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Yoga—Making Friends with the Mind1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śThe Machinery of Evolution: Out of Gear?1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979Scientific Views/ The Bhaktivedanta Institute by Richard L. Thompson, Ph.D. Dr. Richard L. Thompson studied at the State University of New York and Syracuse University and later received a National Science Fellowship. HeNew York City, 1965—Struggling Alone1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami On arriving in New York, Śrīla Prabhupāda had nowhere to stay but the āśrama of an impersonalist svāmī. To see students submissively listening to a speaker who dThe Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979"There must be some way to verify—before one dedicates oneself—that one is not wasting his time and money, or perhaps even risking his life." Guyana in Retrospect—"We're Easy Targets for Cheaters" by Jayādvaita Svāmī TheŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979A Suicidal Civilization This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples and guests took place during a morning walk on the Berkeley campus of the University of Califor
Every Town and Village
1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) India Citizenship for ISKCON Guru Since India won her independence in 1947, a mere 952 foreigners have received citizensh
How I Came to Kṛṣṅa Consciousness1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979by Bahūdaka dāsa (as told to Jayādvaita Svāmī) Bahūdaka dāsa has been the president of the Vancouver ISKCON center for six years. When he first joined, in 1970, the center had only four full-time devotees. It is now a co
"Krishna Temple Is Labor of Love"1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979Reprinted from the Wheeling (West Virginia) News-Register by Ed Kozel News-Register Staff Writer Something of a minor marvel is taking shape in the hills of Marshall County, where members of the Hare Krishna religious co
The Stealing Of the Boys and Calves1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa When the powerful demigod Brahmā tried to bewilder Lord Kṛṣṅa by stealing His friends and calves, Kṛṣṅa completely mystified him. One morning Lord Kṛṣṅa and His cowherd friends w
What is a Mantra?1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare In Sanskrit, man means "mind" and tra means "freeing." So a mantra is a combination of transcendental, spiritual sounds that frees our m
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-01, 1979More on Faith Healing Recently we received this comment from a reader: "I read with much dismay your reflections ("Healer, Heal Thyself") in Vol. 13, No. 9. What gives you the right to criticize faith healers and charism
Looking Toward “The Unity of Man”1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979During the summer of 1975, in Hawaii, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda received a visit from a well-known yogī who professes the Sikh tradition. Their conversation follows. Yogī: Will you be in a posi
How to Get Free of False Ego1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979In this talk, His Divine Grace Rāmeśvara Swami points out that an erroneous self-concept can keep us from self-fulfillment. HIS DIVINE GRACE RĀMEŚVARA SWAMI is one of eleven spiritual masters that ISKCON's founder-ācārya
The Hare Kṛṣṅa People of Canada1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979A nurse, an executive, a health spa owner, an engineer, and an architect tell how and why they joined the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement. Before joining the Vancouver Hare Kṛṣṅa temple, Śraddhā dāsī was a nurse. "I used to work all
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Cultural Center For London London—Just off Oxford Street, English devotees of Lord Kṛṣṅa have opened a new cultural c
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979The "Secular State" This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and India's ambassador to Sweden took place in Stockholm, in the fall of 1973. Śrīla Prabhupāda: In America and India and
New York City, January- February 1966—“It Will Not Be Possible to Assist You”1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979New York City, January- February 1966— “It Will Not Be Possible to Assist You” The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Śrīla Prabhupāda pursued his desire to purchase the two-storied structure at 143 W
"Here is Something Very Beautiful and Lovely"1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979Reflections on Kṛṣṅa consciousness, by Rev. Norman Moorhouse. My first impression of the Hare Kṛṣṅa temple was, "Here is something that is very beautiful and lovely." As far as the worship was concerned, it was the happi
Breaking Open the Jaws of Death1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṅa Western poets and philosophers have long lamented the power of time. Shakespeare's King Richard despairs, "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me." But in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam an
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-04, 1979Strictly Speaking, the Language Reform Movement Is Useless There is a movement afoot to correct the worldwide abuse of the English language. Reformers claim that our abuse of words is crucially linked with the moral decl
Today's Scientists: Making Life or Taking Life1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979These exchanges between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and organic chemist Thoudam D. Singh, Ph.D., took place in Los Angeles in 1973, during early-morning walks along the shore of the Pacific Ocean
