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Isavasya: God-centered Soceity by Rupanuga Dasa Adhikari

Jan 1, 1970 | General Philosophy, Rupanuga Dasa, Volume-01 Number-32

The immediate result of chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare has been the phenomenal growth of a unique federation of urban communes in the United States, Canada and Europe based on Vedic philosophy and... read more

Liberation at Last by Satsvarupa Das Adhikari

Jan 1, 1970 | General Philosophy, Satsvarupa Dasa Adhikari, Volume-01 Number-32

Recently I spoke to an acquaintance who is practicing "meditation" and I asked him the goal of his practice. The answer was, "Liberation. To merge with the one." Expressions such as "annihilation of the ego" and "merging with the... read more

Lust and Love by Subal Dasa Adhikari

Jan 1, 1970 | General Philosophy, Subal Dasa Adhikary, Volume-01 Number-32

Maya, the illusory material nature, is duping people into accepting lust in place of love. Lust is what traps the living entities, who are spiritual by nature, in this material world. It makes us accept temporary mixed happiness in place of eternal spiritual bliss.... read more

Dullards and Slugs by Goursundar Dasa Adhikari

Dec 1, 1969 | General Philosophy, Goursundar, Volume-01 Number-31

The Materialistic Demeanor Revisited Our eighth year of "primary education" passed in an American Dependent School in Okinawa. During that eventful year we heard that we would have to decide for ourselves what had caused our existence, that the average man... read more

States and Attributes of the Creation by Hayagriva Dasa Adhikari

Dec 1, 1969 | General Philosophy, Hayagriva Dasa Adhikari, Volume-01 Number-31

(ISKCON-Columbus) Part two. [Continued from Issue Number 29.] Pleasure And Pain Pleasure is a general term which is applied to any feeling of satisfaction which is agreeable to the living entity. This feeling may range from a sense of bodily gratification to a... read more

Man’s Link to God by Kirtanananda Swami

Oct 1, 1969 | General Philosophy, Kirtanananda Swami, Volume-01 Number-29

(ISKCON New Vrindaban) Love. Love is a very pleasing word, for everyone wants to love or be loved. It is the natural propensity of the living entity, and where there is no natural object of love we sometimes find perverted objects of love. A mother cat deprived of her... read more