Existing to Love
November 26th, 2012 | by Harmonist staff
While the jnani loves to exist and the yogi loves to know and exist, the bhakta exists and knows only to love
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Anadi Again
July 10th, 2012 | by Harmonist staff
Careful study of Bhaktivinoda Thakura\'s teachings on anadi karma reveal that his strategy was more of a particular emphasis than it was any change of doctrine
The Claim to Pluralism
April 17th, 2012 | by Harmonist staff
As it turns out, like everyone else, the self-described pluralists advocate for toleration of the tolerable, and inclusion of that which is entitled to inclusion. And it turns out that for the self-described pluralists, the category of the tolerable and to-be-included extends only as far those who see Philosophy in roughly the same way they see it
Is There a Secular Meditation?
April 12th, 2012 | by Harmonist staff
I was recently asked if there is a form of secular meditation that I could recommend. Perhaps there is, but the reason behind this question is more interesting than the question itself
Chastity to Sri Guru
July 30th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
On the occasion of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami\'s Tirobhava Mahotsava, we offer his own thoughts on what constitutes chastity of a disciple to their guru
Does Our Brain Really Create Consciousness?
July 22nd, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
This proposal that consciousness is not a product of the mind is so contrary to the current paradigm, that die-hard materialists easily ridicule and dismiss it. But we should not forget the bishops of Galileo\'s time who refused to look through his telescope because they knew his discovery was impossible
The Two Bhagavatas
July 19th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
The gift of Vraja prema is accessed through the bhagavata, of which there are two: the great scripture Srimad-Bhagavatam and the person who personifies its ecstasy
Pursue the Truth from Wherever it Comes
June 6th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
Wherever the truth is found, we must be open to accept that for its own intrinsic value, and we cannot be guided by any mundane consideration. Only with this spirit can we overcome the fear of our own progress
The Role of Study in Jnana-sunya Bhakti
March 6th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
If a sadhu spontaneously out of his own accord is expressing so many qualities of Krishna, and we go away, losing the benefit of that – it is suicidal. Rather, we need attachment for that. We should think, “Oh, the good qualities of Krishna are being explained through this agent: I must try to give my ear to that.”
Tolerance: The Ornament of the Saints
January 13th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
Thus one should tolerate both happiness and distress knowing them to be one and the same in the ultimate issue. From a world of apparent variety one must learn to identify with its underlying unity
Religion Means Proper Adjustment
January 8th, 2011 | by Harmonist staff
Viewing the Himalayas from a distance you can see many things, but as much as you approach, you will find specific parts, but with more clarity. As you approach Krishna from afar he is infinite, but as you approach him you will find a particular position. There you will engage in whatever service is required of you, and from there you will draw the fullest satisfaction of your nature
Messenger of the Absolute
December 24th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
The Supreme Godhead delivers his instructions about the absolute truth only through a disciplic succession
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