Turning Fifty by Satsvarupa Dasa Gosvami
IF I CLAIM "I'm middle-aged," I'm lying. When you turn fifty, you're facing old age. By now I ought to know what I'm doing. Why continue pretending with the little time I have left? When you start getting older, people begin to respect... read more
Compassion Well Placed by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Despite the honorable intentions of philanthropists, even their most efficient programs for helping others don't go far enough. IN THE NAME OF philanthropy … people are feeling compassion for suffering humanity throughout the world," (SB... read moreLetters, Volume-25 Number-03, 1991
Premiere Issue Congratulations on the Premiere Issue of the new BTG. I liked everything about it—from the mature writing and design all the way down to the stately page numbers at the bottom. It even smells better! Suresvara Dasa Port Royal, Pennsylvania * * *... read moreToward an Enlightened New World Order by Jayadvaita Swami
"We've got a real ksatriya for a president! " an American devotee said to me, his face beaming. The Allies were trouncing whatever was left of the Iraqi armies, and George Bush was making it clear the Allies would keep striking till the Iraqis... read moreStatement of Purposes
Back to Godhead, the magazine of the Hare Krsna movement, 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... read moreProtecting Hindu Dharma
Is the Hare Krsna movement no better than "a bird with one wing" in the face of its antagonists? A letter recently came to us from a subscriber in Libya about the need to protect sanatana-dharma. Here's what he said, with our reply. Because of... read moreAttention American High School Students
Now you can have a Hare Krsna Club at your school! IF THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE at your school allow other clubs, off the subjects taught in the regular classes, they have to allow your Hare Krsna club too. That's the effect of a 1990 decision by the U.S. Supreme... read more
To Serve Is Natural by Visnupriya Devi Dasi
Last issue, we published what several devotee women had to say about the role of women in ISKCON. Our staff, of course, saw the issue before it came out, and one staff member had strong feelings about it. So now she joins in the discussion, with a differing point of... read more
Art for God’s Sake by Yadurani Devi Dasi
Srila Prabhupada taught that art, however crudely done, is perfect when done to please Krsna. IN NEW YORK CITY, 1967, Srila Prabhupada asked me to do a painting of Narada Muni, a great sage who travels everywhere in the universe and beyond, enlightening all he... read more