Back To Godhead Year 2009 Volume-06 Number-09

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Founded 1944. Vol. 6 No. 9 September 2009

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EVOLUTION SIMPLIFIED

A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION

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AN OBJECTIVE SCIENTIEST

FIRST RELIGIOUS DOGMATISM NOW SCIENTIFIC FUNDAMENTALISM

20 EVIDENCE: LET IT SPEAK

26 TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL Holding on to the traditions is a wise choice in the modern times. Cover painting by Dinesh

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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