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Welcome2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011When Lord Krsna appeared about five hundred years ago as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He gave two primary instructions: perfect your life by following the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita, and spread the Gita's message to othe Letters2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011BTG in a Buddhism Class I teach the Buddhist class here at Dooly State Prison. I was invited to share my insights originally, and I have shared BTG with interested inmates to educate them on the Vedic culture Buddhism co Founder's Lecture - Benefit for the Charitable2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011Bombay, March 19, 1971 We can serve everyone, and benefit ourselves, by contributing in some way to the Krsna consciousness movement, "the life-giving movement for human society." etavaj janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehis Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011A Deluxe Edition of Animal Life The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a Life Member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness took place in August 1976 Teaching Bhakti in a University Town2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011By Mayapriya Devi Dasi Following Prabhupada's formula, a small center in Virginia offers much to students looking for meaning beyond academics. The door opens and several college students enter, pulling off their shoes a

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2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium—The website www.tovp.org describes an ambitious project to make the vast culture and philosophy of the timeless Vedic tradition accessible to everyone. Being built on the site of ISKCO

Krsna, the Supreme Psychologist2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011By Padma Devi Dasi Lord Krsna’s teachings provide the perfect framework for dealing with psychological issues. Psychology is the study of the human mind, intellect, and emotions and how the condition of these determines

The Key to Unity in a Rainbow Nation2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011By Krsna -krpa Dasa In post-apartheid South Africa, Krsna’s devotees are building a platform on which to fulfill the dream of racial harmony. In my travels I try to maintain and expand ISKCON programs of public congregat

A stay in the capital city bears numinous insights.2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011by Tattvavit Dasa Last year, I visited Athens and the historically interesting Pnyx Hill, with its special atmosphere and amazing views of the Acropolis and the Parthenon [pictured at left], the temple that reminds every

Platonic and Vedic Accounts of Creation2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011By Ravindra Svarupa Dasa Plato, in his dialogue on cosmology, the Timaeus, clearly articulates a concept of the self-existent ultimate source of all there is. This doctrine of the ultimate source, or what Vaisnavas call

Space: A Meditation2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011By Urmila Devi Dasi The fifth in a series of mediations on Krsna’s material elements. Looking at the heavens—the vast expanse of space—has probably always inspired humans to either wonder about the existence of God or, f

Money, Krsna, and Us2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011By Visakha Devi Dasi How we value, acquire, use, and relate to money reflects our inner state of being. Srila Prabhupada writes, “Money does not stay in one place. It passes from one hand to another. Ultimately no one ca

Prabhupada's Essential Message2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011One of the first American scholars to recognize Srila Prabhupada as an genuine representative of Vaisnavism was the late professor Thomas Hopkins, who met Prabhupada at ISKCON's first temple, in New York City. Later, in

Vedic Thoughts2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-01, 2011Because the Srimad-Bhagavatam deals with questions and answers that are related to Krsna, we can derive the highest satisfaction only by reading and hearing this transcendental literature. One should learn the Srimad-Bha

Welcome2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Kirtana, the call-and-response singing of God's names, is growing in popularity in the West, especially among people with interest or experience in yoga. Kirtana lies at the heart of bhakti-yoga, practiced by members of

Letters2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Grassroots Krsna Conscious Material I loved the article "Becoming Wealthy On $2 a Day," by Dhanesvara Dasa, in the November/December issue. It's true that the U.N. sets a false bar for poverty and for measuring "having e

Founder's Lecture - The Path to Joyfulness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011New Vrindavan, West Virginia, June 7, 1969 Hearing and chanting about Krsna frees us from material contamination and uncovers our original state of pure consciousness. harer nama harer nama harer nama eva kevalam kalau n

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011The Disunited Nations This conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Mr. P. Sharma, a former United Nations worker, took place in Paris in 1974. Srila Prabhupada: Suppose I ask the Un

