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Statement of Purposes1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 19951. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To preseFrom the Editor1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995The Plague THE VERY WORD plague brings dread. We recall medieval images of the Black Death, scourging fourteenth-century Asia and Europe. We envision rampant rats and dying children. Late in 1994, as plague broke out in Letters1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Glorious Passing I am writing in loving memory of my mother, Mary Elizabeth Johnson. She left her body as the result of a heart attack on July 17, at the age of 61. Although my mother was never formally initiated, she peThe Source Of All Energy1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995When God says we’re his energy, does that mean we’re God? A lecture given in Bombay, March 30, 1971 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna ConsciouLessons from the Road1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Meditation on Kṛṣṅa By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami WHEN THE SAGE Vyāsadeva, after compiling the Vedas, felt despondent, his spiritual master, Nārada, told him that the cause of this despondency was that Vyāsadeva had not fulLord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine
1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Cooking Class: Lesson 16 Ghee: Indian-Style Clarified Butter By Yamuna Devi GHEE—fully clarified butter—is an amazing substance. At room temperature ghee is semisoft and creamy. Melted, it pours like liquid gold. In frag
Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Divine Consciousness Of a Previous Life By Urmilā Devī Dāsī THE BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ tells us that a child with good opportunities for genuine spiritual life must have progressed in yoga, or Kṛṣṅa consciousness, in a previous l
India’s Heritage1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995The Purpose of Pilgrimage By Ravi Gupta EVERY YEAR, as eagerly as Westerners flock to Hawaii on vacation, millions of Indians journey to tīrthas, holy places of pilgrimage. According to the 1993 edition of the Guiness Bo
The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995The Real Mother Earth By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī PART 3 From the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam we learn that the earth is controlled by the goddess Bhūmi Devī. The Bhāgavatam’s ancient Sanskrit texts give the history of her dealings wi
Bhakti-yoga at Home1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995The Regulative Principles Of Freedom By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa EVERY NEW INITIATE in the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement vows to follow—for the rest of his or her life—four regulative principles: no gambling, no meat-eating, no
Kṛṣṅa In The Bhagavad-Gītā1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995The Start of an Exploration of Meaning By Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami This paper, originally presented to the Committee on the Study of Religion, at the University of California at Los Angeles, examines five topics in the
The Glories Of The Demigods1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Gaṅeśa Remover of Obstacles by Satyarāja Dāsa THE JOYOUS ELEPHANT-FACED DEITY known as Gaṅeśa is revered by one billion Hindus worldwide, and though his worship has little place in the modern-day Hare Kṛṣṅa movement, his
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995“Mysticism” Massacred This is the continuation of an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and an official from an impersonalist (“God-is-simply-everyone-and-everything”) movement. The exc
Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995The Fire At Vāraṅāvata Knowing of Duryodhana’s evil plans, Vidura, the uncle of the Pāṅḍavas, warns them of the danger ahead. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the his
The Vedic Observer1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day A Dog’s Life by Mathureśa Dāsa “THE CORPORATION is not a family anymore. It’s a team,” advises William Morin, chairman of an outplacement firm in New York City. Mr. Mori
Śrīla Prabhupāda’S Centennial 1896–19961995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the appearance of Iskcon’s Founder-Ācārya By Lokanāth Swami The Saint Who Walked Amongst Us HARE KṚṢṄA devotees all over the world are getting ready to celebrate the centennial of Śrī
Every Town & Village1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995READ ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA’S BOOKSBhagavad-gītā As It Is, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, The Nectar of Devotion, The Science of Self-Realization, and more The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (See page 33 for addresses)C
Vedic Thoughts1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-01, 1995A materialistic person, thinking himself very advanced in intelligence, continually acts for economic development. But again and again, as enunciated in the Vedas, he is frustrated by material activities, either in this
Statement of Purposes1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 19951. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To prese
From the Editor1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995The Myth of Old Age Bradley Stinkbrain, 73, is in the prime of his life … and having the time of his life. Now, you can too! Thanks to the amazing, new “anti-aging” discoveries, enclosed … NOT LONG AGO, someone in our co
Letters1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Kṛṣṅa Conscious Home Programs I would like to share with you the benefits of Kṛṣṅa conscious home programs in the lives of my husband and me. We and several other householders who live in southern California 30–50 miles
Nothing More To Achieve1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Pure love for God is its own reward. A lecture given in New York City, November 30, 1966 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness dārid
Lessons from the Road1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Between Two Worlds By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami THERE ARE TWO WORLDS, the material world and the spiritual world. Great liberated devotees can experience the spiritual world, even while in their present bodies. When Uddhav
