Volume-23 Number-05 – Back To Godhead

Responsibilities of a Secular Government by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

May 1, 1988 | From the Editor, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-23 Number-05

The separation of church and state the a feature of secular governments intended to protect the rights of religious pluralities as well as the civil rights of individuals. The interests of church and state tend to merge and clash, however, as evidenced by an outbreak... read more

Seeing God

May 1, 1988 | Srila Prabhupada Conversation, Volume-23 Number-05

This is a continuation of a conversation between His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and reporters in Melbourne, Australia, on June 29, 1974. Srila Prabhupada: So religion means to abide by the laws of God. That's all. It cannot be... read more

In Pursuit Of American Happiness by Sthita Dhi Muni Dasa

May 1, 1988 | Sthita Dhi Muni Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-05

The New York stock market crash last fall, which set off similar dives in foreign markets, prompted financial experts to offer reassuring perspectives on the grim fact that investors had lost billions of dollars (and yen and marks and pounds). The plunge was only a... read more

The Acre / Cow Theory by Mathuresa Dasa

May 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-05

The New York stock market crash last fall, which set off similar dives in foreign markets, prompted financial experts to offer reassuring perspectives on the grim fact that investors had lost billions of dollars (and yen and marks and pounds). The plunge was only a... read more

Every Town And Village, Volume-23 Number-05, 1988

May 1, 1988 | Every Town & Village, Hare Krishna in Soviet, Volume-23 Number-05

A look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Soviet Devotee Dies in Labor Camp; Others Released Jarna, Sweden The Committee to Free Soviet Hare Krishnas, which has its headquarters here, recently announced... read more

Lord Jagannatha and the Daffodils by Mathuresa Dasa

May 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, Poetry, Volume-23 Number-05

The sun broke through in February And brought both joy and sorrow, For though the air was mild today, I feared the frost tomorrow. A spell this warm would raise the heads Of daffodil and buttercup. Drenched in sunlight, bathed in dew. ... read more