Back to Godhead Magazine #11-02, 1976
1976 / #11-02
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Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare HareOnce you've heard it, you'll never forget it. You may not know what the words mean—nevertheless there's something captivating about the Hare Kṛṣṅa chant. Is it the catchy tune, or the fascinating way in which the words aMeditation and the Self WithinCan meditation solve our everyday problems? Is there life after death? Can drugs help us achieve self-realization? During a recent visit to South Africa, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda discussed theThe Nectarean Teachings of Śrī Caitanya, Part 1by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura (translated from the original Bengali by Śrīman Gopīparāṅadhana dāsa Brahmacārī) GOPĪPARĀṄADHANA DĀSA joined ISKCON soon after graduating from Columbia University in 1972 with a B. A. in linISKCON NewsA brief look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Book Distribution Climbs 34.5% in 1975. Defying the serious recession that slowed the world economy in 1975, ISKCON devotees"We'd Like You To Meet Kṛṣṅa…"Introducing people to Kṛṣṅa is a full-time job for the members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. They chant Hare Kṛṣṅa on San Francisco Bay and on Parisian boulevards, give out free pineapples—offerWhat's Wrong with Our PoliticiansA point-by-point analysis of the problem and a positive program for change. (edited from a pamphlet by His Holiness Siddhasvarūpa Ānanda Gosvāmī) To say that most politicians are incompetent, and in many cases downright Three Examples of Perfect LeadershipMahārāja Parīkṣit Even armies of bodyguards can't protect today's political leaders, but King Parīkṣit was such an exalted personality that he was always perfectly protected by Lord Kṛṣṅa Himself. Even as a child in his The Peace Formulaby His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Just as a national state is protected by the department of law and order, so the state of the universe, of which this earth is only an insignificant fragment, is prThe Kidnapping of Princess RukmiṅīA story from Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The king of Vidarbha, Mahārāja Bhīṣmaka, had five sons and a young daughter known as Rukmiṅī. Many saintly pe