Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
The Soul of Merton 3-17-09
Inspired by my readings of “Contemplative Prayer” and “Contemplation In A World Of Action” by Thomas MertonIt is an unnecessary but prevalent debate for those devoted to the spiritual path: The tug between the contemplative life and the active life. D…
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
I’m Better Than You
We see people all the time arguing in forums and email discussions. I sometimes wonder if it is really about arriving at some truth or just about who is the better person because they hold a view they feel is the best. The following is an extreme example. It would be funny if someone wasn’t […]
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
Darwin Is Dead!-Planned Obsolescence
If you would like to contribute to our year-long “celebration” of Darwin’s 200th birthday, please send your articles, editorials, or any other creative and informative pieces to nvclub108@gmail.comHG Narasingha Gurudas (a.k.a Martin Lyons) was gracious…
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Soul Delicious
The last three nights I spent in a motel in Richmond, Virginia. The view out our window was a sign for a restaurant called”Soul Delicious.” Unavoidably I was mediating on that quite a bit. Besides the pun “So Delicious”, when the curtain is half closed, it reads “Soul-licious”. I was thinking how Krishna is Soul-licious.
FYI, […]
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Belovedness
“Beloved”The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd IIIDean of Washington National CathedralWashington National CathedralEpiphany IJanuary 8, 2006 Raymond Carver, one of the finest writers of our time, died before he should have. He had lived a hard life in…
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Darwin Is Dead!-The Mathematical Impossibility of Evolution
If you would like to contribute to our year-long “celebration” of Darwin’s 200th birthday, please send your articles, editorials, or any other creative and informative pieces to nvclub108@gmail.comHG Dau Prabhu aka “Master Dau”, the wise sage of our Bh…
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
“Dream Land” by Christina Rossetti
Where sunless rivers weep
Their waves into the deep,
She sleeps a charmed sleep:
………Awake her not.
Led by a single star,
She came from very far
To seek where shadows are
……..Her pleasant lot.
She left the rosy morn,
She left the fields of corn,
For twilight cold and lorn
……..And water springs.
Through sleep, as through a veil,
She sees the sky look pale,
And hears the […]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Photos from Gaura Purnima
New Vrindaban’s deities looked resplendent in a new outfit and the altars decorated with flowers and fruit. HH Indradyumna Swami started the evening program with an enlivening harinam parikrama up to the Palace of Gold and back, followed by a lecture, a dance performance, an ecstatic kirtan and abhisek, and of course a sumptuous feast! Thank you to all […]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Get Those Hands Up In the Air In Kirtan
Remember, children are watching.
From: Pointing and waving gives kids a head start in life
Children from richer families tend to do better in school, and some of that edge may arise through an unexpected mechanism, according to research presented at the AAAS meeting by psychologists at the University of Chicago.
It turns out that […]
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Kirtan At Bahulaban
I ran into Shashi Patel this weekend at Bahulaban while waiting for a kirtan to start. Old timers will remember him as being involved with New Vrindaban design work back in the 80s. He has been the architect for over 50 temples since then including ones in Florida, Bangalore and Arizona.
It was interesting because he […]
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Darwin Is Dead!-The Fluke
If you would like to contribute to our year-long “celebration” of Darwin’s 200th birthday, please send your articles, editorials, or any other creative and informative pieces to nvclub108@gmail.comHG Narasingha Gurudas (a.k.a Martin Lyons) was gracious…
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Let Your Light Shine
“This is the mission of this Krsna consciousness movement. We simply have to voluntarily undergo some penance in the beginning. It may be a little painful in the beginning to refrain from illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling, but one has to be tolerant. To be cured of a disease, we may have to agree […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Sports In Pakistan and America
Sports in Pakistan:
Gunmen in rickshaws attack cricket team
LAHORE, Pakistan – A team of heavily armed gunmen, some traveling in rickshaws, ambushed Sri Lanka’s national cricket team Tuesday as it arrived for a match, killing six police guards and wounding seven players. The brazen attack heightened fears that Pakistan is becoming increasingly unstable.
The assault bore striking […]
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Cars and Computers
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX),Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, ‘If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all […]
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Compassionate Reflections #8
Inspired by my reading of “Vaisnava Compassion” by HH Satsvarupa MaharajaThroughout his book Vaisnava Compassion, HH Satsvarupa Maharaja has been digging deep into one of the most difficult but essential aspects that we must develop in our own devotion…