Volume-30 Number-01 – Back To Godhead

Vedic Thoughts, Volume-30 Number-01, 1996

Jan 1, 1996 | Vedic Thoughts, Volume-30 Number-01

Devotional service of the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures like the Upanisads, Puranas, and Narada-pancaratra is simply an unnecessary disturbance in society. -Srila Rupa Gosvami Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.101 May there be good... read more

Arjuna Fights A Celestial Being Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayananda Dasa Goswami

Jan 1, 1996 | Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, Mahabharata – The History of Greater India, Volume-30 Number-01

Challenged by an angry Gandharva, Arjuna quickly shows his fighting skill. The sage Vaisampayana is telling the history of the Pandavas to their great-grandson, King Janamejaya. The Pandavas, living disguised as brahmanas in... read more

One Family’s Cow Protection by Lavangalatika Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1996 | Lavangalatika Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-30 Number-01

A note from our regular columnist, Hare Krsna Devi Dasi: Here is an account of cow protection on a small family farm in India. Because Srila Prabhupada often advocated small family farms with a few cows and a few acres of land, I thought to begin his Centennial year... read more

The Power of Prabhupada’s Books by Navina Nirada Dasa

Jan 1, 1996 | Book Distribution, Navina Nirada Dasa, Volume-30 Number-01

In this column we present the experiences and realizations of devotees who give people Krsna consciousness by giving books by Srila Prabhupada and his followers. The editors The Old Book Distributor ONCE WHEN I WAS selling books on a street in Germany I showed a... read more

Is Experience the Best Teacher? by Urmila Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1996 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Urmila Devi Dasi, Volume-30 Number-01

AFTER GIVING Arjuna knowledge of matter and spirit, Lord Krsna tells him, "Deliberate on this fully, and then decide what you wish to do." Our children also have to choose between material and spiritual life. To prepare them for this choice, do we need to... read more

Is Back to Godhead an Offender?

Jan 1, 1996 | BTG, Volume-30 Number-01

Back to Godhead has been publishing (and plans to continue) a series of articles called "The Glories of the Demigods." Yet not everyone is pleased with it. We publish here an objection, along with our reply. Federation of Hindu Associations (FHA), Inc.... read more