Back To Godhead January 1982 PDF Download
On the Hare Krsna farm in central Pennsylvania’s fertile Juniata county, Bhurijana dasa. headmaster of the gurukula school there. integrates practical farm experience into the educational curriculum.
Transcendental Meditation Through Sound
Soon after “transcendental meditation” first caught the fancy of people in America, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, gave this talk at Boston’s Northeastern University.
A Letter From a Friend
I will keep begging you to take part in the chanting of the holy names of God, the only effective religious practice for this age, for I know it is the only way you can be eternally happy.
Srila Prabhupada’s Childhood Ratha-Yatra Chariot Festival
Abhay wanted to have his own cart and to perform his own Ratha-yatra, and naturally he turned to his father for help. Gour Mohan agreed, but there were difficulties. When he took his son to several carpenter shops, he found that he could not afford to have a cart made.
Rice—A Gift From Krsna
Rice, one of the oldest grains known to man, has throughout history been a staple in the diet of nearly three fourths of the world’s people, and it remains so today.
Receiving Krsna’s Teachings As They Are
Personalistic Bhagavad-gita scholars reject the idea that God is a formless entity. On the contrary, the personalists, or Vaisnavas, maintain that God’s personal form is the source of all others.
Where Is Your Love For God?
Your charge is that they have forgotten God. They will answer, “We have not forgotten God. We are going to church. How have we forgotten God?”
Ravana Killed, Rama Reigns in Washington
For the United States this was the first formal installation of a Deity of Rama, an incarnation of Krsna who personifies perfect government leadership.
A Teacher for Krsna’s Children
Character formation is one of the main goals of the gurukula system, and it requires that the students have continuous and intimate association with a teacher who instructs them by the example of his own conduct.
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.
Letter on Raja Yoga
I read in Back to Godhead that the practice of Raja Yoga is “unsuitable for the present age.” Well, it’s not. Just a little of the Raja Yoga practices can lead to advancement, as I can attest.
The Ideal King Lord Ramacandra Reigns in Washington
From time to time God incarnates on earth to impart His instructions and enact His pastimes. One incarnation is Lord Ramacandra, who appeared in India millions of years ago as the ideal king. His purpose was to teach us perfect government—God-centered government.