Lord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Cooking Class: Lesson 17 Milk—The Miracle Food By Yamuna Devi LIKE THOSE WHO become lifetime gardeners from a first harvest, I fell in love with cows and milk some twenty years ago, when I got my first chance to take car
The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Protection by the Government By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī PART 1 According to Vedic civilization, a qualified kṣatriya monarch is given the same respect as the Lord because he represents the Lord by giving protection to the p
Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Pay the Price By Urmilā Devī Dāsī AS THIS DARK AGE progresses, so does the philosophy of automatic spiritual enlightenment. In bookstores, seminars, and certainly in the literature of professional educators and psycholog
Bhakti-yoga at Home1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Devotional Service “in Secret” By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa I HAVE RECEIVED the following letter: My problem arises from my attempt—or rather my eagerness—to love and serve Lord Kṛṣṅa. It must be a typical situation, really: my
Straight Talk1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995From Ignorance to Bliss by Vraja Kishor Dāsa PART 1 The Beginning of Good Fortune TWO GUYS see a Hare Kṛṣṅa. One thinks it dumb; the other thinks it interesting. Why is that? Ādau śraddhā. One guy has śraddhā; the other
India’s Heritage1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Should We Reject Modern Science By Ravi Gupta MANY INDIANS want to come to America or the West. The scientific progress of Western civilization and the obvious comforts, luxuries, technology, and efficiency afforded by m
Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Bhīma Fights The Man-Eater Having escaped one calamity, the Pāṅḍavas and their mother now face the dangers of the jungle. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995“Vague … Bogus … A Waste Of Time” Here we continue an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and an official from an impersonalist (“God-is-simply-everyone-and-everything”) movement. The ex
Training Ground For Spiritual Leaders1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995The Bhaktivedanta Swami International Gurukula—ISKCON’s flagship school for boys—is proving the value of teaching the time-honored Vedic way. By Nīla Mādhava Dāsa A DAY OR TWO after arriving in Vṛndāvana, I had just fini
Gurukula Life The Student’s View1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Arjuna Age: 16 Birthplace: Kotakot, Nepal Years at gurukula: 6 On gurukula: “In other schools I went to in Nepal, the pupils did not respect their teachers. Nor did the teachers deserve respect; they were all just smoker
The Vedic Observer1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day An Effort For The Sake Of Eternity by Kṛṣṅa Dharma Dāsa PRESIDENT Francois Mitterrand of France has been taking “professional advice on death and the afterlife,” accordi
President Mandela Visits Durban Temple1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995SOUTH AFRICAN President Nelson Mandela paid a state visit last November to ISKCON’s Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Rādhānātha Temple of Understanding in Durban. More than five thousand people were on hand to welcome Mr. Mandela, whose vi
The Glories Of The Demigods1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995ŚIVA “The Auspicious One” by Satyarāja dāsa ŚIVA IS AMONG the most widely worshiped deities in India. With names such as Mahādeva (“the great god”) and Naṭarāja (“the king of dancers”), he is venerated in ancient holy ci
Every Town & Village1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America An ISKCON conference on education focused on how best to teach devotee children, both in ISKCON schools an
Vedic Thoughts1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-02, 1995Because of so-called improvements in material opulence, people have entirely given up the path of realization. Practically no one is interested in God, one’s relationship with God, or how one should act. Modern men have
Statement of Purposes1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 19951. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To prese
From the Editor1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995The Hare Kṛṣṅa Catalog WITH THIS ISSUE, we begin a new service we've long had in mind—the Hare Kṛṣṅa Catalog. The idea is to bring together all sorts of items you'll find useful for your spiritual life. Why should you ha
Letters1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Is the Guru the Same as God? May I request answers to the following queries: 1. Some devotees accept the living guru as God Himself, to the extent that Lord Kṛṣṅa Himself becomes of lesser importance. They call this “pra
Qualified To See God1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995When you love Him, you will see Him always. A lecture given in Los Angeles, December 25, 1973 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Lessons from the Road1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Idealism, Maturity, and Realism By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami When I was eighteen years old I wrote an essay for the college newspaper about maturity. In the essay, I examined the word maturity and commented that most of my
Lord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Cooking Class: Lesson 18 Indian-Style Salads By Yamuna Devi MOST NEWCOMERS to a Vedic diet are quick to get a taste for two prominent categories of classic salads—raita and kachamber. Both are fresh and light, the former
Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Training Through The Stages of Childhood By Urmilā Devī Dāsī WHAT WE CALL “a child” is simply a soul in a particular type of physical and mental dress. And by understanding the stages of material growth through which the
India’s Heritage1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Restoring Our Respect for Sādhus By Ravi Gupta When my father was born, my grandmother took him to the feet of her guru and asked for the guru’s blessings. When Śrīla Prabhupāda was a child, his father would invite sādhu
The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Protection by the Government By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī PART 2 The real business of a chief executive is to see to the happiness of the mass of people by training them in Kṛṣṅa consciousness in different divisions of life.
