Eight Verses Glorifying The Spiritual Masters by Kalanidhi Dasa
My life was hollow with silly goals unending futile aspiration And I raced down the materialistic road to hellish destination My spiritual master bestowed on me a divine inspiration He graced me with mercy, knowledge and discrimination. And verily now, he is my life... read more
Jnana yoga, Linking Knowledge With Devotion His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
What is absolute knowledge? How can this knowledge help in attaining Devotion to God? What happens to one who is devoid of this knowledge? ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGE Jnana refers to knowledge of self as distinguished from non self, or in other... read moreLetters, Volume-08 Number-04, 2011
BTG IN A BUDDHISM CLASS I teach Buddhism at Dooly State Prison, Georgia. Originally, I was invited to share my insights, and I have shared BTG with interested inmates to educate them on the Vedic culture, Buddhism comes from. I haven’t met anyone,... read moreVaisnava Calendar, Volume-08 Number-03, 2011
Vaisnava Calendar 01 March – 15 April 2011 1 Mar: Break fast (Mumbai) 06:58 am – 10:53 am, Sri Isvara Puri – Disappearance 3 Mar: Shiva Ratri 5 Mar: Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji – Disappearance, Sri Rasikananda... read moreDum Maro Dum – Mit Jaye Gam by Syamananda Dasa
About four decades ago a Bollywood film actor-cum-director-cum-storywriter-cum-hero cum . . . decided to exploit the growing popularity of the Hare Krishna movement, more particularly in the Western world. His formula was simple: make a movie about an innocent... read more
Every Town And Village, Volume-08 Number-03, 2011
BRIAN LARA RECEIVES BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS New Delhi: The legend-ary West Indian cricket star Brian Lara received a copy of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is at a recently held function in New Delhi. ISKCON’s leading book distributor Bhakta Rakesh Oberoi presented... read more
Back To Godhead Volume-08 Number-03 (Indian), 2011
Letters, Volume-08 Number-03, 2011 Karma-yoga by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Cricket Fever by Yugavatara Dasa The Search for Happiness – Part-3 by Vraja Bihari Dasa River of Prayers by... read more
In Your Own Words
What innovative way would you use to spread the glories of Krishna? My twenty-eight months of journeying in Krishna consciousness has taught me that everything fails in Krishna consciousness unless we have pure intentions. Neither innovation nor intelligence will make... read more
Lord Krsna Clears Arjunas Doubts by Gautam Saha
This is a continuation of the poem “Qualms of Arjuna” that appeared in February 2011 issue of BTG. Here we find krsna’s solution to arjun’s queries based on Chapters 1 and 2 of Bhagavad-Gita. It is better to live this life by forsaking... read more
Brain Soul by Caitanya Carana Dasa
For decades, scientists have failed to prove their claim that brain is the source of all emotions and therefore life. Could there be an alternative explanation? Question: Researchers have found precise correlations between specific areas of the brain and particular... read more