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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Chasing Sense Gratification Life after Life
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
To Lose Faith in God Is To Lose Faith in Humanity
To Lose Faith in God Is To Lose Faith in HumanityBy Jonathan Sacks for The Times of London on 29 Feb 2008 Consider two moments in the history of Western civilisation. The first, from the late 15th century, concerns one of the moving spirits of the Ital…
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
An Amazing day
Vaisesika Prabhu’s beautiful Gaura Nitai Deities.Prabhupada, Gaura Nitai and Vaisesika Prabhu’s Transcendental collection of Salagram and Govardhan Shila’sVaisesika Prabhu himselfYesterday was an amazing day. I went over to Vaisesika Prabhu’s house to …
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Mike Davis: Planet of Slums
Here is a little article which I wrote on two months ago while I was still in India. Some of the economic and political information that I’ve come across recently has only further deepened my convictions in this regard. This is indeed a “heart breakin…
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
“. . .a few only can live lavishly by exploitation.”
Human prosperity flourishes by natural gifts and not by gigantic industrial enterprises. The gigantic industrial enterprises are products of a godless civilization, and they cause the destruction of the noble aims of human life. The more we go on incre…
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Passing of a Great Soul
Today we had a celebration at the temple in honor of a great soul who recently departed from this world.One week ago today just as the sun was rising from the blanket of darkness covering the sky a great soul rose from the darkness of the material worl…
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
What is Really Going on?
What’s Really Going On?Posted On: Tue, 2006-10-31 22:21 by Sitapati Das (www.atmayogi.com)I have been looking around at the world and reading the Bhagavatam and I can see now that the same story simply replays over and over again - it’s the demigods ve…
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The Speech That Got John F. Kennedy Assassinated
Check out the speech that got John F. Kennedy assassinated. This is just to prepare you for tomorrows post.
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
The Good Shepard vs. The Wolves
While we are on the topic of good leadership here is video that shows that Obama is a true leader in the spirit of Lord Brahma’s instruction.”The best service that you or any leader can render is to protect all living beings within the material world. …
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
The First Duty of a Leader
Here is a transcript of todays Srimad Bhagavatam class given by Radhanath Maharaj in Sridham Mayapur, on the special occasion of the appearance of Srila Bhakti Tirth Swami. Srila Bhakti Tirtha Swami ki jaya.Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.12.57rucaye pradat karda…
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Sermon on the Mount Reflections
Two things standout the most to me about Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. The first thing that really stands out is that the essence of his teaching is about how we relate to our fellow human beings. Here is just one of the many sections where Christ is e…
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Sermon on the Mount
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn:…
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Steps Toward Inner Peace Reflections
Since I posted the Steps Toward Inner Peace and the documentary about Peace Pilgrim I’ve gotten many letters of appreciation from people all over the world, which just proves how universally inspiring genuine spiritual truth is. I wanted to just pick o…
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Mother Theresa: No Greater Love
No Greater Love is a compilation of quotes by Mother Teresa. This book was one of the few personal items I took from my Grandmothers apartment after she passed away. Yesterday I started reading it and was really taken by the beauty of her realizations …
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Markine Bhagavat Dharma at Stanford
Well I finally made it to Stanford, it has been a long journey and no one is more surprised than myself to be here but some how I am here. I can only think of Srila Prabhupadas beautiful prayers at Boston Harbor.Markine Bhagavata-dharmaby His Divine G…