back to godhead - july 2012
DESCRIPTION
BACK TO GODHEAD is a monthly publication issued by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). This publication is principally concerned with promulgating through the medium of essays, poems and articles the truths expounded by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic texts.TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 2011 ! BACK TO GODHEAD 1
Founded 1944. Vol. 9 No. 7 July 2012
OUR PURPOSES• To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. • To expose the faults ofmaterialism. • To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. • To preserve and spread the Vedic culture. • To celebrate thechanting of the holy names of God as taught by Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu • To help every living being remember and serve Çré Kåñëa,the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
C O N T E N T S
ÇRÉLAPRABHUPÄDA
ÇIKñÄ5 SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IN CALAMITY
9 A GORGEOUS TEMPLE IN CHENNAIÇréla Prabhupäda's vision turns into realityin South India's metropolitan city.
15 SCIENCE OF ASSOCIATIONWhether we are neophytes or advanced, association ofpure devotees is crucial for our spiritual progress.
17 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Features
Departments
3 LETTERS
4 VEDIC
THOUGHTS
27 POETRY
Beware ofForgetfulness
29 EVERY TOWNAND VILLAGE
33EDITORIAL
32CENTERS IN INDIA
32VAIÑËAVA CALENDAR
Push a child into a lion’s cage
In spiritual life, every calamity is a steppingstone towards the highest perfection.
“I never knew that a moment and few sincere wordswould have a life-changing impact on my life.”
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COVER
STORY
HOW I CAMETO KÅÑËA
CONSCIOUSNESS
21 EAR: THE GATEWAY TO LIBERATIONWe may not realize how our aural organs play avital role in determining our spiritual destination.
20PHOTOSCOPE
Cross Over
24 TEARS OF SORROW, TEARS OF GRATITUDE
Seeing Kåñëa’s hand in the tragic death of devotees
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