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* "Guru is not a Decoration" -- His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada describes the attitude required in order to approach a guru.

* "Not Wanting to Hear Criticism" -- A remembrance of Srila Prabhupada by Sri Gopal Ghosh.

* "Govindaya Namah" -- An amusing and instructive story told by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur.

* NAMA-TATTVA: "The Power of Krishna's Name" -- Jiva Goswami comments on an important verse from Srimad Bhagavatam.

* "Guru and Disciple" -- A fresh translation especially for this issue of Bindu, from the medieval Bengali book, "Prema-vilasa", describing how a disciple should behave to get the mercy of his or her spiritual master. Our thanks to Krishnabhishek Prabhu for his help with the translation.

* "Merciful Rama" -- Part four of a six-part series describing the events surrounding Vibhishan's leaving his brother Ravan. English poetry by the late Christian missionary Reverend A. G. Atkins.