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Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 19991999 / #33-01 / 17 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 19991999 / #33-02 / 18 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 19991999 / #33-03 / 15 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 19991999 / #33-04 / 18 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 19991999 / #33-05 / 20 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 19991999 / #33-06 / 16 articles

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Welcome1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Articles under the heading “How I Came to Kṛṣṅa Consciousness” have long been popular with readers of Back to Godhead. Not surprising, since we’re all persons eternally. People like to hear about people. Back to Godhead Letters1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Changing Channels Suhotra Swami’s article “Channeling: Extrasensory Deception?” (BTG, Sept./Oct. 1998) is an excellent correction of many common notions about channeling, although by pointing out only the errors of those Life Without Meaningless Work1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999What’s wrong with working hard for success? A lecture given in Vṛndāvana, India, on November 3, 1976 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Conscio Lessons from the Road1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999The Search for the Authentic Self By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami IN HER BOOK Mightier Than the Sword, Kathleen Adams has a chapter called “Authenticity.” She writes, “The discrepancy between image/being, external/internal, a Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Thoughts at the Births of Grandchildren By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī THE HEAD SLOWLY appears, then the body slips and slides, and finally the feet exit—birth! The child sounds the cry of life, and everyone is relieved and joyful.Book Distribution

1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Mercy Amid Mayhem Compiled by Navīna Nīrada Dāsa FOLLOWING ARE excerpts from the diary of Aiśvarya Dāsa. Based in San Diego, he travels throughout America with other devotees, distributing Śrīla Prabhupāda's books. Satur

The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Y2K and the Simple Life By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī ON JANUARY 1, 2000, you might wake up, turn on your lights, take a shower, use the phone, and drive to the grocery store. Or you might not—if Y2K, or the millennium compute

India’s Heritage1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Why Accept a Spiritual Master? By Puruṣottama Dāsa I WAS BORN INTO a Hindu family, and from an early age I was taught the necessity of accepting a spiritual master. Also early on, I was disciplined to get up every day at

A Lecacy of Devotion in Dallas1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Faithful longtime residents and enthusiastic newcomers work together to carry on Śrīla Prabhupāda's mission. By Kālakaṅṭha Dāsa IN 1970, WHILE Richard Nixon was sending American troops into Cambodia, Śrīla Prabhupāda sen

Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Assembling for the Rājasūya Sacrifice The leaders of the world arrive for a sacrifice only a world emperor can perform. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history o

Every Town & Village1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna consciousness (ISKCON) World News India An estimated half a million people attended the three-day celebration of Janmāṣṭamī (Lord Kṛṣṅa's appearance anniv

A Storybook Ending1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999A son helps his mother prepare for the ultimate test. By Keśava Bhāratī ARE YOU READY to hear about a miracle? Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with yet another story about some pseudo-miracle-worker. This story is about a

“I Have Found the Future of Vaiṣṅavism”1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999The Story of Rasikānanda Prabhu by Satyarāja Dāsa RASIKA MURĀRI PATNAIK, also known as Rasikānanda Prabhu, was born in 1590, fifty-six years after Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had ended His earthly pastimes. Rasikānanda was b

Spiritual Places1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Gopiballabhpur Today A look at the temple founded by Rasikānanda Prabhu nearly four hundred years ago. By Bhaktivikāśa Swami GOPIBALLABHPUR is situated in the southwest corner of the Medinipur district in southwest West

Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999“America Has to Stop Demonism” This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place in Los Angeles on the morning of December 13, 1973, during a walk along the P

From the Editor1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Strange But True I FIRST SAW HARE KṚṢṄA devotees in Denver, 1969 or ’70, during my first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy. They were chanting on the street, and one of them gave me a Back to Godhead magazine. I flipped

Vedic Thoughts1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-01, 1999Devotees whose tongues are decorated always with prayers to Lord Kṛṣṅa are always given respect even by the great saintly persons and sages, and such devotees are actually worshipable by the demigods. Skanda Purāṅa Whoev

