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Seeker Without a Guide, Part 11978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-03, 1978Vedic Views on Western Thinkers Carl Jung (1875 -1961) Swiss psychologist Carl Jung sought a way out of the ocean of material suffering. Yet he felt, "I had to make do with my own truth......” (A discussion with His DiviBombay's New Center for Spiritual Culture1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-03, 1978"At the new Bombay center, India's rich spiritual culture can express itself in a thoroughly modern setting......” by Draviḍa dāsa HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda had a genius for spreading Kṛṣṅa conŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-03, 1978On Seeing God This discussion between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a reporter took place at ISKCON's center in Melbourne, Australia. Interviewer: Your Divine Grace, is the purpose of human lifEvery Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-03, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Cultural Center Opens in Bombay In January some of India's foremost political and cultural figures took part in the iProve It!1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-03, 1978Devotees of Lord Kṛṣṅa challenge a skeptic scientist to back up his claim that life comes from matter. Dr. Abraham T. Kovoor is president of the Śrī Laṅkā branch of the Rationalist Association, an organization especially
Killing Pūtanā The Great Witch
1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-03, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa Even five thousand years ago, Lord Kṛṣṅa had His enemies. One was Pūtanā, the great witch.... by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami In the present age it is fashionable for aspiring intelle
Searching for the Real Self, Part 21978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978VedicViews on Western Thinkers Carl Jung (1875 -1961) Psychologist Carl Jung felt he had searched for his real self in past lives but had "not fulfilled the task" and never would. (A discussion with His Divine Grace A.C.
Energy- How to Meet the Crisis1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978With oil running out and no substitute in sight, we need more than stopgap solutions. by Balavanta dāsa Recently thirty-five of the world's leading scientists met at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and predicte
Child Prostitution - Promiscuity’s Bitter Harvest1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978"With promiscuity as a norm and even a commodity, no wonder it's hard to draw the line between 'tolerable' and 'criminal.' " Child prostitution is on the rise in cities all over America. Los Angeles police estimate that
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. What is the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra? A. A mantra is a transcendental sound vibration that delivers the mind from material anxieties. O
Taking Shelter1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura (translated from the Bengali by Jayaśacīnandana dāsa). O Lord, there is nothing that I call "mine." You alone are my father, friend, and brother. My friends, wife, sons, and daughters are ac
Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978Some personal recollections by his disciples. The first day I saw devotees chanting was October 16, 1966. They were at Tompkins Park in New York City. Initially I was captivated by the dancing. Some minutes later, though
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978On the United Nations This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and Mr. P. Sharma, a former United Nations worker, took place in Paris. Śrīla Prabhupāda: Suppose I ask the United Nati
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) 66 Million Books Now In Print Just-released Bhaktivedanta Book Trust figures (for the period October 1966 to March 1978)
A Kṛṣṅa Conscious City1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978Taking Shape A report from the birthplace of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement. by Maṅḍaleśvara dāsa On a verdant stretch along the bank of the Ganges, in India's province of West Bengal, lies the village of Māyāpur. As history sh
Riding the Whirlwind Demon1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa "The whirlwind demon intended to take Kṛṣṅa up in the sky and kill Him, but Kṛṣṅa was simply enjoying the ride...." by Drutakarmā dāsa When Lord Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-04, 1978God, Karma, and the World Do you remember 1968—when churches offered "sanctuary" to draft resisters? I was in Boston at that time, and there it was big news for a while, part of the protest against the Vietnam War. Every
Predictions for the Age of Hypocrisy1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978Fifty centuries ago a great sage looked into the future and told us just what to expect. . . An address based on the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam of Kṛṣṅa-Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhup
