Among Students: September, 1990 by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
"Bodily Decrepitude Is Wisdom": The rueful line of the aging Yeats flashes into my mind as I look over the fifty or so college students sitting in rows before me. They glow with health and vigor; their faces are fresh and unlined; and they are, at this time,... read moreQuestions We Need to Answer by Navina Krsna Dasa
IN 1970 WHEN I WAS STILL IN COLLEGE doing graduate work in Illinois, I felt that as a person from India I was somehow expected to offer Americans some understanding of India and its spirituality. On campus, many yoga clubs had sprung up, and meditation... read more
Questions We Need to Answer by Navina Krsna Dasa
IN 1970 WHEN I WAS STILL IN COLLEGE doing graduate work in Illinois, I felt that as a person from India I was somehow expected to offer Americans some understanding of India and its spirituality. On campus, many yoga clubs had sprung up, and meditation... read more
What About the Rest of Us? by Rohininandana Dasa
What About the Rest of Us? AT LAST HERE'S A COLUMN especially for us! As a loyal BTG reader for nineteen years, I've often felt the need for a forum to discuss practical, day-to-day issues that come up in our efforts to become Krsna conscious. How to survive... read more
What We’re Up To by Sri Rama Dasa
IN THIS NEW COLUMN on education in ISKCON, I hope not only to inform but to start with you a lively exchange of ideas about schooling for Krsna conscious children. In this issue and the next I'll give you an idea of what we're doing for ISKCON schooling now,... read more
Beginnings with Prabhupada by Yamuna Devi
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL to this cooking column. Vaisnavas, or devotees of Lord Krsna, have been exploring this devotional art for millennia. This is a subject of such history, depth, and importance that a lifetime of study barely scratches its surface. My... read more
A Weekend in Santo Domingo by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Each of our columnists focuses on a specific area of interest. But I suggested to Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami that he take on a special portfolio: "Write about whatever you want." So for each issue he'll do precisely that. J. S. AS A TRAVELING PREACHER, you... read moreWhat Our Readers Have Told Us by Jayadvaita Swami
For A Full Year, we suspended publishing Back to Godhead, so that we could improve our contents, pull our finances in order, and better organize our service to our subscribers. While we were gone, we sent a survey to ask readers for their thoughts and suggestions... read more