 | Back To Godhead Vol 49, 1970-1973
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Back to Godhead is for humans. Its subject matter is hearing and chanting about the Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna. According to the Vedic scriptures, which are the oldest known literatures on this planet, a human being’s prime duty is to hear the glories of God. It is stated in the Vedas that persons who will not experience the joy of speaking and hearing about Krsna are really not human beings but lower animals. The only crucial difference between the human body and those of other animals such as cats and dogs is that only the human species can inquire about and develop love for God.
We are all suffering in different ways only because we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Supreme Lord. Containing topics meant exclusively for awakening our loving relationship with all-blissful Krsna, Back to Godhead functions to release us from our morbid preoccupation with a temporary material life which inevitably ends in death. Hearing about Krsna will guarantee us blissful eternal life, but it must be performed under the expert guidance of one who knows very well the science of love of God. Such a person is our spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a pure devotee of Krsna. We earnestly request all intelligent men to inquire into his authorized writings on Krsna consciousness.
Singing or speaking the Hare Krsna chant printed on this page can by itself clean the heart and mind of a whole lifetime’s accumulation of the dust of forgetfulness of God. Study our evidence for these claims, and at the same time please try to understand and take part in Krsna consciousness. Such inquiry is the real aim of human life.
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