Does the Bhagavad-gita allow for multiple interpretations?2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Defending "As It Is" By Abhijit Toley Scholars all over the world accept the Bhagavad-gita, which talks about the all-encompassing Absolute Truth, as one of the most important books from India. Simple yet profound, easil

Fame: A Misguided Quest2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011By Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi While the whole world runs after fame, the pure devotee runs away from it. When I was eleven years old, I had one of those defining moments when an eternal-truth realization interrupts the moti

Artificial Life? Why Not Real Life?2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Caitanya Carana Dasa and Aja Govinda Dasa Even from a scientific perspective—what to speak of a spiritual one—there's more to life than DNA. “Scientists create artificial life,” declared newspaper headlines around the wo

e-Krishna2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011ISKCON Transcriptions—www.iskcon-transcriptions.com is a new website that brings edited transcriptions from seminars and lectures to a computer near you. Lectures and seminars occur regularly all over the ISKCON world. I

In Memoriam - Narayana Maharaja2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Sripada B. V. Narayana Maharaja, a prominent Vaisnava leader, passed away on December 29 in the holy city of Jagannath Puri, India. He was eighty-nine years old. The executive committee of ISKCON's governing body commiss

Transform Your Workplace into the Spiritual World2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011By Mahatma Dasa No place in the material world is ideal for remembering Krsna, but we can do things to improve our spiritual environment anywhere. Recently, I was at a Krsna conscious program in Tennessee where a devotee

Queen Kunti's Amazing Plea2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011By Mukundamala Dasa Why an exalted devotee asked Lord Krsna to keep putting her into dangerous situations. Most people worship God with a material motive. As Lord Krsna explains in the Bhagavad-gita (7.16), such people c

A Spiritual Happening on the Lower East Side2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011By Satyaraja Dasa Srila Prabhupada and the first kirtana recording in the West. The year is 1997, and Brahmananda Dasa, one of Srila Prabhupada's earliest disciples, is driving through a residential area in Miami Beach.

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Looking for the Place of No Misery By Upendra Dasa A search for the spiritual world, inspired by the words of an unwitting songwriter. I earned my degree in chemical engineering in 1970 and took up a job in a petrochemic

From Ritual to Spiritual2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011By Vraja Vihari Dasa Why and how to go beyond the externals of religion. Twenty-five-year-old Nitin Sawant, a software engineer, explains why he's disillusioned with religious rituals. "I was at a friend's wedding recent

From the Editor2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011Prabhupada's Aphorisms of Logic One of India's traditional philosophical systems is nyaya, or logic. Although it is distinct from the bhakti tradition of the Hare Krsna movement, Srila Prabhupada would often draw from it

Vedic Thoughts2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-02, 2011By intense service of the Lord, one can experience the presence of the Lord transcendentally. Therefore seeing the Lord means being engaged in His service because His service and His person are identical. The sincere dev

Welcome2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011In this issue, Mohini Radha Devi Dasi's article "Our Hidden Treasure" describes how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, using an allegory, revealed that the ultimate goal of life is bhakti, or pure love for God, Krsna. Sometimes pe

Letters2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011Kirtana Practice In response to "Tone Deaf Bhakta's" letter in the March/April issue, I would like to let him know that when I was a young devotee in Hamburg, Germany, in the early days of the movement, I was once reques

Founder's Lecture - Everything Is Not One2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011Nairobi, Kenya, November 1, 1975 In describing His two categories of energy, Lord Krsna refutes the ideas of Mayavada philosophers and modern scientists. apareyam itas tv anyam prakrtim viddhi me param jiva-bhutam maha-b

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011No Spiritual Pleasure by Merging This conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, one of his disciples, and a lawyer took place in August 1976 on an early-morning walk in Hyderabad, India.

