Money, they say, is sweeter than honey! With money everything is at ones beck and call. Hence the inordinate desire of everyone in this material world to amass unlimited wealth, whether fair or foul. However,…
About The Epitome of Vanity
As soon as we are born the learning process begins. First we learn to eat, talk, walk etc from our parents. Then we learn from our neighbors about certain social norms and the wider world…
Are We The Makers Of Our Destiny?
The concept of destiny has fascinated humans since time immemorial. Is our success predestined? Or is it in our hands? Most modern thought has deemed that our endeavor alone determines our success. But with competition…
Invest In Your Eternal Bank Account
Imagine a share advertisement declaring, “A 100% guarantee: you will lose every single penny invested here!” And if you found millions of people investing all their life’s savings in such a share, wouldn’t you lament…
The Importance of Celibacy and Chastity
There exists considerable evidence from the field of psychiatry to indicate a definite relationship between the sex gland and the brain. Spermatozoa may have an internal function that is necessary for the normal metabolism of…
A Psychics Philosophy On Modern Society
Many people relegate psychics and clairvoyants to an age long gone. The dark ages were full of magical and mystical explanations for both common place and unexplained phenomenon. What has changed that we no longer…
Inmate’s Love of Bhagavad Gita As It Is and Srila Prabhupada’s Books
The following is a compilation of inmate’s quotes about their experience reading Bhagavad Gita As It Is and Srila Prabhupada’s books. The first I knew of Bhagavad Gita As It Is was from word of…
Remembrance, Forgetfulness, Knowledge And The Perverted Material World
Remembrance, Forgetfulness and Knowledge are important and connected. Krishna, as the Supersoul in everyone’s heart, ‘helps one to fulfill one’s desires in this world. According to our aspirations, we require to forget some things (such…
The Regulative Principles of Freedom, Service to God and The Six Senses
There are positive and negative injunctions for those wishing to be successfull in spiritual life. For example, if one wishes to start a fire he must apply heat(positive injunction) as well as avoid pouring water(negative…
Dealing With Blame in ISKCON
Yesterday one devotee was commenting that on each level of ISKCON management we find devotees blaming the persons on the level just above them for their problems. That is if one is a cook in…