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Sanga: Sakhya or Madhurya
September 25, 2012 – 8:33 pm | 39 Comments
Sanga: Sakhya or Madhurya

Despite the objective superiority of gopi-bhava, the venerable Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami makes it clear the best rasa is the one that is subjectively best for each devotee.

Krishna’s Dilemma: How to Experience Radha’s Prema
September 21, 2012 – 7:16 pm | 2 Comments
Krishna’s Dilemma: How to Experience Radha’s Prema

Krishna concludes that he must steal Radha’s prema if he is to taste it, and taste it he must, because he knows that it is superior to anything he has tasted.

Cultivating a Culture of Debate
September 20, 2012 – 9:43 pm | 6 Comments
Cultivating a Culture of Debate

The privatization of moral, religious, and philosophical views in liberal democracies and the cultural relativism that often underlies Western multicultural agendas are a much greater obstacle to a culture of debate than religion.

Hindu cat
September 18, 2012 – 8:10 pm | One Comment
Hindu cat