Archive for June, 2010
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Did Scientists Create Life?
By Gauranga Kishore Das for gaurangakishore.blogspot.com on 17 Jun 2010From ISKCON News With the recent announcement by the scientific community of the creation of a living organism using synthetic DNA many people are wondering about the reli…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Monday, June 28th, 2010
“Out of Metropolis” by Lynn Emanuel
We’re headed for empty-headedness, the featureless amnesias of Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, states rich only in vowel sounds and alliteration. We’re taking the train so we can see into the heart of the heart of America framed in the windows’ cool oblongs of light. We want cottages, farmhouses with peaked roofs leashed by wood smoke to […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Monday, June 28th, 2010
The End Is Nigh
A fascinating and confronting article from author, educator, and speaker Richard Heinberg on the realities of the end of the age of petroleum. Click here to read the whole article.Once again, I must repeat: we’re not even close to running out of oil…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
No Spiritual Advancement Without Cow Protection
“One cannot become spiritually advanced without acquiring the brahminical qualifications and giving protection to cows. “ Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.18.52 Filed under: Cows and Environment
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome
Click here to read the full article from the New York Times “The connection between animal abuse and other criminal behaviors was recognized, of course, long before the evolution of the social sciences and institutions with which we now address such …
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Friday, June 25th, 2010
But This Should Be Our Aim
Prabhupada: So new… When they are trained up, they can come, live, especially grhasthas. My point is whether the farm is attractive. Not very much. Yogesvara: The potential is wonderful. Prabhupada: And therefore I’m asking. Potential is wonderful, so why they are not attracted to live in the farm and be self-independent and chant Hare […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Snana-yatra New Vrindavan June 27th
Snana-yatra of Lord Jagannath
Sunday, June 27th
Lord Jagannatha’s Rathayatra pastimes are near! His Holiness Bhakti Purusottama Swami will speak to us Tuesday, June 22nd, morning and evening about Lord Jagannath. Maharaja was born in Orrisa and is a scholar on Lord Jagannath. The following Sunday, June 27th, […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by mg
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Tastes Like Chicken: The Quest For Fake Meat
Click here to read the full article from TIME”The desire to eat meat has posed an ethical question ever since humans achieved reliable crop production: Do we really need to kill animals to live? Today, the hunger for meat is also contributing to the …
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Religious Wisdom For Facing Death
The latest article from my good friend, fellow monk, and Bhakti Center (Manhattan) president and CEO Ramnath Subramanian (Rasanath Dasa) on the Huffington PostThe silent tears at the other end said it all. “Is everything alright?” I asked Priya. I hav…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
UN Urges Global Move To Meat And Dairy-Free Diet
From our friends at Viva Vegie!Big report out of the UN. Must see. - Pamela Rice————-http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-dietUN urges global move to meat and dairy-free dietLesser consumption of animal products…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Krsna is the Farm Acarya
Letter from Tamal Krsna Goswami, Secretary to Srila Prabhupada, to Hari Sauri Das, ISKCON Melbourne, August 10th, 1977 (sent from Krsna Balarama Mandir, Vrndavana): Srila Prabhupada always enjoys hearing from you as you have gained an eternal position at His Divine Grace’s lotus feet. Srila Prabhupada appreciated your opening prayers. Srila Prabhupada was most enlivened […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
In The Monastic Community by Thomas Merton
Thanks to our friend Caitanya MangalaFrom The Thomas Merton Reader, edited by Thomas O’Donnell (1965) IN THE MONASTIC COMMUNITY One or two of the novices came up and smiled and clasped their hands together and made a kind of sign a prize fighter m…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Germs In Soil Might Give Learning A Boost
By Randy Dotinga for Health Day News on 25 May 2010From ISKCON News Image: krishna.com Perhaps Yasoda should not have scolded baby Krishna for eating dirt thousands of years ago? Could certain germs help you learn more easily? New research su…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Dear Devotees,
New Vrindaban’s 4th Annual 24 Hour Kirtan festival has just commenced. Please tune it to www.newvrindaban.com for live audio and video. As I speak 131 devotees are viewing it along with the hundreds here in New Vrindaban’s temple room. The finalised Kirtan Schedule follows (all times are EST):
12:00 PM […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by ATD
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Disaster In The Amazon
From Bob Herbert in the New York TimesBP’s calamitous behavior in the Gulf of Mexico is the big oil story of the moment. But for many years, indigenous people from a formerly pristine region of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador have been trying to …