November 4th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
In addition to the annual throngs of pilgrims, this years Kartika brought the completion of Radha Damodara Mandir\'s courtyard and Rupa Goswami\'s samadhi and bhajan-kutir, as well as the installation of a new temple floor
October 27th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Another authority weighs in: Lord Stern says that eating meat and climate change cannot go together, and he doubts the public\'s understanding of how much change is really needed
October 22nd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Set near the beach amid rice paddies and coconut groves, the world\'s first surfing ashram has already attracted a handful of global surfing superstars, hundreds of Western amateurs, and scores of curious villagers
October 11th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: end hunger.
September 18th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Critics are saying that gross domestic product (GDP), which has long been considered indicative of a nation\'s well-being, does not actually take into account the full spectrum of a well-lived life
August 22nd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Statistics show that, after falling for generations, the number of farms and farmers in the United States is once again rising, with the steepest increases found in small-scale production. Is a return to the self-sufficient family unit on the horizon
August 17th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Recent poll data show that conceptually, at least, Americans are slowly becoming more like Hindus and less like traditional Christians in the ways they think about God, their selves, each other, and eternity
August 10th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Once they were a byword for mindless docility. But cows and other farm animals have a secret mental life in which they bear grudges, nurture friendships, and become excited over intellectual challenges
August 8th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
All we are doing is what all other creatures have ever done to survive: expanding into whatever territory is available and using up whatever resources are available—but we do it better than any other species
July 11th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Citing laws that govern vocational schools, government regulators have begun to require licenses for yoga schools that train instructors, with all the fees, inspections, and paperwork that entails. Is this industry regulation or grassroots exploitation
July 4th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Thursday’s decision applies only in the territory of India’s capital city, but it is likely to force India’s government either to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, or change the law nationwide, lawyers and advocates said
July 1st, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Despite the undertaker’s soothing assurances, neither cremation nor burial is especially respectful of either the body or the ecosystem, which is why “natural burial” groups have started popping up all over the world