Browsing the "philosophy" Category

I Feel Therefore I Am

December 24th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

Something more is needed, beyond the laws of nature, to account for conscious subjective experience


More On Lila

December 7th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

The world of Krishna lila is a world of absolute beauty, charm, love, and feeling centered on the perfect object of love.


What is Maya?

December 3rd, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

Every movement contributes towards the Absolute, towards the satisfaction of Krishna. That is the real meaning of everything


Sri Guru-tattva

November 15th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

Sri Guru is not for everyone. This manifestation of divinity is intended for those interested in making a comprehensive solution to life’s problems, not a “band-aid” solution that merely treats symptoms


Time Lines and Circles

October 29th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

The rishis conceived of time and nature as cyclical because they located an immovable center around which they observed all things coming and going. That center was themselves


Ekadasi

September 24th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

Ekadasi is considered to be the favorite day of Krsna, when devotees refrain from material activities. Ekadasi is aprakrta. Aprakrta means which is like prakrta but is supramundane. We are warned that Ekadasi is not mundane, though it seems to be


Catch the Universal Wave

July 16th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

We must not only get relief from this misconception, from misunderstanding the external waves, but we must attain a positive position - to learn to understand the wave, the vibration of Goloka.


Mysticism: When Science and Religion Converge

June 29th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

The fact that consciousness eludes even a comprehensive definition, given that there is nothing similar to compare it with and thereby define it, does not in any way make it less significant. Indeed, its elusive nature speaks loudly as to the folly of attempting to reduce it to matter.


Envy

June 8th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

Endowed with full faith and devotion, listen to the lifework of Sri Caitanya... Cast aside envy and let your mouth sing, Hari, Hari!


The Inner Meaning of Ekadasi

May 28th, 2015 | by Harmonist staff

Is Ekadasi auspicious or inauspicious? Do we observe Ekadasi because the stellar arrangement is inauspicious and we seek to counteract that, or is it simply auspicious to observe Ekadasi? If it is auspicious, why do we fast? Prabhupada answers, “Ekadasi is most auspicious. It is not about fasting; it’s about feasting.”



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