Straight Talk1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995From Ignorance to Bliss by Vraja Kishor Dāsa PART 2 Begin the Journey HEY, IS THAT some calypso band around the corner? No. It’s a group of fifteen or twenty people in strange outfits, dancing around with drums and hand
Bhakti-yoga at Home1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Cleanliness and Kṛṣṅa Consciousness By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa WHEN I ONCE licked a stamp in a post office in India, a man next to me frowned and pointed to a little pot containing glue and a brush. All my life I’d been licki
The Glories of the Demigods1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995DURGĀ Queen of the Material Energy by Satyarāja dāsa According to the Vedic literature, behind the workings of the cosmos stand powerful controllers, known as devas, or demigods. As we people in this world control our ca
The New Hare Kṛṣṅa Temple In Nairobi1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Back in 1972, when the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement first acquired land for a temple in Nairobi, some members of the congregation thought the devotees were setting up in the wrong place. The land was near the center of the city,
Calendar Close-up1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Śrīmatī Rukmiṅī Devī Appearance Day: May 12 Śrīmatī Rukmiṅī Devī is the eternal consort of Lord Kṛṣṅa in Dvārakā. When Rukmiṅī and Kṛṣṅa descend to this world, they enact many pastimes, including their marriage. Rukmiṅī
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995“We Must Have A Definite Process” Here we conclude an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and an official from an impersonalist (“God-is-simply-everyone-and-everything”) movement. The ex
Calendar Closeup1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Śrīla Jayānanda Prabhu Disappearance Day: May 11 Śrīla Jayānanda Prabhu joined Śrīla Prabhupāda and the fledgling Hare Kṛṣṅa movement in San Francisco in 1967. Jayānanda Prabhu had been driving a cab, and, encouraged by
Notes from Motherhood1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Since we can have a fully satisfying relationship with Kṛṣṅa, why have children and settle for something less? By Viśākhā Devī Dāsī BEFORE WE KNEW with certainty that our daughter Hari-priyā existed—when she was still sm
Purāṅic Time and the Archeological Record1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995An address presented at World Archeological Congress 3, December 4–11, 1994, New Delhi, India* By Drutakarmā Dāsa (Michael A. Cremo) The World Archeological Congress is an international organization that meets every four
Every Town & Village1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News To get much of our news Back to Godhead teams up with ISKCON World Review, the newspaper of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement. For
Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Bhīma’s Celestial Travels Bhīma’s powerful new wife shows him the wonders of higher realms. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history of the Pāṅḍavas to their grea
The Vedic Observer1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day I Shot an Error in the Air by Kālakaṅṭha Dāsa After a recent airliner crash, investigating officials ruled out “human error” as a possible cause. But it wasn’t apes who
Vedic Thoughts1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have. —Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa Bhagavad-gītā 9.22 Spirit and matter are completely
Council Says Hindu Devotees Praying Are Breaking The Law!1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-03, 1995Your short letter of protest to the British government could save the day! The long battle to keep Bhaktivedanta Manor, near London, open for public worship is now in its final and most crucial phase. Devotees and member
Statement of Purposes1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 19951. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To prese
From the Editor1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995From Master to Disciple In the pages of Back to Godhead you may often come across the term “disciplic succession.” It’s an English rendering of the Sanskrit word paramparā. The meaning of the word is simple yet important
Letters1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Pāṅḍavas Guilty? This is regarding the translation of Mahābhārata in January/February issue of BTG. Could you please tell me the difference between the Kauravas, who wanted to kill the Pāṅḍavas, and the Pāṅḍavas, who kil
Knowledge for the Serious1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995The Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement gives essential knowledge for fulfilling the mission of human life. A lecture given in Paris on June 26, 1971 by By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of
Lessons from the Road1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Where Are the Enemies? By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami Most people think that certain people are their friends and certain people their enemies and to succeed in this world one had better learn how to befriend one’s friends a
