November 3rd, 2008
What is the one reason that most societies don’t work very well, since the start of Sumer, the cradle of civilization?
Why is the history of humankind a miserable one?
What keeps us from living lives full of hope, harmony, and flourishing success?
It is domination.
Western Civilization started in the squabbling little islands called […]
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September 30th, 2008
Can you really create the life that you want? Furthermore, can you create it in an easy and relaxed way, unfolding gracefully? Is it possible to offer no resistance to life, to be in a state of elegance, effortlessness, and buoyancy while still getting what you really want? Can you move beyond being dependent on […]
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September 30th, 2008
To start with, let us assume that reincarnation indeed takes place. What do the Vedic literatures tell us as to why it does take place? Two reasons have been given: Firstly, we’re being given a chance to live out our desires. Secondly: We’re being given repeated opportunities to attain spiritual realization, break free from material […]
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September 30th, 2008
Srila Prabhupada did not present Shastra as a dry academic subject to be theorized and armchair-philosophized about. Instead of giving abstruse explanations, he spoke and more importantly lived the essense of shastra. He repeatedly emphasized the point of all sastra: “You are not this body. Surrender to Krsna.”
Srila Prabhupada repeatedly said that by reading his […]
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September 30th, 2008
We think that we lack beauty and live in an imperfect world but that is only because we are not seeing correctly.
Beauty is an act of consciousness. It is an appreciation of color and form in the phenomena of experience.
Your form is always beautiful because it has been created with exquisite craftsmanship. […]
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