Reality, Life, and Quantum Mechanics1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979Scientific Views / The Bhaktivedanta Institute By Sadāpūta Dāsa SADĀPŪTA DĀSA studied at the State University of New York and Syracuse University and later received a National Science Fellowship. He went on to complete h
"Just HEAR Me"1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Śrīla Prabhupāda had come to America to speak about Kṛṣṅa. From the beginning of his stay he had found opportunities—the living-room gatherings at the home of th
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979The Night-and-day Dream This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a university student took place in Los Angeles, in January of 1974. Student: In your books you say this world is
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bhaktivedanta Books: 85.5 Million in Print Los Angeles—Just-released Bhaktivedanta Book Trust figures (for the period Oct
The Saṅkīrtaneros of Mexico1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979Looking into the pale and reddish-brown faces of the passersby on Avenida Insurgentes, Mario Ortega Martell no longer sees only country people and businessmen, students and merchants, Mexicans and foreigners, men and wom
The Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979Nuclear Near-Disaster Overreacting and Underreacting in Harrisburg by Maṅḍaleśvara dāsa Since the nuclear near-catastrophe that occurred recently at the Three Mile Island reactor site near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I've
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-05, 1979The Sexual Revolution: Coming Full Circle? Here we are in the middle of the sexual revolution, and yet, amazingly, more and more people are touting chastity. Says game-show star Jaye P. Morgan, "Your perceptions deepen,
The Physics of the Self1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979During October of 1973, in the garden of the Los Angeles Kṛṣṅa center, Gregory Benford, Ph.D., visited His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Dr. Benford is an associate professor of physics at the Univers
Toward Appropriate Living1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979In the Vedic Tradition The beginnings of New Talavan, ISKCON’s farming community in Southern Mississippi. When Nico Kuyt was growing up, he lived in small towns in Canada and the northern United States. “I never lived on
The History of Kṛṣṅa And the Kāliya Serpent1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979After fifty centuries, the encounter between Lord Kṛṣṅa and His hundred-headed adversary is still celebrated. by Drutakarmā dāsa Last summer I went to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to see “The Sensuous Immortals,”
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) City Hails Krishna Restaurant Cleveland—The City Council recently passed a resolution congratulating ISKCON for opening a
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979"This Material World Is Zero" This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a graduate student took place in Los Angeles, near the shore of the Pacific Ocean, during January of 1974. Stud
The Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979Abortion and the Hypocritic Oath by Jagajīvana dāsa My sister was just back from Europe and just hearing for the first time about a Southern California obstetrician named William Waddill. I told her that after an unsucce
America's Karma1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979“A Little Negative” His Divine Grace Hṛdayānanda dāsa Goswami talks with guests at the New Orleans Kṛṣṅa center. HIS DIVINE GRACE HRDAYANANDA DASA GOSWAMI is one of the spiritual masters that ISKCON's founder-ācārya Śrīl
The New Group1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979An Excerpt from the Biography of a Pure Devotee by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami One of the first American young people to take an interest in Prabhupāda was Robert Nelson. Although he had grown up in New York City, he was mor
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-06, 1979Anthropomorphism Revisited: God as Obstetrician Astronomer Carl Sagan's theory of why man believes in God ("The Amniotic Universe," Atlantic Monthly, April 1979) is a rather old-fashioned speculation, but with a few new
A Manifesto of Krishna Consciousness1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, the founder-ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, read this statement at a press conference in Los Angeles, during December of 1968. The Inte
Benediction At the University of Maryland1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979At U. of M.'s recent commencement ceremony, Hare Kṛṣṅa chaplain Alaṅkāra dāsa Brahmacārī spoke these words to a crowd of 15,000. Members of the Board of Regents, President Toll, Chancellor Gluckstern, learned faculty, ho
The Chariots Roll Again1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979"This Other Kind Of Festival" In all the world, the Festival of the Chariots has had the longest run ... several thousand years and getting more popular all the time. by Jagajīvana dāsa JAGAJĪVANA DĀSA came to the Kṛṣṅa
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979Why Our Schools Don't Have a Prayer This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a divinity student took place in Los Angeles, during January of 1974. Student: Many people are frightened
Waking Up From The American Dream1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979An Open Letter To A Writer “. . . You have written, ’When in recent memory has it been less a privilege to be young in America?". . . But when has it been less a privilege to be anything in America?" by Hṛdayānanda dāsa
