Rainmakers, Big and Small by Suresvara Dasa
BACK TO GODHEAD's farm correspondent points out that although everybody talks about the weather, only one person can do something about it. Few of us realize as the farmer does how completely we're at the mercy of nature. Even if the farmer lives... read moreLetters, Volume-18 Number-10, 1983
We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 This is just to let you know how very much I enjoyed your article on brainwashing in the July issue of your magazine. I am the parent of a devotee, and I... read more
Which Way Home for the Wandering Soul? by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
To find the lasting happiness we're looking for, we must break free of the bonds of gross and subtle matter. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for kindly participating in this Krsna consciousness movement, which is spreading bhagavata-dharma.... read moreBhagavad-gita: A Great Book, East and West by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
While reading Mortimer Adler and Carl Van Doren's classic. How to Read a Book, I was disappointed to note that the authors omitted the Bhagavad-gita from their long list of recommended Great Books for Reading. The reason for the omission:... read more
Bhakti Flows West
Sri Caitanya's Children in America An Indian scholar and devotee traces out the roots of Krsna consciousness in India and assesses the significance of its spread to the West. Reprinted by permission of Grove Press, Inc. Copyright 1983 by Steven Gelberg Shrivatsa... read more
An Endless Love by Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
Time destroys mundane love for a formless "God" but not love for the supremely and eternally attractive person. Because my family frequently moved when I was a child, I attended a succession of Sunday schools and vacation Bible schools. Consequently, I had... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-18 Number-09, 1983
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) English Punk-Rocker Lora Logic Now Sings for Krsna London Lora Logic, the English punk-rock singer and saxophonist, is now a full-time devotee in the Hare Krsna... read more
The Senses: Gratification or Purification?
This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in April 1975 during an early-morning walk in Mayapur, India. Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, sometimes people argue that if there is no God, it... read more
The Savory Samosa by Visakha Devi Dasi
Bursting with a harmony of flavors, this spicy vegetable-stuffed pastry is a classic favorite of Lord Krsna and His devotees. After a long series of experiments, researchers at the Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco recently showed that the constituents of our... read moreLetters, Volume-18 Number-09, 1983
We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 I recently met some Hare Krishna devotees in Wellington, New Zealand. Now I attend their Sunday feast program, chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, and... read more