Culture? What Culture? by Braja Sevaki Devi Dasi
The mistreatment of cows rips the fabric of India's esteemed heritage. The I-5 freeway that runs between Los Angeles and San Francisco is a long, straight stretch of road. The landscape is bordered to the west by barren mountains whose brown, smooth folds, like... read more
Nashik – Lord Rama’s Home in Exile by Adbhuta Hari Dasa
When Lord Rama asked the sage Agastya to suggest an area where He could build a hermitage, Agastya directed Him to this place. As described in Valmiki's Ramayana, at the time of Lord Ramacandra the Nashik area was a peaceful and attractive forest that... read more
Srila Prabhupada’s Visit to Venezuela by Jagat Caksur Dasa
For seven days in 1975, devotees in Caracas basked in the presence of the ambassador of the spiritual world. In the '70s, Srila Prabhupada and his disciples traveled all over the globe spreading the Krsna consciousness movement. But even in places where neither... read more
Back To Godhead Volume-38 Number-06, 2004
Welcome, Volume-38 Number-06, 2004 Letters, Volume-38 Number-06, 2004 Symptoms of the Liberated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada’s Visit to Venezuela by Jagat Caksur Dasa ... read more
Symptoms of the Liberated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Paris June 15, 1974 How we can recognize a person truly free from the influence of material nature. prayena munayo rajan nivrtta vidhi-sedhatah nairgunya-stha ramante sma gunanukathane hareh "O King Pariksit, mainly the topmost transcendentalists who are above... read moreLetters, Volume-38 Number-06, 2004
Bangladesh Pioneers Congratulations on another excellentissue of BTG [Sept/Oct]. I especially liked the article about my dear friend Sridhara Swami, and the article on Bangladesh by Indradyumna Swami was quite enjoyable as well. If I may, I'd like to mention some... read more
Welcome, Volume-38 Number-06, 2004
IN THIS ISSUE we visit Nashik, a holy site whose history traces to the remote past. In a previous age, Lord Kapila performed austerities there. Much later, Lord Rama chose it as the site for His ashram. Still later, the sage Gautama established a temple to Lord Siva... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-38 Number-05, 2004
One who takes shelter of the Supreme Lord has nothing to fear, even in the midst of the greatest calamity. His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Bhagavad-gita As It Is 1.19, Purport Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the cause of all... read moreA Near-Life Experience by Nagaraja Dasa
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES change people, often starting them on a sincere spiritual search. But they only happen to people extremely close to death who live to tell about it. So most of us won't get the benefit of such a traumatic event to jump-start our spiritual... read more
Pilgrimage To Bangladesh by Indradyumna Swami
Hare Krsna devotees from the West make a rare visit to sites in Bangladesh connected with Lord Caitanya's movement. January 30-February 10, 2004 The Bangladesh ambassador had just approved my visa to enter his country. As I got up to leave, he took a photo... read more