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) A New Farming Village in the Rockies Recently, Hare Kṛṣṅa devotees from Denver started ISKCON's fifteenth farm community,
Kṛṣṅa's Garlands Grace British Heads of State1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979The Queen, the Duke, and the Prime Minister and an encounter with "the all-attractive one." by Mukunda dāsa and Ken Shouler Kṛṣṅa's devotees well know that He is. His name says, "the all-attractive one." It is the uninit
On the Bowery1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami After he arrived in America, in September of 1965, Śrīla Prabhupāda stayed at a family's apartment in Butler, Pennsylvania, nest at an impersonalist yogi's āśram
The Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979An Astronomer Who Says "We're Alone" in Our Galaxy By Jayādvaita Swami We inhabitants of earth are quite likely the only civilized beings in our galaxy. So contends a scientific study that recently won front-page attenti
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-07, 1979Meat-eating: the West's Sacred Cow Americans tend to scorn India's recent national ban on cow slaughter. We have difficulty appreciating the Hindus' view that the cows are holy, and most Americans have little knowledge o
Why Kṛṣṅa Comes To This World1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979August 1973 at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, in the countryside near London. Several thousand guests (including the Indian High Commissioner) listen to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda speak about the day
The Transcendence Comes Into View1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979Lord Kṛṣṅa's Advent "Our dear Lord, You have appeared in Your original unalloyed form, the eternal form of goodness, for the welfare of all living entities within this material world. Taking advantage of Your appearance,
Enlightenment on Skid Row1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Now that Śrīla Prabhupāda had left Seventy-second Street and had moved downtown, it wasn't long before new people were coming to see him. 'After a few minu
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979The Absurd Dialectic This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and an existentialist-socialist priest took place in Los Angeles during December of 1973. Priest: Now, finally, we're beginn
Can Faith Be Reasonable?1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979Sometimes, but it hardly ever is. by Śrīla Jayatīrtha Mahārāja Our modern society, with its emphasis on science and technology, would certainly seek to view itself as being rooted in reason rather than in faith. Faith, a
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Acclaim for Neo-Vedic Exhibition New York—Recently gallery owners and art agents, writers, and publishers converged on th
Because He Has Seen the Truth1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979From Bhagavad-gītā As It Is: "Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you ... An apprecia
My Impressions of Śrīla Prabhupāda1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979A historical and personal view by Dr. J. Stillson Judah. Dr. J. Stillson Judah recently retired from the faculty of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, where for many years he was Professor of the His
Poem1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979Śrī Kṛṣṅa's feet are tinged with pink That darkens into rose; And rosebuds, we can say, I think, Are hued just like His toes. Further up, graceful ankles turn Like vines after a rose, And Beauty must her lessons learn Fr
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-08, 1979"If This Were My Last Column..." On sitting down to write this column, I am suddenly struck by the question: "What if I were to die tomorrow and these were my last words—what would I say?" And a similar question: "What i
Slaughterhouse Civilization1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979How to Undo It, Before It Does Us In Śrīla Prabhupāda points out that when humanity gets vicious, we get caught in a vicious circle. June 1974, at the Hare Kṛṣṅa farm near Paris. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Bad Karma1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979There's More to It Than Stubbing Your Toe By Jayādvaita Swami In most people's minds a person is a body. Whenever a child is born, a new person has come into existence. He grows up, lives out his life, and finally dies,
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979Beyond Sexism, Beyond Tokenism This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a reporter took place in Philadelphia during July of 1975. Reporter: The Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement has been
Looking for Leaders1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979America In The 1980’s Not long ago Ray Ruppert, religion editor of the Seattle Times, visited that city's Kṛṣṅa center to talk with Śrīla Haṁsadūta Swami. Mr. Ruppert: One of the basic questions that people ask is, What
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Rāmāyaṅa: A Hit at NYC Festival For several years now, actors and critics alike have been paying regular visits to the Ha
Who's Paying the Rent?1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979The story of a beleaguered homeowner. by Śrīla Harikeśa Swami For months now, my mail has been building up in the mailbox at the front of the house. The letters have begun to overflow and make a small pile on the ground.
The Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979Happy Liberation "Same-gender affectional and sexual orientation" and beyond. by Jagajīvana dāsa Caro, thirtyish and wearing brown, a filmmaker-screenwriter and easily one of the "beautiful people," is back in Manhattan
The Bowery Lectures1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979An Excerpt from the Biography of a Pure Devotee by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami The Swami (as Śrīla Prabhupāda was known to the hip crowd who visited his Bowery loft) continued with his Monday, Wednesday, and Friday eve
Kṛṣṅa Consciousness?—Tell Me About It!1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979Early one evening, I answered the phone. "Hello, Mom? I just want to tell you I'm at the Kṛṣṅa temple in Potomac, Maryland. I live here now." by Diane Sautter It was the rootless summer after the years of high school for
Evolution Or Production?1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979Scientific Views/ The Bhaktivedanta Institute New insights about an old debate. by Jñāna Dāsa JÑĀNA DĀSA earned his M.A. in chemistry at Wadham College, Oxford, and his Postgraduate Certificate of Education at London Uni
Learning to Live in a Cooperative Spirit1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-09, 1979Higher Education For four of her five years as a member of the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement, Mokṣarūpa-devī dāsī has been a teacher Kṛṣṅa conscious schools. Not long ago she was interviewed by James Stepney, a freelance
The Unseen Controller1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979“We see in the street that the cars are moving at high speed but they're within their ’orbits,’ their white or yellow lines of demarcation—because there is some brain, some management. So, similarly, with all these plane
A Test from Kṛṣṅa1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami By the summer of 1966, a fair number of people were making their way to Śrīla Prabhupāda's Bowery loft to chant Hare Kṛṣṅa with him and hear him lecture on
The Seige on the kingdom of Purañjana1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979By Jayādvaita Swami The illustration on this page depicts an allegory, the Story of King Purañjana, which was told ages ago by the great sage Nārada to explain some of the perplexities of life in this material world. Kin
Varied Talents Varied Training1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979Higher Education How a spiritual school readies young people for adulthood. Dhanurdhara dāsa earned his philosophy degree at the State University of New York. After graduate work in education, he joined the Kṛṣṅa conscio
The Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979REVOLT!—Inflation, Taxes, and Other Axes to Grind by Jagajīvana dāsa Can you trust the government to fight inflation, cut taxes, trim waste, and balance the budget? Can you trust a rabbit to guard a lettuce patch? Let's
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) 250,000 Celebrate Kṛṣṅa's Advent Bombay—Recently, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness held a three-day fe
How to Begin Devotional Yoga1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979by Brahmānanda Swami "My exposure to the young devotees and to Swami Bhaktivedanta as well as the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa has brought me moments of inner peace and has enabled me to live a little more spiritually with my
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979Colleges for curing the Social Body This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place in Vṛndāvana, India, during March of 1974. Śrīla Prabhupāda: In this age
Kṛṣṅa Consciousness in Historical Perspective1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979by Dr. Diana L. Eck Dr. Diana L. Eck is Assistant Professor of Hindu Religion in the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies and the Comparative Study of Religion at Harvard University. The Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-10, 1979Do You Need a Guru? Most people think they have no need for a spiritual master. In a sense, they are right. People interested only in an animal-like existence do not need a spiritual master. A spiritual master is require
The Self Outside The Boundaries of Time1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979“It’s one thing to know it theoretically, but it’s a vastly different thing to feel it and to experience it.” The countryside near Frankfurt, West Germany. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda talks with
Prabhupāda's Palace—"It Looks Like Heaven"1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979In The Hills Of West Virginia by Jagajīvana dāsa You won't believe it's in West Virginia," warns one reporter. "You won't believe it's in the United States." A recent visitor says, "I've never seen such a beautiful place
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979Seeing Technology in a Spiritual Light This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his students took place on a morning walk in Chicago, in July 1975. Student: Earlier you were
