Volume-17 Number-05 – Back To Godhead

Is This Trip Really Necessary? by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

May 1, 1982 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-17 Number-05

The recent crash of a Boeing 737 jetliner in Washington, D.C., in which 78 people died, raises the perennial question of why people feel compelled to travel so much. Domestically, Americans travel more than a trillion miles every year by air, rail, car, and bus, at a... read more

Jean Claude Halliche by Yogesvara Dasa

May 1, 1982 | Hare Krsna People, Volume-17 Number-05, Yogesvara Dasa

When a rising young business executive gets involved with Krsna consciousness, he finds that material and spiritual success go hand in hand. Jean Claude Halliche is something of a legend at 3M Company, one of the world's hundred largest corporations. At... read more

The Capati: Bread Fit for the Lord by Visakha Devi Dasi

May 1, 1982 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Vishakha Devi Dasi, Volume-17 Number-05

Simple, wholesome, delicious: The qualities that made this traditional unleavened bread the choice for offering to Krsna five centuries ago make it a staple in Krsna's cuisine today. Madhavendra Puri awoke and lamented, "I saw the Lord directly, but... read more

On Truth, Belief, and Science

May 1, 1982 | Srila Prabhupada Conversation, Volume-17 Number-05

The following conversation between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in March 1974 on an early-morning walk in Perth, Australia. Devotee: [Taking the part of a materialistic scientist] Why do you call Krsna... read more

Every Town and Village, Volume-17 Number-05, 1982

May 1, 1982 | Every Town & Village, Volume-17 Number-05

A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Five New Transcendental Books Published If there's one thing His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada taught his disciples, it was to publish as... read more

Letters, Volume-17 Number-05, 1982

May 1, 1982 | Letters, Volume-17 Number-05

Yesterday I was leafing through back to godhead, Vol. 16, No. 9, when this statement in the Book Section struck me: "A father is affectionate to his son because there is some relationship of nearness between the son and the father. But that sort of affection in... read more