C O N T E N T S Founded 1944. Vol. 6 No. 3 March 2009
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Features
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THREE KINDS OF DEVOTEES
LORD CAITANYA’S MERCY
ART OF FORGIVENESS
Three levels of consciousness
An irresistible offer from the Supreme Lord
Is forgiveness equal to weakness?
Departments Columns E T K ’ K 2 L 10 DISCIPLINE T AT HOME EACHING
IDS
M E 14 BATTLE WITH TERROR Y
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ÅÑËA S
XPERIENCE
DISTRIBUTION 16 BOOK NECTAR V P 22 RUNNING FOR PEACE EDIC
ERSPECTIVE
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ÇRÉLA PRABHUPÄDA SPEAKS OUT
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OWN AND VILLAGE
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CENTRES IN I NDIA
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VAIÑËAVA CALENDAR
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EDITORIAL
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What is the goal of life?
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
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Which day on the Vaiñëava calendar has special significance for you, and why?
Ten objections to India’s lunar mission lunacy
“Eating, sleeping, sex life, and trying for defense, these are common formulas both for the animals and for the man. Therefore a human being is distinguished from the animal when he enquires about transcendence.” —p20
OUR PURPOSES • To help all people discern reality from illusion, spirit from matter, the eternal from the temporary. • To expose the faults of materialism. • To offer guidance in the Vedic techniques of spiritual life. • To preserve and spread the Vedic culture. • To celebrate the chanting 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.
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