Websites from the ISKCON Universe
I just listened to an interesting interview with John Barrow, a cosmologist and mathematician who talks about his book: The Infinite Book : A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless.
He explains how the Universe may or may not be infinity a…
I just listened to an interesting interview with John Barrow, a cosmologist and mathematician who talks about his book: The Infinite Book : A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless.
He explains how the Universe may or may not be infinity a…
I??(TM)ve just fixed some more bugs in this website. For some reason the last few lines of some of my modified WordPress theme files got cut off and replaced with a garbled server error message. Weird (or: hackers!?). If this website looked a bit stran…
I??(TM)ve just fixed some more bugs in this website. For some reason the last few lines of some of my modified WordPress theme files got cut off and replaced with a garbled server error message. Weird (or: hackers!?). If this website looked a bit stran…
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Place: ISKCON Leipzig, Germany
Time: 19 min.
Summary:
Why struggle so hard for material enjoyment which is temporary in nature? Erich Honecker, for example, thought that the Berlin wall would be there 100 years from now. 6 months later: both h…
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Place: ISKCON Leipzig, Germany
Time: 19 min.
Summary:
Why struggle so hard for material enjoyment which is temporary in nature? Erich Honecker, for example, thought that the Berlin wall would be there 100 years from now. 6 months later: both h…
Namahatta has a great article from HH Radhanath Swami. He talks about the counselor system in the temple in Mumbai, Chowpatti. It sounds like a great place. A perfect situation where everyone is super nicely cared for. The article is well worth reading.
Namahatta has a great article from HH Radhanath Swami. He talks about the counselor system in the temple in Mumbai, Chowpatti. It sounds like a great place. A perfect situation where everyone is super nicely cared for. The article is well worth reading.
This week’s Vedicsoc session was different. As a follow on from Sunday’s Gita reading I advertised a Bhagavad-Gita Q&A. Unfortunately the interest of the student community in such things is practically zero these days. Well, two, to be exact. I tau…
This week’s Vedicsoc session was different. As a follow on from Sunday’s Gita reading I advertised a Bhagavad-Gita Q&A. Unfortunately the interest of the student community in such things is practically zero these days. Well, two, to be exact. I tau…
Forrester magazine has an interest short article on the subject. View it here.
Forrester magazine has an interest short article on the subject. View it here.
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Verse: SB 2.10.1
Place: ISKCON Berlin, Germany
Time: 59 min.
Summary:
There is always change. The body changes, the government changes (Devamrita Swami tells some stories of preaching in the DDR, former East Germany) and people become bewilder…
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Verse: SB 2.10.1
Place: ISKCON Berlin, Germany
Time: 59 min.
Summary:
There is always change. The body changes, the government changes (Devamrita Swami tells some stories of preaching in the DDR, former East Germany) and people become bewilder…
The ancient Japanese art of paper folding has come a long way since the time of ancient Japan. Using computers to calculate the folds necessary Robert Lang creates some amazing origami artwork. Check it out here.
The ancient Japanese art of paper folding has come a long way since the time of ancient Japan. Using computers to calculate the folds necessary Robert Lang creates some amazing origami artwork. Check it out here.
Gita Jayanti was today. I invited some of the Vedicsoc crew over to my flat for a reading of the Bhagavad-Gita. Three guys from Vedicsoc attended.
We started off taking (ekadasi) prasadam. I made the following:
Chinese leaf salad
Sago Pilaf
Tomato chut…
Gita Jayanti was today. I invited some of the Vedicsoc crew over to my flat for a reading of the Bhagavad-Gita. Three guys from Vedicsoc attended.
We started off taking (ekadasi) prasadam. I made the following:
Chinese leaf salad
Sago Pilaf
Tomato chut…
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Place: Nienburg, Germany
Time: 69 min.
Summary:
Jihad consciousness is the traditional, village culture, not necessarily exclusive to Islam. It is any group of people that value their cultural uniqueness and ethnicity. These kinds of people wa…
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Place: Nienburg, Germany
Time: 69 min.
Summary:
Jihad consciousness is the traditional, village culture, not necessarily exclusive to Islam. It is any group of people that value their cultural uniqueness and ethnicity. These kinds of people want to fight the ongoing globalization by any means.
McWorld consciousness is the global consumer culture. Global brands, global food, global pop-stars, global morality (make up your own religion and do whatever feels right). These people look down on the primitive tribespeople. The McWorld is ruled by big business. It is good business if everyone wants the same food. Big Macs can then be mass produced in large quantities for large profits.
Both types of consciousness are merely polished animal life. They are in what is known as ??oesilpa jnana??. Higher than that is ??oebrahma vidya??, or knowledge of a spiritual reality beyond the bodily identification. However, that is just the beginning, the kindergarten, of spiritual knowledge. Higher than that is knowledge of ??oeparamatma??, the Supersoul. The peak of knowledge is knowledge of ??oebhagavan??, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This level includes all the lower levels.
