Back to Godhead Magazine #52-01, 2018
2018 / #52-01
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A Pause for PrayerDear Lord, You relieve all kinds of material distress. Your magnanimous transcendental qualities and holy name are all-auspicious. This conclusion is already settled. You can go faster than the speed of mind and words. YLord Brahma Appeals to King PrthuTo put an end to the competition between Lord Indra and King Prthu, Lord Brahma requests Prthu to stop the sacrifice. naivātmane mahendrāya roṣam āhartum arhasi ubhāv api hi bhadraṁ te uttamaśloka-vigrahau na—not; eva—ceWelcomeNew Vrindaban, ISKCON's first farm community, in the foothills of West Virginia, has seen its ups and downs over the years. During one particularly challenging period, many devotees around the world wondered if it would Fulfilled by the Simple LifeAs Satyaraja Dasa points out in this issue's cover story, one of the main components of Srila Prabhupada's vision for New Vrindaban was simple living. Though Prabhupada grew up in Calcutta and lived in cities as a familyIn Excess of Our QuotaBy Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi Though Lord Krsna is supplying all our needs, for our benefit He may choose to sometimes restrict the supply. Every living being requires air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, a place tLettersOvercoming Anxiety, Fear, and Lack of Confidence How can one live life with full confidence and fearlessness? Abhishek Bohra Via the Internet Our reply: What you ask has a simple answer, but implementing it may not be eaSri Krsna and the Original Sporting PropensityBy Sarvabhauma Dasa Krsna is always engaged in sport, and when we try to imitate Him, we lose. When the 2017 Super Bowl game, the summit of American professional football, was held in Houston, a devotee convinced me and New Vrindaban: An OverviewIn Honor of its Fiftieth Anniversary By Satyaraja Dasa Archival research by Caitanya Mangala Dasa With the successful worldwide celebration of ISKCON’s fiftieth anniversary in 2016, another semicentennial event naturallyGoing ForwardOn the central altar of the New Vrindaban temple stand Sri Sri Radha–Vrindaban-Chandra–Radha with Krsna as "the moon of Vrndavana." They are accompanied by deities of Gopala Nathji, Gaura-Nitai, Jagannatha, Baladeva, andHappiness by Living in GoodnessWe can achieve true peace of mind by cleansing the heart of the influence of nature's modes of passion and ignorance. tadā rajas-tamo-bhāvāḥ kāma-lobhādayaś ca ye ceta etair anāviddhaṁ sthitaṁ sattve prasīdati "As soon a"Knowledge" That's IllusionThis conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and biochemist Thoudam Singh, PhD, took place in Bhubanesvara, India, on February 3, 1977. Srila Prabhupada: Just try to understand. Anyone Book ExcerptExcerpted from the two-volume Śrī Manaḥ-śikṣā: Splendid Instructions to the Mind, by Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, with the commentaries Bhajana-darpana and Manah-siksa Bhaa by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and commentaries of c