Back to Godhead Magazine #37-02, 2003
2003 / #37-02
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WelcomeOUR COVER STORY in this issue takes us outside India to a place where the Vedic culture once showed great influence. Though Angkor Wat today is more a tourist destination than a holy site, pilgrims can still find spirituLettersTouched by Tribhuvanātha Dāsa Ranchor, Ṛddha, and Kirti Kishor Prabhus brought tears to my eyes with their remembrances of Tribhuvanātha Prabhu [Jan/Feb, 2003], whom I met in 1971 in London, where he was the temple presiFounder's LectureJohannesburg—October 15, 1975 Freedom Through Bhakti Yoga Why wait to accept the key for leaving this place of repeated birth and death? By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the InteViagra or Vairāgya—Where’s the Bliss?Sensual pleasures pale in comparison to the higher taste of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṅa. By Arcana-siddhī Devī Dāsī I SIT AT THE lunch table with some of my colleagues as we say goodbye to one of our co-workers. I’m soon remiWhat Kṛṣṅa WantsTrying to remember the Lord under the pressures of daily life. By Rashi Singh IT’s WEDNESDAY evening at 6:30, and I’m just getting in from yet another long day at the university. I had three lessons today, two group meetHonoring The Land Of Lord CaitanyaA teacher finds a creative way to help her students fix their minds on the Lord. ON MARCH 18 (in some places, March 17), devotees in the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement, along with millions of other Vaiṣṅavas around the world, will Book ExcerptNārada Sees God Everywhere A short history of one of the most famous saints of the Vedic tradition. By Amala Bhakta Dāsa THE ANGRY SNAKE LAY coiled in the grass, waiting to spring at the oncoming feet. The feet belonged Dynamic Expanding Bliss: The Hare Kṛṣṅa MantraLord Kṛṣṅa’s holy names bring light to downtown London on a Saturday night. By Ūrmilā Devī Dāsī WE CROSS Oxford Street with five mṛdaṅga drums, two loud and deep African drums, karatāla cymbals, an accordion, and an elec“I Will Treasure These Books Until the Day I Die”College and university libraries in North America are getting an irresistible opportunity to put Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books on their shelves. By Kālakaṅṭha Dāsa RECENTLY A couple of my friends have launched a creative methŚrīla Prabhupāda Speaks Out“A Dog Will Never Ask, ’How to Control This Barking Habit?’” Here we continue a conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and Professor John Mize. It took place in Los Angeles on June 23,Spiritual PlacesAngkor Wat The World’s Largest Temple Complex Though much of it lies in ruin, this centuries-old temple still evokes respect for the devotion of its builders. By Adbhuta Hari Dāsa IN OCTOBER 2000, I was in Bangkok servinThe 3-Year-Old Preacher I’ll Never Forget“’I wanna preach!’ she said. Her eyes grew wider and gleamed brighter with each word.” By Campakalatā Devī Dāsī MY THREE-YEAR-OLD daughter watches intently as I polish the small wooden rocking chair in her bedroom. “My rFrom the EditorKṛṣṅa’s Special Form for US SOME YEARS AGO, when I was the treasurer of our temple outside Washington, D.C., I went to the bank one Friday afternoon as usual, only to find it closed. Puzzled, I asked a woman standing neaVedic ThoughtsJust worship Śrī Gaurahari [Caitanya Mahāprabhu], who is always affectionate toward His devotees. He is the same Supreme Godhead, Kṛṣṅa, who sported in the cowherd pastures of Vraja and stole the hearts of Nanda and Yaśo