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Have a Blast, O Tiger Among Men! by Jayadvaita Swami

Sep 1, 1998 | From the Editor, Jayadvaita Swami, Volume-32 Number-05

ONE OF OUR BTG staff members suggested that I comment here on the nuclear blasts detonated, amidst considerable publicity, by India and her arch-rival Pakistan. I'm not much inclined to do it. For me it's boring. I'm getting tired of the material world. OK... read more

Awakened Intelligence by Dravida Dasa

Sep 1, 1998 | Dravida Dasa, Poetry, Volume-32 Number-05

kamadinam kati na katidha palita durnidesas tesam jata mayi na karuna na trapa nopasantih utsrjyaitan atha yadu-pate sampratam labdha-buddhis tvam ayatah saranam abhayam mam niyunksvatma-dasye In how many ways have I sought to obey The seductive demands of my wicked... read more

Vedic Thoughts, Volume-32 Number-05, 1998

Sep 1, 1998 | Vedic Thoughts, Volume-32 Number-05

The liberated soul who merges into the existence of the Lord is no better than the trees. Trees also stand in the Lord's existence, because material energy and the Lord's energy are the same. Similarly, the Brahman effulgence is also the energy of the Supreme... read more

India at Fifty-one by Tattvavit Dasa

Sep 1, 1998 | India's Heritage, Tattvavit Dasa, Volume-32 Number-05

THE COVER STORY, "India Turning Fifty," in National Geographic (May 1997) quoted Nehru, India's first prime minister, as having said that, after independence from Britain, India would rediscover herself. To Nehru, this rediscovery meant that... read more

A Lesson from Prema by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi

Sep 1, 1998 | Hare Krsna Devi Dasi, Varnasrama—Simple Living, High Thinking, Volume-32 Number-05

THERE'S NOTHING worse than a new convert," admonished my grandmother. "They know just enough about their religion that they're completely gung-ho about it, and not enough to have a balanced perspective on its teachings. They're fanatics.... read more

Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Disappearance Day: October 3

Sep 1, 1998 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-32 Number-05

Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was born in A.D. 1505. He was the son of Sri Tapana Misra, with whom Lord Caitanya stayed during a visit to Benares. Raghunatha Bhatta, then a child, served Lord Caitanya and became extremely... read more