Lord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Cooking Class: Lesson 19 Yogurt and Pānīr Cheese Dishes By Yamuna Devi THIS COOKING CLASS, the last in a series on milk and its products, focuses on yogurt gravy (karhī) and dishes made with pānīr cheese. In a previous c
Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995An Offering of Love By Urmilā Devī Dāsī The students, from the beginners who can barely write to the almost-graduated, look up expectantly. “Blank paper, everyone! For the next two or three days we’re going to write an o
India’s Heritage1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Helping Our Motherland By Ravi Gupta MY FATHER subscribes to an electronic conference that discusses issues related to India and the Indian community. Several times a year the topic comes up, How can nonresident Indians
Book Distribution1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Blessed Granny By Śivarāma Swami In this new column we’ll present the experiences and realizations of devotees who give Kṛṣṅa consciousness to others by giving them Śrīla Prabhupāda's books and other books on Kṛṣṅa consc
Bhakti-yoga at Home1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Inviting the Lord Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa In a passage from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.11.13–15) recounting Lord Kṛṣṅa's return to His city, Dvārakā, we hear how householder devotees welcomed and worshiped Kṛṣṅa: The city gatew
Through the Eyes of Śāstra1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995On Conceiving the Inconceivable Some Principles in Understanding the Origin of the Conditioned Soul Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa WE CONDITIONED souls are originally Kṛṣṅa conscious living entities, but owing to a desire to be i
The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995The Social Role of Cows by Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī “In My last birth I was born in the family of cowherd men, and I gave protection to the calves and cows. Because of such pious activities, I have now become the son of a br
Persecution in Armenia!1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995From: Internet: [email protected] To: armenia_list@hare_krishna_list.voicenet.com Bcc: Jayadvaita Swami (BTG) Subject: Armenia On April 18, 1995, at 3:00 P.M. (local time), twenty or twenty-five unknown men storm
Always Remain Śrīla Prabhupāda’S Dog1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995“Śrīla Prabhupāda could say just the right thing in the right way to deeply touch the heart of the listener.” By Girirāja Swami EVERY MORNING when Śrīla Prabhupāda was in Bombay he used to walk on Juhu Beach. One morning
Calendar Close-up1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Janmāṣṭamī Appearance Day of Lord Kṛṣṅa: August 18 Janmāṣṭamī is the most important day of the year for devotees of Lord Kṛṣṅa. Five thousand years ago Kṛṣṅa appeared as the eighth son of Vasudeva and his wife Devakī. Ja
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995In The Beginning Was Kṛṣṅa’s Word: The Vedas On June 15, 1974, in Paris, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda received a visit from two priests and two Christian scholars. (Before his guests arrived, Śrīl
An Inspired Vision Unfolds in Mayapur1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995By Ujjvala Dāsa On February 26, in Māyāpur, West Bengal, devotees held opening ceremonies for a memorial to Śrīla Prabhupāda. The same day, the following article appeared in Amrita Bazar Patrika, a Calcutta newspaper. (T
Mahābhārata The History Of Greater India1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995The Brāhmaṅa’s Dilemma Kuntī hears a cry of grief sounding throughout the brāhmaṅa’s house. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history of the Pāṅḍavas to their grea
The Vedic Observer1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day Flickering Images Gadādhara Paṅḍita Dāsa When asked by a London reporter what he thought about Western civilization, Mahatma Gandhi said that he thought it would be a go
Every Town & Village1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Devotees traveled to New York City in June for two days of festivals—a reunion at 26 Second Avenue, ISKCON
Vedic Thoughts1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-04, 1995Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation. —His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupāda Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 3.3, Purport All kinds of
Statement of Purposes1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 19951. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To prese
From the Editor1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995The Evil Computer YES, I’VE GOT ONE. Use it all the time. And I’ve been close to them for more than twenty years, since the days when we first computerized our typesetting. They save lots of work, and make the impossible
Letters1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Many Questions I have been reading your books, but still they raise many questions. For instance, Kṛṣṅa consciousness seems to build entirely on the teachings of Lord Caitanya and assumes it has all truths. Especially th
