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Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Eight
November 2, 2009 – 12:39 am | 2 Comments
Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Eight

The eighth and final verse of Sri Damodarastakam with the Dig-darsini-tika commentary of Sri Sanatana Goswami Prabhupada. Obeisances to Sri Sri Radha Damodara.

Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Seven
October 30, 2009 – 12:16 am | No Comment
Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Seven

Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Six

Verse seven of Sri Damodarastakam with the Dig-darsini-tika commentary of Sri Sanatana Goswami Prabhupada. Prema-bhakti and the sons of Kuvera.

Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Six
October 28, 2009 – 12:07 am | No Comment
Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Six

Verse six of Sri Damodarastakam with the Dig-darsini-tika commentary of Sri Sanatana Goswami Prabhupada. A petition from the depths of the ocean of despair.

Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Five
October 25, 2009 – 11:27 pm | One Comment
Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Five

Verse five of Sri Damodarastakam with the Dig-darsini-tika commentary of Sri Sanatana Goswami Prabhupada. Meditation upon Sri Krishna’s lotus face.

Gopastami
October 24, 2009 – 8:21 pm | 2 Comments
Gopastami

Krishna becomes a cowherd!

On Sankara
October 22, 2009 – 12:38 am | 13 Comments
On Sankara

Sankaracarya was no doubt a good philosopher, but upon close examination one can see that he did not always remain bound the scriptural revelation which he claimed to represent.

Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Four
October 20, 2009 – 12:21 am | 5 Comments
Sri Damodarastakam, Verse Four

Verse four of Sri Damodarastakam with the Dig-darsini-tika commentary of Sri Sanatana Goswami Prabhupada. O Gopala, may your form as a cowherd child remain manifest in my heart; I have no other aspiration.

The Bhagavata
October 19, 2009 – 12:40 am | 12 Comments
The Bhagavata

A student is to read the facts with a view to create, and not with the object of fruitless retention. Students, like satellites, should reflect whatever light they receive from authors.

Govardhana Lila and the God of Gods
October 18, 2009 – 12:47 am | 2 Comments
Govardhana Lila and the God of Gods

In the Govardhana lila Krishna emerges for all the inhabitants of Vrindavan and all of us as the original Godhead, as the indra (god) of Indra.

What’s Wrong with “God-of-the-Gaps” Theology?
October 17, 2009 – 12:26 am | 7 Comments
What’s Wrong with “God-of-the-Gaps” Theology?

If we use God as a stop-gap for the incompleteness of our knowledge, God will be forced further and further back as the realm of knowledge continues to grow.

Consciousness Revisited
October 15, 2009 – 11:52 pm | 18 Comments
Consciousness Revisited

Consciousness is an entity that still remains a mystery to contemporary philosophers, psychologists, neurophysiologists, and cognitive scientists. Anyone who wishes to do some serious thinking on fundamental human issues is prompted to revisit this age-old mystery.