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Hearing from the Right Source1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980The Key To Self-Realization A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyanCan Religions Compete?1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980"A German theologian allowed bhakti to speak to him, to address him directly, even to challenge him— but only up to a point." by Garuḍa dāsa Garuḍa Dāsa is a Ph.D. candidate in South Asian Languages and Civilizations at Krishna Story with a Twist1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980Boise Mother Follows Son by Judy Steele Reprinted from The Idaho Statesman Their story started like so many others. After months of reading and study, Joanna Redfield's son James decided two years ago to join the Hare KrChartering a New Society1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980The Biography of a Pure Devotee 1966: The Lower East Side, New York. The building was humble, the membership small, yet Śrīla Prabhupāda’s vision encompassed the whole world. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Amid the cacŚrīla Prabhupāda's Sister Passes Away1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980A few minutes past 6:00 p.m. on March 13, at the ISKCON center in Śrīdhām Māyāpur, West Bengal, Śrīla Prabhupāda's younger sister Śrīmatī Bhavatāriṅī-devī dāsī passed away. Known to all ISKCON devotees as "Pisimā" (Benga
Tasting the Nectar of Lord Kṛṣṅa's Holy Names
1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980From Lord Caitanya'S Teachings Lord Caitanya would meet in the evening with His followers for hours of transcendental ecstasy. By Jayādvaita Swami The illustration on this page depicts Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His ass
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Kṛṣṅa Swami in West Africa Aba, Nigeria—Recently Brahmānanda Swami, who oversees ISKCON's activities in West Africa,
Speaking Out1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980A Call for Strong Leadership What follows is a conversation between David Shapiro, Director of ISKCON TV, and Śrīla Hṛdayānanda dāsa Goswami Ācāryadeva, one of the devotees Śrīla Prabhupāda designated as spiritual master
The Vedic Observer1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980How I Was Saved From Being "Saved" by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa Each of the last few years before he retired, an elderly Professor of Missions used to invite me to address his class at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminar
Children's Books with a Spiritual Theme1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980Higher Education An alternative to literary junk food. by Yogeśvara dāsa Soon after its beginnings in 1966 in a small New York storefront, the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement grew to include thousands of full-time devotees.
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-05, 1980A Personal Look at the U.S. Presidency Like all Americans, I've seen my destiny shaped by the U.S. presidents under whose rule I have lived and served. But now that I think about it, although my life was shaped in certai
Gaining Freedom from The Cycle of Birth And Death1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ā
Encounters with The Lord of the Universe1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980The British derided the roughly carved form of Lord Jagannātha as He rode on His Chariot in Purī, but a century later that same form would with the worship of thousands of Westerners... by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa RAVĪNDRA
“I’m Doing This for the Swami”1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980The Biography of a Pure Devotee by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami After a year long struggle, Śrīla Prabhupāda's mission of transplanting Kṛṣṅa consciousness from India to America won its first dedicated supporters. In Ke
The Vedic Observer1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980Surviving the 80s by Drutakarmā dāsa In Siberia and in North Dakota, deep below the desolate plains and prairies, the missile crews are waiting. Beneath the oceans glide the nuclear-powered submarines, stocked with their
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kṛṣṅa Temple Moves to Miami Oceanfront Miami Beach, Florida—The Hare Kṛṣṅa movement has relocated its Miami center to a 1
Becoming a Devotee of Kṛṣṅa1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980by Yogeśvara dāsa Kṛṣṅa is a Sanskrit name for God. Literally, Kṛṣṅa means "the all-attractive one." And Kṛṣṅa consciousness means the day-to-day awareness of our eternal relationship with Kṛṣṅa. The technical term for K
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-06, 1980Books to Save the World Books to Save the World Now approximately forty million of Śrīla Prabhupāda's books have been printed and distributed in more than thirty languages. What are these books actually? When he began th
The Perfection of Yoga1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980Kṛṣṅa Consciousness A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ nāty-ucchritaṁ nā
At the Edge1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980On this line of confrontation between two powerful political doctrines, the hope of world peace is precariously balanced. by Suhotra dāsa SUHOTRA DĀSA, an American citizen, is assistant co-ordinator for the Hare Kṛṣṅa mo
Guru in a Manhattan Monastery1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980The Biography of a Pure Devotee He was maestro of the chanting, head of the kitchen, and spiritual father to a band of wild, candid young Americans. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Having transplanted Kṛṣṅa consciousnes
Speaking Out1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980Does Each Person Have His Own Truth! Stambha dāsa oversees a Kṛṣṅa conscious center in State College, Pennsylvania, where this exchange took place. Student: I don't think that someone else, a book or some person, can tel
Yoga Mush and the Jerk Divine1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980On the one hand, how could anyone be so stupid as to fall for such crass hucksterism. On the other hand, they sure could. by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa One fall day in 1972, the part of Philadelphia called University City was
