The Meaning of the Mantra – Letters
Arthur Avalon [a writer on yoga] places as: Ram the mantra of the Manipura cakra (around the navel) and Ha . . . Ksa . . . for the petals…
Deprogramming or The Freedom to Make Up Your Own Mind
They threw me in the van, lay on top of me, and gagged me. From the back of the van my mother and stepfather came forward and said, "It's all…
Back To Godhead November 1982 PDF Download
History was made last August in Washington, D .C. Not by the senators and congressmen this time, nor by the president, the usual prime mover in that city. No, this…
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, focuses upon the most…
The Focus for True Global Unity
There are many international societies, such as the United Nations. So the idea of an international society is very nice, but we must try to understand what the central idea…
Survival in the Nuclear Age
So God's role in preventing a nuclear holocaust is not peripheral—it is crucial. Humankind, having created such a disastrous situation, should study God's instructions in the revealed scriptures and try…
How I Came to Krsna Consciousness
In distress I prayed out loud: "If there is someone behind all this, I want to know You. I will be obedient to Your will." I prayed from my heart,…
Petty Nationalism — Reigning Cats and Dogs
Nationalism demands that we abandon our real spiritual identity and instead fight like dogs and cats. Since conflicts of interest between nations are endless, nationalism can never be the basis…
The Lord of the Universe Comes to Washington D.C.
The first annual Ratha-yatra chariot festival in Washington, D.C. Hare Krsna devotees came from around the country and at the foot of the Washington Monument thousands of well-wishers, friends, and…
Cooking for Krishna
How can a twentieth-century woman simply stand there cutting a cauliflower, with the Middle East in crisis, millions going hungry, and the national economy tottering?…
The Soul in Matter: A Fish out of Water
Your home is the spiritual world. But by karma you are put into this material world. Then you must struggle, like a fish out of water. And if the fish…
Hare Krsna Leaders Meet India’s President
Recently the president of India, His Excellency Sri Giani Zail Singh, cordially received three leaders of the Hare Krsna movement. They gave President Singh a set of Srila Prabhupada's books.…
New York City Taxi Tattva
Everyone in New York City thinks he's a philosopher. And who do they talk with about politics, religion, traffic, and the weather? Not their psychiatrists, business associates, or even their…
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