Fix Your Mind on Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995There’s only one sure way to control the mind’s desires. A lecture given in Bombay, January 4, 1975 By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciou
Lessons from the Road1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995“Your Material Formulas Will Not Help You” By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA told us that a devotee doesn’t make plans. As a matter of fact, he said that not making plans is the first symptom of a person fixed
Lord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Cooking Class: Lesson 20 Cooking at the Vaiṣṅava Academy By Yamuna Devi Talk about cooking up a storm! If you think preparing meals for your family is a job, imagine feeding up to twenty hungry teenagers every day. That
Calendar Close-up1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Lord Vāmana Appearance Day: September 6 Lord Vāmana, an incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṅa, appeared in this world in a previous age, millions of years ago. When He appeared from the womb of Aditi, He was equipped with disc, club
Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Names and Dates By Urmilā Devī Dāsī THE ELEVEN-, twelve-, and thirteen-year-olds raise their hands with questions. “Do we need to know the difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation?” “Will the
Book Distribution1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Books Are the Basis By Navīna Nīrada Dāsa In this column we present the experiences and realizations of devotees who give Kṛṣṅa consciousness to others by giving them Śrīla Prabhupāda's books and other books on Kṛṣṅa con
The Glories Of The Demigods1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Lord Brahmā The Original Created Being by Satyarāja Dāsa According to the Vedic literature, behind the workings of the cosmos stand powerful controllers, know as devas, or demigods. As we people in this world control our
Hare Kṛṣṅa People1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Dolls of Devotion A fun way for kids to become absorbed in Kṛṣṅa consciousness. By Rukmiṅī Devī Dāsī I grew up in a gurukula āśrama, a Kṛṣṅa conscious boarding school, and a few of my friends had dolls of Kṛṣṅa in His fo
Attaining the Supreme1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995by Tattvavit Dāsa “In a restaurant or place for drinking cold water, many travelers are brought together, and after drinking water they continue to their respective destinations. Similarly, living entities join together
Centennial Focus1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Prabhupada Centennial 1896–1996 An Unprecedented Event Bathing Śrīla Prabhupāda with 1,008 Sacred Waters September 6, 1996, will mark the one-hundredth anniversary of the appearance of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995“And the Word Was God” Here we continue an exchange that took place in Paris, on June 15, 1974, between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, two priests, and two Christian scholars. Śrīla Prabhupāda: So
Every Town & Village1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Houston mayor Bob Lanier proclaimed Lord Rāmacandra’s appearance day Hare Krishna Cultural Center Day. A t
Calendar Closeup1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Śrīla Prabhupāda's Arrival in America September 17 After a thirty-five-day sea journey from Calcutta, Śrīla Prabhupāda reached Boston's Commonwealth Pier on September 17, 1965. He took a short walk into the city and then
A Place to Grow With Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Organizers of the new Hare Kṛṣṅa farm and village in France hope to develop an ideal place for families to live in Kṛṣṅa consciousness. Interview by Jayādvaita Swami with reporting by Tattvavit Dāsa Guru Śakti Dāsa, 36,
Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Bhīma Frees Ekacakra While in hiding disguised as a brāhmaṅa, Bhīma gets a chance to use his extraordinary strength. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history of t
The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995“He That Killeth an Ox” by Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī Śrīla Prabhupāda used to say that changing from one religion to another to make spiritual advancement is not necessary. All that’s necessary is to actually follow the rules
India’s Heritage1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Full Prasādam for All By Ravi Gupta When we at our Hare Kṛṣṅa center in Boise, Idaho, suggested that members of our congregation sponsor the Sunday feasts, some guests from the Indian community questioned ISKCON’s emphas
Bhakti-yoga at Home1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995Offering Ārati Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa IN MY LAST COLUMN I wrote about inviting and welcoming the Lord in His Deity form into your home. Now I’ll discuss how to please such a special guest. A beautiful method is to offer ārat
