Dhira Govinda Dasa – Back To Godhead

Druze Sheikhs at Home in India by Dhira Govinda Dasa

Sep 1, 2002 | Dhira Govinda Dasa, Every Town & Village, Volume-36 Number-05

Ten years after meeting Hare Krsna devotees in Israel, Druze leaders visit the land of their spiritual heritage. Besides Lord Krsna, I have no one. Lord Krsna, You are always my shelter. Even by offering me all the world's treasures, no one could win my heart,... read more

Appreciation for Maha-mantra Research by Dhira Govinda Dasa

May 1, 2001 | Dhira Govinda Dasa, Holy Name, Volume-35 Number-03

A doctoral study on the effects of chanting enlivens scholars I WAS INVITED by the Society of Social Work Researchers to make a presentation at their annual conference, held this year in Atlanta on January 20-22. Back to Godhead readers may remember articles about my... read more

The Maha-Mantra Research Project by Dhira Govinda Dasa

Jan 1, 2000 | Dhira Govinda Dasa, Holy Name, Volume-34 Number-01

ALTHOUGH I HAD done some preliminary theoretical work on researching the effects of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, I wasn't sure I wanted to pursue the research for my doctoral dissertation. I thought it would be too difficult to gather subjects and perform... read more

The Vedic Personality Index by Dhira Govinda Dasa

Mar 1, 1999 | Dhira Govinda Dasa, Uncategorized, Volume-33 Number-02

A Follow-Up Report THE MAY/JUNE 1998 issue of Back to Godhead included an article of mine on the Vedic Personality Index (VPI). Based primarily on Srila Prabhupada's translations and purports in the Bhagavad-gita As It Is, the VPI is a new tool... read more

With Krsna Among the Arabs by Dhira Govinda Dasa

Mar 1, 1997 | Dhira Govinda Dasa, Every Town & Village, Volume-31 Number-02

In the 1980s, devotees of Krsna in Israel were surprised to find many Arabs eager to learn about Krsna consciousness. THOUGH I'D BEEN SPREADING Krsna consciousness in Israel for several years, I'd rarely set foot in an Arab village. Now, in... read more

A Farce Of Fate by Dhira Govinda Dasa

Oct 1, 1989 | Dhira Govinda Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-24 Number-10

The doctor was a genial, cultured man. He had just given a donation in exchange for some of Srila Prabhupada's books. I was in Sakhnine, a small Muslim village nestled in the hills of northern Israel. As I was leaving his office. I noticed in the waiting room a... read more