Back to Godhead, July/August 2009

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Back to Godhead

Founded 1944   •   July/August 2009

WELCOME This issue coincides with the annual festival of Janmashtami, celebrating the divine appearance of Lord Krishna on earth more than fifty centuries ago. In “Sri Krishna Janmashtami: The Advent of the Deliverer,” Karuna Dharini Devi Dasi explains how Lord Krishna’s “birth” is unlike that of us ordinary living beings, who are born by the force of Krishna’s material energy.

ISKCON Aravade

ISKCON Aravade: A New Temple for a Rural District

Tens of thousands attend the opening of an impressive temple in a small Indian town.

Exploring Love

Exploring Love

Why, despite our ability to acquire so many things, does love so often elude us?

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

Sri Krishna Janmashtami: The Advent of the Deliverer

In the Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna reveals why He regularly descends to this world.

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