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Welcome2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013In Chapter Eleven of the Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krsna puts on an astounding show by revealing His universal form to Arjuna. The display edifies Arjuna, frightens him, and serves as a warning to anyone claiming a status equa Letters2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013Emergency Service I loved reading the well-written and encouraging article "Bhakti and Our Authentic Illusory Self," by Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi in the September/October issue. Her articles are always full of meaning for Founder's Lecture - The Unknown Goal2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013New York City, December 6, 1966 Lord Krsna says that He, and not solutions to temporary so-called problems, should be the goal of life. gatir bharta prabhuh saksi nivasah Saranam suhrt prabhavah pralayah sthanam nidhanam Working Like Pigs2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in September 1975 during an early-morning walk in Vrindvan, India. Srila Prabhupada: Life can Book Excerpt2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013Homeschooling Krsna’s Children Aruddha Devi Dasi Guidance from a mother who homeschooled her two sons, and who both are now devotees and scholars. [Footnote: Adapted from Homeschooling Krishna's Children, available from Are Mental Parasites Sucking Our Energy?

2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013How to immunize our minds against attacks by agents harmful to our spiritual life. by Caitanya Carana Dasa Many of us may sometimes feel fed up with the way things are going in our life. At such times, we feel mentally t

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013Finding Solace in Krsna by Gautam Saha "Had I held a copy of the Gita in my hands years earlier, perhaps I could have been a more useful person to society by performing devotional service truly and properly." For most of

Ear: The Gateway to Liberation2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013We may not realize how our aural organs play a vital role in determining our spiritual destination. By Ahladini Radharani Devi Dasi The human body is equipped with five senses through which one is connected to the extern

Mahaprabhu’s Victory Over the Mayavadis at Benares2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi Desiring to drown everyone in the flood of love of God, Lord Caitanya made a special effort to capture misinformed impersonalists. In 1486 CE, Lord Krsna appeared in West Bengal as Sri Caitany

The Tale of Dorothy2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013By Radhanatha Swami Waiting for a delayed flight, a traveling swami consoles an irate passenger with Krsna’s teachings. We waited. And waited. It was a sweltering summer day in the Florida panhandle. The morning sun glar

The Universal Form: Its Revelations and Implications2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013A review of Vaisnava literature turns up five instances of Lord Krsna’s showing His form as the universe and everything in it. By Satyaraja Dasa Rajiv and I have been friends for several years, and our exchanges often be

Vedic Observer2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013Behind the Scene by Visakha Devi Dasi Armed with chutzpah and other people's credit, Marc Dreier, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, hatched one ingenious scam after another and used the proceeds to ma

Leave Godmen, Accept God2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013By Murari Gupta Dasa At any given time in India, a number of holy men claim they can cure all by their mystical powers. One such miracle man is in the news for all the wrong reasons. First the media and now the police ar

e-Krishna2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013www.gaudiyahistory.com is an encyclopedic online history of Gaudiya Vaisnava personalities. The site presents the histories and biographies of Gaudiya Vaisnavas in audio, video, and text, including downloadable ebooks. T

From the Editor2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013We're All in Maya In the Bhagavad-gita (7.14) Lord Krsna refers to maya, the deluding material energy, as mama maya: "My maya." We Vaisnavas accept His word on this, with profound philosophical implications. The chief ph

Vedic Thoughts2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-01, 2013The more one advances in spiritual consciousness, the more he can understand the elements of devotional service. Nothing in devotional service is material; everything is spiritual. Consequently a devotee is awarded so-ca

Welcome2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013This issue corresponds with the anniversary of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of Lord Krsna who appeared in West Bengal in 1486 CE. As Satyaraja Dasa writes in "Krsna Consciousness: The Golden

Letters2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013Lonely People Why do people feel lonely despite being Krsna conscious? Parthsarathy Via the Internet Our reply: "Being Krsna conscious" and taking up the process of Krsna consciousness are two different things. Your ques

Fonunder's Lecture - Protected by Krsna2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013Founder's Lecture - Protected by Krsna London, July 12, 1973 As the Battle of Kurukshetra is about to begin, Duryodhana is confident of victory, but Krsna has a plan of His own. aparyaptam tad asmakam balam bhismabhiraks

