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On the Strength of Chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-05, 1981A talk between John Lennon, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Summer, 1969: The setting is TittenhPeople1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-05, 1981N. D. Desai—Industrialist with a Mission A successful Bombay engineer seeks to inspire purity in his daily world of business and finance by Yogeśvara dāsa Every evening at 6:00 Narendra Desai leaves his office in downtowThe Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-05, 1981Broadcasting Kṛṣṅa's Glories Handmade magazines and a unique recording help launch Kṛṣṅa consciousness in the West. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami For years Śrīla Prabhupāda had pursued alone his mission to spread KṛṣṅEvery Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-05, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) ISKCON Cinema Releases Documentary Film New York—ISKCON Cinema, the motion picture division of the International Society Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-05, 1981On Technology and Unemployment This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and one of his disciples took place some seven years ago in Geneva. Devotee: In a recent speech a politician in In
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1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-05, 1981Evolution A Doctrine in Search of a Theory Problem: If the standard evolutionary mechanism is inadequate, how can the origin of species be explained? By Sadāpūta Dāsa "All reputable evolutionary biologists now agree that
Devotion—The Highest Yoga1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981A lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. The word yoga has become synonymous in Western vernacular with a lithe figure, rad
Humility1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981A poem translated from Saranagati, a book of Bengali poetry by Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) I forsook You, O Lord, And came to this world of pain and sorrow. Now I submit my tale of woe At Your lotus feet. While stil
Sailing Back to Godhead1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981A teakwood ketch and a devotee’s determination help bring Lord Krsna’s message to the Hawaiian Islands. I like all religions, “Henry said as he drove along, “except the Hare Krsnas.” Narahari was quiet. The two of them h
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981The Vision to See Life in Stone The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and several of his disciples took place in June 1974 in Paris. Devotees: A man came to the temple a
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Govinda’s Restaurant in Tehran: “Down to Earth and Up to God” Under the direction of Atreya Rsi dasa, who oversees the activities
The Vedic Observer1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981A Small Step for Mankind Assessing the real value of America's new $10 billion space shuttle. by Prahlādānanda dasa With a resounding roar "like sustained thunder," the most advanced spacecraft ever built, the orbiter Co
Abortion and the Language of Unconsciousness1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981A shrewd choice of words can make barbarism seem like social utility. by Ravindra-svarūpa dasa In Politics and the English Language, an essay published in 1946, George Orwell showed how political writing and speech, whic
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981The Departure—1967: The Lower East Side, New York. Srila Prabhupada leaves his small storefront temple to open a center in the heart of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami The temple
The Yoga Dictionary1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981The 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 word
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-06, 1981"All Problems Can Be Solved by Krsna Consciousness" Our spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, used to say, "All problems can be solved by Krsna consciousness." We, his disciples, believe
A Choice of Destinies1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, speaks with Jon Nordheimer of The New York Times in a conversation recorded in September 1972 at
Prabhupāda’s Palace of Gold1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981In the Hills of West Virginia The Appalachian hills provide the setting for an ornate palace dedicated tot he great spiritual master who brought love of Krishna to the West. by Yogeśvara dāsa Just around a bend in the ro
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981Swamiji In San Francisco A New Frontier for Kṛṣṅa Consciousness January, 1967: San Francisco International Airport. An enthusiastic throng of young people chanting Rare Kṛṣṅa welcomes Śrīla Prabhupāda to the West Coast.
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981Plain Living, High Thinking The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Śrīla Kīrtanānanda Swami Bhaktipāda, and Kulasekhara dāsa took place in New Vrindaban in June of 1976.