Welcome1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999This issue of Back to Godhead coincides with the annual Gaura Pūrṅimā festival, honoring the appearance five hundred years ago of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṅa for this age. The Vedic scriptures

Letters1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999Renewed Interest I have really appreciated the last few issues of BTG. After sort of taking it for granted, I have recently started reading it carefully again. Thank you. Gargaṛṣi Dāsa New Vrindavan, West Virginia, USA S

Arjuna's First Lesson1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999When Arjuna accepts his Friend Kṛṣṅa as his guru, Kṛṣṅa begins His teachings with a reprimand. A lecture given in Los Angeles, on August 17, 1973 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of

Lessons from the Road1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999Otherworldliness By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami AT A BACK TO GODHEAD editorial meeting in the mid 1980s, we discussed a letter from a reader criticizing us for not being relevant. Why, if we claimed that Kṛṣṅa consciousness

India’s Heritage1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999Purified Eating By Ravi Gupta AN INDIAN GUEST at our Hare Kṛṣṅa center in Boise once told us, “My father was very strict in his daily habits and spiritual practices. He would eat only food cooked by his own hands.” My fa

The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999Terminator Seeds and Social Order By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī LORD KṚṢṄA SAYS THAT godless materialists produce “unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy the world.” If you think this just means nuclear bombs, check out

Reverence for All Life1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999The key is to acknowledge the origin of all life. by Girirāja Swami I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL from Śrī Bhari B. R. Malhotra, a prominent industrialist based in Pune, India, inviting me to speak at a conference on “Reverenc

A Meeting in Varanasi, Part 11999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999One of the greatest scholars of his day is about to meet the source of all knowledge. By Mathureśa Dāsa THE CITY OF Varanasi lies four hundred miles northwest of Calcutta on the northern bank of the Ganges River. Terrace

The Vedic Personality Index1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999A Follow-Up Report By Dhīra Govinda Dāsa THE MAY/JUNE 1998 issue of Back to Godhead included an article of mine on the Vedic Personality Index (VPI). Based primarily on Śrīla Prabhupāda's translations and purports in the

Prayer to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999By Mahārāṅī Devī Dāsī My faith is in Your feet and the nails of Your toes, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; Please protect me. My faith is in Your pillar-like legs and lotus petal-like chest, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; Please direct me. My fait

What's a Woman To Do1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999How may Kṛṣṅa conscious women serve the Lord? By Viśākhā Devī Dāsī “These women are not ordinary women. They are preachers. They are Vaiṣṅavas. By their association one becomes a Vaiṣṅava.” (Śrīla Prabhupāda, morning wal

Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999The Most Honorable Person on Earth King Yudhiṣṭhira must decide who will be honored first at his great sacrifice. Translated from the Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history of

Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999How to Love Children By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī CHILDREN NEED LOTS of love. Love your children, and then love them some more. It’s said that every great man had a mother who gave him much love. We often hear such glorification

Book Distribution1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999Help from the Lord Compiled by Navīna Nīrada Dāsa HERE ARE SOME experiences and realizations of devotees who give people Kṛṣṅa consciousness through books by Śrīla Prabhupāda and his followers. Two Forms of the Lord One

Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999The Vedic Definition of “Demon” Here we continue an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples. It took place in Los Angeles, on the morning of December 13, 1973, duri

Spiritual Places1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999Ganga Safari Pilgrims sail the Ganges to visit holy places of Lord Caitanya and His associates. By Mahāmāyā Devī Dāsī I WAS LIVING IN Māyāpur in 1976 when Śrīla Prabhupāda inaugurated a boat—the Nitai Pada Kamala—on whic

From the Editor1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999You Can Do It! Here it is, New Year’s Day (my deadline comes a couple of months before publication), and like so many others, I’m sitting here thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Our resolutions usually involve giving

Vedic Thoughts1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-02, 1999In the Gītā, in plain and simple language, it is stated that Śrī Kṛṣṅa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is none equal to or greater than Him. … He is the root of the impersonal Brahman and Paramātmā; the Supe

