ISKCON Television shot a video of Lord Rama's pastimes. Under the direction of Nrsimhananda dasa ITV staged an all-devotee Ramayana at the Hare Krsna movement's New Vrindaban farm community in West Virginia.…
The Saga of Lord Rama
“The Ghost in the Machine” — Science
The prevailing view among modern scientists is that a human being is in essence a complex machine. According to this view, our life and consciousness have their source in the interactions of our bodily parts—neurons in the brain, organelles in the cells, and so on.…
A Refuge For The Hippies — The Biography of Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada had come to San Francisco as the hippie movement was reaching its height. He found his small temple on Frederick Street, in the heart of the Haight-Ashbury district was becoming a spiritual haven for troubled, searching, and sometimes desperate young people.…
You Don’t Need a Guru—or Do You?
We'd rather be in the position of teacher than that of student. Submission to a teacher implies an admission that I need instruction and guidance. And this is humbling. Most of us will submit to another person for guidance only as a last resort, when all our own wisdom has failed.…
Ticket to a World Without Death
If TWA were selling tickets for a flight to a newly discovered planet where no one grew old, no one suffered disease, and no one ever died, who wouldn't want to purchase a ticket to go there, at any cost?…
The Religion Beyond All Religions
The perfect socio-religious system is explained by Lord Krsna in Bhagavad-gita. (This system differs from the prejudicial system of caste by birth.)…
The Role of the Disciple — Harvard Divinity School
You've been speaking at some length about the notion of the guru. According to your tradition, what is the role of the disciple? How does he deal with the guru?…
Hare Krsna Land—Bombay
Hare Krsna Land receives two to three thousand guests daily, ten times that many on Sundays, and as many as 100,000 for its major festivals.…
Science Can Not Account for Consciousness and Complex Biological Forms
Modern mechanistic science rests on the premise that reality is ultimately reducible to a simple set of mathematical equations. Such a view fails to account for two important aspects of reality: consciousness, and complex biological form.…
The Saga of Lord Rama
“The Ghost in the Machine” — Science
A Refuge For The Hippies — The Biography of Srila Prabhupada
You Don’t Need a Guru—or Do You?
Sankirtana — The Perfection of Glorifying God
Chanting Hare Krsna is for Saints and Sinners — Notes from the Editor
Krishna Consciousness: The Perfection of Yoga
Tasting the Nectar of Lord Krsna’s Holy Names
Ratha-Yatra—A Festival for Everyone
New York City Festival Diary — Notes from the Editor
The Chariots Roll Again
Why Krsna Comes To This World
Letters on India
Once again, your latest edition of BACK TO GODHEAD was a smasher. I read it through with tear-filled eyes. Especially, the article "Impressions of India" was a most moving and accurate account of "Indian" attitudes toward life.…
85.5 Million Prabhupada Books in Print (1979)
Last year the printing total surpassed the previous year's total by thirty percent, and BBT books appeared for the first time in Danish, Greek, and Kannada (a South Indian dialect).…