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There is No Answer to Bad Questions

By editor - 19.4 2024 There is a widespread myth that all questions must be answered. Practical experience, however, shows that most questions go unanswered. Then the cynic says: Truth cannot be known. In this post, I will analyze this myth, to update it to something precise: All good questions can be answered and there is no answer to bad questions. A bad question is based on unsubstantiated assumptions. A good question is based on provable assumptions. There are thousands of unanswered and unanswerable...Read more...

When Are Abortions Acceptable?

By editor - 19.4 2024 A US Supreme Court ruling recently overturned abortion as a fundamental right and it has brought the issue of abortion to the forefront. In this article, I will discuss the problems with rights and freedoms, why they can never form a coherent legal doctrine,...Read more...

“Unplanned” movie exposes the planned denial of reality surrounding abortion

Srila Prabhupada: on ‘Abortion’

Cleanliness: Why It’s Important and How to Attain It

By Krishnanandini Devi Dasi - 19.4 2024 A disciple of Srila Prabhupada recalls some cleanliness practices that Prabhupada prescribed for a life in Krishna consciousness. Cleanliness is next to godliness – and an essential part of our spiritual practice. Srila Prabhupada, the...Read more...

Transcendental Knowledge

Bhakti Basics 10B Cleanliness

How Krishna Displays God’s Qualities

By editor - 19.4 2024 The great sage Parashara, the father of Vyasadeva, listed six essential qualities of God. Srila Prabhupada shows that Krishna has them all. By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, lecture given in Los Angeles on May 18, 1972 Lord Krishna meets the...Read more...

The Gentle Art of Debate

By Kripamoya Das - 19.4 2024 In ancient India, in a green mountain valley fed by rushing ice-cold streams, two groups of philosophers sit down to debate in public. Eyeing one another with keenness and memorizing last-minute lines of handwritten text, the pundits...Read more...

108 Divya-deshams: Tiruvelukkai

BY: SUN STAFF - 18.4 2024 Tiruvelukkai Temple A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi. Temple Deity The presiding deity of Tiruvelukkai is Lord Narasimha, who is also called Mukunda Nayaka. He is depicted in a seated posture facing west....Read more...

108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvaragunamangai

108 Divya-deshams: Thirukoodalur

Transcendental Knowledge

By Mukundamala Dasa - 18.4 2024 Academic knowledge provides information of the world, but spiritual knowledge awards us eternal liberation One of my friends in college was known for his immense general knowledge. He knew the names of all recent Hollywood and Bollywood movies, the actors,...Read more...

From the Reservoir of Knowledge

Faith Leaders at the House of Lords

By Radha Mohan - 18.4 2024 Recently Baroness Scott, Minister for Faith at the House of Lords, honoured the faith leaders who participated in the Coronation of King Charles with a Coronation medal commemorating the event. Eight faith leaders, including Visakha Dasi of Bhaktivedanta...Read more...

Sanskrit, Latin And Greek: is there a relation between them?

By James Cooper - 18.4 2024 In 1786 Sir William Jones, a Welsh philologist and judge of the supreme court of Bengal, sent shock waves throughout Europe with the following speech he gave in his address to the Asiatic society of Bengal. “The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity...Read more...

Meaning of the Mahamantra

By editor - 18.4 2024 First Meaning: Srila Jiva Gosvami reveals the meaning of each of the sixteen Names in the Hare Krishna Mahaamantra in his Mahaa-mantrartha Dipika as follows: – Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare...Read more...

Maha-mantra Tika

Mahamantra controversy

The Meaning of Demigods

By editor - 17.4 2024 Recently a controversy has arisen regarding the use of the term demigod. In the Vedic texts, we find many kinds of powerful personalities, such as Apsarā, Gandharva, Chāraṇa, Deva, Siddha, Asura, Devaṛṣi, Manu, Prajāpati, etc.—that total 330...Read more...

Who are Āditya, Rudra, and Vasu?