Welcome1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Ask people, “What is the purpose of life?” and many will answer simply, “To be happy.” As a student of the Bhagavad-gītā I would agree with that. But I’d also suggest that unless you know who you are, your happiness will

Letters1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999A Word of Thanks We at Back to Godhead would like to express our thanks and gratitude to Jayādvaita Swami, who stepped down as editor in chief at the end of last year. Jayādvaita Swami has been involved with Back to Godh

Kṛṣṅa, One Hundred Percent God1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Lord Kṛṣṅa reveals the process for knowing Him. A lecture given in Hyderabad, India, on November 18, 1972 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Co

Lessons from the Road1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Saints Offer Proof Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami THAT GREAT SAINTS exist is the most powerful proof for me that God exists. Few of us get excited about academic exercises proving God’s existence, and most of us have been born

Q & A on the Gītā, Part 11999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Compiled by Krishan B. Lal (The compiler has applied a question-and-answer format to the Introduction to Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Most of the answers are taken verb

Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999“Are You the Boss of Your Body” Here we continue an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples. It took place in Los Angeles, on the morning of December 13, 1973, duri

Ashram Reflections1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999A graduate remembers the joys and challenges of her life in a Kṛṣṅa conscious boarding school. By Kṛṣṅa-priyā Devī Dāsī SMOKE DRIFTED INTO my eyes as the priest lifted a ladle and poured more clarified butter into the sa

Mahābhārata—The History of Greater India1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Śiśupāla’s Rage The king of Cedi interrupts the Rājasūya sacrifice to blaspheme Lord Kṛṣṅa. Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The sage Vaiśampāyana is telling the history of the Pāṅḍavas to their grea

“Wants” Versus “Needs” Economics1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999A spiritual perspective on the economic basis of modern society. By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī A FUNDAMENTAL concept that Kṛṣṅa teaches in the Bhagavad-gītā is the distinction between body and soul: “The material body of the i

How I Came to Kṛṣṅa consciousness1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Lost & Found “If death led to a better life, would suicide be a shortcut?” by Arcana-siddhi Devī Dāsī I FELT UNCERTAIN of what to expect as I walked slowly to the counseling center. A secretary directed me to a room at t

Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Just Say No to No By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī THREE ADULTS ARE taking a group of children on an educational excursion, and the “no’s” begin. “Don’t climb on that fence!” “Stop putting your hand in your nose!” “Please stop hittin

Midnight to Midnight1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999In New York City, Hare Kṛṣṅa youth meet the Festival of India’s greatest challenge. By Sureśvara Dāsa ON SATURDAY, June 12, the Festival of India—the touring spiritual pageant that graces more than a dozen North American

A Meeting in Varanasi, Part 21999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999In visiting Varanasi, Caitanya Mahāprabhu chose a city that had historically played a key role in the gradual unveiling of Vedānta, the perfection of knowledge. By Mathureśa Dāsa Early in the year 1514, Śrī Caitanya Mahā

Notes from the Editor1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Stubbed Toes And Too-Tight Clothes IN WRITING ABOUT Kṛṣṅa consciousness for Back to Godhead, I sometimes browse through books of quotations from famous people. I recently came across this quote from an American comedian:

Vedic Thoughts1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-03, 1999Without becoming a devotee of the Lord, one cannot perfect one’s human life. The perfection of human life is to be elevated to the spiritual world, where there is no birth, no death, no disease, and no old age … Without

Welcome1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Do you ever find yourself wanting to see God, just to assure yourself He exists? We at Back to Godhead want to help you see God. That may sound presumptuous, but consider that God, being omnipotent, can appear in ways we

Letters1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Safari Ready I very much appreciated the article “Ganga Safari” in your March/April issue. It was like a documentary or being there. The photographs were brilliant. Great composition and perspective, particularly the lon

Take Perfect Knowledge from Kṛṣṅa1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999“By education you prepare for the future. But how are you preparing for the next life?” Adapted from a lecture given in Bombay, India, on March 21, 1974 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācā

