"Being Active for Krishna"
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Mon, 2010/02/08 - 3:54amSrila Prabhupada is known for saying that temples aren't places for "lazies and crazies." This is a quote from the Narada Bhakti Sutra, "And Srila Prabhupada was also stern, cautioning his followers, 'An easy-going life and Krsna consciousness go ill together.' " Another quote we have heard is this. "There are three types of people: those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those who wonder, 'what happened?'"
Sacrifice is important for healthy supply of food
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Sun, 2010/02/07 - 3:53am
Published 15 January 2002
IN 1825 the Reverend Robert Thomas Malthus predicted that within a century, the world's population would outstrip its food supply. Fortunately, history has proved Malthus wrong.
Bhagavad Gita holds the formula for peace
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Sat, 2010/02/06 - 3:51am
Published in the Hindustan Times on 8 January 2002
THE BHAGAVAD Gita, arguably the world's oldest book, gives humankind a formula for peace that is still relevant. The 29th verse, fifth chapter (bhoktaram yajna-tapasam, etc.), informs us that God is the supreme proprietor of everything.
Vegetarianism brings one closer to God
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Thu, 2010/02/04 - 3:49am
Published 5 November 2001
THE CASE for vegetarianism is not just about compassion and animal rights. It involves money, health, species physiology, the environment, population pressure on world food supply and Vedic wisdom. Britons opting for vegetarianism each week are almost outnumbering Indian converts to flesh diets.
God is one, almighty and all-pervasive
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Wed, 2010/02/03 - 3:48am
Published in the Hindustan Times on 20 October 2001
THE CONCEPTS of 'One and Different' are as old as the hills. Philosophers have grappled with them since the dawn of time. One wonders what does this seemingly difficult-to-grasp concept mean and why such apparent contradictions are (such as unity in diversity) still popular? Is there a spiritual dimension?
Humility is the true mark of a sadhu
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Tue, 2010/02/02 - 3:46am
Published 23 October 2001
SERVICE IS a tricky word. It is our nature to serve something or someone - a child, a parent, a grandparent, a pet, a manager, a teacher, or an elder. Selfless service, one with no expectation of immediate return, is something that every parent experiences. But even parents expect or at least hope that when they are old and feeble, their offspring will look after them.
Vedas embody the true concept of a free woman
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Sun, 2010/01/31 - 3:44am
Published 11 October 2001
RESEARCH SHOWS that the countries with the largest percentage of women in business, government and education are Sweden, Norway, Denmark and New Zealand. But are these truly the marks of "freedom" and even if India comes further down the list, does that mean that its women are less free?
The Vedas teach that Krishna has an eternal, equal, female counterpart, Radha, who is the personification of love of God. God is, therefore worshipped in the dual Radha-Krishna form.
The key to true happiness lies in the Gita
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Thu, 2010/01/28 - 3:20am
(This essay was published in the Hindustan Times, a leading Indian newspaper)