Life and Death1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978"What is that force without which a living body becomes a dead body? That's the one thing the experts can't quite put their finger on." by Maṅḍaleśvara dāsa What is life? ... A child is born. You can see his natural lust
God Is Light and Much More1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978A talk given by Acyutānanda Svāmī in Los Angeles, March 1978. Translation of a Sanskrit Verse (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.3) "The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Soul, and He has no beginning. He is transcenden
The Vedic Observer1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978Houston: The Roofs Not All That’s Sliding by Jayādvaita Svāmī A short time back I spent a few days in Houston, Texas, and while there I visited a friend who lives near the Astrodome, Houston's multi-million-dollar ultra-
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. What’s so special about the Hare Kṛṣṅa mantra? Couldn’t you get the same effect by chanting Coca-cola Coca-cola, or any other sound,
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978On the "Scientific" Theory of Creation The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place during an early-morning walk at Venice Beach, Los Angele
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) India's Desai Confers with ISKCON Leaders In March three members of ISKCON's governing board met with India's Prime Minis
The Eyes to See the “I”1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978I can see my body, and in a way I can see my mind and intelligence. Now then, what about the “I” who’s doing all this seeing? Can I see the “I”? by Amogha Dāsa As we all know, the organ for seeing is the eye. The eye cat
BBT1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978A Quick Look at the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust The World’s Largest Publisher of Books on Indian Philosophy, Religion, and Culture Books. Sixty-six million of them in print—all designed to meet the highest professional stan
What the Scholars Say About BBT Books1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978"The philosophical and religious works published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust provide a golden opportunity to Western philosophers, scholars, and people in general to drink deep at the celestial fountain of ancient In
Displaying the Universal Form1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa Had little Kṛṣṅa really put dirt in His mouth? Mother Yaśodā decided she’d find out for herself. by Drutakarmā dāsa Mother Yaśodā loved Kṛṣṅa intensely—so much so that she would
Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978Some personal recollections by his disciples. In January or February of 1971, Śrīla Prabhupāda wrote us from India. He said that in April he would be coming back to America and would visit our Boston temple, where I was
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-05, 1978India and America: the Lame and the Blind and the Ties That Bind This year we have witnessed a strengthening of diplomatic ties between India and America. And as the leaders of both nations have pointed out, this closene
There Is a Transcendental World....1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978Śrīla Prabhupāda’s First Talks in America (New York, October 1966) How to reach the spiritual realm. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda speaks on Bhagavad-gītā, India's time-honored source book of spiri
The Festival of the Chariots1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978Intimations of a Festive World by Jagajīvana dāsa This Kṛṣṅa culture," His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda used to say, "has so many festivals. We could have one every day. In the spiritual world, every
The Festival’s Inspiration1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda brought the ancient Indian Ratha-yātrā, the Festival of the Chariots, to the West in 1967. That year Śrīla Prabhupāda held the festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978On "Human Suffering and an Unjust God" This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and social worker Ashok Chugani took place in Bombay, India. Mr. Chugani: I feel that your Kṛṣṅa consc
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kṛṣṅa’s Town Gets Bhaktivedanta Gate When pilgrims arrive in northern India's Vṛndāvana village, the place in India most
Our Place in Lord Brahmā’s Lifetime1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978In Ancient India's Vedic literatures we find a cosmic calendar that shows the cycle of ages—and how to break out of it. by Viśākhā-devī dāsī How long we live greatly depends on what kind of body we have. For example, an
Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978Some personal recollections by his disciples. I remember being with Śrīla Prabhupāda once when a cynical reporter interviewed him. The man challenged, "You claim God is speaking to you directly, telling you what to do?"
