On Sankara
October 22nd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Sankaracarya was no doubt a good philosopher, but upon close examination one can see that he did not always remain bound the scriptural revelation which he claimed to represent
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What’s Wrong with “God-of-the-Gaps” Theology?
October 17th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
If we use God as a stop-gap for the incompleteness of our knowledge, God will be forced further and further back as the realm of knowledge continues to grow
Consciousness Revisited
October 15th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Consciousness is an entity that still remains a mystery to contemporary philosophers, psychologists, neurophysiologists, and cognitive scientists. Anyone who wishes to do some serious thinking on fundamental human issues is prompted to revisit this age-old mystery
On Nihilism
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
Modern Science and the Vedas
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
Patanjali’s Psychology and the Function of the Mind
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
A Page in the Book of Krishna Lila
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
Proximity to Sri Guru
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
Karma: Black and White, or Shades of Gray?
September 23rd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
A Buddhist challenges the notion that karma is rigid the universal justice system
Descartes, Dennet, and Dedication
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.
Contradictions: Real and Apparent
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.
Mind, Brain, and More
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
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