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The Taste of Ruci
October 8, 2009 – 11:53 pm | 5 Comments
The Taste of Ruci

Lesson one of verse four of the Siksastakam of Sri Caitanya. What are the primary and secondary characteristics of bhakti that is engaged in out of attachment for bhakti itself?

Gardening for the Soul
October 8, 2009 – 12:07 am | 3 Comments
Gardening for the Soul

Gardening is never simply about gardens. To garden is to unseat oneself as the center of primary importance, and to instead turn one’s life into various forms of service.

Who Will Be the King?
October 6, 2009 – 7:03 pm | 23 Comments
Who Will Be the King?

Unless varnasrama is thought of in an essential sense, it is unlikely that we will see any such arrangement today—even in the society of devotees, much less in human society. Indeed, who will be the king?

How Food Shapes Our Cities
October 5, 2009 – 11:45 pm | No Comment
How Food Shapes Our Cities