"A Beautiful Setting for a Diamond"1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979“As we began to work on Prabhupāda's home, it began to take on the shape of a palace.” The idea for Prabhupāda’s Palace came from His Divine Grace Kīrtanānanda Swami Bhaktipāda, one of Prabhupāda's first disciples. Under
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Pope Receives Bhagavad-gītā As It Is Vatican City—Before embarking on his recent pastoral tour of Europe and the United S
Moving to Second Avenue1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami In the early summer of 1966, Śrīla Prabhupāda was sharing a Bowery loft with a young American friend. But when the boy went crazy on drugs and drove him ou
The Anatomy of the Social Body1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979Centuries of political experiments have not altered the basic structure of the body politic. Why? by Mathureśa Dāsa Throughout recorded history, in every society on the face of the earth, we find different classes of men
Exposure to the "Cold Cruel World"1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979Higher Education Gurukula, "the school of the guru," has no equivalent in Western education. It is all at once a place of spiritual formation, character development, academics, and vocational training. A student enters u
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-11, 1979India Diary Flying to India. I am going to do research for the biography of Śrīla Prabhupāda. My head is groggy from sitting fifteen hours in the plane seat. Suddenly the plane starts jerking up and down. A little bell r
A Relationship Everyone Can Relish1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Above Hypocrisy and Anxiety A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda veda-sastra kahe ’sambandha,’ ’abhidheya,’ ’prayojana’ ’kṛṣṅa’ prapya sambandha, ’bhakti’ praptyera sadhana "The Vedic literat
Sincere Inquiries1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979“People say, ’You have to suffer. That's what life's all about.’ And they're right. But you should ask, 'How can I get free from this suffering?’ ” An interview with Śrīla Bhavānanda Goswāmī Viṣṅupāda. His Divine Grace B
Changing Bodies1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Every seven years, scientists say, all the cells in your body have changed, including the cells in your brain. Yet something is constant. By Jayādvaita Swami If all you see here is bodies changing, you're not seeing the
On the Lower East Side1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979The Biography of a Pure Devotee "Thousands of young people were walking the streets, not simply intoxicated or crazy (though they often were), but searching for life's ultimate answers." by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami
The Vedic Observer1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Appraising the Peace Prize What could Henry Kissinger and Mother Teresa possibly have in common? by Ravindra Svarūpa Dāsa When the Nobel Prize Committee awarded the 1979 Peace Prize to Mother Teresa, the sixty-nine-year-
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Scientific Progress: Bombastic Words This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and his disciple Bhaktisvarūpa Dāmodara Swami, Ph.D., took place in Atlanta during March of 1975. Bhaktisvar
Every Town and Village1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Moving Ahead in Australia The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has recently taken several strides
A Monastic Encounter1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979by The Right Reverend Edward Mccorkell, O.C.S.O. The Rt. Reverend Edward Mccorkell, O.C.S.O. is the Abbot of Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, Virginia, and Chairman of the Board, Cistercian Publications, Inc. The question
On Inspiration1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Scientific Views/ The Bhaktivedanta Institute The search for the source of inspiration in science, mathematics, and art leads beyond the mechanistic framework of present-day biological theory. By Sadāpūta Dāsa SADĀPŪTA D
Rāghava Caitanya dāsa (1886-1979)1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Recently the oldest member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Rāghava Caitanya dāsa, passed away at age ninety-three. Rāghava Caitanya was born Mulchand Deomal in December of 1886, at Shikarpur, in p
Death at an Early Age1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Higher Education "Maybe I Expect Too Much" by Yogeśvara dāsa He was the consummate student, disciplined, industrious. He executed homework assignments with ritual precision, distrusted the frivolity of his peers, and ado
Notes from the Editor1979 / Back to Godhead Magazine #14-12, 1979Turning Forty The other day, while here in Boston, I turned forty years old. I remembered when I was twenty-five years old and went out to chant Hare Kṛṣṅa with my fellow devotees on the Boston Commons. Once a heckler sh