Back to Godhead Magazine #24-09, 1989
1989 / #24-09
Articles
Perfect VisionGuided by a direct vision of the Absolute Truth, the author of the Vedic literature presented his ultimate contribution to human knowledge. A lecture in Vṛndāvana, India, on April 18, 1975 by His Divine Grace A. C. BhaktYoga That WorksThe yoga most people are familiar with isn’t meant for everyone. In fact, in this age it’s hardly possible for anyone. by Dhanurdhara Swami The Vedic literature tells of the sage Viśvāmitra’s failure to become self-realiLettersWe welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Hare Kṛṣṅa! Having read several copies of Back to Godhead, I notice you often quote the Bible regarding the eating ofComing to Kṛṣṅa Proof Without PainHis college philosophy course got him started on a search. He wondered if it would ever end. by Bharataśreṣṭha dāsa Your assignment, William, is The Existence of God.’ “ The assignment for the term was to read original sEvery Home A TempleHare Kṛṣṅa movement is not a “For Ascetics Only” club. By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa Five centuries ago Lord Caitanya, who is the Supreme Lord. Kṛṣṅa, Himself and the founder of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement, predicted that in every tThe Vedic ObserverTranscendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day Snowball Fights by Satyarāja dāsa (Brooklyn, New York) An old theory about the origin of life is again rearing its dirty head. Why dirty? Because Sir Fred Hoyle of CambrHare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare HareThe Hare Kṛṣṅa mantra is a sound that is nondifferent from Kṛṣṅa. The sound Kṛṣṅa and the original Kṛṣṅa are the same. When we chant Hare Kṛṣṅa and dance, Kṛṣṅa is also dancing with us. Of course we may say, “Well, I do Every Town And VillageThe worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Devotees Join in The Great American Meatout Washington, D.C.—On March 20, ISKCON devotees all over the United States participated iCornerstonesby Gaura Gadādhara dāsa 1. The Body i. I have seen the wax cheek, the void eye, the unbendable back; I have seen them, unprotesting, on the pyre. ii. The lens, the retina, the screen in the brain; they don’t experience sTurning to the Beauty of KṛṣṅaThe beauty found in this relative world pales before the beauty of Kṛṣṅa’s perfect form. by Ajitānanda dāsa People are very much enamored by the beauty of this world. The Vedic literature, however, offers us penetrating FictionRoundup at Olduvai by Mathureśa dāsa A the helicopter descended through the dawn light near Olduvai Gorge, Eleanor Doting checked her seatbelt. Had her son Vincent arrived safely? He had insisted on parachuting in the daŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutFalse Pride in a Foolish Age This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and some of his disciples and guests took place during a morning walk in Hamburg, in December 1969. Śrīla PrabhupādaNotes from the EditorAll Men—and Women—Can Know God Loma Hoffman, a Back to Godhead reader, wrote, “I was intrigued to read in the last issue that there existed a woman spiritual master in the Vaiṣṅava tradition, named Śrīmatī Gaṅgāmātā.” Bu