Dhanesvara Proposes "Prabhupada-centric" Back To Godhead Type Magazine

[PADA: Dhanesvara, and perhaps a lot of others, are moving towards exclusive promoting of Srila Prabhupada, which he calls "Prabhupada-centric." OK that is what we predicted would eventually happen, we will have to get back to the original roots and reject the bogus new age guru spin offs and off shoots. 

Some people have said this process is taking too long. However, if we look at reforms of other religions, they sometimes take centuries. We are seeing a lot of changes going on over decades, so we should be at least somewhat hopeful. 

And the change may not be sudden and wholesale complete, but we think gradually, one element at a time, Srila Prabhupada will emerge as the actual link to Krishna as people recognize these other conditioned soul "guru links" are not so valid. Yep, over the years a lot of people have said "PADA is a crazy man," and so on. Maybe so, but sometimes, even the crazy man is -- correct. ys pd]  

Dhanesvara Das :

Here are some details:

In my book Divine Or Demoniac? Spiritual Movements and the Enemies Within I conclude by advocating that we Start the Hare Krishna Movement Again! Srila Prabhupada described Back to Godhead magazine as the backbone of the movement, and it is definitely one of the best ways to introduce people to Krishna consciousness.

The initial magazine will be a generic introduction to Krishna Consciousness, with the idea that it should always remain in print, simply because introductory magazine is always needed. Later, regular editions (semi-annual, quarterly, or monthly as distribution increases) will contain timely and topical articles, or perhaps we will do a themed magazine such as on Varnashrama Dharma, or Prasadam and cooking, or Deity worship and the principles of religion.

The magazine is to be Prabhupada-centric - only his feature articles, as has always been the case with Back to Godhead - and will not contain articles featuring other gurus or leaders. The concept is a magazine that is non-sectarian, and one that any devotee would be happy to distribute - regardless of the "camp" they may belong to: independent temples, Prabhupadanugas, ritvik, ISKCON devotees, Gaudiya devotees, etc. 

Inside the front cover there will be a section where contact information of the local temple will be printed, such as: temple location, meeting times, website, phone, Facebook page, and other contact information. So one center can order, say, 5000 copies with their individual information printed there. Another center may order 1,000 copies of the same magazine with their individual information, another 2,000 with their information, etc.

Because the printing industry has changed rapidly and it may be possible at some point to allow tailor-made magazines where specific individual articles can be selected by the purchaser. Thus, we are aiming at a dynamic, not static, production facility. The magazine would have a standard format for articles, and selected articles can be picked "off the shelf" so to speak, as the temple or distributor desires.

Once the production process gets streamlined it may also be possible to produce tailor-made magazines for a specific guru or camp. Although I personally favor Srila Prabhupada and want to always produce a magazine where he is featured, I am not opposed to producing an individual magazine featuring others, because I don't want to limit the production in any way. I want to be able to produce as many magazines as can be distributed since Krishna Consciousness is the greatest need in human civilization.

That's the concept as it stands thus far.

A number of devotees have offered to assist with writing. What is really needed are devotees with graphic arts skills, a Yamaraja (Krishna bless him) or someone like him, and others.