The Vedic Observer1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978Cooling the Nuclear Vesuvius by Balavanta dāsa After the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy estimated that the possibility of a nuclear holocaust had been "somewhere around one out of three.... Everything the U
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q; Does chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa have anything to do with reincarnation? A. Definitely. The whole process of reincarnation depends on what yo
A Curse For the Better1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa When child Kṛṣṅa crawled through the courtyard, a 36,000-year curse turned into a blessing. Kuvera the treasurer of the demigods had two boys. As often happens with rich men's so
How to Make Everybody Happy1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978Without Making Yourself Miserable by Sītā devī dāsī In college I was a would-be humanitarian, always getting myself into one altruistic group or another. I leafleted with grape and lettuce workers, read books to blind pe
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-06, 1978More Than Meals: Solving the Food Shortage Some people take a quick glance at the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement and conclude that its members are not working to solve humanity's day-to-day crises. These people tend to thi
Understanding the Source of Everything1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978Śrīla Prabhupāda’s First Talks in America (New York, December 29, 1966) by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Generally, a person with a philosophical mind is inquisitive to know what is the origin of a
The Kṛṣṅa Culture Comes to Latin America1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978A Personal Account by Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa Svāmī When I was a young boy growing up in Mexico City, I would sometimes meditate on what comes after death and why we have to die. And I would pray for more years to live, because I di
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978On "Slave Mentality" What follows is a conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, one of his disciples, and a reporter from a leading Paris newsweekly. Interviewer: To me, God means freedo
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Guru to Islanders: Protect the Cows On a recent journey to the South Pacific, His Holiness Tamāla Kṛṣṅa Gosvāmī (one of I
Tantra - Can Sex Be Yoga?1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978by Acyutānanda Svāmī Ever since Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha first captured the fancy of Westerners, it has indeed caused a wave of thought and action, especially among young people. Though the book says nothing new, it se
The Vedic Observer1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978Exploding the Big Bang Theory by Drutakarmā dāsa Like an AM radio song or a first-run movie, a scientific theory has to be catchy if it's going to get anywhere. To begin with, it has to have a name that people will remem
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. What are the instruments I see the Kṛṣṅa people playing when they chant in the streets? A. When the chanters go out into the streets,
Letters1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978Dear Editor, In my opinion, the name "Rāma" is a symbol of standard ethics and principles. When Lord Rāma ruled the earth. His life was an excellent example of human behavior toward parents, family, public, friends, and
Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978Some Personal Recollections by His Disciples. In October of 1971, my parents came to see me in Calcutta. Śrīla Prabhupāda was talking with some of his disciples in his quarters. As soon as my parents entered, Śrīla Prabh
Lord Kṛṣṅa’s Childhood Activities1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa To His mother and father, Lord Kṛṣṅa was an endearing child. To the demons, He was death personified. Playing like an ordinary child. Lord Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of Godhe
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-07, 1978Humanism: Giving Credit Where Credit Isn't Due Now that I'm preparing a book on the life of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, I have been researching the centuries-old biographical tradition. In one c
Enlightened Self-interest1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978Śrīla Prabhupāda’s First Talks in America (New York, July 26,1966) "I cannot be satisfied by serving something that is not me; I can be satisfied only by serving me. But that 'me' I do not know...." by His Divine Grace A
The Land Where Kṛṣṅa Lives1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978Discovering Vṛndāvana “My aversion to sentamentalism and blind faith went right to the core of my stonelike heart. Yet in Vṛndāvana we got our first inkling that there might be something higher than the mind, higher than
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978On “Might Makes Right” This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and one of his disciples took place in Paris during the summer of 1974. Disciple: Last night in your lecture you made
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Zealand: Spiritual Cure for Addiction Dr. Fraser McDonald, Medical Superintendent of the Parnell Drug Clinic in Auckl
The Master At Whose Feet Other Masters Bow1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978Offerings to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, On the Day He Appeared in This World In the fall of 1896, His Divine Grace A.C. Bh
Questions People Ask About Chanting1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. I want to get back in harmony with nature. Can chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa help me do that? A. For sure. Say you're walking along a forest pa
The Killing Of the Great Python1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa With His friends well on their way into the mouth of the python, Kṛṣṅa wondered how He could kill him yet save them. Five thousand years ago Lord Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality o