Lessons from the Road1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Taking Kṛṣṅa Personally By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami MOST PEOPLE READING this magazine understand, at least theoretically, that Kṛṣṅa is God and we are His servants. Many of us have learned to be pessimistic about achievin

India’s Heritage1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Clean Clear Through By Ravi Gupta MY FATHER remembers his grandmother’s cleanliness in the kitchen. She would set up a traditional stove on the floor, and when she cooked there was an understood line around the area, whi

Q & A on the Gītā, Part 21999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999The Gītā, or Bhagavad-gītā (“The Song of God”), was spoken five thousand years ago by Lord Kṛṣṅa to the prince Arjuna. It contains the essence of Vedic knowledge. The compiler has applied a question-and-answer format to

Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999“Your Leaders Are Thinking Like Cats and Dogs” Here we continue an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples. It took place in Los Angeles on the morning of December

A Story of Awakening Love1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999A prince who wanted the greatest kingdom gets it, but finds satisfaction elsewhere. By Dhyāna-kuṅḍa Devī Dāsī ONE OF THE most touching histories in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam comes in the Fourth Canto. It concerns the little

A Meeting in Varanasi, Part 31999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu points out Śaṅkarācārya’s error in contradicting Vyāsadeva. By Mathureśa Dāsa Conclusion Early in the year 1514, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was staying at the home of Candraśekara Vaidya in Varanasi,

Dharma in the Bhagavad-gītā1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Lord Kṛṣṅa changes Arjuna’s understanding—and ours— about religion and duty. By Hridayānanda Dāsa Goswami The Sanskrit word “dharma” has joined “yoga” and “karma” in common English usage. Dharma is often taken to mean “r

The Vedic Observer1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day Karma Kicks A Coach by Kṛṣṅa Dharma Dāsa ON JANUARY 30 this year, Britain woke up to unusual headlines in the newspapers. “Hoddle says disabled are paying for sins of pr

Schooling Kṛṣṅa's Children1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Children as a Blessing By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī CARING FOR CHILDREN in the service of the Lord is a great blessing, a gift from the Lord given out of mercy. One can hardly claim to deserve such a gift, whether by educational

The Land, the Cows, and Kṛṣṅa1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Cowgirl Sign-Off By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī WHILE GOING through some old photos recently, I found a picture of myself at age four, wearing a cowgirl outfit. To a kid growing up in the U.S. in the early 1950s, cowboys and co

Spiritual Places1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Lord Jagannātha’s Māyāpur Home How a famous Deity of Lord Kṛṣṅa came to be worshiped in a remote Bengali village. Māyāpur, West Bengal, the birthplace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is home to the largest center of the Inte

Hare Kṛṣṅa People1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999Carrying on His Father's Tradition After learning from his father, a young Indian doctor finds more spiritual guidance in a new land. By Dr. Singh WHEN DR. RAVI SINGH WAS a young man growing up in a village near Naimisar

Vedic Stories1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999The King’s Finger Retold and Illustrated by Ananta Śakti Dāsa ONCE UPON A TIME there lived a king and his minister. The king, though strong and generous, possessed a short temper. His minister was wise, patient, and devo

From the Editor1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999“Servant” Is a Good Word THE PHILOSOPHY OF Kṛṣṅa consciousness is vast and deep. After twenty-five years of study I’ve yet to master all its subtleties. Still, I’ve found that contemplating even the basic concepts can be

Vedic Thoughts1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-04, 1999What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa Bhagavad-gītā 2.69 The servants of the Lord are

Welcome1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999With this issue of Back to Godhead we start a series of articles on the nine processes of bhakti-yoga, the yoga of connecting to God through service in devotion. Our first article in the series discusses hearing spiritua

Letters1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Women and Service Regarding the article “What’s a Woman to Do?” by Viśākhā Devī Dāsī [March/April], gender is never a disqualification for engaging in devotional service. All men and all women have the spiritual right to

Try to Become Immortal1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Is immortality a real possibility, or simply utopian nonsense? Adapted from a lecture given in London on August 22, 1973 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society

