Yearly Archives: 2012

Proof in realization

Posted on May 11, 2012 Author: Hansadutta das

First accept authority and proof will come STUDENT: What separates your community from all the other communities? Everyone claims that their system is the ultimate. HANSADUTTA: The Krishna consciousness movement is based or rooted in the authorized books of the … more →

Posted in Knowledge - Enlightenment, KRSNA Consciousness, Vedas, Wonderful KRSNA | Tagged disciplic succession, faith, guru parampara, proof of the Vedas, Vedic authority | Comments Off

Feed humans first

Posted on May 11, 2012 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

We Already Grow Enough Food For 10 Billion People — and Still Can’t End Hunger Huffington Post – ERIC HOLT GIMENEZ – May 2, 2012 Hunger is caused by poverty and inequality, not scarcity. For the past two decades, the … more →

Posted in Food: Field to Table | Tagged animal feed, biofuels, food production, food shortage, grain crops, hunger | Comments Off

Gold for oil

Posted on April 23, 2012 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

The Best Reason in the World to Buy Gold Forbes – GORDON G. CHANG – Apr 22, 2012 Beijing is planning to avoid U.S. financial sanctions on Iran by paying for oil with gold. China’s imports of the metal are … more →

Posted in Economy, Money, Politics | Tagged China gold imports, financial sanctions, gold, gold for oil, Iran sanctions, Iranian oil, paper money | Comments Off

“In God We Trust” and bad faith

Posted on April 23, 2012 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

In Nothing We Trust National Journal – RON FOURNIER – Apr 21, 2012 Muncie is a microcosm of a nation whose motto could be, “In Nothing We Trust.” Seven in 10 Americans believe that the country is on the wrong … more →

Posted in Economy, Government, Occupation, Politics, Secularism | Tagged country on the wrong track, governance, in nothing we trust, loss of confidence, loss of faith, Muncie | Comments Off

Growing a forest

Posted on April 15, 2012 Author: Das

Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants 1,360 Acre Forest Inhabitat.com – TIMON SINGH – Apr 4, 2012 Jadav “Molai” Payeng started his project 30 years ago when he was still a teenager. Then, in 1979, flood waters washed a large number of … more →

Posted in Environment - Nature, People | Tagged A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Brahmaputra, Hare Krishna movement, Indian man plants forest, ISKCON, Jadav “Molai” Payeng, Jorhat, Jorhat forest, Molai forest | Comments Off

Different standards of happiness

Posted on April 8, 2012 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

U.N. summit focuses on how to improve global happiness PRI – Apr 3, 2012 The United Nations on Monday turned its attention to happiness — and just how it might be achieved on an international scale.

Posted in Government, Health, Uncategorized | Tagged gross domestic product, Gross National Happiness, Tom Barefoot, United Nations | Comments Off

Why we are not shocked at the latest Goldman Sachs scandal

Posted on April 2, 2012 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Financiers and Sex Trafficking New York Times – NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF – Mar 31, 2012 THE biggest forum for sex trafficking of under-age girls in the United States appears to be a Web site called Backpage.com.

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Women barred from entering Kerala temple

Posted on April 2, 2012 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Kerala: Woman devotee? Sorry, no entry IBN – April 1, 2012 The Sree Krishna Temple here bars entry to women devotees! For centuries, women have not been allowed into the nalambalam, the core structure of the temple, which shares its … more →

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Gambling away this human life

Posted on March 31, 2012 Author: Das

Where does Mega Millions money go after the jackpot? CBS News – ARMEN KETEYLAN – Mar 30, 2012 In 2011, more Americans played the lottery than regularly attended church, bringing in $56 billion last year alone.

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Nothing to Lose But All to Gain

Posted on March 29, 2012 Author: Das

Back in 1978 Hansadutta composed the lyrics to “The Holy Name” as a poem offering to Srila Prabhupada for Vyasapuja, the occasion of the anniversary of the spiritual master’s appearance. He later sang it on his LP cover “Nothing to … more →

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