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Archbishop of Canterbury Meets with Hindu Acaryas
March 8, 2011 – 1:16 am | 28 Comments
Archbishop of Canterbury Meets with Hindu Acaryas

Last month, the Archbishop of Canterbury reflected on his recent dialogue with Hindu swamis in Bangalore, India. I was pleased to accept an invitation to hear his thoughts on this somewhat historic event.

The Role of Study in Jnana-sunya Bhakti
March 6, 2011 – 1:01 am | 4 Comments
The Role of Study in Jnana-sunya Bhakti

If a sadhu spontaneously out of his own accord is expressing so many qualities of Krishna, and we go away, losing the benefit of that – it is suicidal. Rather, we need attachment for that. We should think, “Oh, the good qualities of Krishna are being explained through this agent: I must try to give my ear to that.”

Fully Renewable Energy by 2050
March 3, 2011 – 11:54 pm | No Comment
Fully Renewable Energy by 2050

Two recent reports propose that worldwide renewable energy by 2050 is entirely possible and that barriers to the plan are primarily social and political, not technological or economic.

No Hell
March 3, 2011 – 2:12 pm | 8 Comments
No Hell