Sin, Karma, and Survival in the Nuclear Age by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Many people today are urgently calling for action to avert a global nuclear holocaust. Nuclear war, they say, threatens to end all life on earth, and the most urgent task before us is to save the human race and all other forms of life from extinction. God, for most... read moreThe Yoga Dictionary
The Sanskrit language is rich in words to communicate ideas about spiritual life, yoga, and God realization. This dictionary, appearing by installments in BACK TO GODHEAD, focuses upon the most important of these words (and, occasionally, upon relevant English terms)... read more
The Freedom to Make Up Your Own Mind
Some parents of Krsna devotees say their son or daughter can no longer think. Are these parents thinking clearly? "People Are Talking" Two Jewish mothers respond in opposite ways when their sons join the Hare Krsna movement. When Steven Eisenberg left... read moreLetters, Volume-17 Number-11,1982
We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Coming into contact with the Krsna movement is an attractive proposition for anyone with an interest in spiritual (God) realization. One of the... read more
Taxi Tattva by Puru Dasa
Tattva means "truth." When you catch a ride with me, that's what I try to drive home. During business hours the population of New York City expands to more than fifteen million people. Many New Yorkers ride in yellow taxicabs for business, shopping,... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-17 Number-11,1982
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Krsna Leaders Meet India's President New Delhi Recently the president of India, His Excellency Sri Giani Zail Singh, cordially received three leaders of... read more
The Soul in Matter: A Fish out of Water
This conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, one of his disciples, and an Indian lawyer took place in August 1976 on an early-morning walk in Hyderabad, India. Srila Prabhupada: At the present moment nearly everyone is in... read more
A Duty Made Divine by Visakha Devi Dasi
Cooking for Krsna turns "something to get over with" into a pleasure you'll want to get into. While browsing through the Cooking section of one of Philadelphia's largest bookstores, I came across a startling passage in the introduction to a popular... read more
Jaya Jagannatha! by Dravida Dasa
The Lord of the Universe Comes to Washington It wasn't a protest. It wasn't a vigil. It wasn't a political demonstration. Instead of "Down with …" or "Hell no …" or "We want …" they chanted "Hare Krsna,... read more
A Spiritual Challenge by Srila Hridayananda Dasa Goswami
Petty Nationalism Reigning cats and dogs. In the course of researching my next book, I traveled last July to the all-American town of Fort Meyers, Florida, located just off the Gulf of Mexico a few miles up the Caloosahatchee River. I stayed at a Holiday Inn... read more