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Sri Upadesamrta: Text Three, Part Two
April 4, 2012 – 3:16 pm | 3 Comments
Sri Upadesamrta: Text Three, Part Two

We should not imitate the Vaishnavas but rather we should follow. Not anukarana (imitation) but anusarana. Anusarana means to follow in the footsteps. We must understand the difference. Anusarana means sincerity and anukarana is only for pratistha

Rama Lila: From Vishnu toward Krishna
April 1, 2012 – 12:26 am | 6 Comments
Rama Lila: From Vishnu toward Krishna

Rama lila draws us beyond Vaikuntha by speaking to us of the possibility of sakhya, vatsalya, and madhurya even while it does not afford us those opportunities itself. In this way it indirectly points to Krishna lila.

Has Modern Science Become Dysfunctional?
March 29, 2012 – 11:53 pm | 8 Comments
Has Modern Science Become Dysfunctional?

In the past decade the number of retraction notices for scientific journals has increased more than 10-fold while the number of journals articles published has only increased by 44%.

Review: A Universe from Nothing
March 25, 2012 – 11:16 pm | No Comment
Review: A Universe from Nothing

In this new book, Krauss argues that the laws of quantum mechanics have in them the makings of a thoroughly scientific and adamantly secular explanation of why there is something rather than nothing. Period. Case closed. End of story. I kid you not.