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013Impersonalism: The Supreme Illusion The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in September 1975 on an early-morning walk in Vrindavan, I

Vedic Observer2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013Delhi Gang-Rape and the Modern Sūrpanakha by Caitanya Carana Dasa “The sexual exposure we face is unparalleled in the history of mankind. . . . Because pornography and sex have such a forceful pull on us, if left uncheck

The W.R.I.T.E. Service2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013by Caitanya Carana Dasa Five reasons to write as devotional service to Lord Krsna. "Realization means you should write. Every one of you. What is your realization? What is this Back to Godhead for? You write your realiza

e-Krishna2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013By Antony Brennan http://bhaktiwriters.com/ is the website of the Bhakti Writers Community, a project of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT). An online network for devotee writers across the globe, the Bhakti Writers Comm

Relationships Matter2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013by Krsna Prestha Devi Dasi Have you ever wondered how you can make a difference in the world? Srila Prabhupada created an international spiritual society as a means to counteract the discord on the planet and give everyo

How I Came to Krsna Consciousness2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013Wrestling for Krsna : A Meditation Teacher's Journey by Sarvabhauma Dasa How inspiration to become a devotee of Krsna came from two unlikely sources: an interest in wrestling, and words from the founder of Transcendental

Krsna Consciousness: The Golden Opportunity2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013By Satyaraja Dasa The Golden Avatar delivered the gold standard of spiritual practices for this age. In general, people like gold. It represents wealth and success. A golden age refers to an era of goodness and plenty, a

A simple yet elegant way for each of us to yield to the loving desire of the Supreme Whole.2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013By Urmila Devi Dasi Surrender. Submission. Such words may conjure up images of war and aggression, where the weaker party regretfully yields to the stronger, possibly with thoughts of future victory or vengeance. With su

Sickness: A Friend and Teacher2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013By Vamsi Vihari Dasa Though illness may restrict or halt our normal spiritual activities, it can provide spiritual benefits we might not otherwise gain. After seven days of sickness, malarial fever had broken me down to

Srila Prabhupada's Example2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013July 1977: Working on Srimad-Bhagavatam, he was completely transcendental to his physical condition, despite the accompanying heart palpitations and despite his faint voice and general weakness. Even to sit was difficult

Book Excerpt2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013Karma-yoga in the Bhagavad-gita By Viśākhā devī dāsī After hearing what seem to be contradictory instructions, Arjuna asks Lord Krsna for clarification. Footnote on opening spread: This article was adapted from Bhagavad-

From the Editor2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013By the Light of the Full Moon One of the most important principles underpinning the Krsna consciousness movement is reliance on spiritual authority. Srila Prabhupada consistently pointed out that whatever he taught came

Vedic Thoughts2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013The Absolute Truth is there, just as the sun is there for everyone to see. The sun does not hide, but a person can try to hide from the sun by closing his door. One must open the door in order to see the sun. Similarly,

In Honor of Sri Gaura Pūrnima2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-02, 2013The Appearance Anniversary of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu In the month of January in the year 1406 of the Saka Era (A.D. 1485), Lord Krsna entered the bodies of both Jagannatha Misra and Saci. Jagannatha Misra said to Sacima

Welcome2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013Members of local congregations of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are working together in cities around the world to help spread Lord Krsna’s teachings. One of the most conspicuous endeavors by ISKCON

Letters2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013Why Would God Have Wives? Upon reading the letter entitled “The Spiritual World” in the letters section of the March/April issue, I became rather confused by a statement in the response to the letter. You stated that Krs

Founder's Lecture - Hear from Swanlike Persons2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013February 25, 1976 The great devotee Prahlada Maharaja shows the way to freedom from material existence. so ’ham priyasya suhrdah paradevataya lila-kathas tava nrsimha virinca-gitah anjas titarmy anugrnan guna-vipramukto

Lessons from the Fish2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013by Caitanya Carana Dasa The moment we turn away from Krsna our misery begins. The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty, by David G. Myers, is one among several books that use telling facts and revealing

Who's First: Visnu or Krsna?2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013By Satyaraja Dasa A discussion of the relative positions of the creator and the playful, ever-youthful cowherd boy of Vrindavan. When I speak to college students or professors, a particular question often arises: Who is

