Preach to an enthusiastic audience
"For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me."—Bg. 18.68
Dear Prabhus and Maharajas,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, who gave us the sacred mission to spread Krishna consciousness to the best of our ability.
I'm writing to invite you to preach to an audience eager to hear about Krishna consciousness: the readers of Back to Godhead. For various reasons, BTG has developed into a magazine whose readers are mostly ISKCON people, from veteran devotees to people fairly new to Krishna consciousness. Many devotees have subscribed to BTG for years and continue to love the magazine. And new devotees find it a great source of inspiration.
For many new readers, especially those who don't live near a temple, it's their main connection to the community of devotees. These readers can't wait for the magazine to arrive. They learn much from it, and it helps shape their spiritual lives. You can take part in educating newer devotees while speaking to older readers as well.
BTG has no staff writers, so we rely on devotees around the world to submit articles. By writing for BTG, you not only preach, but you also help ensure a steady flow of articles to fill the pages of the magazine and continue Prabhupada's BTG legacy.
If you or anyone you know feels inspired to write something for possible publication, please read our writers' guidelines. You can get them by going to http://www.krishna.com/magazine and clicking on "Write for Back
to Godhead" at the bottom of the page.
Hare Krishna.
Your servant,
Nagaraja Dasa
Editor
Prabhupada on writing for BTG:
"All students should be encouraged to write some article after reading Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, and Teachings of Lord Caitanya. They should realize the information, and they must present their assimilation in their own words. Otherwise, how they can be preachers?" (letter to Brahmananda, July 1, 1969)
"I want all our students to write articles for our transcendental magazine." (letter to Satsvarupa, January 11, 1971)
"Regarding articles for BTG, I have already issued instructions to all centers requesting my disciples to send articles every month, and I am going to repeat it again for the second time. " (letter to Hayagriva, July 12, 1969)
"BTG should be full with our own articles, and there is no need for articles by outsiders." (letter to Brahmananda, July 1, 1969)
"Realization means you should write. Every one of you. What is your realization? What for this BACK TO GODHEAD is? You write your realization--what you have realized about Krsna. That is required. It is not passive. Always you should be active. Whenever you find time, write. Never mind--two lines, four lines, but you write your realization.
Sravanam kirtanam. Writing or offering prayers, glories--this is one of the functions of the Vaisnava. You are hearing, but you have to write also.
Then, writing means smaranam--remembering what you have heard from your spiritual master. Sravanam kirtanam visnoh. About Visnu, not for others. Don't write any nonsense thing for any nonsense man. Useless waste of time. Visnu--write about Viwnu, Krsna. This is cultivation of Krsna consciousness. Hear, write, remember, try to understand. Don't be dull--dull-headed. Very intelligent. Without being very intelligent nobody can have full Krsna consciousness. It is for the most intelligent man. So that intelligence will come if you try to understand Krsna. We have got so many books. Always try to understand Krsna. Then you are liberated .... You cannot understand Krsna in full--He's unlimited, our knowledge is limited. But as far as you can, try to understand Krsna." (lecture, Los Angeles, 1970)
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