Actions Speak Louder Than Birth by Vasu Ghosa Dasa
Popular wisdom said, "A brahmana is someone born in a brahmana family." But Srila Prabhupada, following Vedic scripture, had another idea . . . Back in 1966, sometime in September, Allen Ginsberg dropped by a little Hare Krsna... read moreLetters, Volume-17 Number-04, 1982
We welcome your letters. Write to BACK TO GODHEAD 51 West Allens Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 I'm a fifth-grader from Saudi Arabia. I was born in New Jersey, U.S.A. My parents are Hindu. I am Hindu too. I would like to know how man was made and how the... read more
Drawing Inspiration From a Rich Devotional Heritage by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
1922-1923: Calcutta. The lives and writings of two great Krsna conscious teachers deepen Srila Prabhupada's appreciation for a spiritual tradition he already knows well. (Excerpted from Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami. 1981 by the... read morePoland’s Double Darkness by Suhotra Dasa
As we in the "free world" watch the Poles agonize under martial law, we may forget the more basic bondage we share with them. Forty-three years ago, on September 1, 1939, World War II began in Europe with the invasion of Poland by Hitler's Wehrmacht.... read more