Caring for the Bird2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013By Tattvavit Dasa Adapted by Tattvavit Dasa from Srila Prabhupada's teachings based on the analogy of the bird in the cage. After the destruction of the body, the soul is not destroyed. The Gita says that the soul is alw

Touched by Srila Prabhupada’s Books2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013By Nikunja Vilasini Devi Dasi When delivered by His pure representative, Krsna’s message attracts and transforms people young and old. “Haribol Nani!” I greet my grandmother as I enter her home. Unable to get up to recei

The Laws of Bhakti2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013Far from being a sentimental activity, devotional service is based on well-defined principles that systematically guide a practitioner to ultimate perfection. By Mukundamala Dasa Discussions about the relationship betwee

Macedonian Memories2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013By Indradyumna Swami In Macedonia, home to Alexander the Great and Mother Teresa, a lecture on Krsna consciousness ends with rousing applause and news of attendance by an unexpected guest. [Footnote on opening page: Adap

A New Body at Every Moment2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in July 1975 in Denver, Colorado. It begins in an automobile and continues outside. Srila Prab

e-Krishna2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013www.vedicsearch.com is a website directory created by Padmavati Devi Dasi, who says she created the site to help the online devotee community find Krsna conscious content more quickly. This online directory contains link

Perfect Ingredients for a Cake2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013Nicknamed "The Cake" by local residents, the Sri Sri Krsna -Balarama Temple opens in Gaborone, Botswana. by Mfundo Nkosi As we venture over the northwestern border of South Africa by car into Botswana, we sense an almost

Let's Be Good2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013One way to categorize philosophies, especially theistic ones, is by listing their view of humanity: Is it positive or negative? Or, put another way, does the philosophy in question regard human beings as fundamentally go

Vedic Thoughts2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-03, 2013Chanting and dancing in the temple are forms of meditating on Krsna. Thus the boys and girls in this Society for Krsna consciousness are perfect yogis because they are meditating on Krsna twenty-four hours a day. We are

Welcome2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013Understanding that God is the oldest person of all, artists in the West have traditionally depicted Him as an old man. But as Srila Prabhupada explains in his lecture opening this issue, God is not like us: He never grow

Letters2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013Greetings from Alaska I look forward to each issue of BTG magazine. I'm especially interested in articles on how cities/towns started centers. I live in Wasilla, Alaska, and down the road I hope there will be a center or

Founder's Lecture - Krsna, the Ever Youthful Cowherd Boy2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013New York City, December 5, 1966 Rejecting speculative conceptions of God, Caitanya Mahaprabhu cites authoritative scriptural descriptions of God's personal characteristics. kṛṣṅera svarūpa-vicāra śuna, sanātana advaya-jñ

Simply Bluffing in the Name of Science2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in October 1975 during an early-morning walk in Durban, South Africa. Prabhupada: Man came fro

The God Particle: Is There Anything Godly About It?2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013by Caitanya Carana Dasa There's a particle more important than the Higgs boson, and we should be investigating it. “Does 'the God particle' disprove the existence of God?” a young man asked me after a recent talk, referr

The Hare Krsna Experience at the Kumbha Mela2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013by Krsangi Radhe Devi Dasi A pilgrimage to the world's greatest festival is becoming a tradition for one family from South Africa. Twelve years ago (2001), I was presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend

Following Prabhupada's Program at the Mela2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013by Dina Bandhu Dasa Kumbha Mela 2013 was so ecstatic! For more than a month devotees were completely absorbed in Srila Prabhupada's program of harinama, book distribution, and prasada distribution. Every day we would go

Sherlock Holmes and the Limits of Modern Knowing2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013by Navina Syama Dasa Might the methods we employ to learn about day-to-day things fall short when we pursue transcendent truths? “Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.” Fans of the world’s most famous fictional detecti

Vedic Observer2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013Labeling Body Parts: Animals, Consciousness, and the Problem of Meat-Eating By Satyaraja Dasa In an article entitled “Born to Bun: Labels to Tell Meat’s Life Story” (New York Daily News, April 4, 2013), journalist James

