Back To Godhead October 1981 PDF Download
Radha and Krsna, standing on a teak-and-silver altar, are the center of attraction at Hare Krsna Land in Bombay. Lord Krsna’s devotees in Bombay number well over two million.
The Yoga Dictionary
The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and Cod realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in back to godhead, will focus upon the most important of these words.
100,000 Attend Ratha-yatra in L.A.
This summer a record 100,000 people took part in the fifth annual Hare Krsna Ratha-yatra Festival of the Chariots at Venice Beach, California—the largest such festival in the Western Hemisphere.
Letters — Is Hare Krishna a destructive cult?
In Washington, D.C., on August 20th, a call-in radio show hosted Jean Merritt, who says that the Hare Krsna movement is a “destructive cult” with dubious religious status whose members are taught not to think for themselves.
Back To Godhead November 1981 PDF Download
Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is shown here with His eternal consort, Srimati Radharani, seated on a lotus in the Lord’s eternal abode in the spiritual sky.
The Philosophy of Science — Letters
The theory of evolution is only a reflection of a much broader philosophy—the philosophy of materialistic science. It is this philosophy that is the cause of many people’s rejection of any theistic religion and that must therefore be exposed as inferior to belief in God.
The Yoga Dictionary
The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and God realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in BACK TO GODHEAD, will focus upon the most important of these words.
Sita-Rama Installed Near London
Recently at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, the country asrama of the Krsna consciousness movement near London, devotees installed the Deity forms of Lord Ramacandra (Krsna’s incarnation as a perfect king) and His consort, Srimati Sita-devi.
Back To Godhead August 1981 PDF Download
Ratha-yatra, “The Festival of the Chariots,” an ancient celebration held annually in India, has now become popular in cities around the world. Here, on Fifth Avenue, while thousands view the parade with pleasure and curiosity.
Mayor Praises Vancouver Ratha-yatra
The Ratha-yatra Festival of the Chariots, celebrated here annually for the last five years by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, has apparently won the hearts of British Columbia’s officialdom.
Back To Godhead December 1981 PDF Download
While Lord Krsna was performing transcendental pastimes as a cowherd boy, Brahma, thinking Him an ordinary person, played a trick on Him by stealing away His cows and cowherd friends.
The First Floating Hare Krishna Temple
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness has its first floating temple, a 53-foot teakwood ketch recently donated to Narahari dasa, president of the Honolulu Krsna center.
Back To Godhead January & February 1981 PDF Download
Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, speaks Bhagavad-gita to His devotee Arjuna five thousand years ago at India’s sacred Kuruksetra plain.
The Sunday Feast
After the chanting (it usually goes for twenty minutes or so) there’s a talk on Bhagavad-gita. This is the basic book of spiritual knowledge the Hare Krsna devotees get their philosophy from.
The Sanskrit Yoga Dictionary
The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and God realization. This dictionary will focus upon the most important of these (and, occasionally, upon relevant English terms) and explain what they mean.
Back To Godhead December 1980 PDF Download
Deities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (center figure), and His associates grace the altar of the new Krsna temple in Laguna Beach, California.
The Sunday Feast
Things get started with some chanting of Hare Krsna. It’s a kind of meditation. The idea is to meditate on the sound. And if you decide to join along in the chanting too—well, so much the better.
Hare Krishna Devotees Spread Aloha Spirit
Hare Krsna devotees recently took part in the gala floral parade celebrating Hawaii’s Aloha Festival. In tune with the festival’s theme (“Music, the International Language”), they chanted Hare Krsna.
Back To Godhead November 1980 PDF Download
The Divine Couple, Radha and Krsna, enjoy amorous pastimes in the spiritual realm Goloka. Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, lives eternally for the pleasure of Radha.
A Summer of Hare Krishna Festivals
Devotees of Lord Krsna organized public gatherings in several major cities this summer to celebrate traditional Krsna conscious festivals.