Knowledge1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978a poem by Citraketu dāsa There's nothing so sublime and pure As knowledge of the soul And loving service to the Lord As part unto the whole. Of knowledge 'tis the ripened fruit For which the mystics long. Whoever tastes
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-08, 1978How To Tell the Difference Between the Cheaters and the Teachers There have always been cheaters posing as gurus. Many thousands of years ago, the demon Rāvaṅa dressed himself as a svāmī to win an audience with Sītā, the
knowledge is the Solution1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Śrīla Prabhupāda's First Talks in America (NewYork, March 1966) by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda tad viddhi praṅipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ "Just try
The Soul in the Body1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Just Passing Through by Viśākhā-devī dāsī “....Overall, I don’t remember too much from those days....I was always getting into things and talking in class. The teachers were strict, and we had to study hard. I played on
Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Some Personal Recollections by His Disciples One summer evening at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, near London, Śrīla Prabhupāda was sitting in his room with his disciples, a few guests, and a woman reporter who was scantily dr
Chemistry and Consciousness1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Scientific Views / The Bhaktivedanta Institute by Richard L. Thompson, Ph.D. Dr. Richard L. Thompson, a charter member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, is a formally initiated disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedan
Questions People Ask About Chanting1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. I'm afraid I'm a rather materialistic person. I want a compatible mate, a reasonable amount of money, healthy children, and things li
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978On a Society Without Brains The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and Raymonde van den Heuvel, of the International Labor Organization, took place in Geneva during the su
The Vedic Observer1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978The Proposition 13 Jitters What Now for Intellectuals on the Public Payroll? by Drutakarmā dāsa After California voters passed Proposition 13 and cut back state property taxes by seven billion dollars, the Los Angeles co
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bangalore: Spiritual Culture Going Strong Bangalore, the capital of the South Indian state of Karnataka (formerly Mysore)
The Trial of the Hare Kṛṣṅa People1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Religious Persecution In West Germany The raid . . . the media barrage . . . the courtroom encounter. A half-million-dollar effort to snuff out the Hare Kṛṣṅa Movement. The searchlights flickering on the refectory walls
“You don’t know the first thing . . .”1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Haṁsadūta Svāmī addresses the court. The preamble to the West German constitution contains these words: "The law is hereby formulated in responsibility before God and man." And in the dictionary God is defined as "the su
Killing the Demons Of Tālavana Forest1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa It was a sweet-smelling, fruit-filled forest, but the demons threw terror into all who came near. Except Kṛṣṅa and His brother. Fifty centuries ago, in the north Indian village o
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-09, 1978Two Reflections: Healer, Heal Thyself In recent years thousands of religious figures have taken up faith healing. They use all kinds of approaches, but basically they claim that through their charismatic prayer and layin
The Yoga for Our Age1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978Keep On Working—But with a Higher Desire Ages ago, yoga ("linking up with the Supreme") meant giving up all work and all desire. Now that's no longer possible—or even preferable. by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Sw
These Farmers Know a Lot More Than Farming1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978Lynchburg, Tennessee Here they tell us about their self-sufficient spiritual community in the Appalachian foothills. by Maṅḍaleśvara dāsa In the southern Appalachian foothills, near Lynchburg, Tennessee, you'll find anot
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978How to Find Perfect Knowledge in an Imperfect World This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and physicist Gregory Benford took place in October, 1973, at the Los Angeles Kṛṣṅa cente
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Gītā "Very Valuable," Says Prime Minister In July ISKCON devotees paid a visit to R. Premadasa, Prime Minister of Śrī Laṅ
Letters1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978Each month the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (publisher of BACK TO GODHEAD) distributes well over one million magazines and books. Here are a few letters from readers. Last night I had a most fortunate experience. I was appro
"You Are Not Following Your Teacher"1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978His Holiness Bhavānanda Goswami addresses Christian divinity students at St. Paschal's Seminary, Yarra Theological College, in Melbourne, Australia. HIS HOLINESS BHAVĀNANDA GOSWAMI is one of eleven spiritual masters that
Questions People Ask About Chanting1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. Can I chant Hare Kṛṣṅa while I'm doing yoga? A: Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa is yoga. Yoga means "linking up with the Supreme," or Kṛṣṅa—and K
Wisdom from Bhagavad-gītā1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978[Excerpts from the Twelfth Chapter "Devotional Service"] Lord Kṛṣṅa said: Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a
Remembering Śrīla Prabhupāda1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978A Personal Recollection In December of 1971, I arranged speaking program for Śrīla Prabhupāda in Madras, India. Thousands of people came to hear him, and the leading newspaper carried a summary of his lecture every day.
