For Hare Krishna Blog on 4 Nov 2009Dazzling technological achievements have given modern scientists an aura of infallibility, and so when the scientists present untested or unprovable theories about life’s origin, people tend to accept with blind faith. Dazzling technological achievements have given modern scientists an aura of infallibility, and so when the scientists present […]

By Sesa Dasa on 14 Nov 2009Airtel, India’s major telecommunications player, recently launched a campaign with the slogan, “Impatience in the New Life.” Obviously, the campaign is aimed at Indian Youth. Airtel, India’s major telecommunications player, recently launched a campaign with the slogan, “Impatience in the New Life.” Obviously, the campaign is aimed at Indian […]

By Ben SteinOr maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren’t allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that’s a sign that I’m getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities […]

By Vineet Chander for beliefnet.com on 15 Oct 2009 How’s this for an early Diwali gift for Hindu-Americans (and, perhaps, Hindus around the world): President Barack Obama lit a ceremonial diya (traditional candle) and delivered a characteristically smooth speech in which he declared that he was happy to join "some of the world’s greatest faiths" […]

By Krpamoya Das October 30, 2009…5:39 pm I came back from India yesterday. Oh dear. I watched the golden sun come up over a bleak and mountainous Afghanistan, chanting my gayatri mantra while peering out of a small window in the back of the plane. I came back from India yesterday. Oh dear. I watched […]