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Back to Godhead, July/August 2008

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Back to Godhead

Founded 1944   •   July/August 2008

WELCOME Two articles in this issue deal with the topic of japa, or the devotee’s individual chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra while counting on beads. Kalakantha Dasa’s “Japa and the Opening Heart” analyses Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Shikshashtaka (“Eight Prayers”) to gain insight into this essential spiritual practice. In “Japa Retreat: The Perfect Cure for Self-Neglect,” Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi reports on a japa workshop held in New York state’s Catskill Mountains.

Japa Retreat

Japa Retreat: The Perfect Cure for Self-Neglect

Devotees take a break from their normal routines to focus on a vital spiritual practice.

Water

Water: A Meditation

Here are some ways that water can remind us of Krishna.

The Science of Knowing God

The Science of Knowing God

Is Krishna consciousness more scientific than what we normally call science?

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