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Peace Proposal by Nagaraja Dasa

Jul 1, 2002 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-36 Number-04

FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY General Janet Reno was traveling through Florida last week, campaigning for the governorship of the state. The local radio news ran an excerpt of her speech. She declared, with typical campaigner's canned enthusiasm, that if we can send people... read more

Getting to Know Krsna by Nagaraja Dasa

Mar 1, 2002 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-36 Number-02

THE CHEERY DENTAL assistant asked me how I'd be spending the weekend. "I'll be gathering with other members of the local Krsna community for a big festival," I told her. "Christian community?" she asked. Apparently, my Hare Krsna haircut... read more

Emphasis on Living by Nagaraja Dasa

Sep 2, 2001 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-35 Number-05

NOT LONG AGO I gave a talk about the importance of preparing our consciousness for death. We have to face the fact that death is inevitable, I said, so we'd better be ready for it. Several people in the audience were hearing about Krsna consciousness for the first... read more

Serious Laughter by Nagaraja Dasa

Jul 1, 2001 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-35 Number-04

KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS is both serious business and great fun. Observers figure that anyone as earnest about spiritual life as Hare Krsna devotees seem to be (as evidenced by all the rules we follow) must not be enjoying life. Sometimes they ask, "What do you do for... read more

Yoga for a Lofty Goal by Nagaraja Dasa

May 1, 2001 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-35 Number-03

A DOZEN OR SO STUDENTS gathered in the assembly room of the college dormitory for an introductory talk on bhakti-yoga. I got their attention and said we'd now do some yoga. About half of them pulled their legs up into some semblance of the lotus position, waiting... read more

Religion Versus Faith by Nagaraja Dasa

Mar 1, 2001 | From the Editor, Volume-35 Number-02

In 1969, just a few years after Srila Prabhupada started his movement in the West, he prepared a test for his disciples. Those who passed the test would receive a Bhakti Sastri degree, signifying their understanding of the basic philosophy of Krsna consciousness. I... read more