PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Back to Godhead is a magazine offering articles and information on Krishna consciousness (or bhakti-yoga). The magazine is published six times each year and is available here per issue, or as a subscription. Back to Godhead is also available online at btg.krishna.com.
Editor
Nagaraja Dasa
This Issue
Founder’s Lecture: Ignoring Our Real Business, by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada explains that our perfection lies in doing everything only for the satisfaction of Lord Krishna.
Count Your Blessings, by Brajanatha Dasa
An effective way to curb the tendency for spiritually debilitating envy is to cultivate the quality of satisfaction.
Why the Gita’s First Chapter Matters, by Chaitanya Charana Dasa
Though seemingly lacking in philosophy, Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad-gita helps clarify the book’s relevance to our lives.
Nine Glories of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by Gauranga Darshana Dasa
Important lessons about Lord Caitanya from the Bhagavatam verse that immediately follows the one predicting His advent.
A Summer Tradition on the Coast, by Indradyumna Swami
Every summer, people on the Polish Baltic Sea coast encounter Krishna consciousness through joyful festivals and the chanting of the Lord’s holy names.
Defending: Our Most Challenging Animal Tendency, by Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi
To develop higher consciousness, devotees of Krishna try to minimize the propensities common to animals and humans.
Science:
The Size and the Age of the Universe, by Nandimukhi Devi Dasi
What the Bhagavatam has to say, and some shortcomings to science’s theories.
Book Excerpt: Prema Kirtan: Journey into Sacred Sound
Dying in a Kirtan Culture, by Pranada Devi Dasi
Because kirtana is done with others, our fellow chanters can help us immensely when we face our ultimate test.
The Unsurpassed Excellence of Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, by Satyaraja Dasa
“Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has very concisely explained the essence of all the scriptures in Sri Caitanya-caritamrita.” – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Entitlement: Does Anything Belong to Us? by Vishakha Devi Dasi
Unless we recognize God as the ultimate owner of everything, all that we claim to be ours is stolen property.
Departments: Q&A, A Pause for Prayer, Calendar, Srimad-Bhagavatam: King Prithu’s Perfection, Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out: Simply Creating Problems, Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, From the Editor: Srivasa Pandita’s Closeness to Lord Caitanya
Product Details
This is the digital download PDF version of BTG Vol. 7, No. 2. Includes the usual departments, such as Q&A, Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out, Calendar, and From the Editor.
Magazine, 68 pages. 8.25" x 11"