The Deathless Nectar1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978On the bank of the Ganges, a young devotee of Kṛṣṅa showed a death-bound king the way to immortality. King Parīkṣit was cursed to die within seven days. Yet he took it all as Kṛṣṅa's will, and at once he went to the Gang
Letter from a Father1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978Not long ago, the father of Daniel Garland (Brahma-muhūrta Dāsa) wrote to his son. Dear Daniel, I have probably said this before, but if so, pardon the repetition. My visit with you there was a very moving, total experie
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-10, 1978Living Simpleminded / Dying Ignorant The poet's vision is "to see infinity in a grain of sand and eternity in an hour." In much the same way, a person who ponders Lord Kṛṣṅa's words in Bhagavad-gītā can see the Transcend
Finding Calm In a World of Calamities1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978From The Life Of Queen Kunti The Vedic literatures give us knowledge that can clear our minds and steady our course toward life's ultimate goal. by His Divine Grace Ac. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada During a strife-fill
The Vedic Observer1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978How Much Are You Worth? "What we are caught in is more than just the inflation spiral." by Jayādvaita Svāmī "Thanks to inflation," says a recent release from the Associated Press, "you are now worth 5½ times more than yo
Lord Krishna's Pure Devotee Reaches America1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami We are trying to relish more and more the life of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, our beloved spiritual master, the Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna
Questions People Ask About Chanting1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Q. How can I find more time for chanting? I like it, but I'm usually too busy. A. We're all busy, but eventually we have to die. And the
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978The God-blind Scientists The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place in December of 1973, during a morning walk at Venice Beach, Los Angele
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kṛṣṅa Celebrations Draw Thousands Recently, Western and Indian devotees came together at ISKCON centers worldwide to cele
How Kṛṣṅa's Garden Grows1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978Miami, Florida A visit to a tropical paradise. by Maṅḍaleśvara dāsa Jennifer is the manager of a tropical plant nursery in Key West. A thoughtful young woman, she sees herself as "a person who has always been searching f
Evolution—A Theory in Danger of Extinction1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978Scientific Views / The Bhaktivedanta Institute by D.J. Webb, M.A. D.J Webb earned his MA. in chemistry at Wadham College, Oxford, and his Postgraduate Certificate of Education at London University. He taught science at t
The Anatomy of the Self1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978The textbooks are missing a chapter. by Viśākhā-devī dāsī Visible Man—I remember my friends and I played for hours, taking him apart and piecing him back together. In the process we were learning about our own bodies—the
Wisdom from Bhagavad-gītā1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978[Excerpts from the Seventh Chapter-'Knowledge of the Absolute"] The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O son of Pṛthā [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, yo
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-11, 1978Man: Just an Old Animal? According to some anthropologists, the human being is essentially an animal. “It is clear that we are an extremely old animal, perhaps three million years old, and we were evolved to live as hunt
Origins of Opulence1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978Mother Nature and the Glance of the Supreme Where do nature's gifts come from? Not from factories or power plants. by His Divine Grace Ac. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Fifty centuries ago, the people of India enjoyed b
Butler, Pennsylvania: The First Testing Ground1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami The pure devotee's first month in the West. "Who would expect to meet a svāmī in someone's living room in Butler, Pennsylvania? It was just really tremendous. In
The Chariot of the Body1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978How to Make It Take You Where You Really Want to Go This grim scene is just an illustration, but it points up something that happens to all of us all too often. It shows how we set out for satisfaction and yet arrive at
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978We Cannot Remain in Tiger Consciousness This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and guests took place in December, 1968, at the Los Angeles Kṛṣṅa center. Guest: If man didn't eat animal
Every Town and Village1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Health Minister Inaugurates ISKCON Free Clinic Bombay, India—Not long ago Dr. Premila Tople, Minister for Health and Fami
Letters1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978Dear Sirs: I am very confused about the pronunciation of the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra. If you could properly instruct me on the correct pronunciation, I would very much appreciate that. Also, I am curious about the importa
Flood Diary1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978West Bengal, India By Nandarāṅī Devī Dāsī The flood last fall was devastating. One of the districts hardest hit was Nadia, where ISKCON's center stands. Here one of the devotees relates how she and the others survived, a
The Stealing Of the Boys and Calves1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa With the sudden disappearance of the cowherd boys and calves, Lord Kṛṣṅa made sure no one—not even their parents—would know they were missing. Fifty centuries ago Lord Kṛṣṅa, the
Notes from the Editor1978 / Back to Godhead Magazine #13-12, 1978Plastic Surgery: Facing the Facts "Across the nation last week," Time noted recently, "surgery offices were under siege by callers who had seen the results of a notable example of cosmetic surgery, evident in before-and-