Eat, Pray, Kill: The Basic Brutality of Eating
May 20, 2012 – 11:30 pm | 6 Comments

“Is there an ethical argument in favor of flesh consumption? That is, can a meat-eating human find solid moral ground for her more carnivorous appetites?”

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Did the Drive to Worship Give Rise to Civilization?
June 2, 2011 – 8:06 pm | 5 Comments
Did the Drive to Worship Give Rise to Civilization?

Göbekli Tepe, a recent archeological find in Turkey, is calling previous views regarding the reasons and details of the beginning of civilization into question.

Approaching the Catuh-Sloki of Srimad-Bhagavatam
May 29, 2011 – 12:52 pm | 3 Comments
Approaching the Catuh-Sloki of Srimad-Bhagavatam

Swami Tripurari explores Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami’s use of the four essential verses of the Bhagavat in the opening portion of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.

Sri Madhavendra Puri
May 25, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Sri Madhavendra Puri

The greatness and importance of Sri Madhavendra Puri does not rely so much on his simply being a bona-fide member of the Madhva community as in his being the pioneer of the faith of transcendental love of Sri Krishna, which Sri Caitanyadeva descended on earth to proclaim.

Gopala-tapani Upanisad: The Universal Form
May 22, 2011 – 3:02 pm | No Comment
Gopala-tapani Upanisad: The Universal Form

The dear devotee who constantly meditates on me in this way will attain liberation. Once he is liberated, I most certainly give myself to him.