In Your Own Words2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011What can we do to reciprocate with Srila Prabhupada for what he has given us? Srila Prabhupada taught us how to connect to Sri Krsna by calling out His name in japa, and we should reciprocate by being eager to connect to

e-Krishna2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011The ISKCON News TV Channel—www.dandavats.com/haribol—presents videos and news stories by and for devotees of Krsna. The use of video by devotees to share news of programs and festivals is on the increase as the technolog

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011Thank God I Am Not God God unable to help himself? A banker realizes the folly of impersonalism. By Kalanidhi Dasa I came to know about ISKCON as a serious spiritual movement in the year 2002. A senior executive in the S

Vaisnava Family Love and Affection2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011By Krsna Nandini Devi Dasi Focusing our love on Krsna doesn't mean indifference to those around us, especially our families. Picture this: Srimati Devi comes home from school one afternoon so quietly that her mother, Sud

In Vrindavan with a Hundred Foreigners2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011By Meera Khurana They came for yoga and discovered bhakti. India is known as punya bhumi, "the land of spiritual merit," because of its many holy places. Among them, Vrindavan, the land of Krsna in the Mathura district o

Our Hidden Treasure2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s parable of the astrologer and the poor man shows us how to uncover the ultimate treasure hidden within our hearts. By Mohini Radha Devi Dasi Do you know that you are the heir to an immense fortu

Prabhupada at the Avalon Ballroom2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011By Mukunda Goswami In January 1967, Srila Prabhupada, along with counterculture icon Allen Ginsberg, introduced hundreds of San Francisco hippies to the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra. Our publicity worked. At 7:45 on

Doctors of Happiness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011By Ravindra Svarupa Dasa A Harvard professor discovers something about happiness that Vedic sages knew long ago. Derived from assiduous research into human happiness, the findings of Dr. Daniel Gilbert, a Harvard psychol

Vedic Observer2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011True Heroism By Suvarna Radhika Devi Dasi A Hollywood super-couple breaks up. Monetary negotiations, the division of property, and even the division of children follow, in a blatant display of egoism and unfaithfulness.

Mother Earth: Holder and Giver of Wealth2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011By Visakha Devi Dasi A life that allows us to reunite with mother earth and offer her products to Krsna favors our spiritual growth. Srila Prabhupada writes, "Whatever is taken from the earth—either from the mines, from

Just to Embrace a Tree2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011By Yugavatara Dasa A sole tree in New York City inspires a young Indian medical student to travel to the USA. When I was studying in medical school, like many Indians I developed the desire to visit the USA, just to see

Hare Krishna Tree2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-03, 2011This text appears on a plaque under the tree where Prabhupada held the first public kirtanas in the West. One of Tompkins Square Park’s most prominent features is its collection of venerable American elm (Ulmus americana

Welcome2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011When Srila Prabhupada left India in 1965 to travel to the United States, his mission was to teach. He was confident that people would welcome the philosophy of Krsna consciousness if they understood it. He didn't demand

Letters2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Perspectives on Ritual What an appropriate set of words Vraja Vihari Dasa has used for his article about ritual in the March/April issue of Back to Godhead. How true it is that for many people, ritual would pave the path

Founder's Lecture - The Solution to All Problems2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Hamburg, Germany, September 8, 1969 Vedic civilization defines human life as the quest to end one's suffering permanently. daivī hy eṣā guṅa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te "This div

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Krsna’s Pastimes: Reality, Not Allegory The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and David Lawrence, a British schoolteacher, took place in August 1973 during an early-morn

When Bad is Good2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011By Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi Scripture and the examples of pure souls help devotees see the merciful hand of God in all of life's reverses. On the way to the Kolkata airport from ISKCON's temple complex in Mayapur, West Be

Karma or Krsna?2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Devotee see suffering as karma, or the automatic result of their past misdeeds, but they also see suffering as sent by Krsna for their benefit. Can both be true? When speaking about the suffering of devotees, Srila Prabh

e-Krishna2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011www.vrindavanexperience.com is designed for you to share your visit to Vrindavan with people all around the world. If you're interested in making your own visit, this site can help you plan, and if you have already been,

Two of Srila Prabhupada’s artist disciples teach transcendental art at an annual Vrindavan seminar.2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Lessons in Depicting God on Canvas By Srila HariDasa Thakura Dasa Vrindavan 2003: On the appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, I was sitting in a garden after lunch thinking, “If only I could paint Krsna while staying in V

