October 14th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The power of will becomes nihilistic at the point at which it becomes absolute, when it submits to no authority higher than itself—that is, when impulse and desire become their own moral gauge and when the will is guided by no other ends than its own exercise
October 10th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Swami B. G. Narasingha\'s most recent \"Krishna Talk\" explores the contributions and scientific nature of Vedic thought. Were ancient seers the original theoretical physicists
October 2nd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The first duty of the mind is to seek out the supreme self. One should look at and listen to that which relates to God and then reflect on and contemplate those things, thereby gradually coming to harness the mind
October 1st, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The book of Krishna lila is already written and all the players are there, but still new pages are coming out every day. We have our own page in that book, waiting to be written
September 28th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
By being in the physical vicinity of Sri Guru we can learn much of the conduct of a Vaishnava, but in either case—physical closeness or distance—it is sraddha (divine faith) that forms the bond between teacher and student
September 23rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Deep introspection reveals that our potential to absolve our karmic debt on our own is limited as best. As debtors we would do well to connect with greater capital, and the way to attract such an investor is through bhakti, divine service in love
September 23rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
A Buddhist challenges the notion that karma is rigid the universal justice system
September 21st, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
All is sacred, even while consciousness is the sole enduring factor amidst an ever changing material phenomena. “Things” may be here today and gone tomorrow, but when we stop exploiting them as if they belong to us, even they may lead us to a better understanding of ourselves and our source.
September 8th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
How do we comprehend contradictions in the lives and statements of saintly people? Swami Tripurari explores the issue and explains how to understand one such circumstance.
September 6th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
It has been over three and a half centuries since Descartes asked if minds and bodies are distinct and concluded that they indeed were. Although it remains a topic of debate, his hypothesis lives on. What then to speak of the soul\'s role in this interaction
September 4th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Chastity means our adherence to the truth, the truth that we have come to realize. It is of infinite character, yet there is a gradation of understanding and thus room for progress and chastity relative to one\'s stage of progress
September 3rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
If God realization is the fourth dimension of consciousness, the Gaudiya Vedantin’s idea of love of God—in which God becomes ours—is revolutionary. The Gaudiya Vedantins want to take us beyond even the fourth dimension