“What, No Television?”1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980Higher Education Children in Kṛṣṅa consciousness are among the very few who rarely (if ever) watch television—and who don't miss it. The courtroom hushed as he faced the jury and pointed a long, manicured finger at the d
Śamīka Ṛṣi, M.D.1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980In Carbondale, Pennsylvania, a doctor from India leads a life of surgery and spirituality. by Yogeśvara dāsa The other doctors never call him Śamīka Ṛṣi dāsa. Most of them don't even know he is an initiated devotee of Lo
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Black Swami Returns from Africa New York—Bhaktitīrtha Swami, former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Confer
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-07, 1980The Power of the Volcano The media's complete coverage of the Mount St. Helens volcano completely avoided seriously considering the cataclysm's ultimate cause. Photographers in airplanes hovered over the mountain, taking
Socrates and His Teachings1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980A Vedic Perspective An excerpt from Dialectical Spiritualism: A Vedic View of Western Philosophy by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousn
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980A Most Intense Presence Some early followers drifted away, but many newcomers felt irresistibly drawn to Śrīla Prabhupāda and his Kṛṣṅa conscious Society. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami After weathering a near-fatal se
Spiritual Strategies for the Age of Iron1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980Śrīla Prabhupāda was alone in an alien country, with no money or place of his own—but fifty centuries of spiritual tradition stood behind him. by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa The freezing wind blasting off the river becomes mer
Śrī Kṛṣṅa Jayantī1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980The Appearance Day of Lord Kṛṣṅa by His Divine Grace Ac. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness With this article we observe the anniversary of Lord Kṛṣṅa’s a
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Nepalese Ambassador Voices Support for Kṛṣṅa Embassies Paris—Krishna Rajaryal, Ambassador to France from Nepal, recently
Speaking Out1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980What Is the Best Spiritual Process? After giving a lecture in Bombay in April 1979 Śrīla Hṛdayānanda dāsa Goswami Ācāryadeva answered a probing question from the audience: 'All over the world, Christians are living and d
The Vedic Observer1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980Pilgrims from the New World Pursuing the phantoms of a historical identity in Europe. by Suhotra dāsa Americans have been described by many international observers as a people in search of a history. Though the great ach
Śrīla Prabhupāda's Perpetual Gifts1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-08, 1980"The spiritual movement he began will increase more and more." by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami September 3, 1980, marks the eighty-fourth birthday anniversary of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who
Entering the Spiritual Sky1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980A lecture by His Divine Grace Ac. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu
Artisans of a Spiritual Order1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980The Arts "Here our ambition is not to become great artists but sincere devotees of God." by Yogeśvara dāsa Real craftsmanship is, above all else, a spiritual exercise." A mass of spinning clay turns between his fingers.
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980Can We Put a Date onWisdom? This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a British student took place some seven years ago during an early-morning walk in London. Śrīla Prabhupāda: The m
The Vedic Observer1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980Manifesto for a Politics of Transcendence For a just and sane society we must go beyond the impasse between the right and the left. by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa The Republican Party seems to have emerged from its recent nati
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Śrīla Prabhupāda Shrine Under Way Vṛndāvana, India—The central spire will reach seventy feet into the sky, white marble e
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980The Excursion Prabhupāda began talking somehow about lion tamers. The boys were delighted—city kids, taken to the country by their guru and having a good time. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami The small storefront temple
Searching Past the Mechanics of Perception1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980Scientific Views / The Bhaktivedanta Institute The deeper scientists probe into the nature of perception, the farther away their subject recedes. By Sadāpūta Dāsa The idea that now dominates the life sciences is that lif
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-09, 1980A Day in Vṛndāvana, India, the Land of Kṛṣṅa Walking in the early morning, I see the tower of the Madana-mohana temple in my path. The village of Vṛndāvana is still dark, and the temple tower is almost indistinguishable
Becoming Eager to See Kṛṣṅa1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness tac chraddadhānā munayo jñāna-vairāgya-yuktayā paśyanty ātmani cātmānaṁ bhaktyā śrut
Hare Kṛṣṅa Palace of Gold Honored1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980By William Robbins (Reprinted from The New York Times) Limestone, W. Va., Aug. 5— The men in saffron robes, in denims and faded shirts, heads shaven and unshaven, the women in saris of many colors, the Hare Krishna devot
Defining The Religious Principle1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980Dr. Harvey Cox leads a group of scholars and theology students in an examination of Kṛṣṅa consciousness: How can what is apparently an Indian cultural package claim to represent a universal religion? This past summer, a
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) A Summer of Festivals Devotees of Lord Kṛṣṅa organized public gatherings in several major cities this summer to celebrate
