Back to Godhead Magazine #12-11, 1977
1977 / #12-11
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A short statement of the philosophy of Kṛṣṅa ConsciousnessThe International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a worldwide community of devotees practicing bhakti-yoga, the eternal science of loving service to God. The Society was founded in 1966 by His Divine Grace Chant and be happy..."We never would have lasted through the first winter," says Kīrtanānanda Swami (director of the New Vrindāban farm, West Virginia), "without faith in the instructions of our spiritual master Śrīla Prabhupāda and a lot ofFrom Despair to LovePart 2: How to Make the "Leap of Faith" Soren Kierkegaard, "the father of existentialism," said we have to make the "leap of faith," and he saw the goal as God. He wrote, "There is a God—His will is made known to me in hGreat Spiritual Masters Throughout History: Mādhavendra Purī(Fifteenth Century A.D.) Western religion usually teaches us that God is someone to fear and revere. In India, though, great spiritual masters have long taught that we can go beyond this limited conception and worship GoDiscovering the Transcendental TasteCan you imagine a more enjoyable way to learn to love God? Offer Him delicious preparations—like samosās (spicy vegetable-filled turnovers, deep-fried in clear butter), or lassī (whipped yogurt, fruit juice, and berries,Śrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutOn Christianity and Cow Killing The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and Cardinal Jean Danielou took place at ISKCON's Paris center. Śrīla Prabhupāda: Jesus Christ said,Every Town and VillageA look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) New Era Begins for ISKCON in India Recently, a bullock cart filled with ISKCON devotees rumbled along the back roads of tFarming With Kṛṣṅa in Mind"Human prosperity flourishes by natural gifts, and not by gigantic industrial enterprises, "says His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who has founded many Kṛṣṅa-conscious farming communities all over theSinging and Living "The Song of God"by Dhṛṣṭadyumna Swami Near Port Royal in central Pennsylvania is a spiritual farming community called Gītā-nāgarī, literally "a transcendental village where the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā are lived and sung." Like evŚrīla Prabhupāda’s Thoughts...On Vedic Society Versus Modern Society "The prosperity of humanity does not depend on a demoniac civilization that has no culture and no knowledge but has only gigantic skyscrapers, and huge automobiles always rushing doKṚṢṄA The Lifter of Govardhana Hill"Being assured by Lord Kṛṣṅa, all the inhabitants of the village—men, women, children, and animals—entered beneath the great hill and remained there for a whole week. They were simply astonished to see Kṛṣṅa holding up G