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Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 20122012 / #46-01 / 14 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 20122012 / #46-02 / 13 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 20122012 / #46-03 / 15 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #46-04, 20122012 / #46-04 / 0 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 20122012 / #46-05 / 14 articles Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 20122012 / #46-06 / 9 articles

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Welcome2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012The title of Srila Prabhupada's lecture in this issue—“Attaining Krsna’s Abode”—expresses what, according to Lord Krsna Himself, should be the goal of every human being. Krsna’s transcendental kingdom, as Prabhupada call Letters2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012The Universal Theme of Passover I was somewhat surprised at the article "Six Essential Questions," by Satyaraja Dasa, in the November/December issue. I have been a friend of the Hare Krsna movement since the late 1960s, Founder's Lecture - Attaining Krsna’s Abode2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012New York City, November 17, 1966 From the Bhagavad-gita we learn about the spiritual world and the means to go there. mam upetya punar janma duhkhalayam asasvatam napnuvanti mahatmanah samsiddhim paramam gatah "After att The Chance to End Suffering2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012This exchange between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in April 1975 during an early-morning walk in Mayapur, India. Disciple: Srila Prabhupada, sometimes people Understanding Karma and How to Stop It2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012By Caitanya Carana Dasa Everyone has heard of karma, but hardly anyone knows how it works. The Sanskrit word karma has gained mainstream acceptance today and found a place in the English dictionary. Karma as a philosophi

Hare Krsna People, Delivering Little Souls

2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012A young devotee finds joy and spiritual realization as she pursues a career as a midwife. By Madhava Smullen Tulasi Harrison was only seven years old—still practically a baby herself—when she decided she wanted to become

Not getting what you want? Perhaps that's good for you.2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012Face to Face with Frustration By Murari Gupta Dasa "Please cancel my tickets," I said to my friend on the phone. "I won't be able to go." I hung up the phone and sank down onto my bed, my head in my hands. My friend had

Revolutionize Your Heart and Revolutionize the World2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012If we become qualified, we can have a powerful effect on world history. By Sankarsana Dasa The most exciting and enlightening life one can possibly experience in Kali-yuga, the current age, is a life dedicated to pushing

Krsna on the Page: A Spiritual Approach to Teaching Kids to Read2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012A new series of books helps children learn to read without absorbing the materialistic values presented in other reading books. By Urmila Devi Dasi In the holy city of Mayapur, India, schoolchildren, ready for reading cl

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012Growing from a Christian Foundation By Vijay Mathias Raised as a Christian in India, a young man discovers the eternal religion, the jewel of his cultural heritage. In June 2001 I joined the training department at Aurion

An Appointment with Mr. Death2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012By Vraja Vihari Dasa For the one appointment no one can cancel, it pays to be prepared. Recently a college friend of mine was diagnosed with an incurable cancer; his doctors told him he would live for only another year.

The Crow Story that Changed My Life2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012By Yugavatara Dasa Devotional service to the Lord cures our sense of dissatisfaction, which impels us to always look elsewhere for happiness. As my first M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) exam was getting close

From the Editor2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012Harm and Help from Technoworld I suppose it's a sign I'm getting older, but I can't keep up with technology. It seems only the most dedicated electronics consumer can, with more gadgets and software coming out every day.

Vedic Thoughts2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-01, 2012Pure devotees of the Lord are more powerful than the waters of the sacred river Ganges. One can derive spiritual benefit out of prolonged use of the Ganges waters, but one can be sanctified at once by the mercy of a pure

Welcome2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012Yamuna Devi Dasi, an early disciple of Srila Prabhupada's, passed away in December, having lived an exemplary life of devotional service. In this issue her longtime friend and godsister Visakha Devi Dasi gives us a glimp

Letters2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012The Death of a Loved One How should devotees react when a loved one dies? For the last two days I have been haunted by the thought "How will I live if my mother dies?" Kaveri Via the Internet Our reply: In the Bhagavad-g

Founder's Lecture - Stages of Attachment to God2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012San Francisco, September 10, 1968 Loving God begins with appreciating His greatness and moves on to the desire to serve Him in progressive levels of intimacy. sri-bhagavan uvaca mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-

Vedic Proof for the Soul2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and an Indian doctor took place in September 1973 at the Hare Krsna center in London. Doctor: Can you scientifically prove that the

The Rising Moon of Mayapur2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012In West Bengal, in a little-known village on the bank of the Ganges, an extraordinary temple is taking shape. By Abhijit Toley The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), or the Hare Krsna movement, is

How Can the Unlimited Have a Form?2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012By Caitanya Carana Dasa A systematic logical and scriptural analysis resolves the paradox underlying the apparently self-contradictory phrase "unlimited form." Whether or not God has a form is a perennial philosophical q

e-Krishna2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012www.food.krishna.com Devotees sometimes refer to the Hare Krsna movement as "the kitchen religion." From the very beginning, Srila Prabhupada was offering food to Krsna and serving it out as prasadam to his early discipl