Journey to a Lost City1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980A young American svāmī sets out to find an ancient pilgrimage site of his spiritual tradition. Hyderabad, India—Leaving the airport in a taxi headed for the local Hare Kṛṣṅa temple, I was struck by familiar smells in the
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980In Nature There Are No Mistakes Dr. Singh: Now scientists have organized a whole department called gerontology, in which they study how to prolong life. Śrīla Prabhupāda; Their real aim should be to stop the suffering. S
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980The Peace Vigil "If people will take to this chanting, peace will automatically come." by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami New York's Lower East Side in the late '60s had proved a fertile field for Śrīla Prabhupāda's planti
The Vedic Observer1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980The Hard Rain of Karma The systematic cultivation of greed can lead only to violence and worldwide disaster. by Śrīla Rameśvara Swami The whole world has come under the spell of economic development, which, in a simpler
The Computerized Mr. Jones1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980Can a machine be conscious? 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 his Ph.D. in mathema
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-10, 1980Guidance for Pilgrims: Hare Kṛṣṅa and the Jesus Prayer I was with His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda in Australia in 1974 when he spoke on several occasions to church leaders and audiences of seminarians." While telling a
Returning to the Abode of Real Pleasure1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Delivered on September 30,1972, in Laguna Beach, California. Ladies and gentlemen, I
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980The First Initiation by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami In March 1966 Śrīla Prabhupāda had begun America’s first Kṛṣṅa conscious temple, in a little storefront on New York’s Lower East Side. A small band of followers had g
Immortal Longings1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980by Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa No one likes to be the bearer of bad news. Not only is it unpleasant; it can be dangerous. Kings routinely used to kill on the spot hapless messengers bringing word of defeat. Even so, most peopl
How I Came To Kṛṣṅa Consciousness1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980"I finished the school year, bade farewell to my family, girlfriend, and other intimates, and set off for Japan to practice Zen in earnest." by Jñāna Dāsa By the grace of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace AC. Bhaktiv
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Devotees Spread Aloha Spirit in Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii—Hare Kṛṣṅa devotees recently took part in the gala floral parad
People1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980Anne Schaufuss Model Devotee She had money, glamor, exciting work, admiring friends—but she gave it all up for Kṛṣṅa. by Yogeśvara dāsa Anne Schaufuss has lived what most women can hardly dream. Born of an illustrious Du
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-11, 1980Getting to Know those Decent, Hardworking "Misled" People During the three years I have been living at the ISKCON farm in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, I have noted with pleasure how things occur with natural regularity. The
Kṛṣṅa Consciousness, A Gift for World Unity1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Delivered in Calcutta, India, on January 31, 1973 Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you
“Global 2000”—Kali-yuga Report to the President1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980“Is the end near? Probably not, but we may be wishing it were.” by Hayagrīva Dāsa In twenty years, we’ll have reached year 2000. Just twenty brief orbits round the sun, five Presidential elections, three total changes in
Dharma—Nature, Duty, and Divine Service1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980The various meanings of dharma reveal a richness of concept and a unique experience. by Garuḍa dāsa The concept of dharma is of central importance in Vaiṣṅava (Kṛṣṅa conscious) philosophy and practice. So important is th
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980On Purity and Freedom The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and a priest took place in July 1973 in London. Śrīla Prabhupāda: In our temples there are regular Kṛṣṅa consc
Every Town and Village1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Laguna Beach Temple Opens Laguna Beach, California—Some three hundred devotees from the American West Coast recently
The Kṛṣṅa conscious Vision of Spiritual Equality1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980An enlightened person sees with equal vision a learned scholar, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater. By Jayādvaita Swami Attempts to establish equality among all people are naive and superficial unless supported b
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980The Wedding Fall, 1966: the Lower East Side, New York No one knew anything of what was going on except Swamiji. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Shortly after founding the first Kṛṣṅa conscious temple in the West, Śrīla
The Yoga Dictionary1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and God realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in BACK TO GODHEAD, will focus upon the most important of these (and
How a Kṛṣṅa Conscious Woman Achieved Liberation1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980A queen of Vedic India found freedom in dependence. By Nandarāṅī Devī Dāsī Recently I was reading one of the many new books by women who feel they should make their miserable plight known to the world. The book read like
Notes from the Editor1980 / Back to Godhead Magazine #15-12, 1980Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa: A Practice for Saints and Sinners Devotees in the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement are known for their chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Har