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A clue about my level of advancement.

I just read this little article: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: Four levels of seeing others [ 2008-08-26 ] [Srila Prabhupada] explained that there are different grades of devotees. The lowest grade will find a little fault and make a big thing out of it. The next grade will see the good and bad in a person [...]

A little Bhagavad-gita debate on the Mensa Forums

Hare Krishna. I seem to have gotten a little Bhagavad-gita debate started on the Mensa Forums. (I’m leaving out the link because access is restricted to members. E-mail me if you want it.) The topic of discussion was, “How did we get here?” I posted the following in response: Misuse of our free will. We [...]

Colleges: Drinking age ‘not working’

Here’s the article: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.drink19aug19,0,7237773.story It’s a fact that for many students, the college experience has a lot to do with intoxication, so-called “partying.” I had my share, but I was very fortunate to have the intelligence to stay away from alcohol. I’m always surprised to see that people consider this a good argument for allowing [...]

Cooperation for Krishna’s sake.

Hearing our local GBC, Ravindra Swarupa Prabhu, a few weeks ago describe the rtviks and followers of Narayana Maharaj as “enemies of ISKCON,” I couldn’t help but wonder if that was an appropriate characterization. As I said before, I don’t know much about Narayana Maharaj, but one thing I know is that a group his [...]