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A New Level of Publishing

October 23rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

Iskcon could exponentially increase its outreach as well as gain much-needed credibility by encouraging the BBT to accept for publication all noteworthy manuscripts on Vaishnavism, even those written by nonmembers


Gardening for the Soul

October 8th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

Gardening is never simply about gardens. To garden is to unseat oneself as the center of primary importance, and to instead turn one’s life into various forms of service


The Green Movement’s Dirty Secret

September 27th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

The Environmental Movement has failed to address the role of meat consumption on our planet. If we as a society are willing to recognize that our purchases and lifestyle choices have an impact on the planet, then we must also recognize that our sandwiches do too.


Bhakti in the Business Place

September 26th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

While many Gaudiya Vaishnavas find themselves daily in less-than-devotional work environments, by exhibiting the essential qualities of a Vaishnava practitioners can nonetheless become a unique and attractive element in the workplace.


Gender Shock

September 24th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

A South African athlete reminds the world that gender is not always black and white, a fact that the Vedic canon seems to have already recognized in full


Can Atheists Pray?

September 18th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

Is it ever intellectually honest for an atheist to pray? Indeed, can an atheist claim, without manifest absurdity, to have a relationship with God


Mythos, Logos, and the God Beyond God

September 11th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

Darwin may have done religion—and God— a favor by revealing a flaw in modern Western faith. Despite our scientific and technological brilliance, our understanding of God is often remarkably undeveloped—even primitive


911 Revisited

September 11th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

The following is an excerpt from Swami B. V. Tripurari\'s personal notes following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York


The Crime Against Raw Milk

September 7th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

Never in the annals of health and nutrition history has there been a food so maligned, lied about, and conspired against as raw milk. Once revered the world over as the most perfect of all foods, now most people only consume a shadow of the real thing


Do Atheists Borrow Religion’s Morality?

September 1st, 2009 | by Harmonist staff

Does morality come from religion or is it merely “the language games of one’s time”? Are the most basic moral boundaries we evolved that make life easier and less chaotic a reflection of the character of God



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