Volume-21 Number-12 – Back To Godhead

Synthesizing Meditation and Work by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Dec 1, 1986 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-21 Number-12

Those who choose a full-time religious vocation sometimes ponder whether to enter an order that emphasizes meditation or one that emphasizes active missionary work. Even Gautama Buddha and St. Francis of Assisi doubted at first which spiritual path to pursue. His... read more

An Open House With An Open Heart by Visakha Devi Dasi

Dec 1, 1986 | Spiritual Places, Vishakha Devi Dasi, Volume-21 Number-12

Finding fertile ground for spiritual life in the California hills. Treasure hunt clue: "Follow this path. Don't be led astray, and you will find: a ruler stays straight on the righteous path and always calculates what's best for human... read more

A New Leash On Life by Suci Devi Dasi

Dec 1, 1986 | Suci Devi Dasi, The Vedic Observer, Volume-21 Number-12

I thought I'd seen it all when it came to sales pitches and advertising gimmicks. That is, until I read the Philadelphia Inquirer one Sunday and came upon a piece of advertising genius more effective than the "bandwagon appeal" and more subtle... read more

One More Round by Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi

Dec 1, 1986 | Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi, The Vedic Observer, Volume-21 Number-12

Alone and faceless at the far end of the bar, in a corner full of shadows, he sits in nondescript anonymity. He drinks quietly and steadily, gazing into the shadows as his thoughts play out his fantasies. In his dream, his wife is faithful and never leaves him in fits... read more

Every Town and Village, Volume-21 Number-12, 1986

Dec 1, 1986 | Every Town & Village, Volume-21 Number-12

A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Delhi Suburb Gets ISKCON Temple Delhi Surabhi Swami, ISKCON's Minister of Architecture, used to call Punjabi Bagh, the neighborhood here where he's lived... read more

It Makes No Difference What Rascals Believe

Dec 1, 1986 | Srila Prabhupada Conversation, Volume-21 Number-12

This is a continuation of a conversation that took place between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples at New Vrindaban, ISKCON's farming village in West Virginia, on June 24, 1976. Srila Prabhupada: So a child may not... read more