A Near-Life Experience by Nagaraja Dasa

Sep 1, 2004 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-38 Number-05

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES change people, often starting them on a sincere spiritual search. But they only happen to people extremely close to death who live to tell about it. So most of us won't get the benefit of such a traumatic event to jump-start our spiritual... read more

Don’t Preach to Me by Nagaraja Dasa

May 1, 2004 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-38 Number-03

Overzealous evangelists have given preaching a bad name. That's why, when I edit articles about the Hare Krsna movement's attempts to spread the message of Lord Krsna, I routinely replace the word preach, in its various forms, with less loaded words. We... read more

The King of Books by Nagaraja Dasa

Jan 1, 2004 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-38 Number-01

Back to Godhead has inevitably undergone changes over its sixty-year history. When Srila Prabhupada's disciples took up the service of producing the magazine, he gave them general guidelines and left most of the details up to them. Occasionally he would give... read more

The Roots of My Conviction by Nagaraja Dasa

Nov 1, 2003 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-37 Number-06

A friend of mine recently asked me to explain in one sentence why I'm a Hare Krsna devotee. "To me," I replied, "the description of reality contained in the teachings of Krsna consciousness makes more sense than any other I've heard."... read more

Philosophy and Love by Nagaraja Dasa

Sep 1, 2003 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-37 Number-05

For me, one of the great attractions of Krsna consciousness is the richness of its offerings in both philosophy and "nectar," or the sweet pastimes of the Lord. In this issue, Amala-bhakta Dasa has retold some of the early activities of Lord Caitanya... read more