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Real Knowledge Changed My Life by Visakha Devi Dasi

Jul 1, 2011 | Visakha Devi Dasi, Volume-45 Number-04

Despite years of academic study, I didn’t know anything until I met Srila Prabhupada. “In this material world there are different types of achievement, but of all of them the achievement of knowledge is considered to be the highest because one can... read more

Lessons in Depicting God on Canvas by Haridasa Thakura Dasa

Jul 1, 2011 | Haridasa Thakura Dasa, Volume-45 Number-04

Two of Srila Prabhupada’s artist disciples teach transcendental art at an annual Vrindavan seminar. Vridavan 2003: On the appearance day of Srila Prabhupada, I was sitting in a garden after lunch thinking, “If only I could paint Krishna while... read more

Recovering From Childhood by Manu Dasa

Jul 1, 2011 | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Manu Dasa, Volume-45 Number-04

Early life experiences during India’s violent partition turn a young man away from religion. I Was Born in the part of India that is now in Pakistan, in the town of Multan, originally called Kashyapapura after the great sage Kanyapa Muni. In the 1940s, it... read more

When Bad is Good by Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi

Jul 1, 2011 | Arcana Siddhi Devi Dasi, Volume-45 Number-04

Scripture and the examples of pure souls help devotees see the merciful hand of God in all of life’s reverses On the way to the Kolkata airport from ISKCON’s temple complex in Mayapur, West Bengal, Braja sevaki Dasi and her husband, jahnudvipa Dasa,... read more

The Solution To All Problems by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Jul 1, 2011 | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada's Lectures, Volume-45 Number-04

Vedic civilization defines human life as the quest to end one’s suffering permanently. daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te “This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of... read more

Letters, Volume-45 Number-04, 2011

Jul 1, 2011 | Letters, Volume-45 Number-04

Perspectives on Ritual What an appropriate set of words Vraja Vihari Dasa has used for his article about ritual in the March/ april issue of Back to Godhead. How true it is that for many people, ritual would pave the path for spiritual enlightenment, and the... read more