A Colorful Spectacle Showcased in White Splendor2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013Srila Prabhupada's vision becomes reality in South India's largest and most developed city. by Tarini Radha Devi Dasi “The Taj Mahal of the ECR,” exclaimed a German gentleman on beholding the splendor of ISKCON’s Chennai

A Representation of the Vedic Concept of the Universe2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013In the Sthapatya Veda a temple is said to mirror the universe. The structure of the temple thus embodies the surface of the earth (Bhu-mandala) with its directions and central axis (Mount Meru), the various higher dimens

The Swirling Smoke of Fragrant Love2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013By Urmila Devi Dasi How incense fits into the practice of the yoga of devotion. The desire for a pleasant fragrance fuels the world's perfume industry at twenty-seven billion dollars a year;1 soaps, laundry detergents, a

The Launch of the Hare Krsna Express2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013A devotee from a remote village in India finds an innovative way to share Srila Prabhupada’s message with everyone. By Vikram Patil It’s widely known that Srila Prabhupada’s books have the potency to transform people’s h

From the Editor2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013Srila Prabhupada Pranati At the end of August, disciples, followers, and admirers of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada celebrate the anniversary of his appearance in this world. As part of our spiritu

Vedic Thoughts2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-04, 2013A living entity becomes established in spiritual, blissful life when he fully understands that his happiness depends on spiritual self-realization, which is the basic principle of ananda (bliss), and when he is eternally

Satisfaction: Only a Mantra Away2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013by Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi The Rolling Stones couldn't find it because they didn't know where to look. Back in the sixties, when I was eleven years old my father changed jobs and we moved from the quiet, subdued island t

Benefits of Hearing Dhruva's Story2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013After narrating the history of Dhruva Maharaja, Maitreya Muni tells Vidura what can be gained by hearing or repeating it. srutvaitac chraddhaya bhiksnam acyuta-priya-cestitam bhaved bhaktir bhagavati yaya syat klesa-sank

Is the Ramayana Relevant Today?2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013by Caitanya Carana Dasa Finding inspiration in examples of selfless sacrifice in an ancient epic. “The Ramayana is made up of stories from ancient times. Is it relevant today?” When I was asked this question in the midst

Material or Spiritual—the Choice Is Ours2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013by Hariparayana Dasa People tend to ignore the logical consequences of belief in materialism. The Ramayana recounts how Lord Rama was banished to the forest on the desires of his stepmother Kaikeyi. Lord Rama’s younger b

Where Is Our Education Leading Us?2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013by Jayadvaita Swami The Bhaktivedanta Swami Lecture, in honor of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada This is the first annual Bhaktivedanta Swami Lecture, given at Wits University in Johannesburg under

Honest Happiness2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013by Ravindra Svarūpa Dasa If we don't want to be cheated, we must accept one undeniable law of spiritual life. One Saturday afternoon at the Krishna-Balarama Mandir in Queens, NY, toward the end of conducting a workshop i

Saved by the Bell: Madana-Mohana, the First Krsna Deity in ISKCON2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013By Satyaraja Dasa The story of how Madana-Mohana came to 26 Second Avenue and is now worshiped at the Hare Krsna temple outside Washington, D.C. When Srila Prabhupada arrived in New York City in September 1965, he felt d

Founder's Lecture - How to Approach a Guru2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013Washington, D.C., July 4, 1976 A highly posted government official reveals the mood required of one who wants to learn from a spiritual master. tabe sanatana prabhura carane dhariya dainya vinati kare dante trna laṣa “ni

Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013"We Must Cooperate with Krsna " The following conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in October 1975 during an early-morning walk in Nairobi, Kenya

Krsna’s Other Worshipers2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-05, 2013Founder's Lecture - Krsna’s Other Worshipers New York City, December 2, 1966 To encourage all worshipers to progress to the final goal, Lord Krsna allows for methods of worship besides pure devotion. jnana-yajṣena capy a

Truth in a Nutshell2013 / Back to Godhead Magazine #47-06, 2013Four special verses in the Bhagavad-gita and four in the Srimad-Bhagavatam lay out the fundamental teachings of Krsna consciousness. By Satyaraja Dasa My mom always keeps peanuts around the house. Crack the shells open,