I wish that it will be noted that this Krishna Consciousness Movement is responsible for saving the world. Practically, our Movement is the only hope for saving the world from complete disaster. So you have got all good opportunity now, do everything nicely. – Srila Prabhupada letter, January 1, 1972

Took the Jung Typology Test and came up with similar results to the more reputable Star Trek analysis. 🙂 These things are kinda fun – like reading the horoscope in the paper. I wonder how they take into account that people change and mature over time. I used to be quite socially radical in my…

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.2.33 śrī-kavir uvāca manye ‘kutaścid-bhayam acyutasya pādāmbujopāsanam atra nityam udvigna-buddher asad-ātma-bhāvād viśvātmanā yatra nivartate bhīḥ Śrī Kavi said: I consider that one whose intelligence is constantly disturbed by his falsely identifying himself with the temporary material world can achieve real freedom from fear only by worshiping the lotus feet of the infallible Supreme…

This test says you are an ISFJ (Introvert, Sensor, Feeler, Judger).* In Star Trek, you share a basic personality configuration with the characters of Beverly Crusher and Chakotay. “Why don’t we look at this from a mosquito’s point of view?” – Crusher Qualities People like you are generally highly nurturing and caring. You’re gentle and…

404 – Someone who is clueless. From the Web error message, “404 Not Found,” which means the document requested couldn’t be located. “Don’t bother asking John. He’s 404.” Adminisphere – The rarified organizational layers above the rank and file that makes decisions that are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant. Alpha Geek – The most knowledgeable,…

A man who surrenders when he’s WRONG, is HONEST. A man who surrenders when he’s NOT SURE, is WISE. A man who surrenders when he’s RIGHT, is a HUSBAND.

While located in the Mayic world man must live peacefully with the object of cultivating the spirit. In his society he must lead a pure life, avoid sins and do as much good as he can to his brother man. He must be himself humble bearing difficulties of life with heroism, must not brag of…

This is bizarre …. Muscle tissue grown in a laboratory environment suitable for human consumption … it brings up some ethics points. It is the ultimate conundrum for vegetarians who think that meat is murder: a revolution in processed food that will see fresh meat grown from animal cells without a single cow, sheep or…

Here’s a blog that I started a while back and am just getting around to posting in. The idea was to keep track of whatever I’m doing and thinking. I’d imagine that this might end up being quite personal and potentially controversial as my thinking goes. We’ll see … Ekendra Das’ Service Journal http://www.gopala.org/seva.php Haribol!…

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.12.47 patitaḥ skhalitaś cārtaḥ kṣuttvā vā vivaśo gṛṇan haraye nama ity uccair mucyate sarva-pātakāt If when falling, slipping, feeling pain or sneezing one involuntarily cries out in a loud voice, “Obeisances to Lord Hari!” one will be automatically freed from all his sinful reactions.

“So far these plays are concerned, they are not meant for ordinary people and if they laugh, then that is a great offense. Just like in your play “Putana Killed” there was so much laughing. So these plays are not meant for the public showing unless they are very nicely done. The audience must give…

“There are many professional chanters who can perform congregational chanting with various musical instruments in an artistic and musical way, but their chanting cannot be as attractive as the congregational chanting of pure devotees. If a devotee sticks strictly to the principles governing Vaishnava behavior, his bodily luster will naturally be attractive, and his singing…

One day, while Srila Prabhupada was taking his massage on the balcony in Calcutta, I humbly approached him. `Srila Prabhupada, I have been trying to understand what you want of us, what your desire is.’ Srila Prabhupada was so pure he took every word into his heart. `Yes?’ `Two things seem to please you the…

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.25.23 mad-āśrayāḥ kathā mṛṣṭāḥ śṛṇvanti kathayanti ca tapanti vividhās tāpā naitān mad-gata-cetasaḥ SYNONYMS mat-āśrayāḥ — about Me; kathāḥ — stories; mṛṣṭāḥ — delightful; śṛṇvanti — they hear; kathayanti — they chant; ca — and; tapanti — inflict suffering; vividhāḥ — various; tāpāḥ — the material miseries; na — do not; etān — unto…