Vedic Thoughts1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-05, 1995The bestial civilization of eating, sleeping, fearing, and sense-gratifying has misled modern man into forgetting how powerful a soul he has. … The soul is a spiritual spark many, many times more illuminating, dazzling,
Statement of Purposes1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 19951. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To prese
From the Editor1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995A Glimpse of a Kṛṣṅa Conscious World Back to Godhead often brings you India’s holy sites. In this issue, for the first time, we bring you a whole state—Manipur. When Lord Kṛṣṅa descended five hundred years ago as Śrī Cai
Letters1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995Thanks for a Million and More I always enjoy reading BTG and I found this issue [July/August] particularly interesting. The graphic article on the repression of our Armenian devotees was especially moving, and Ravīndra S
Leadership and the Earth’s Supply1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995How much the earth gives forth her bounty depends on the spiritual quality of those who rule her lands. A lecture given in Tehran, Iran, on March 13, 1975 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ā
Lessons from the Road1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995"Why Did This Have To Happen To Me?" By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami KṚṢṄA ALWAYS ACTS for everyone’s welfare. This is true, even though we cannot always understand it. Therefore, even if we are put into an awkward or difficu
Lord Kṛṣṅa's Cuisine1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995Cooking Class: Lesson 21 Fresh and Cooked Chutneys By Yamuna Devi For almost thirty years I have made chutneys almost daily. Chutneys, both fresh and cooked, are piquant palate-teasing relishes that serve to accent other
Calendar Close-up1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Disappearance Day: December 11 Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura is the spiritual master of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Here we present an excerpt f
The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995Modern Agriculture: A By-Product of Military History? by Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī On April 19 a terrorist explosion destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, taking the lives of 168 people, injuring h
India’s Heritage1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995If God Is Everywhere, Why Go to the Temple? By Puruṣottama Dāsa Visiting Kṛṣṅa's temple is visiting the spiritual world. That was my impression the first time I went to the Hare Kṛṣṅa temple near Washington, D. C. Unfort
Bhakti-yoga at Home1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in Family Life Jīvan Mukta Dāsa and Sītā Devī Dāsī Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa, the longstanding author of this column, has taken a break this issue so we can introduce two new writers. We’ll vary
Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995“I have More Respect for Christ Than You Have” Here we continue an exchange that took place in Paris, on June 15, 1974, between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, two priests, and two Christian scholar
Manipur A Land of Kṛṣṅa Conscious Culture1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995by Jayādvaita Swami Indian Airlines—from Calcutta via Guwahati—has brought us to Imphal. We’re a delegation of devotees from America, India, France, Italy, Iran, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand. Hazy grey sky, moun
Śrīla Prabhupāda's Movement in Manipur1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995By Jīvānuga Dāsa PEOPLE IN MANIPUR have received ISKCON with enthusiasm because it reinforces Manipur’s traditions of Vaiṣṅava culture. During 1976 and early 1977, Śrīla Prabhupāda made plans to visit Manipur, but was ob
“Here Is My Spiritual Father”1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995A disciple of Śrīla Prabhupāda's from Manipur heads ISKCON’s efforts to preserve and spread Manipur’s spiritual culture. By Jīvānuga Dāsa HIS HOLINESS Bhakti Svarūpa Dāmodara Swami (T. Dāmodara Singh) was born in Manipur
Ranganiketan A House of Colors Open to the World1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995Manipuri dancers inspire audiences with a glimpse of Manipur’s Vaiṣṅava culture. by Jīvānuga Dāsa During the early 1970’s Śrīla Prabhupāda expressed to Bhakti Svarūpa Dāmodara Swami that the Manipuri traditions of music
Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995The Birth of Draupadī The Pāṅdavas hear the story of the birth of their future wife. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history of the Pāṅḍavas to their great-grand
Every Town & Village1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Devotees have built a temple in Alachua, in northern Florida. The temple opened on Janmāṣṭami, the appeara
Vedic Thoughts1995 / Back to Godhead Magazine #29-06, 1995The conditioned living entity is satisfied in his own particular species of life; while deluded by the covering influence of the illusory energy, he feels little inclined to cast off his body, even when in hell, for he t