Vedic Observer2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012Time to Ditch Bad Leaders by Krsna Dharma Dasa The “last of the buffoon dictators” was one correspondent’s take on the death of Muammar Gaddafi. With his numerous outlandish costumes, opulent palace, and corps of female

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012From Sneering Passerby to Initiated Disciple By Mahabhagavata Dasa A successful young man gradually discovers what's truly valuable. One afternoon, as I walked out of a bustling Mumbai train station, I saw a shaven-heade

Guru: The Scriptural Basis2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012Shedding some light on an often-misunderstood concept. By Satyaraja Dasa As traditionally understood, there are three kinds of guru in spiritual life: (1) the siksa-guru, who gives instruction; (2) the diksa-guru, who in

The Heart of a Vaisnava2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012An appreciation of the extraordinarily devoted life of Srila Prabhupada’s beloved disciple Yamuna Devi Dasi (1942–2011). By Visakha Devi Dasi Sitting on the front porch of her Oregon home, Joan Campanella was delighting

From the Editor2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012Insight into the Mind of God Western philosophers have presented well-reasoned arguments in favor of God. I find, though, that these philosophers are somewhat handicapped by their reliance on the conception of God develo

Vedic Thoughts2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-02, 2012If one regularly sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the temple, one will gradually be disinfected of all material desires simply by visiting the temple and seeing the deity. When one is freed from all the results

Welcome2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Surapala Dasa, from Poland, wanted urgently to spread Krsna consciousness, but when he and his wife, Krsna-mayi Devi Dasi, moved to America, they had no idea they'd end up starting a temple in the spiritually challenging

Letters2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Yamuna Devi's Govinda Prayers We received the latest BTG (March/April) yesterday and just wanted to share our appreciation for a most wonderful issue. I was wondering why there was no mention of Yamuna Devi being the one

Founder's Lecture - The Personal and Impersonal Features of the Absolute Truth2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012New York City, July 17, 1976 The sun and the sunshine provide an excellent example to help us understand God and His energies. eka-desa-sthitasyagner jyotsna vistarini yatha parasya brahmanah saktis tathedam akhilam jaga

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Devotional Service Is Not Stillness The following exchange between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a Jesuit priest took place in May 1975 at the Hare Krsna center in Melbourne. Priest: Do you ha

e-Krishna2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012http://writers.bbt.info/ is the website for the Vaishnava Writers Community, a Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) project that came into being in February this year. The goals of the community are to help devotees improve th

Krsna’s New Playground2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012by Krsna-mayi Devi Dasi After getting too many hints they couldn't ignore, a devotee couple decides, with reasonable trepidation, to open a Krsna temple in Sin City. “What do you think about opening a center in Las Vegas

Krishna.com Turns Ten2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012By Radha McClellan Launched in 2002, Krishna.com—a website all about Krsna —has become an indispensible spiritual resource for many people. In 2001, if you had typed www.krishna.com into your web browser, you would have

The Krishna.com Store2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Ten years ago the store at Krishna.com was a few pages in the printed and online editions of BTG magazine. Not a whole lot to it. You had to mail, email, or call in your order and payment information. In the fall of 2002

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012I Found Krsna in Las Vegas By Lisa Chastain A lifelong search for God ends in the most unexpected of places. Last year I found myself at the doorstep of Govinda’s Center of Vedic India and Radha-Govinda Mandir, Las Vegas

Vedic Observer2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Sacred Cows and Other Slurs By Mathuresa Dasa When a national radio talk-show host criticized First Lady Michelle Obama for her “uppityism,” observers on both sides of the political spectrum were aghast. “Uppity” is a de

The Ropes That Bind Us2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012By Navina Syama Dasa Understanding the gunas described in the Vedic literature provides a unique perspective on God, the world, and ourselves. The most striking building in Philadelphia is the Museum of Art. One of the l

A World of Gurus2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012By Satyaraja Dasa The Srimad-Bhagavatam introduces us to teachers we might expect, and to a few we might not. Having written about gurus in the last issue, ending with an analysis of how the five material elements can ac

The Magic of Hearing About Krsna and His Devotees2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012by Visakha Devi Dasi Why hearing is the first and most important of the nine kinds of devotional service to the Lord. When I first read that hearing is the most important of the nine kinds of devotional service, I was co

From the Editor2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Awakening Imagine waking up one day in a foreign place with total amnesia. After the initial shock and a frightening period of adjustment, you decide to start a new life. But even though you've forgotten your past, it re

Vedic Thoughts2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-03, 2012Those who are artists, overtaken by the beautiful creation, should better see to the beautiful face of the Lord for complete satisfaction. The face of the Lord is the embodiment of beauty. What they call beautiful nature

Welcome2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012From the earliest days of the Hare Krsna movement Srila Prabhupada encouraged disciples to produce paintings of Lord Krsna and other subjects related to Krsna consciousness. His disciple Visnu Dasa has been doing that si

Letters2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012Saving the Yamuna in Vrindavan The article "The Save Yamuna Campaign" in the July/August issue was great but did not address the specific problems in Vrindavan or the efforts to solve them. I feel strongly that Mr. K. P.

