The Inconceivable … One More Time by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
A NUMBER OF Back to Godhead readers have written several at formidable length to express doubts or objections concerning the essay "On Conceiving the Inconceivable," published in this column last summer (July/August). I hope it will be helpful for... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 22 by Yamuna Devi
THE SRILA PRABHUPADA Centennial year is a cause for great celebration and a chance for us to relish on many levels increased spiritual commitment. Our individual offerings and group projects are underway. We may be focusing on internal areas of our spiritual... read more
Temple of Visnu by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
DEVOTEES KNOW that their bodies are temples of Visnu, or Krsna. Krsna, the Absolute Truth, appears in three features: as the impersonal Brahman, as the Supersoul, and as Bhagavan, the personal feature, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As the Supersoul, the Lord... read more
The Soul’s Fall by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Responding to our desire, Krsna gives us a chance to forget Him. A lecture given in Tokyo, on April 20, 1972 sri-suka uvaca atma-mayam rte rajan parasyanubhavatmanah na ghatetartha-sambandhah svapna-drastur ivanjasa Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O king, unless one is... read moreLetters, Volume-30 Number-01, 1996
Consoled by BTG Recently my cousin Reshma Rampersad, a very great devotee of Srila Prabhupada and Srimati Radharani, left her body. A week prior to this she spent a few weeks at Sri Sri Radha-Radhanatha temple in Durban and did a lot of service, especially in... read moreTime to Celebrate by Lokanath Swami
SRILA PRABHUPADA'S Centennial is here. After four years of preparation, the celebrations have started. Let us pray to Lord Krsna for the success of our attempt to glorify His pure devotee Srila Prabhupada. We followers of Srila Prabhupada see this year as an... read moreWelcome, Volume-30 Number-01, 1996
Statement of Purposes 1. To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. 2. To expose the faults of materialism. 3. To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. 4. To preserve... read moreVedic Thoughts, Volume-29 Number-06, 1995
The conditioned living entity is satisfied in his own particular species of life; while deluded by the covering influence of the illusory energy, he feels little inclined to cast off his body, even when in hell, for he takes delight in hellish enjoyment. Lord Kapila... read more
Every Town & Village, Volume-29 Number-06, 1995
The worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Devotees have built a temple in Alachua, in northern Florida. The temple opened on Janmastami, the appearance day of Lord Krsna. Local devotees and... read more