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Our Deity Worship by Rohininandana Dasa

Jan 1, 1994 | Bhakti Yoga at Home, Rohininandana Dasa, Volume-28 Number-01

THE DEITY WORSHIP in our home is simple compared to the gorgeous worship that always thrills me when I visit a temple. In ISKCON temples devotees bathe the Deities every day, dress Them twice a day, feed Them six times a day, and offer Them seven aratis a... read more

Unemployment and The Decline of Small Farms by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1994 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-28 Number-01

A MATERIALISTIC PERSON, thinking himself very advanced in intelligence, continually acts for economic development. But again and again, as enunciated in the Vedas, he is frustrated by material activities, either in this life or in the next. Indeed, the... read more

The Playful Mood by Urmila Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1994 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Urmila Devi Dasi, Volume-28 Number-01

FIFTEEN CHILDREN between two and five years old stood at one end of our living room. Some inched away from the wall. All waited. "Be cowherd boys!" I called, and the children pretended to blow flutes and horns or bring a cow by a rope. Pretending in this... read more

Cooking Class: Lesson 11 by Yamuna Devi

Jan 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-01, Yamuna Devi Dasi

Moist Vegetables ALMOST ANYONE who has eaten Indian food has been served at least one. It's commonplace in far too many Indian restaurants an overcooked mush of greasy vegetables. Such dishes are a mockery of Indian vegetable cookery. You often find them in muted... read more

Turn Off That Set! by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Jan 1, 1994 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-28 Number-01

IN THE AIRPORT LOUNGE on my last flight to Europe, I couldn't escape. We found the last two seats in the boarding section, and they faced the TV sports report. It was a boxing match. The black guy hit the white guy twice in the face, and the referee stopped the... read more

“I Am Not This Body” by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Jan 1, 1994 | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada's Lectures, Volume-28 Number-01

Without this preliminary spiritual knowledge, Lord Krsna says, one is a fool. sri bhagavan uvaca asocyan anvasocas tvam / prajna-vadams ca bhasase gatasun agatasums ca / nanusocanti panditah The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: "While speaking learned words,... read more

Letters, Volume-28 Number-01, 1994

Jan 1, 1994 | Letters, Volume-28 Number-01

Moved Almost to Tears This note is to let you know how much I appreciate the September/October BTG. My service here at Gita Nagari caring for the cows and oxen is very demanding, and I don't take much time to read. But I became very much enlivened and even moved... read more

Sharing Good Fortune by Jayadvaita Swami

Jan 1, 1994 | From the Editor, Jayadvaita Swami, Volume-28 Number-01

IN BACK TO GODHEAD, we've got a magazine like no other. One that glorifies Krsna and tells the science of Krsna. One that faithfully transmits the message of the Vedic sages and the Vedic culture. It serves as the voice of the Vedas today. Our... read more

Statement of Purposes

Jan 1, 1994 | Statement of Purposes, Volume-28 Number-01

Back to Godhead magazine is a cultural presentation to respiritualize human society. It aims at achieving the following purposes: 1. To help all people distinguish more clearly between reality and illusion, spirit and matter, the eternal and the temporary.... read more

ISKCON’s Use of “Vedic” and “Vaisnava”

Nov 1, 1993 | Uncategorized, Volume-27 Number-06

Are we deviating from Prabhupada's teachings? Dear Editor, There seems to be a disturbing trend in ISKCON today, and that has to do with the term "Vaisnava." This word seems to be more in vogue to the expense of "Vedic." Though it may seem... read more

Project Profile

Nov 1, 1993 | Project Profile, Volume-27 Number-06

HERE'S A Krsna conscious project you might like to support or get involved in. PROJECT BBT (Bhaktivedanta Book Trust) Center for Sanskrit Studies HEADQUARTERS Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. PROJECT COORDINATORS Gopiparanadhana Dasa, Aja Dasa GOAL To train... read more

Eager to Read About Krsna

Nov 1, 1993 | Book Distribution, Volume-27 Number-06

Letters to the Moscow branch of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Every year, through the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust some 200,000 people buy a book of Vedic literature in Russian. And every day the Trust's office in Moscow receives letters of appreciation from people... read more