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Room for More Chanters by Nagaraja Dasa

Jan 1, 2000 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-34 Number-01

ACCORDING TO PEOPLE who estimate such things, last October saw the arrival on earth of human being number six billion. Many people wish that he or she had never made it. They complain that the planet's already too crowded and every new birth just adds to the... read more

A Brief Case for Detachment

Sep 1, 1999 | From the Editor, Volume-33 Number-05

THE SAGE CANAKYA wrote, "There is no misery like attachment. There is no happiness like detachment." I lost my briefcase recently, and although it was a relatively insignificant loss, I felt disappointed and thought about how painful it can be to lose things... read more

“Servant” Is a Good Word by Nagaraja Dasa

Jul 1, 1999 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-33 Number-04

THE PHILOSOPHY OF Krsna consciousness is vast and deep. After twenty-five years of study I've yet to master all its subtleties. Still, I've found that contemplating even the basic concepts can be highly satisfying. Srila Prabhupada stressed the importance of... read more

Stubbed Toes And Too-Tight Clothes by Nagaraja Dasa

May 1, 1999 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-33 Number-03

IN WRITING ABOUT Krsna consciousness for Back to Godhead, I sometimes browse through books of quotations from famous people. I recently came across this quote from an American comedian: "Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I... read more

You Can Do It! by Nagaraja Dasa

Mar 1, 1999 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-33 Number-02

Here it is, New Year's Day (my deadline comes a couple of months before publication), and like so many others, I'm sitting here thinking about New Year's resolutions. Our resolutions usually involve giving up bad habits or picking up good ones. We may not... read more

Strange But True by Nagaraja Dasa

Jan 1, 1999 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-33 Number-01

I FIRST SAW HARE KRSNA devotees in Denver, 1969 or ’70, during my first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy. They were chanting on the street, and one of them gave me a Back to Godhead magazine. I flipped through it, but I couldn’t bring myself to read it.... read more