Founder's Lecture - The Original Seed of Everything2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012Bombay, February 24, 1974 The Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic scriptures tell us that we can trace everything back to Krsna. punyo gandhah prthivyam ca tejas casmi vibhavasau jivanam sarva-bhutesu tapas casmi tapasvisu "I

The Brahmana and the Cobbler2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012A story illustrates how one can appreciate Krsna. Once, Narada Muni was passing by, and a very learned scholar, a brahmana, asked him, "Sir, where are you going?" Narada said, "I am going to Vaikuntha to see my Lord." "O

The Lack of Human Reasoning2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in May 1975 during an early-morning walk in Melbourne. Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, I read in on

Bhakti and Our Authentic Illusory Self2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012By Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi To move forward along the spiritual path, it's important to understand our unique conditioned nature. I’m ten years old and standing at the blackboard in elementary school on an island in Puget

“Mesdames et Messieurs, Metroyoga!”2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012Spreading the sankirtana movement in the Paris subway. by Candrasekhara Acarya Dasa As the train approaches the platform, we begin kirtana. The doors of the train open, and we enter, singing. Passengers look at us with p

Extremist Misconceptions About the Bhagavad-gita2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012By Caitanya Carana Dasa Only someone who doesn't undertand the Gita could call it an extremist literature. During the abortive attempt in Russia to ban the Gita as an extremist book, a question came up repeatedly on Goog

Vedic Observer2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012Religious Views Toward Women in the Public Sphere By Gunavatara Dasa For some time now I have been following a hot topic of public discourse in Israel—Hadarat Nashim, or the exclusion of women from the public sphere. Ult

The True Sage Sees With Equal Vision2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012By Hari-sauri Dasa Despite the best intentions, attempts at equality in this world inevitably fail. [Footnote: Adapted from a paper delivered at a seminar on "Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Universal Brotherhood," hos

Verses of Surrender: The Carama-slokas of the Sri Vaisnava Tradition2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012By Satyaraja Dasa Great Vaisnava teachers have selected certain scriptural verses as ultimate spiritual instructions. As devotees of Krsna, we often study the Vedic literature with a great deal of seriousness. Over time,

Our Only Business2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Saranagati, surrender to Krsna, is our only business. This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to teach people not to declare independence, which is not possibl

From the Editor2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012Who's Scared? I don't much like nighttime. Watching the sun set recently, I thought how horrible it would be to fear darkness, powerless as we are to prevent the arrival of night. Some people suffer from this fear, calle

Vedic Thoughts2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-05, 2012Our only business in the human form of life should be to revive our relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus become qualified to return home, back to Godhead. Material happiness and distress come as

Welcome2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012One of the most popular festivals for Krsna’s devotees is Rathayatra, the Jagannatha chariot festival. The festival started many centuries ago in Puri, Odisha, was brought to the West by Srila Prabhupada, and is now cele

Letters2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012Worshiping Hanuman I saw a letter in the last issue of BTG with a question about Hanuman and worship of him by ISKCON devotees. I recalled that when Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami (then Satsvarupa Dasa Brahmacari) went to Bosto

Founder's Lecture - Know the Truth by Submissive Hearing2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012New York City, December 1, 1966 Unerring knowledge of reality descends from God through His pure representatives. jnana-yajnena capy anye yajanto mam upasate ekatvena prthaktvena bahudha viSvato-mukham "Others, who engag

The Artist Behind the Creation2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a guest took place in August 1973 at the Hare Krsna center in London. Srila Prabhupada: Modern scientists say there is no brain

Jagannatha Puri Rathayatra: A Front-row View2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012A visitor witnesses the spectacle and the devotion of the famous ancient festival that's now reenacted around the world. By Jahnudvipa Dasa To watch the biggest religious festival in the world from the front row is a tru

The Challenges and Benefits of Charitable Giving2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012by Krsna Nandini Devi Dasi Some thoughts on fulfilling our obligation, given by Krsna Himself, to perform acts of charity. I have vivid memories of the many times my mother took my siblings and me to church—the heartfelt

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012Love at First Sight By Pervin Jumala (as told to Kalyani Ajrekar) How a moment and few sincere words changed a life. “Wow! That’s so beautiful.” Firoz and I were frozen for a moment, awestruck by our first glimpses of Ra

Krsna, the Purest of the Pure2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012Why we should surrender to Lord Krsna’s lotus feet. By Rasa Purusa Dasa At the junction of two ages, amidst two immense armies arrayed on the battlefield at Kurukshetra, Arjuna scans his foes and becomes confused. When K

The Seven Wonders of the Word2012 / Back to Godhead Magazine #46-06, 2012What is the effect of chanting Hare Krsna ? By Sivarama Swami [Footnote: This article is adapted from the book Chant, available, along with other books by the author, at www.srsbooks.com.] The names of the Lord in the ma