In Your Own Words2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011How would you respond to the charge that Krsna consciousness, like religion in general, is naive sentimentality? When I think of the definition of "naive sentimentality," I understand that it generally means having or sh

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Recovering from Childhood By Manu Dasa Early life experiences during India's violent partition turn a young man away from religion. I was born in the part of India that is now in Pakistan, in the town of Multan, original

Lord Matsya and Superstring Theory: A Fishy Story With No Strings Attached2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011By Satyaraja Dasa A scientific theory about everything points to realities beyond our grasp. An assortment of ancient civilizations claims that a great flood took place in the distant past. They agree, too, that God or g

A Spiritual Beacon Over Sigatoka2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011By Kalasamvara Dasa and Lavangalata Devi Dasi Thanks to the exemplary dedication of two women, ISKCON has opened its fifth temple in Fiji. Fiji is a small country (population 900,000) made up of many volcanic islands in

Real Knowledge Changed My Life2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011By Visakha Devi Dasi Despite years of academic study, I didn't know anything until I met Srila Prabhupada. “In this material world there are different types of achievement, but of all of them the achievement of knowledge

The Breath of Bhakti-yoga2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011By Vraja Vihari Dasa Our spiritual practices can become dry and mechanical if we omit the essential ingredient. During my travels I sometimes meet people who were at one time enthusiastic in their spiritual practices of

From the Editor2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011Transcendental Competition My wife and I were driving past a sporting event when she mentioned how much she dislikes sports. "I hate that the winner's happiness has to come at the loser's expense," she said. "I don't und

Vedic Thoughts2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-04, 2011It is not possible for a conditioned soul to directly meet Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but if one becomes a sincere devotee and seriously engages in devotional service, Lord Krsna sends an instructing spir

Welcome2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011THIS ISSUE presents an excerpt from the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust’s new edition of the Rāmāyaṅa, India’s cherished epic about the activities of Lord Rāmacandra, an incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṅa. The book showcases the unique

Letters2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011A Brilliant Issue I’d just like to say how much I enjoyed the May/June edition of Back to Godhead. What a brilliant issue! I loved the article by Viśākhā Devī Dāsī about looking after Mother Earth, and also KṛṣṅanandinīD

Founder’s Lecture - The Need for a Regulated Life2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011Bombay, India—February 25, 1974 Satisfying our material needs within the bounds of scriptural rules guarantees peace and prosperity for the individual, the family, and society. by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swam

Bach to Godhead - Music and the Vaiṣṅava Tradition2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011“I am the sound in ether.” Lord Kṛṣṅa, Bhagavad-gītā 7.8 MY ELDER BROTHER had tickets to a “Bach Retrospective” and invited me along. I had just read a book on the famed composer’s life, and I looked at this as an opport

How I Came to Kṛṣṅa Consciousness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011A Hare Kṛṣṅa in the Stock Market A life in Kṛṣṅa consciousness threatens a young man’s promising financial future. By Ānanda Vṛndāvana Dāsa (As told to Vraja Vihārī Dāsa) I WAS BORN in December 1962 to a well-to-do Gujar

The Cowherd Men Confused2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011When Kṛṣṅa deflates an arrogant god to protect His loved ones, they wonder, “Who is this boy?” By Kālakaṅṭha Dāsa AS A CHARMING village lad, Kṛṣṅa owned the simple hearts of His family, friends, and neighbors. So when th

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011The Best Conditioning The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples took place in June 1974 during an early-morning walk in Geneva. Śrīla Prabhupāda: A

Near-Death Experiences - Where Science Points to the Soul2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011Scientific research into NDEs supports the Vedic explanation of consciousness and perception. By Caitanya Caraṅa Dāsa “Science may keep saying: ‘Such things are simply impossible’; yet so long as the stories multiply in