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The Vedicsoc session was interesting yesterday. One of the students from last week liked the Power Yoga so much that she enthusiastically brought one of her friends along. Word of mouth is the best advertising. Altogether four people attended the sessi…
The Vedicsoc session was interesting yesterday. One of the students from last week liked the Power Yoga so much that she enthusiastically brought one of her friends along. Word of mouth is the best advertising. Altogether four people attended the session.
I taught I rather good slow-deep aerobic class that was well received. We then chanted the Hare Krishna mantra for a while on beads. This was received with some suspicion. Then, coming to the discussion, the two new girls affirmed that they were perfectly happy with their life and did not want to have anything to do with any spiritual process or ??oereligion??. Yuck! (though I explained, or at least attempted to explain, that it was actually a very scientific process)
They continued to affirm: ??oewe like passion and are perfectly happy with our lives as they are. We like stress: it gives us the opportunity to learn to manage our time better.??
I tried loads of approaches to introduce them to spirituality, but no chance. They almost certainly won??(TM)t come back next week. In any case, they have gotten a lot of benefit from their brief exposure to Krishna consciousness.
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Verse: Damodarastaka prayers, verse #2
Place: Dortmund, Germany
Time: 48 min.
Summary:
Krishna is the most beautiful little cowheard boy. He is also the Supreme Lord. He is full of paradoxes: here is God and he is hungry, attention seeking, wa…
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Verse: Damodarastaka prayers, verse #2
Place: Dortmund, Germany
Time: 48 min.
Summary:
Krishna is the most beautiful little cowheard boy. He is also the Supreme Lord. He is full of paradoxes: here is God and he is hungry, attention seeking, wa…
I’ve just fixed some bugs in this website. Some dead links in the picture gallery now work. The entire site should now display better in Internet Explorer … and if you are still using Internet Explorer:
I’ve just fixed some bugs in this website. Some dead links in the picture gallery now work. The entire site should now display better in Internet Explorer … and if you are still using Internet Explorer:
In today??(TM)s world it is not enough simply to offer some service or product. Products and services are very quickly becoming commoditized, so one must offer some extra value in order to stand out of the crowd. One??(TM)s offering needs to be polishe…
In today??(TM)s world it is not enough simply to offer some service or product. Products and services are very quickly becoming commoditized, so one must offer some extra value in order to stand out of the crowd. One??(TM)s offering needs to be polishe…
I heard a researcher make the following comment in a recent mp3 lecture I was listening to: ??oeThe fact that all species use DNA as their means of copying and reproduction is the single most compelling proof of the theory of evolution.??
Juxtaposing that with the following: ??oeThe fact that computers all use transistors is the single most compelling proof that they came about by random mutations of silicon ore.??
I heard a researcher make the following comment in a recent mp3 lecture I was listening to: ??oeThe fact that all species use DNA as their means of copying and reproduction is the single most compelling proof of the theory of evolution.??
Juxtaposing …
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Verse: SB 4.29.36-37
Place: Goloka Dhama, Abentheuer, Germany
Time: 56 min.
Summary:
Material happiness is altogether miserable and blinds one to the real goal of life. This should be our mission statement. Of course, we??(TM)re not kill-joys …
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Verse: SB 4.29.36-37
Place: Goloka Dhama, Abentheuer, Germany
Time: 56 min.
Summary:
Material happiness is altogether miserable and blinds one to the real goal of life. This should be our mission statement. Of course, we??(TM)re not kill-joys …
(Warning: this is going to be kind-of technical)
I??(TM)ve just changed how I deal with email. Here is what I did:
I opened two accounts using Google??(TM)s free Gmail service. I then set my university email account to forward all messages I get to one…
(Warning: this is going to be kind-of technical)
I??(TM)ve just changed how I deal with email. Here is what I did:
I opened two accounts using Google??(TM)s free Gmail service. I then set my university email account to forward all messages I get to one…
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Place: Goloka Dhama, Abentheuer, Germany
Time: 38 min.
Questions:
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Place: Goloka Dhama, Abentheuer, Germany
Time: 38 min.
Questions:
The king and householder Maharaja Rantideva didn??(TM)t teach spiritual knowledge directly, so how can we learn from him?
How will someone learn from the reactions to their bad …
I taught a full 90-minute power yoga session this week in Vedicsoc. A total of four people attended. Two new guests came. Both were attracted by the prospect of intense exercise and not really interested in the Vedic knowledge. That??(TM)s the point of…
I taught a full 90-minute power yoga session this week in Vedicsoc. A total of four people attended. Two new guests came. Both were attracted by the prospect of intense exercise and not really interested in the Vedic knowledge. That??(TM)s the point of…
Joel Spolsky, a prominent blogger and CEO of a small software company, wrote an article on a 12 steps for better software development. The article is from the year 2000, but still relevant today.
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code
While a Universit…
Joel Spolsky, a prominent blogger and CEO of a small software company, wrote an article on a 12 steps for better software development. The article is from the year 2000, but still relevant today.
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code
While a Universit…