Q & A on the Gītā, Part 31999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Compiled by Krishan B. Lal The Gītā, or Bhagavad-gītā (“The Song of God”), was spoken five thousand years ago by Lord Kṛṣṅa to the prince Arjuna. It contains the essence of Vedic knowledge. The compiler has applied a que

Qualified By Simplicity1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999For serving Lord Kṛṣṅa, is being simple a bad thing? By Girirāja Swami AFTER SUCCESSFULLY launching the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement in the West, Śrīla Prabhupāda returned to India with plans to build at least three large centers

Spiritual Places1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999The Hub of the Spiritual World Many great devotees reside eternally at the Rādhā-Dāmodara temple, one of the oldest temples in Vṛndāvana. By Vṛndāvanī Devī Dāsī Vṛndāvana is a charmingly beautiful place, and situated the

The Nine Processes of Bhakti-yoga, 1: Hearing1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999The Nine Processes of Bhakti-yoga 1: Hearing—Cleansing Our Consciousness Through Sound Spiritual sound enters the ears to purify the heart. By Dvārakādhīśa Devī Dāsī In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.23–24), the devotee Prahlāda

Tangible Proof1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Do we need old stones and bones to verify the Vedic view of history? By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī WERE OUR ANCESTORS ape-like beings, hunters by nature who gradually learned to plow the field? Or were they highly civilized, advan

“Vedic”: The Vedas and More1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999SCHOLARS OFTEN restrict the meaning of the term “Vedic” to that which relates only to four original Vedas—Ṛg, Sāma, Yajur, and Atharva—and the period in which they assume they appeared. Authorities within the tradition i

The Life of the Funeral1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999“As I look at the lifeless body in the casket, I think of her good fortune for having unknowingly served Lord Kṛṣṅa in the last months of her life.” By Arcana-siddhī Devī Dāsī AS I ENTER THE CHURCH, I survey the large cr

A Spiritual Perspective on Familial Love1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Since we’re not these bodies, is it wrong to love our families? By Dhyāna-kuṅḍa Devī Dāsī I EDIT AND TRANSLATE for the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust in Sweden, where we often receive letters from people with questions about w

“Mine”1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999The first day of nursery school delivers a lesson for mom. By Viśākhā Devī Dāsī SINCE NURSERY SCHOOL was to be a new experience for our two-year-old, on the first morning I stayed in the school to help her adjust. For a

Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Independent Insanity Here we conclude an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples. It took place in Los Angeles on the morning of December 13, 1973, during a walk al

Millenium Bugs—Are You Spiritually Prepared for Disaster?1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999If things get bad, you will need more than just canned food and safe water. By Kālakaṅṭha Dāsa MATERIALLY, I DON’T know what to make of the Y2K computer bug. People are spending billions of dollars to stop it, so it’s no

How to Chant and Be Prepared1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999SOME PEOPLE confuse repeating God’s name with “vain repetition” of materialistic prayers. But God’s names differ from other sounds and are spiritually potent and effective for spiritual realization. Chanting is non-secta

Biography1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Vyāsadeva, The Literary Incarnation of God by Satyarāja dāsa Thousands of years ago he worked to make the most important knowledge accessible to us today. THE ANCIENT SAGE Vyāsadeva, or Kṛṣṅa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, was the di

How I Came to Kṛṣṅa consciousness1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999Elusive Security He discovered he’d never find security in a world he’d one day have to leave behind. By Praghoṣa Dāsa FOR MY FIRST twelve years, my mother’s love and protection were freely available to me. Then she beca

Curly, Curvy Laḍḍu-Gopāla1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999THIS FAMOUS childlike form of Lord Kṛṣṅa always holds a laḍḍu, a buttery sweetball. Gopāla means “protector of cows.” Kṛṣṅa is the son of a cowherd, and His sweet childhood is adored and revered in India, where devotiona

From the Editor1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999A Brief Case for Detachment THE SAGE CĀṄAKYA wrote, “There is no misery like attachment. There is no happiness like detachment.” I lost my briefcase recently, and although it was a relatively insignificant loss, I felt d