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Devotee Paints Mural for Civic Center Wheeling, West Virginia—A 12-foot by 20-foot mural entitled "French Explorers" has
The People Who Built the Palace1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981An Offering of Love at Every Moment by Draviḍa dāsa Ask anyone who lives near the New Vrindaban farm community, Who built Prabhupāda’s Palace? and chances are they'll say, "Oh, the Hare Kṛṣṅas built it." Ask the devotees
Pioneer for a Spiritual Community1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981The spiritual leader of New Vrindaban talks of palaces, people, and pure devotion to God. Prabhupāda’s Palace is the inspiration of His Divine Grace Kīrtanānanda Swami Bhaktipāda, one of Śrīla Prabhupāda's first and most
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-07, 1981Ideology for an Ideal Community Historically, men have chosen to sacrifice individual autonomy for the benefits of life within human society. Nations, communities, tribes, communes—all attest to the truth of John Donne's
Aristotle and His Teachings1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981A 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 Conscious
Ratha-Yātrā—A Festival for Everyone1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981The world’s oldest celebration comes to the West. by Prahlādānanda Dāsa For thousands of years devotees of Lord Kṛṣṅa have journeyed to Jagannātha Puri in India to take part in the annual celebration called Ratha-yātrā,
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981The Mantra-Rock Dance January 1967: San Francisco. "The Avalon Ballroom seemed like a human field of wheat blowing in the wind—finally everyone was jumping, crying, shouting." by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Though some
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Sītā-Rāma Installed Near London: 10,000 Attend Hertfordshire, U.K.-Recently at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, the country āśram
A Vital Transition1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981The Molding of the Hare Kṛṣṅa Movement in British India by Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins is the chairman of the Department of Religious Studies at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. D
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981On Sex and Suffering The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place on an early-morning walk in January 1974 at Venice Beach, California. Devo
The Meeting of Rādhā and Kṛṣṅa1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981by Draviḍa dāsa Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, stands on the bank of the River Yamunā with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṅī, His eternal consort, in this scene in Goloka Vṛndāvana, the Lord's spiritual abode. The p
The Yoga Dictionary1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981The 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 word
Letters1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Dear Sadāpūta dāsa: I would like first of all to express my appreciation for your articles in BACK TO GODHEAD, Vol.16
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-08, 1981Why You Should Become a Devotee of Kṛṣṅa—and Why You Don't You should become a devotee of Kṛṣṅa. Why? 1. When you become a devotee of Kṛṣṅa, you enter into the association of great souls. These great souls, or pure devot
The Religion Beyond All Religions1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981A conversation with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness In June 1976 at New Vrindaban, the Hare Kṛṣṅa movements farm community in We
Ticket to a World Without Death1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981An ancient science provides the perfect vehicle for the ultimate journey. by Giri-Yādava Dāsa If TWA were selling tickets for a flight to a newly discovered planet where no one grew old, no one suffered disease, and no o
You Don't Need a Guru—or Do You?1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981Questions at Harvard Divinity School Recently Professor Harvey Cox of Harvard University invited Śubhānanda dāsa, a Hare Kṛṣṅa devotee, to give three talks on the traditional role of the guru. Later the talking went on,
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981A Refuge For The Hippies Winter-spring, 1967: San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district. “It was like opening a temple in a battlefield." by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Śrīla Prabhupāda had come to San Francisco from New
Śrīla Prabhupāda : A Modern Saint1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981Among the hippies in San Francisco were many young people who were sincerely searching for spiritual enlightenment—and who found it when they met His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. As recently as 1965,
ISKCON’S Anti-Drug Programs Win Worldwide Praise1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981From it’s very beginning, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has been active in helping young people from becoming free from drug abuse. Through a well structured program including a Vegetarian diet, yog
Letters1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Once again, your latest edition of BACK TO GODHEAD was a smasher. I read it through with tear-filled eyes. Especially
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Krishna—You Can Look It Up Hare Krishna is now a dictionary word. While browsing through the most recent edition of
The Yoga Dictionary1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981The 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 words
Science1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981A Dialogue on “The Ghost in the Machine" Is the existence of the soul merely a myth propagated by fuzzy-minded fanatics—or a fact verifiable by a nonmechanistic science? By Sadāpūta Dāsa The prevailing view among modern
The Saga of Lord Rāma1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981A classic Indian epic of the eternal war between Good and Evil comes to the television screen. by Draviḍa dāsa The Vedic literature describes how Lord Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears in the material wo
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-09, 1981Reincarnation and the Holy Name Is there life after death? If so, what is the nature of that life? These questions have always been with us, and the search for their answers is an intrinsic function of the human psyche.
