Back to Godhead Magazine #27-03, 1993
1993 / #27-03
Articles
Statement of PurposesBack to Godhead magazine is a cultural presentation to respiritualize human society. It aims at achieving the following purposes: 1. To help all people distinguish more clearly between reality and illusion, spirit and maFrom the EditorWhen Science and the Vedas Don’t Match IN THIS ISSUE WE DEVOTE a large chunk of space to an article on archeology—old bones, stone tools, broken pottery, and the like. The article says nothing about Kṛṣṅa and nothing aboLettersWe’ve Moved! Send correspondence to The Editors, Back to Godhead, P.O. Box 430, Alachua, FL 32615, USA. Phone: (904) 462-7794. (Continue to send subscription inquiries to: Back to Godhead, P. O. Box 16027, N. Hollywood, “You Can See Kṛṣṅa Always”If we’ll just do as Kṛṣṅa asks, He’ll remove the covering from our eyes. By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness A lecture given in HyLessons from the RoadIn Happiness and Distress By Satsvarūpa Dāsa Goswami MISERY AND HAPPINESS come and go in this world, just like winter and summer. The Bhagavad-gītā advises us to tolerate both happiness and distress. We are meant to toleLord Kṛṣṅa's CuisineCooking Class: Lesson 7 Purīs: India’s Festive Breads By Yamuna Devi OF INDIA’S FLATBREADS, deep-fried purīs are the most festive. You’ll find them on the menu at most celebrations—from weddings to festivals to the SundaBhakti-yoga at HomeFamily Festivals By Rohiṅīnandana Dāsa KṚṢṄA CONSCIOUSNESS has to be lived to be understood, and when it is lived, one’s world becomes bright with an ever-increasing festiveness of spiritual emotion. The Sanskrit word foScience: The Vedic ViewLifeless Vitalism By Sadāpūta Dāsa THE DISTINGUISHED British scientist Michael Polanyi speaks of something he finds “unbelievable.” What is that? For three hundred years, he says, writers who contested the idea that lifeSchooling Kṛṣṅa's ChildrenNursery Nectar By Urmilā Devī Dāsī TWO YEARS OLD, Lalitā Mādhava sits with all her concentration focused on the book our 14-year-old daughter is showing her. Lalitā Mādhava’s older sister has just graduated from our guruStraight TalkEnter the Laboratory By Vraja Kiśora Dāsa Soul is reality, regardless what your beliefs may be. Experiments? Proof? But are you willing to enter the laboratory? —108: idefy She said: Two hydrogen and one oxygen atom makeThe Land, the Cows, and KṛṣṅaHow Green Is Your Tractor? By Hare Kṛṣṅa Devī Dāsī MANY OF THE IDEAS of the Green movement seem to fit well with Kṛṣṅa consciousness. The so-called Green Movement (not to be confused with the Green Revolution, which aimsThrough the Eyes of ŚāstraWith Shelter in Reading: The Scene at Unisound By Ravīndra Svarūpa Dāsa BY 9.00 P.M. THE CLUB is packed, maybe 500 kids crowding this industrial loft of 150 feet by 40 above an auto parts warehouse. On a stage at the farForbidden ArcheologyISKCON researchers have compiled evidence supporting the Vedic picture of the age of the human species. By Michael Cremo (Drutakarmā Dāsa) Modern science tells us that anatomically modern man has been around for only aboWhere Do The Fallen Souls Fall From?On learning that the material world is not our real home, we naturally wonder, “How did we get here?” By Jayādvaita Swami WHEN WE HEAR that we live in this material world because we are “fallen souls,” it’s natural for uProject ProfileHERE’S A Kṛṣṅa conscious project you might like to support or get involved in. Project Vaiṣṅava Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) Headquarters Krishna-Balaram Mandir, Vṛndāvana, India Project Leaders Bhūrijana Dāsa, On PilgrimageKaroli Town of Natural Devotion The all-attractive beauty of Śrī Madana Mohana has won the hearts of the people in this remote desert town. By Bhakti Vikāśa Swami KAROLI, A SMALL TOWN in the harsh, hilly desert of easterŚrī Paramātma Sandarbha A Treatise On The SupersoulPart Four of an overview of the Six Sandarbhas of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī By Satya Nārāyaṅa Dāsa and Kuṅḍalī Dāsa IN THIS BOOK Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī describes the three Paramātmā manifestations of the Supreme Lord. Paramātmā litŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks OutAre You God? This conversation between Śrīla Prabhupāda and some guests took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 23, 1969. Śrīla Prabhupāda: By following any guru or any principle, if you actually develop your loEvery Town & VillageThe worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) World News North America Temples across the U.S. and Canada will hold dinners this spring to bring together their congregations, ceO Vaiṣṅava Soul!By Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Alas, for those who spend their days In festive mirth and joy. The dazzling, deadly, liquid forms Their hearts fore’er employ. The shining bottles charm their eyes And draw their heart’s emb