Reincarnation and the Holy Name by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Is there life after death? If so, what is the nature of that life? These questions have always been with us, and the search for their answers is an intrinsic function of the human psyche. In recent years interest in reincarnation has grown, with new advocates,... read more
The Saga of Lord Rama by Dravida Dasa
A classic Indian epic of the eternal war between Good and Evil comes to the television screen. The Vedic literature describes how Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears in the material world throughout history to eradicate evil, establish... read more
A Dialogue on “The Ghost in the Machine” by Sadaputa Dasa
Is the existence of the soul merely a myth propagated by fuzzy-minded fanatics or a fact verifiable by a nonmechanistic science? The prevailing view among modern scientists is that a human being is in essence a complex machine. According to this view, our life and... 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, will focus upon the most important of these words (and, occasionally, upon relevant Englisth... read more
Every Town and Village, Volume-16 Number-09, 1981
A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Krishna You Can Look It Up Hare Krishna is now a dictionary word. While browsing through the most recent edition of The Random House Dictionary of... read moreLetters, Volume-16 Number-09, 1981
We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Once again, your latest edition of BACK TO GODHEAD was a smasher. I read it through with tear-filled eyes. Especially, the article "Impressions of... read moreISKCON’s Anti-Drug Programs Win Worldwide Praise
From it's very beginning, the International Society for Krishna Conciousness has been active in helping young people from becoming free from drug abuse. Through a well structured program including a Vegetarian diet, yoga techniques, and meditation on the Hare... read moreSrila Prabhupada : A Modern Saint
Among the hippies in San Francisco were many young people who were sincerely searching for spiritual enlightenment and who found it when they met His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. As recently as 1965, Srila Prabhupada, at age 69, had been living as... read more
A Refuge For The Hippies by Srila Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Winter-spring, 1967: San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. "It was like opening a temple in a battlefield." Srila Prabhupada had come to San Francisco from New York just when the hippie movement was reaching its height. Now he found that his small... read more
You Don’t Need a Guru or Do You?
Questions at Harvard Divinity School Recently Professor Harvey Cox of Harvard University invited Subhananda dasa, a Hare Krsna devotee, to give three talks on the traditional role of the guru. Later the talking went on, between Professor Cox and his divinity... read more