Placing Our Love in Kṛṣṅa1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981A talk given in September 1968 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, at the Hare Kṛṣṅa temple in Seattle. Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981The Lord of the Universe Comes to Haight-Ashbury by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami (Excerpted from Śrīla Prabhupāda-līlāmṛta, by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami. ©1981 by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.) San Francisco, 1967. Śrīla
Science1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981Bhakti Yoga—A Method of Nonmechanistic Science How can we study nonmaterial aspects of reality when we're living in a world of matter? By Sadāpūta Dāsa SADĀPŪTA DĀSA studied at the State University of New York and Syracu
Letters1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Please accept my thanks for your wonderful magazine. My daughter and I love every issue. Also, there is a Govinda's r
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981On Education and The Good Life The following exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, the mother of a new devotee, and a Jesuit priest took place in July 1973 at the Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa temple in Lo
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Kṛṣṅa Among the Eskimos Yellowknife, Canada—Two women recently traveled 850 miles from Edmonton to this lonely outpo
Spiritual Places1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981Hare Kṛṣṅa Land—Bombay Bombay's most popular cultural center inspires a renaissance in India's arts and sciences. by Yogeśvara dāsa Constantly blending old with new, Bombay, the world's seventh largest city and India's h
ISKCON Rural Development1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981Encouraging Self-sufficiency Through Self-realization What they do essentially is take a failing farm and make it work. The unique part is that they do it without spending any money. So effective is the work of ISKCON Ru
The Role of the Disciple1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981Questions at Harvard Divinity School Recently Professor Harvey Cox of Harvard University invited Śubhānanda dāsa, a Hare Kṛṣṅa devotee, to give three talks on the traditional role of the guru. Later the talking went on,
The Yoga Dictionary1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981The 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 word
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-10, 1981The Search for Self-fulfillment "There is no 'real' me—a tiny homunculus hidden beneath layers of frozen feelings. ... It is not an isolated 'object,' a ghost locked in a machine or a mere consciousness located within th
Changing Bodies1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981The Problem We Prefer to Set Aside A talk given in August 1973 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, at the Hare Kṛṣṅa temple in L
Letters1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 In Washington, D.C., on August 20th, a call-in radio show hosted Jean Merritt, who says that the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement
Saṅkīrtana1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981The Perfection of Glorifying God "Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise Him, O ye servants of the Lord. . . . Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord." (Psalms, 135, 150) by Garuḍa dāsa GARUḌ
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981Waves of Ecstasy Four California Episodes Spring, 1967: San Francisco. Whether in the temple, on the beach, at a hippie farm, or at San Francisco Airport, Śrīla Prabhupāda was the focus of his disciples' affection and an
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981On Responsibility The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place in August 1975 on an early-morning walk in Paris. Devotee: Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) 100,000 Attend Ratha-yātrā in L.A. Los Angeles—This summer a record 100,000 people took part in the fifth annual Hare Kṛṣ
The Yoga Dictionary1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and Cod realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in back to godhead, will focus upon the most important of these word
The Vedic Observer1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981Two Faces of Kṛṣṅa To those who refuse to love His smiling, gentle form, Kṛṣṅa shows another . . . by Suhotra dāsa Early one morning in April 1945, a housewife was driving along a lonely deserted road near Alamogordo, Ne
Science1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981Bhakti-Yoga A Method of Nonmechanistic Science (Part II) 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
People1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981Marco Ferrini Master Designer / Servant of Kṛṣṅa Italy's leading producer of fine furniture heads up a devotional community in Florence. by Yogeśvara dāsa Hey, Marco! How's your father?" an old woman calls out, seeing hi
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-11, 1981Transcending the Laws of Karma Nadine is the mother of four children. Her son Ravi, age seven, was born deaf and dumb. The other day, using sign language, Ravi asked his mother why he cannot speak or hear like his brothe
Ascendance to the Personal World of Kṛṣṅa1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981A talk given in December 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, at the Hare Kṛṣṅa temple in New York City. yānti deva-vratā de
The Biography of a Pure Devotee1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981A Child Sent by Kṛṣṅa 1896: Calcutta. When this child reaches the age of seventy, the astrologer predicted, he will cross the ocean, become a great exponent of religion, and open 108 temples. by Śrīla Satsvarūpa dāsa Gos
The Arts1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981Search For an Art of Transcendence From the museums of New York City to the Latin Quarter of Paris, a young man pursues the ultimate in creative expression. by Yogeśvara dāsa YOGEŚVARA DĀSA, a devotee of Kṛṣṅa for twelve
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981On Abortion and "Rabbit Philosophy" The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place on an early-morning walk in December 1973 at Venice Beach,
Every Town and Village1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Mayor Praises Vancouver Ratha-yātrā Vancouver—The Ratha-yātrā Festival of the Chariots, celebrated here annually for the
Lord Kṛṣṅas Cuisine1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981Lord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine Kṛṣṅa Is Requesting Back To Godhead introduces a new feature: a series on Vedic vegetarianism. by Viśākhā-devī dāsī When guests visit a temple of Kṛṣṅa for the first time, they're often puzzled by th
Science1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981Bhakti-Yoga—A Method of Nonmechanistic Science, (Part III) 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 t
Letters1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 In reference to your article "Spiritual Strategies for the Age of Iron" [by Ravīndra-svarūpa dāsa, in BTG Vol. 15, No
Exposing the Cult of Artificial Intelligence1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981In a society of robots, synthetic minds may seem only natural. Last April a meeting took place in Milan, Italy, between a researcher in artificial intelligence and Śrīla Bhagavān Goswami, one of the disciples of His Divi
Notes from the Editor1981 / Back to Godhead Magazine #16-12, 1981The Experience of Dying: A Hellish Ordeal or A Glorious Transition? A recent article of mine contained an ancient account from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam dealing with Ajāmila's frightening near-death experience. Several reade