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Back to Godhead Magazine #01, October 23, 1966October 23, 1966 / #01 / 4 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #02, November 12, 1966November 12, 1966 / #02 / 5 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966December 1, 1966 / #03 / 6 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966December 15, 1966 / #04 / 7 articles

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From The Lectures of Swami A.C. BhaktivedantaOctober 23, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #01, October 23, 1966Notes transcribed by Woomapati Das Brahmachary (Wallace Sheffey) From lectures given Sept. 5th and 17th, 1966. There are different yoga systems, but they all have the same goal: realization of the Absolute Truth and re-e Poem by KīrtanānandaOctober 23, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #01, October 23, 1966O Savior of the Lotus Eye, I am unworthy of Thy Form Divine, Whisper but Thy Name sublime, Govinda, Govinda, Govinda. O Krishna of the Lotus Breast, Where compassion complete doth rest, Just one embrace is all I ask, Tha Flip Out and StayOctober 23, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #01, October 23, 1966by Hayagriva Das Brahmachary (Howard Wheeler) Life is a succession of flashes. It is difficult for man, at any time in his history, to see himself as he really is. Events fall upon events with stunning rapidity, and from AdvertisementOctober 23, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #01, October 23, 1966Srimad Bhagavatam by Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva The original and genuine commentary on Vedanta philosophy by the author of Vedanta himself, Vyasadeva, now available for the first time in English with authorized explana EditorialNovember 12, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #02, November 12, 1966This is the second issue of Back To Godhead, a publication devoted to promulgating bhaktiyoga, the science of God as expounded by Lord Śrī Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita. The International Society For Krishna Consciousness

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November 12, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #02, November 12, 1966Notes transcribed by Woomapati Das Brahmachary (Wallace Sheffey) From lectures given Sept. 13th and 20th, 1966. We all begin our pursuit of the goal of life from a position of ignorance. Now, an ignorant person does not

AdvertisementNovember 12, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #02, November 12, 1966SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM by Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva The original and genuine commentary on Vedanta philosophy by the author of Vedanta himself, Vyasadeva, now available for the first time in English with authorized explana

Krishna: the Divine LoverNovember 12, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #02, November 12, 1966by Hayagriva Das Brahmachary (Howard Wheeler) Being your slave, what should I do but tend Upon the hours and times of your desire? I have no precious time at all to spend, Nor services to do, till you require. Nor dare I

Poem by KīrtanānandaNovember 12, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #02, November 12, 1966Again I am alone, Again I sit and wait. Where is the heavenly muse? Where is my Lotus Lord tonight? Are my senses dead That I do not see the Lord of Light? That I do not clasp His arm and rest on His sweet-scented breast

By the Mercy of Krishna:December 1, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966Our Society has been holding Kirtan at a number of places in the city. During November, we were at the Gate Theater on Sundays and at Judson Hall on Tuesday, the 15th. In December, and possibly longer, we’ll be at Film M

From The Lectures of Swami A.C. BhaktivedantaDecember 1, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966Notes transcribed from a lecture given September 23, 1966 The Paramatman, or the Supersoul, is distinguished from jivatman, the individual soul that enjoys the fruits of the body. Jivatman is under the spell of the mater

Reflections on the MantraDecember 1, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966By Allen Ginsberg Mantram (singular), mantra (plural) is a short verbal formula like Rolling Stones’ “I’m going home,” or Gertrude Stein’s “A rose is a rose is a rose,” which is repeated as a form of prayer meditation ov

AdvertisementDecember 1, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM by Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva The original and genuine commentary on Vedanta philosophy by the author of Vedanta himself, Vyasadeva, now available for the first time in English with authorised explana

The Unconditioned StateDecember 1, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966by Rayarama Das Brahmachary (Raymond Marais) We are conditioned beings. Our thinking and communicating are done by means of symbols, such as words and colors and forms. By the use of words we try to understand our positi

Poem by BrahmanandaDecember 1, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #03, December 1, 1966Just as in the dawning sun the shadow a tree throws is long, but as the sun rises it shortens, recoiling into the tree until at noon the tree casts no shadow but only stands alone, ablaze in the purifying light: So the s

By the Mercy of KrishnaDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966Our Society has been holding Kirtan at Film Makers Cinematheque Theater, which is at 125 West 41 Street. Our engagement extends for all four Sundays in December, from 3 to 6 P.M. The admission is free and the invitation

From The Lectures of Swami A.C. BhaktivedantaDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966Notes transcribed from a lecture given September 8, 1966 The energy of the body emanates from the heart. The spiritual spark, or soul, is situated in the heart, and from there it expands to fill the body. The size of thi

Poem by AcyutanandaDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966These dying temple flowers, By the end of this day Will see Krishna’s abode. Are they not luckier Than me? —-Acyutananda Das Brahmachary (Charles Barnett)

Experience of Karma YogaDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966by Satsvarupa Das Brahmachary (Stephen Guarino) Karma means “material activities subjected to reaction.” Karma binds us with each act. Yoga means “that which connects, links with the Supreme.” Yoga is the process of Self

Poem by BrahmanandaDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966To think, “I am chanting Krishna’s Name,” is to think of oneself and not of Krishna. We should chant Krishna’s Name without thinking. To be self-conscious is to be unconscious. Consciousness of Krishna is not thoughts bu

The Process of Surrender in God RealizationDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966by Hayagriva das Brahmachary (Howard Wheeler) Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. Having thus disciplined yourself, and regarding Me as the Supreme Goal, you will come to Me. (Gita, 9.

AdvertisementDecember 15, 1966 / Back to Godhead Magazine #04, December 15, 1966INTRODUCTION TO GEETOPANISAD (Bhagavad Gita As It Is) by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Bhagavad Gita is widely recognized as the compendium of all Vedic wisdom, yet there are few who have the necessary qualifications to under