Worshiping the Demigods

What is a Mandala? By editor - 17.4 2024 Many Meanings and Uses of a Mandala A Mandala is a circular or square pattern. It comprises multiple concentric parts, each of which in turn comprised of many intricate...	108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvaragunamangai BY: SUN STAFF - 17.4 2024 Vijayasana Perumal with His consorts A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi. Thiruvaragunamangai Perumal Temple (also called...
Srila Prabhupada on Sri Rama Navami BY: SUN STAFF - 16.42024 Lord Ramacandra Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Lord Ramacandra's auspicious Appearance Day, March 27, 1969, Hawaii. Rama Navami is observed on April 16th...	108 Divya-deshams: Thirukoodalur BY: SUN STAFF - 16.4 2024 Jagad Rakshaka Perumal Temple, Thirukoodalur A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi. The Jagad Rakshaka Perumal Temple...
The Glories Of Lord Ramachandra By Radhanath Swami - 16.4 2024 I wish to offer my gratitude to everyone who has so kindly assembled today on this auspicious occasion of Dussehra. Today all over the world there are millions...	Lord Ramacandra’s Nrisimha-Panchamrita By editor - 16.4 2024 (These prayers are from the 47th chapter of the Harivamsa Purana which narrates the story of Lord Ramacandra’s visit to the holy place of Ahobalam to see the Deity...
The Advent, Exile, and Triumph of Lord Ramacandra By editor - 16.4 2024 Just to attract us to His service, God appeared on earth more than one million years ago as Lord Ramacandra the most benevolent ruler and valiant hero the world has ever...	108 Divya-deshams: Thiruarimeya BY: SUN STAFF - 15.4 2024 Arimeya Vinnagararm A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi. Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram, or Kudamudakoothan Perumal Temple, is...

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Sri Ramanujacarya Appearance	“Abhay Charan Series” – The Original Treatments/Scripts
108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvallikeni	The Solution to the Problems of Democracy and Autocracy
Mayapur Executive Board Votes Unanimously to Relocate Temple’s Two Elephants	Is Bhagavad-Gita Teaching Jihad?
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Blessed Granny	Ucchahatta: Marketplace of Mahaprabhu's Glories
Who are Āditya, Rudra, and Vasu?	ISKCON Zambia: Nurturing Spiritual Growth Amidst Challenges
108 Divya-deshams: Thirukkurungudi	Western vs. Eastern Personalism, Impersonalism, Voidism, and Materialism
Serve the Holy Name with Body, Mind and Soul	Reasoning vs. Arguments
108 Divya-deshams: Thiruchirupuliyur	The Secret of Bhakti-yoga
108 Divya-deshams: Thiruppuliangudi	Urgency of Surrender to Krishna
Bob Dylan, the Hippies, and the Bhagavad Gita	Quality vs. Quantity in Spiritual Life
108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvellarai	How Well Do You Know Vedic Philosophy?
108 Divya-deshams: Thirumaliruncholai	108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvanparisaram
“Walk through fire”	Jagannatha Mishra’s Festival
Rāma‐navamī Observance and Fasting	Caitanya-Simhera
The King who had four wives…	Associates of Sri Caitanya
Organized Religion: Devil’s Work or Divine Necessity?	Sastric Predictions of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Incarnation
Scriptural Commentary	Baramsa: The Month of Magha
Sankirtana: Welfare for All Beings	Joyful Processions Carry ISKCON of DC’s Deities to Their New Home
Chosen People Or People Who Choose?	Sri Gaura-purnima
Sri Krishna and the Original Sporting Propensity	Dust to Dust
Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) Honored with ICC Social Impact Award	I am not these senses…
How Studying Science Strengthened My Faith	Lifetime Achievement
In Touch With Eternity (Almost)	Looking for the Supreme God
Srila Prabhupada On Education By Example	Worry is the interest we pay on loans we haven’t yet taken
Maya’s Friend Norm	108 Divya-deshams: Appakkudathaan
Why the West Rules the World - For Now	Baramsa: The Month of Pausha

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