Vedic Thoughts1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-05, 1999When one’s mind is attached to Kṛṣṅa, one can fulfill the mission of life in one human birth. If one misses this opportunity, one does not know where he is going, how long he will remain in the cycle of birth and death,

Letters1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999Living with Love I wish to thank you and the special person who faithfully sends me your magazine. There are many books and journals in the marketplace. Yours is the one I save, the one I pick up first if I have a few mi

Welcome to Our Special Māyāpur Edition1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999On the banks of the Ganges in Māyāpur, West Bengal, a region of tree-shaded villages and fertile farmland, the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement is planning to build a spiritual city, centered on a temple that will last a thousand yea

Caitanya Mahāprabhu—Rādhā and Kṛṣṅa Combined1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999A lecture in Māyāpur, India, on March 25, 1975 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān īśam īśāvatārakān tat-p

Interview1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999Śrīla Prabhupāda's Cherished Dream A disciple welcomes the challenge of fullling a difcult order from his spiritual master. Ambarīṣa Dāsa (Alfred Ford) is the great-grandson of Henry Ford. He was initiated by Śrīla Prabh

Millennium1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999A Temple for the Next Millennium A Temple for the Next Millennium by Abhirāma Dāsa, Managing Director of the Śrī Māyāpur Project Development Committee THE VISION of the Śrī Māyāpur Project was born from a seed (bīja) man

For the Benefit of All1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999An overview of the three main aspects of the Śrī Māyāpur Project. The chief architect for the Śrī Māyāpur Project is Pāda Sevanam Dāsa, a Ph.D. candidate at the Prince of Wales’s Foundation of Architecture in England. Re

Foundations of Vedic Architectural Design1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999The following is an extract from Pāda Sevanam Dāsa’s report to Prince Charles. VEDIC TRADITION describes the vastu puruṣa maṅḍala as the magical diagram and form that defines the functions, proportions, and shapes of the

Built to Last a Thousand Years1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium will be a great feat of engineering that will attract worldwide attention. The following general description of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium is based on interviews with two memb

Navadvīpa1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999A Timeless History By the will of the Lord and His pure devotees, His eternal abode is visible to us today. by Mañjarī Devī Dāsī IT IS JUST AFTER SIX o’clock in the evening, and the sun is setting on the horizon in Māyāp

The Discovery of Śrī Māyāpur1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999BY THE 1800s, the site of Śrī Caitanya’s birth—Māyāpur, also known as Navadvīpa—had become obscured, and few people were aware of the importance of the Lord’s life and mission. There were, however, those who were very aw

Māyāpur Realizations1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999Māyāpur residents speak about life in the holiest of holy places. Adapted from interviews by Mahāmāyā Devī Dāsī Originally from England, Kṛṣṅa Mādhurī Devī Dāsī joined the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement in Australia. She had lived

Spiritual Places1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999A Western Pilgrim In Mayapur “After a refreshing afternoon swim, we relax on the shore of the Ganga and discuss pastimes of Lord Caitanya.” by Nitya-tṛptā Devī Dāsī CAITANYA Mahāprabhu appeared to deliver divine love of

The Center of Attention:1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999Rādhā-Mādhava by Jananivāsa Dāsa At the heart of any Kṛṣṅa conscious community are the Deities. On the main altar of the Māyāpur Chandro-daya Mandir (ISKCON’s temple in Māyāpur) stand Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava (Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa)

Lord Caitanya's Life and Teachings1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999Understanding the significance of Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance will help us appreciate the importance of Śrī Māyāpur. by Bhānu Swami LORD CAITANYA WAS BORN on February 27, 1486, at a time when India was suffering fro

Guest Editotial1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999Guest Editorial Insight at St. Paul’s PERHAPS IT’S BECAUSE my maternal English bloodline has become Americanized, but the idea of a church representing a particular nationality sits poorly with me. And yet, while in Lond

Vedic Evidence that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Lord1999 / Back to Godhead Magazine #33-06, 1999The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu fulfilled each of the prophecies given here. In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings t