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On Nihilism
October 14, 2009 – 6:37 pm | 17 Comments
On Nihilism

The power of will becomes nihilistic at the point at which it becomes absolute, when it submits to no authority higher than itself—that is, when impulse and desire become their own moral gauge and when the will is guided by no other ends than its own exercise.

Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Three
October 14, 2009 – 12:26 am | No Comment
Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Three

Verse three of Sri Damodarastakam with the Dig-darsini-tika commentary of Sri Sanatana Goswami Prabhupada. Repeated obeisances to he who drowns his devotees in pools of bliss.

The Full Moonrise After the Setting of the Sun
October 12, 2009 – 10:33 pm | 2 Comments
The Full Moonrise After the Setting of the Sun

In honor of the Avirbhava Mahotsava of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami, Swami B. V. Tripurari glorifies his beloved siksa guru.

The City that Ended Hunger
October 11, 2009 – 11:38 pm | 14 Comments
The City that Ended Hunger

A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: end hunger.