Terrorism
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Tue, 2009/12/08 - 3:15amThe terrorists who attacked the two World Trade Center Towers in New York City on September Eleventh are said to have been trained from childhood about their destination. They had been convinced that dying by killing "the enemy" would land them in a Paradise with access to many beautiful women and unlimited intoxication.
In the name of God
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Mon, 2009/12/07 - 3:15am"To be cheated by those who mislead people in the name of Hari katha, has become a sort of religion of this age." - Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
Our "Disease"
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Sun, 2009/12/06 - 3:14amIn his inimitably succinct way, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati reminded us not to get entangled in Maya. In his Last Will and Testament he said: "Our main disease is to collect the objects that are not related to Krsna."
George Harrison on Servant of the Servant
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Sat, 2009/12/05 - 3:14amIn a French TV interview, about three years ago, George Harrison said this: "Sure, it's like Swami Bhaktivedanta, who started the Hare Krishna Movement. He once said that he was the servant of the servant of the servant of God. So I mean what does that make me? I'm the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant."
Did We Land On the Moon
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Fri, 2009/12/04 - 3:13amFox Television Network's half hour documentary, "Did We Land On the Moon?" was broadcast in the United States twice last year during prime time, and was broadcast in non-US countries as well. The film uses systematic analysis of NASA videos and photos, and testimony from insiders and other experts, to purport that the moon landing was hoaxed.
Intelligent Design Theory
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Thu, 2009/12/03 - 3:13amAs Vaisnavas it's important to know that something called ID Theory or IDT (Intelligent Design Theory) has come to the notice of Darwinists and neo-Darwinists, and is generally construed to be a pseudo-scientific manifestation of 'creationism.'
Generous to All
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Wed, 2009/12/02 - 3:07amSrila Prabhupada generally gave special attention to influential, highly positioned and wealthy people, and yet he insisted on regular harinam parties. These twin attitudes showed that he understood the importance of preaching to leaders and the intelligent classes, but demanded that preaching to the 'common' man should continue uninterrupted.
The Higher Taste
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Tue, 2009/12/01 - 3:06amSometimes people in the Hare Krishna movement worry about giving things up, especially their households and connected paraphernalia. But expert preachers emphasize the positive side of Krishna consciousness and can thereby put people's minds at ease.
They KNOW it's sinful
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Mon, 2009/11/30 - 3:05amI once heard that Srila Prabhupada called Oxford's Professor Zaehner, now deceased, a "demon." And tradition in ISKCON wisdom has it that Srila Prabhupada said words to this effect: "He liked it. He didn't mind being called a demon. He even admitted it."
You Are What You Eat
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Sun, 2009/11/29 - 3:05amWe've often heard George Bernard Shaw's famous saying, "You Are What You Eat." Speaking in England, Shaw's country of birth, Srila Prabhupada said this about him: "Modern thinker also says, in your country, Dr. Bernard Shaw? He has written one book. I think it is named You Are What You Eat. So eating is very important thing.