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12/18/2024

From a humble, hand-printed publication, BTG has grown into a magazine distributed worldwide. Even though 80 years have passed, the teachings presented in BTG are timeless.

Listen to HG Shivangi Devi Dasi from Ireland as she shares her personal experience with BTG and the impact it's had on her life while growing up.

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12/13/2024

In this video, HG Vaisesika Dasa shares how Back to Godhead magazine changed his life and why it’s our duty to share this timeless treasure with the world.

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Discover the power of Srila Prabhupada’s vision and how spreading BTG can bring spiritual clarity and hope to people everywhere.

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11/08/2024

One magazine, a life transformed. HG Kaunteya Dasa shares his inspiring journey of discovering Back to Godhead and the profound impact it had on his spiritual path. Celebrate 80 years of this life-changing publication and its timeless message.

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10/29/2024

Srila Prabhupāda often emphasized that his books and writings were his most important legacy, and Back to Godhead (BTG) was an integral part of that mission. His vision extended beyond the limits of time and geography.

HG Govardhana Dasa (BTG Global Chairman) reflects on Back to Godhead's 80th anniversary and shares the exciting prospects for its future.

https://youtu.be/I3SsF_DtLpU

In the spirit of BTG’s 80th anniversary celebration, reach out to your local temple. Consider subscribing to BTG, gifting a subscription to a friend, or supporting its distribution in your local temple or community.

10/23/2024

Srila Prabhupāda started Back to Godhead magazine as part of his mission to fulfill the order of his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, who instructed him to spread the teachings of Krishna consciousness in English.

He placed great importance on the expansion of BTG, referring to it as the "backbone" of the entire Krishna consciousness movement. He saw the magazine as an essential tool for preaching and reaching a global audience - a mission that BTG continues to fulfill to this day.

10/17/2024

In 1944, amidst the chaos of World War II, when the world was engulfed in fear and uncertainty, Srila Prabhupāda launched Back to Godhead, a publication offering spiritual guidance, solace, and hope during turbulent times.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Back to Godhead magazine, and though eight decades have passed, its teachings and wisdom are as relevant today as they were then. Srila Prabhupāda's vision was to provide a path out of worldly suffering by reconnecting souls with the eternal message of Lord Krishna.

During this auspicious month of Kartik, let us celebrate this milestone by sharing the light of Back to Godhead and continuing Srila Prabhupāda’s mission.

05/26/2023

Back to Godhead magazine serves as an invaluable resource, providing devotees with profound spiritual insights, philosophical discourses, and practical guidance on their spiritual journey. By sponsoring BTG subscriptions, ISKCON temples ensure that their patrons receive regular access to this enlightening literature. Reading BTG helps devotees deepen their understanding of Vedic wisdom, scriptural teachings, and the life and teachings of Srila Prabhupada. Such knowledge is instrumental in strengthening their devotion, building a solid spiritual foundation, and navigating life's challenges with wisdom and grace.

04/16/2023

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03/17/2022

As spiritual souls we are all originally Krishna (God) conscious, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted and we are trying to exploit the resources of material nature, while becoming more and more entangled in her complexities. This illusion is called maya, or hard struggle for existence, and can at once be stopped by revival of our Krishna consciousness.

To alleviate the suffering of the souls of this world by reviving their Krishna consciousness, and to spread love of Godhead, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared some 536 years ago and inaugurated the public chanting of the Holy Names of Krishna as the easiest method of deliverance for this day and age:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Today, devotees around the world celebrate Gaura Purnima, the holy appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. For more information, see the following articles at Krishna.com:

Who is Lord Chaitanya?
https://www.krishna.com/who-lord-chaitanya

Lord Chaitanya’s Life and Teachings
https://www.krishna.com/lord-chaitanya%E2%80%99s-life-and-teachings

Lord Chaitanya and the Renaissance of Devotion
https://www.krishna.com/lord-chaitanya-and-renaissance-devotion

03/28/2021

Today, devotees around the world celebrate Gaura Purnima, the auspicious day some 535 years ago (1486) when the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, appeared on Earth as Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. In the form of His own devotee, He experienced, and enlightened people about, the mellows of devotional service, and taught the process of nāma-saṅkīrtana, or congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names, as the means for deliverance in this age:

Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare

Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu set into motion the sankirtana movement, spreading love of Godhead throughout India, converting thousands into devotees. He also uncovered the holy places associated with Lord Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan, which had been overgrown by jungle, instructing His disciples to excavate these places of pilgrimage and construct temples there.

The modern day Krishna consciousness movement, commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement, is carrying on in the footsteps of Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu, spreading this message throughout the world.

You’ll find more information about His life and teachings in the biographical work, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/

A summary is presented in the article “Who is Lord Chaitanya?” published in Back to Godhead magazine: http://www.krishna.com/who-lord-chaitanya

Additional information on Krishna.com: http://www.krishna.com/chaitanya-mahaprabhu

09/19/2020

08/25/2020

Today is Radhastami, the holy appearance day of Radha, Krishna’s consort and female counterpart.

The complete conception of God includes God and His energies, which exist simultaneously with Him. The sum of Krishna's energies is Radha, His eternal consort. Like the sun and sunshine, Krishna and Radha are inseparable.

Radha embodies the totality of love for Krishna. Thus She is known as the personification of Bhakti, or loving devotion to God.

Loving God is our natural state, now dormant. By Her pure example, Radha is the beacon calling everyone to re-awaken full love for Krishna. She also dispenses mercy to help us achieve that goal.

Radha-Krishna are the male and female aspects of God. Known as the Divine Couple, together they are the full manifestation of God.

She is respectfully addressed as Srimati Radharani, Srimati being an honorific prefix akin to “Her Grace”, and “rani” meaning queen.

"Radharani is a tenderhearted feminine counterpart of the supreme whole, resembling the perfectional stage of the worldly feminine nature. Therefore, the mercy of Radharani is available very readily to the sincere devotees, and once She recommends such a devotee to Lord Krishna, the Lord at once accepts the devotee's admittance into His association." —Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavatam 2.3.23

Devotees pray to Srimati Radharani by calling out to her as the Divine Mother Hara, or “Hare” in the vocative, when chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare,
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

The meaning of this mantra is: “Oh Energy of the Lord, Mother Hara, Oh Supreme Lord Krishna, Oh Lord Rama (another name of Krishna), please engage me in Your service!”

For more about Srimati Radharani, see this collection of articles at Krishna.com:

http://krishna.com/topic/Radharani

More at the bottom of this page:

http://www.krishna.com/radha-krishnas-female-counterpart

You can browse through dozens of paintings of Radha-Krishna on our Krishna.com gallery. TIP: Email any painting as a digital postcard to a friend or loved one, along with a personalized message, via the “Send As A Postcard” link at the bottom of any gallery page:


http://files.krishna.com/cgi-bin/ImageFolio42/imageFolio.cgi?search=Radharani

02/15/2019

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