Advaita Acarya and the Unique Compassion of Caitanya Mahaprabhu
January 29, 2012 – 11:58 pm | One Comment

Although Ganges water and tulasi blossoms are not difficult to acquire, Advaita offered them with uncommon love, and thus the world knows something about love that in our times has never been known before.

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Does Our Brain Really Create Consciousness?
July 22, 2011 – 12:34 am | 2 Comments
Does Our Brain Really Create Consciousness?

This proposal that consciousness is not a product of the mind is so contrary to the current paradigm, that die-hard materialists easily ridicule and dismiss it. But we should not forget the bishops of Galileo’s time who refused to look through his telescope because they knew his discovery was impossible.

The Two Bhagavatas
July 19, 2011 – 3:09 pm | One Comment
The Two Bhagavatas

The gift of Vraja prema is accessed through the bhagavata, of which there are two: the great scripture Srimad-Bhagavatam and the person who personifies its ecstasy.

The Great Corn Con
July 16, 2011 – 5:16 pm | 22 Comments
The Great Corn Con

Steven Rattner explores the many issues surrounding corn and ethanol in United States.

Sam Harris Rehashed
July 13, 2011 – 8:21 am | 9 Comments
Sam Harris Rehashed

Vrindaranya dasi addresses three of Harris’s arguments to show that while attacking fundamentalism within the religious traditions, Harris himself would benefit from a more nuanced understanding.