An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death’s agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort […]
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Self Control and Discipline
We must decide whether to choose God and to love Him, or not; and this is the choice of our lives. Krishna gives us the power to concentrate upon Him. If we choose not to think of Him, our minds continue out of control, lost in the impermanent flux of our desires. Self Control and […]
Activating Your Faith
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Beyond Food
By Sesa Das on 21 Sep 2011for ISKCON NewsAccording to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word goes back to the pre-Germanic (gothic) word fodeins, and the root of this word fod, which meant something like “to tend, keep, pasture, to protect.” I’ve always had a distaste for food. I mean the word “food”. It just […]
Master Your Moods
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Good News is No News
As George Orwell famously said in his novel ‘1984’, “Big Brother is watching you.” Well, not any more. Now we’re watching Big Brother. Over six million people in the UK alone tune in to the “reality” TV show to watch others eat, sleep and largely fight with each other. By Krishna Dharma Das for krishnadharma.com […]
The Money Analogy and the Politics of Doing the Right Thing
According to Vaishnava teaching, one can gauge a person’s spiritual status by how they react to finding money on the street: Do they keep it for themselves? Do they leave it lying there? By Satyaraj Dasa (Steven Rosen) on 9 Sep 2011 for ISKCON News Begging cat on the street According to Vaishnava teaching, one […]
Claim Your Property
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Becoming Hindu and Finding the Essence of All Spiritual Paths
By Radhanatha Swami for Huffington Post on 2 Sep 2011 The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember. I recall in my childhood asking, “How is it […]
Move Over Mediocrity
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