“With promiscuity as a norm and even a commodity, no wonder it’s hard to draw the line between ‘tolerable’ and ‘criminal.’ “ Child prostitution is on the rise in cities all over America. Los Angeles police estimate that in their city alone, more than three thousand boys and girls under fourteen are involved, and for […]
With oil running out and no substitute in sight, we need more than stopgap solutions. by Balavanta dasa Recently thirty-five of the world’s leading scientists met at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and predicted that our civilization will definitely run out of oil by the year 2000. Corroborating this warning, the Institute of Human Relations, […]
VedicViews on Western Thinkers Carl Jung (1875 -1961) Psychologist Carl Jung felt he had searched for his real self in past lives but had “not fulfilled the task” and never would. (A discussion with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.) Hayagriva dasa: Carl Jung once asked himself this question: “Have I lived before in […]
Man is surely great, and his real greatness lies in his ability to understand God’s message: that he is made in God’s image; that he is an eternal soul, part and parcel of God; and that God is the supreme.
Some Personal Recollections by His Disciples. In October of 1971, my parents came to see me in Calcutta. Srila Prabhupada was talking with some of his disciples in his quarters. As soon as my parents entered, Srila Prabhupada greeted them. After hearing him speak for some time, they finally came to the point—they wanted me […]
A Personal Account by Radha-Krsna Svami When I was a young boy growing up in Mexico City, I would sometimes meditate on what comes after death and why we have to die. And I would pray for more years to live, because I didn’t want to die. I could see that even the most well-off […]
The Transcendental Pastimes of Lord Krsna Even five thousand years ago, Lord Krsna had His enemies. One was Putana, the great witch…. by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami In the present age it is fashionable for aspiring intellectuals to discount the existence of God and eternal life. They say that there are no “hard facts” to prove […]
Devotees of Lord Krsna challenge a skeptic scientist to back up his claim that life comes from matter. Dr. Abraham T. Kovoor is president of the Sri Lanka branch of the Rationalist Association, an organization especially dedicated to disproving the existence of God and the soul. On August 14, 1977, the Colombo (Sri Lanka) Sunday […]
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Cultural Center Opens in Bombay In January some of India’s foremost political and cultural figures took part in the inaugural ceremonies for ISKCON’s new Sri Sri Radha-Rasavihariji Temple and Vedic Cultural Center in Bombay. Two provincial chief executives and a […]
On Seeing God This discussion between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a reporter took place at ISKCON’s center in Melbourne, Australia. Interviewer: Your Divine Grace, is the purpose of human life to realize God? Srila Prabhupada: Yes—that is the only purpose. Interviewer: Srila Prabhupada, have you realized God? Srila Prabhupada: What do […]
“At the new Bombay center, India’s rich spiritual culture can express itself in a thoroughly modern setting……” by Dravida dasa HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada had a genius for spreading Krsna consciousness in any situation he encountered. Srila Prabhupada applied this genius not only in the West but also in today’s Westward-looking India—as […]
Vedic Views on Western Thinkers Carl Jung (1875 -1961) Swiss psychologist Carl Jung sought a way out of the ocean of material suffering. Yet he felt, “I had to make do with my own truth……” (A discussion with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.) Hayagriva dasa: Jung gave the following criticism of Sigmund Freud: […]
The cover of this month’s Back to Godhead Magazine features a painting of Radha and Krishna showing the exalted relationship between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His consort Srimati Radharani.
Muhammed said, “Glorify the name of your Lord, the most high.” Saint Paul said, “Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” Lord Buddha declared, “All who sincerely call upon my name will come to me after death.”
Special celebration edition of Back to Godhead magazine covering the festivals of Janmastami, Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja and Radhastami.