Satisfaction Guaranteed by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

May 1, 1985 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-20 Number-05

While on a recent walk with a young devotee through downtown Boston, I found myself standing before the offices of the Atlantic Monthly magazine. The sight of the building evoked in me fond memories of a time fifteen years earlier when, as a missionary for... read more

True Love by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Apr 1, 1985 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-20 Number-04

People outside spiritual life sometimes criticize Lord Krsna's devotees and other spiritual aspirants for having renounced the material world. Spiritualists, the critics say, have abandoned loving relationships and therefore suffer emotional disturbances. For... read more

Watch Your Language by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Feb 1, 1985 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-20 Number-02&03

Misconceptions about the aims and methods of spiritual life are common in the West. Part of the blame may be laid upon those Indian svamis and yogiswho first traveled to America at the turn of the century and introduced ideas and techniques that... read more

Seeing the Bright Side of Illness by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Jan 1, 1985 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-20 Number-01

While writing this month's column, I am confined with an illness that has stopped my normal work. It's a discouraging, uncomfortable interlude, yet I am seeing how illness can also bring one valuable realizations. For example, I wrote a poem that I don't... read more

When Legislation Fails: A Change of Heart? by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Dec 1, 1984 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-19 Number-12

The election year has ended, but the debates continue. And one of the most controversial issues is the role of religion in government. The Hare Krsna movement takes no side in the political battle, but it can offer thoughtful advice to help solve a complex problem.... read more

Religion’s Ultimate Goal by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Nov 1, 1984 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-19 Number-11

Recently, at the ISKCON centers in West Virginia and Washington, D.C., I witnessed with pleasure thousands of Indians coming to visit. And I know the same phenomenon is occurring at dozens of other ISKCON centers throughout North America and Europe, wherever there is... read more