Posts of Truth
If we are blind, it does not mean that a whole world of visual intrigue does not exist. But we are incapable of seeing it. We are all spiritually blind, but that does not mean that a glorious world of transcendence does not exist. The eyes can be induced to see when there is the torchlight of knowledge. Are you ready? Are you willing?
Finding real religion
There are four stages of advancement of human civilization. These are religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation. By practicing religiosity, there comes economic development. From economic development, there is facility for sense...
God- The means or the end?
From the vantage point of reconnection with God, the temporary and frustrating nature of this material world will be evident. The apparent pleasures of this mundane realm are pale in comparison to the ecstatic personal reciprocations with the most glorious and munificent Supreme Personality of Godhead.
AI- The brain prosthesis?
Artificial intelligence might be regarded as a prosthetic or replacement brain for a society that has no brains. AI takes some intelligence to create, but it is misapplied intelligence only. Any intelligence that does not serve to lead people back to their innate connection with God is misguided. AI cannot give spiritual guidance to a society. Anything created materially cannot lift one out of material consciousness or open a gateway to God’s Kingdom. AI has no good uses. It does not support Godly arts and culture, it does not support creativity or proper leadership or real religiosity, no matter what anyone claims.
Education, Not Indoctrination
Education, not indoctrination When I was a freshman at Cornell University in 1971, the Biology 101 professor, in her course introduction to the class of 1300 students, announced that she had five acres of marijuana growing behind her house. Some students cheered,...
Do Animals Have Souls?
Do animals have souls? The question of whether or not animals have souls gets tossed back and forth in different ways on the Christian forums and Bible study groups. There is discussion as to the subtle differences between soul and spirit, that animals cannot make...
Some Questions and Answers
The hearts of the masses who have no such shelter will be greatly afflicted as the world, as they have known it, becomes almost unrecognizable and their illusions about it shattered. They are being made ready, by the will of the Most Merciful Lord, to take shelter, if they are willing, in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings. The world situation is a set-up by Krishna Himself for the powerful resurgence of Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtan mission. Those who are trained in this mission, with honesty and integrity of heart, free of envy and desire for false prestige, will be called to the front lines of the saṅkīrtan army, without doubt. The world awaits….
Find a Bona Fide Guru
This article first appeared in the January 1st 1984 edition of Back to Godhead magazine. It was part of a series entitled How I Came to Krishna Consciousness."Find a Bona Fide Guru" Jan 1, 1984 |Back to Godhead magazine | How I Came to Krsna Consciousness, Kamra Devi...
The Imposters in the Great Sinister Movement
There are many levels of deviations on the path of devotional service. The simple sense gratifier, while doing disservice to himself, also serves to lower the “devotional frequency” of his or her entire community by introducing impurities of body and mind. The person...
The Subversive Agenda for ISKCON Exposed: “Abuse the Women, Destroy the Preaching”
There was an evil, covert operation, well planned, to minimize the position of the women in ISKCON and dishonor and stifle their spirit after Śrīla Prabhupāda left this world. It actually started well before he departed, and he...
Propaganda Warfare, Which Will You Choose?
There is an evil agenda at play, and there is the real transcendent Truth. The two are always at odds, even though the evil agenda is also subservient to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In modern terms, it is playing out as an information war. The evil agenda...
Transgender Agenda
When a nation wants to conquer another nation, the first thing it does is destroy the culture of the target people. The British did this to India, and then created artificial division between the Hindus and the Muslims. They destroy the culture essentially by...
My Dear Brethren
My Dear Brethren, Some of you are true godbrothers and godsisters, some of you in name only. Kali-chelas, sitting on the raised seat of hypocrisy, expounding eloquent truths whilst trying to keep your skeletons out of public view, deep in the closet. There is nothing...
A Bus Story
It was 1994 or 1995… I had gone back to college at the University of Tennessee Knoxville to catch up some neuro-anatomy and neuro-physiology courses and some other things. I lived about two and a half miles from the campus, and there were regular buses scheduled from...
If It All Crumbles
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a most extraordinary and unique person. He was kind and respectful to everyone, and worked for everyone’s benefit. He never desired respect or material possessions for himself. He was a person of purity,...
Keeping the Disciplic Succession Alive
Ritvik or the organization…. Is that the only choice? We at Purely Prabhupada Inc. have been asked if we are ritvik. We replied, "We are not of the ritvik camp. We do not, however, agree with the system of initiations as it currently exists within the organization of...
Not In His Name
My name is Karen Eva Silberstein. I was also given the name Kamra devi dasi by Srila Prabhupada in December of 1974. From the time I was very young, I understood that I was God’s child. I knew that I had taken birth from a certain mother, and I even voiced it to...
Organized Religion
As the people of this world awaken further to the reality that those who have posed as our leaders are by and large grievously untrustworthy, the question becomes paramount: Who can we trust? This succinct essay, printed in the January 1932 edition of The Harmonist...