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Invocation1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974Delivered before the Philadelphia City Council by Ravīndra Svarūpa dāsa, President of the Philadelphia Center of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma HThe Tiny World of Modern Science1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974A dialogue with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (Los Angeles, April 16, 1973) For many years, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, the spiritual master of the Kṛṣṅa consciousness mov“To Me” Means to Kṛṣṅa1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974Kṛṣṅa consciousness is the natural occupational duty of the spiritual soul. Religions, sects, denominations and faiths exist on the mental and intellectual platforms, but every creature, from demigods down to insects, haThe Arrival of a Pure Devotee1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974by Viśākhā-devī dāsī New York: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, founder and spiritual master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), stopped here for a few days recently as pThe Nārada-bhakti-sūtra1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974The Philosophy Of Love Of God [The Nārada-bhakti-sūtra is a treatise on the fundamentals of bhakti, or devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṅa, composed by Nārada Muni, one of Lord Kṛṣṅa's greates
Holy Men & Hypocrites
1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974A beginner's guide to contemporary spiritual life by His Holiness Revatīnandana Svāmī and Jayādvaita Dāsa His Holiness Revatīnandana Svāmī, a frequent contributor to Back to Godhead, is traveling throughout Great Britain
Kṛṣṅa's Supreme Glory1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #61, 1974By Karandhara dāsa adhikārī I MIGHT BE A PAUPER and enjoy coming to talk with you, but even if I were the richest man in the world, I might still enjoy a simple talk. Especially if I were a very great man, it would not b
Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #62, 1974THE VEDIC SCRIPTURES recommend the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa as the best means to realize love of God in the present age. It is said that long ago humans lived for many thousands of years, and in more peaceful surroundings
The Matchless Gift1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #62, 1974Liberation in Kṛṣṅa Consciousness His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda If we simply worship the original person (ādi-puruṣa) we need not fear being misled by anyone. Śrīdhara Svāmī, the original commentat
Living in the Material World1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #62, 1974A Back to Godhead Analysis Carbon 14 Goes Out of Date A RECENT ISSUE of Time carries an article in which leading archaeological authorities admit that they have long been wrong in their theory of "the cultural inferiorit
Vṛndāvana, the highest paradise1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #62, 1974by O.B.L. Kapoor, Ph.D. O. B. L. Kapoor, Ph.D., has served as Head of the Philosophy Department and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at B.R. College in Agra, India, as Principal and Head of the Philosophy Department at K.N. G
The Bhakti Viewpoint1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #62, 1974Kṛṣṅa Consciousness In The University Professor Alton L. Becker is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Center for South and Southeastern Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He recently
The Los Angeles Kṛṣṅa Conscious Community1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #62, 1974The Perfection of Renunciation Text by Karuṅāsindhu dāsa Karuṅāsindhu dāsa, a former fine arts student at the University of Washington, joined the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement in 1970. He and his wife have been members o
Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974Bhaktivedanta Manor, European headquarters for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is a model community that exemplifies the principle of plain living and high thinking. Kṛṣṅa consciousness, or God consc
Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974Conversations about spiritual life between Bob Cohen, a young Peace Corps worker in India, and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Recorded at the ISKCON International Center at Lord Caitanya's Birthpla
ISKCON News1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974A brief look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Festivals Of Kṛṣṅa Consciousness THE DEVOTEES of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are preparing for a num
The Education to End All Miseries1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974by his holiness Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī, the Editor of Back to Godhead, is currently traveling with His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda, serving as his personal secretary. EVERYONE WILL AGREE that a
Saṅkīrtana - The Foremost Benediction1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974By Gopījana-Vallabha Dāsa Gopījana-vallabha dāsa earned his BA in economics and philosophy from Cornell University in 1969 and shortly thereafter joined the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement. He is the President of ISKCON's N
Publishing in the Service of the Lord1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974by Viśākhā-devī dāsī Viśākhā-devī dāsī, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, is a professional photographer and an expert on photomicrography, in which small objects are reproduced as magnified images. She fi
Letters1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will receive a personal reply, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly
An excerpt from "Prayers of King Kulaśekhara"1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974The Desire Of A Pure Devotee An unpublished manuscript by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda mukunda mūrdhnā praṅipatya yāce bhavantam ekāntam iyantam artham avismṛtis tvac-caraṅāravinde bhave bhave me
Living in the Material World1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #63, 1974A Back to Godhead Analysis The Cheaters and the Cheated "There's a sucker born every minute," P.T. Barnum is alleged to have said. And whether he said it or not, it's certainly true. And when we add all those newborn suc
In New Orleans And Around the World. . .1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974PDF-View Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Kṛṣṅa consciousness is everywhere because Kṛṣṅa is everywhere. Kṛṣṅa is the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead. He lives
Becoming Pure1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974Conversations about spiritual life between Bob Cohen, a young Peace Corps worker in India, and His Divine Grace A.C. BhaktiVedānta Swami Prabhupāda. Recorded at the ISKCON International Center at Lord Caitanya's Birthpla
The Path of Bhakti1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974by O.B.L. Kapoor, Ph.D. O.B.L. Kapoor, Ph.D., has served as Head of the Philosophy Department and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at B. R. College In Agra, India; as Principal and Head of the Philosophy Department at K. N. G
Sixteen Thousand Wives1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974The Ancient Vedic Scriptures Tell About The Most Extraordinary Marriage In History by His Holiness Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī is the personal secretary of His Divine Grace A.C. BhaktiVed
Living in the Material World1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974A Back to Godhead Analysis Dying in the Material World "Life is amply long for him who orders it properly." –Seneca (8 b.c.–a.d. 65) Scientists of various disciplines are working hard to discover the principles of the bi
Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṅa’s Transcendental Abode1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974by Viśākhā-devī dāsī Viśākhā-devī dāsī graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1970 and then wrote a technical book on the art of close-up photography. She and Yaduvara dāsa, her husband, also a professional
What is a Gosvāmī?1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda IN THE PRESENT material world people are interested in understanding the ātmā (a word meaning body, mind and soul) only in reference to the body. Medical science, p
Some Day the Tiny Soul Will Want to Get Out of Illusion1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #65, 1974Instructions to the devotees of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement. New York City, March 31, 1974 by His Holiness Viṣṅujana Svāmī His Holiness Viṣṅujana Svāmī, joined the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement in San Francisco in 1967. He ha
Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974Sometimes we forget that God is a person. But He is. In fact, He is the Supreme Person, the original father of us all, and our dearest friend as well. Because His activities and qualities are infinite, He is known by inn
Who Is Crazy?1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The whole world is divided into factions, and each accuses the others of being crazy. But if there are no criteria by which to judge sanity, then who can decide man-ma
How the Teachings of Lord Caitanya Came to the Western World, Part 11974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974by His Holiness Brahmānanda Svāmī His Holiness Brahmananda Svami served for many years as the first president of the first ISKCON temple in the United States (while at the same time working as a teacher in the New York C
Kṛṣṅa's Universal Form1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974by His Holiness Satsvarupa dāsa Gosvāmī One Of The Most Famous Selections Of Bhagavad-Gītā is that in which Lord Kṛṣṅa's disciple Arjuna sees that Kṛṣṅa's body encompasses the entire universe. A prominent university scho
New Vṛndāvana1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974By His inconceivable potency, the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa appeared 5,000 years ago as a cowherd boy in the village of Vṛndāvana, India. The devotees of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement, therefore, who have established a 1,000 acre
Turning Our Love Toward Kṛṣṅa1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974by His Holiness Kirtanānanda Svāmī Editor's note: In June of 1972, after a Sunday love feast at the Los Angeles Temple, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda was scheduled to give an address to his discipl
Perfect Knowledge for Human Society1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada An Introduction to Kṛṣṅa Consciousness Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you very much for kindly participating in this Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement. When this society
Don't be a Victim1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #66, 1974By properly using your intelligence, you can escape from the forces of illusion and the dangers of repeated birth and death. by His Holiness Puṣṭa Kṛṣṅa Svāmī Each day thousands of human beings are born, and each day tho
In a Castle in West Germany, And Around the World1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare This castle is our Society's headquarters for West Germany. Built in 1890 for a German royal family, it's called Schloss Rettersho
An Awareness of What is Best and Most Beautiful1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974A discussion between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, founder and spiritual master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and Desmond James Bernard O'Grady, poet. (Editor's note: Des
Hare Kṛṣṅa Song1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, All the way is Hare Kṛṣṅa. Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Let me know Thy love for me. Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, I will live my life
ISKCON News1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974A brief look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Nine New Books Make Spiritual Classics Available The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust has just published nine new Kṛṣṅa conscious bo
Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭaka1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974(Eight verses in Praise of Lord Kṛṣṅa in His form as Dāmodara) by Śrī Satyavrata Muni translated by His Holiness Acyutānanda Svāmī When Lord Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears on earth, He performs extrao
The Killing of Kaṁsa1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974by His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī has served as President of ISKCON's Boston Temple, as Editor of Back to Godhead and, most recently, as personal secretary to Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Traveling and Preaching with Radha Damodar1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974by His Holiness Viṣṅujana Svāmī and His Holiness Tamāla Kṛṣṅa Gosvāmī LET US OFFER OUR PROSTRATED OBEISANCES unto the lotus feet of our spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, whose words
Primal Origins1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974by Yogeśvara dāsa Yogeśvara dāsa is a 24-year-old American now living at the ISKCON center in Paris, France. He has studied at the University of Wisconsin and the Sorbonne. He and his wife play important roles in prepari
Religion - Material and Spiritual1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #67, 1974In 1971 Śrīla Prabhupāda lectured at a series of Kṛṣṅa conscious festivals held in a huge pandal, or exhibition tent, in downtown Delhi, India. This is one lecture from that series. By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
In Mexico City and Around the World1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #68, 1974A few blocks from the house of Mexico's president lies the Mexico City Hare Kṛṣṅa Temple, one of the many centers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness that have appeared in Latin America in recent years
Divine Culture1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #68, 1974by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda There is a misconception that the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement represents the Hindu religion. In act, however, Kṛṣṅa consciousness is in no way a faith or religion
How the Teachings of Lord Caitanya Came to the Western World, Part 21974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #68, 1974by His Holiness Brahmānanda Svāmī His Holiness Brahmānanda Svāmī served for several years as the first president of the first ISKCON temple in the United States (while at the same time working as a teacher in the New Yor
Lord Kṛṣṅa's Prasāda1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #68, 1974by Viśākhā-devī dāsī What food is sometimes buttery, sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, sometimes mellow, often unusual and always tastes good? Answer: kṛṣṅa-prasāda. "Prasāda" means "God's mercy," and it specifically ref
Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa in Purity1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #68, 1974By His Holiness Acyutānanda Svāmī [His Holiness Acyutānanda Svāmī is one of the first American students initiated into Kṛṣṅa consciousness by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. When Śrīla Prabhupāda in
Secretary To a Pure Devotee1974 / Back to Godhead Magazine #68, 1974by His Holiness Satsvarūpa Gosvāmī His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī is one of the leaders of the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement. Until he returned to the United States in July to organize distribution of Kṛṣṅa consciou