Monthly Archives: February 2013

Atomic Energy, the unloved child of the living dead

Radioactive Waste Is Leaking From Washington’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation Zero Hedge – TYLER DURDEN – Feb 22, 2013 And now for a quick lesson in government spending: in the 1940s the federal government created the now mostly decommissioned Washington’s Hanford … more

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Solutions beget problems beget solutions beget problems…

Abyss of Uncertainty: Germany’s Homemade Nuclear Waste Disaster Spiegel – MICHAEL FROEHLINGSDORF, UDO LUDWIG and ALFRED WEINZIERL – Feb 21, 2013 Some 126,000 barrels of nuclear waste have been dumped in the Asse II salt mine over the last 50 … more

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In recent news: 50 Million Dollar diamond heist in Belgium; Not so recent: Kohinoor diamond one among many the British plundered from India

Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours Reuters – Feb 20, 2013 British Prime Minister David Cameron says a giant diamond his country forced India to hand over in the colonial era that was set in a royal … more

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Colonising Mars

[youtube]n4tgkyUBkbY[/youtube]Human Settlement on Mars in 2023 Mars-one.com –Mars One is a not-for-profit organization that will take humanity to Mars in 2023, to establish the foundation of a permanent settlement from which we will prosper, learn, and grow. Before the first … more

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Every sound has a substance

Santa Rosa College, February 13, 2013: Hansadutta das was invited to speak on Krishna consciousness. Thanks to Gadadhara das (Berkeley, California) for the following videos, in six parts: Hansadutta Sings Maha Mantra Santa Rosa College (2013) [youtube width=”400″ height=”300″]ng9e3gMkqvM[/youtube]

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Mismanagement, not overpopulation

Almost half of the world’s food thrown away, report finds Guardian – REBECCA SMITHERS – Jan 10, 2013 [The UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)] report, Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not, found that between 30% and 50% or 1.2-2bn … more

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Who is responsible for my happiness and suffering?

You—not God—are the architect of your own fortune or misfortune. Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Bhagavat Purana, explains that the living entities suffer or enjoy the results of their own actions.

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Over-underpopulation

About That Overpopulation Problem Slate Magazine – JEFF WISE – Jan 9, 2013 Research suggests we may actually face a declining world population in the coming years.

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Activities in Krishna consciousness

Generally a person living in a family becomes overly attached to fruitive activity. In other words, he tries to enjoy the results of his activities. A devotee, however, knows that Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer and the supreme proprietor (bhoktāraṁ … more

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Please show me right direction

Here is the answer to the question so many sincere devotees have: Who to trust for guidance? This is the answer. YOU HAVE TO READ AND HEAR EVERYTHING OF PRABHUPADA’S TEACHING, THEN YOU HAVE THE STANDARD, THE YARDSTICK WHEREBY WHICH … more

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