's first disciples sets the stage, and Prabhupada arrives to deliver Krsna consciousness in Kenya. by Satyaraja Dasa [Footnote on first page: AdapteIn Memoriam - Brahmananda DasaJuly 14, 1943 – June 7, 2015 Brahmananda Dasa met Srila Prabhupada in New York City in the summer of 1966, and his brother Greg (Gargamuni Dasa) met Prabhupada about a month later. Brahmananda was among the first of PrabSrila Prabhupada: Our Founder-AcaryaOur Srila Prabhupada During twelve pioneering years, Srila Prabhupada accepted the role of ISKCON’s founder-acarya with complete humility, nonstop surrender, and protective love. by Suresvara Dasa To honor the fiftieth aReflecting on Half a CenturySrila Prabhupada arrived in 1965 and gave America’s post-war generation–the first to grow up watching TV–sound motives to learn about Krsna. by Tattvavit Dasa Who was Srila Prabhupada, new in America fifty years ago? A hFrom the EditorVillage Talk "When the human being gives up the process of hearing about the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, he becomes a victim of hearing rubbish transmitted by man-made machines." (Bhagavatam 2.2.36, Purport) WhVedic ThoughtsDevotees should always be happy with all the dealings of their master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A devotee may be put into difficulty or opulence, but he should accept both as gifts of the Supreme Personality o