In your own words…2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011Choose a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and explain why it inspires you. śrī-bhagavān uvāca ahaṁ bhakta-parādhīno hy asvatantra iva dvija sādhubhir grasta-hṛdayo bhaktair bhakta-jana-priyaḥ “The Supreme Personality of Godh

The Eternally Limitless And Me2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011A mental journey leading to the conclusion that existence is unlimited finds support in the Vedic scriptures. By Abhijit Toley FROM EARLY childhood I wondered where the limit of the universe might be. At night, as the st

Book Excerpt2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011Rāmāyaṅa In New Dress Fifty new paintings illustrate Vālmīki’s immortal tale of Lord Rāmacandra’s divine activities on this planet. The new, abridged, edition of the Rāmāyaṅa produced by the Mediterranean division of the

From the Editor2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011Seasonal Changes I’VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY they wouldn’t want to live in Florida because they’d miss having four seasons. I live in north Florida, and we have four seasons here, just none with snow. It’s midsummer here now,

Vedic Thoughts2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-05, 2011Devotees do not ask anything from the Lord in exchange for their service. Even the most desirable liberation is refused by devotees, although offered by the Lord. Thus the Lord becomes a kind of debtor to the devotees, a

Welcome2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011In the lecture opening this issue, Srila Prabhupada begins by discussing the dangers of sinful life and then goes on to speak about pious persons. He quotes Lord Krsna, who says in the Bhagavad-gita (7.16) that among the

Letters2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011Cooperation Better than Competition In response to the editorial about transcendental competition in July/August issue, while competition can give excellence, creativity, and efficiency, according to the Vedic conclusion

Founder's Lecture - Only the Pious Turn to Krsna2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011Bombay, April 7, 1971 Seeking shelter from the distresses of material existence, the pious worship Krsna, while the sinful look elsewhere. na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam a

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011The Difference Between Bhakti and Karma The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in June 1974 during an early-morning walk in Geneva. D

“Surrender Unto Me” Krsna’s Loving Invitation2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011by Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi Bhaktivinoda Thakura's instructions come to the aid of those of us who shudder at the mention of the word "surrender." Growing up, my older brother and I would sometimes get into physical fight

e-Krishna2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011www.bhaktivedantaacademy.com is the website for the Bhaktivedanta Academy in Mayapur, India, which provides education for boys, girls, and adult students based on the principles of the Vedic gurukula system. The Academy

Spiritual Sportsmanship2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011By Navina Syama Dasa When it comes to the game of life, going for the gold is less important than going back to Godhead. “It’s not about whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.” In the United States, most chi

Six Essential Questions2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011By Satyaraja Dasa The Srimad-Bhagavatam begins with six questions whose answers would benefit a sincere seeker of any religious tradition. Last spring I attended my family's Seder, the ceremonial meal on the first two ni

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011Led by the Hand Destiny would have turned her into a nonbeliever, but Krsna’s mercy saved her from the pitfall of impersonal atheism. By Tarini Radha Devi Dasi "I wrote that I hate Jinnah!" said Ruth. Jyoti added, "I wro

With love and kindness, villagers welcome young Hare Krsna devotees carrying the holy name to their state.2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011Five Days in Punjab By Vamsi Vihari Dasa Every year in our temple, ISKCON Chowpatty, as a part of the training program for the new residents, a few senior members of the brahmacari asrama lead the younger group to visit

Book Excerpt2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011By Visakha Devi Dasi [Footnote: Adapted from Harmony and the Bhagavad-gita: Lessons from a Life-Changing Move to the Wilderness, available from the Krishna.com Store.] Resolved to Live the Life of the Soul The desire to

From the Editor2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011Practice for Amazing Results As the story goes, the Polish-born American pianist Arthur Rubinstein was once approached in New York City by a man who asked, "Pardon me, sir, how do I get to Carnegie Hall?" To which he rep

Vedic Thoughts2011 / Back to Godhead Magazine #45-06, 2011Dedicate your life for Krsna. That is the perfection. Even if there are some faults, dedicated life is noble life. Maybe, due to our past habits, we may commit some faulty action, but that dedicated life is sublime. His