“It is said that one result is achieved by worshiping the Supreme Cause of all causes, and that another is obtained by worshiping what is not supreme. All this was heard from the undisturbed authorities who clearly explained it.” (Sri Isopanisad, Mantra Thirteen) In his purport to this verse, Srila Prabhupada explains, “Unless one hears […]
Hare Krishna — I wrote this more than ten years ago but it now seems much more relevant than ever before. Nuclear War Survival Tips By Narasimha das Like death itself, no one likes to talk about nuclear war. We prefer to avoid this line of thinking. But although we tend to ignore the possibility […]
Vedic Perspectives Economics of Atheism vs. Economics of Eden By Narasimha das Economics of Atheism Modern economic theories are based almost entirely on the principles of what I call “the economics of atheism”. This economic theory has evolved from a concocted pseudo-science that defies common sense logic and many natural laws. It teaches that a […]
The National Geographic Society recently devoted an entire issue to Charles Darwin and his speculations regarding the origin of species. Their agenda was to show how Darwin’s ideas are now widely accepted by scientists and researchers while most religious leaders reject Darwin due to their blind faith in scriptures. They quoted Srila Prabhupada briefly, and […]
Life Comes from Dirt Superstitions: The ancient Greeks, specifically the renowned philosopher Aristotle (384 B.C – 322 B.C.), believed that living things were spontaneously generated from non-living matter. Aristotle was a naturalist who loved to observe animals and nature while taking long walks through the country. He noticed that ponds were full of various species, such as […]
The Vedic scriptures teach us (as cited in Bhagavad-gita As It Is and throughout Srila Prabhupada’s other transcendental books) that there are 3 primary modes of nature, or gunas. From these three gunas – goodness, passion, and ignorance (sattva, rajas, and tamas) – all varieties of creations in this world are manifest. Similarly, there are […]
