‘To pen or not to pen.’ No longer a matter.

I wish I could remember the last time I was wielded in the hands of a romantic, a connoisseur of writing, or a stubborn traditionalist. How beleaguered my existence has become? Bills, to-do lists, Post-its. Will my ink blot no other medium? The letter, the greeting card, the soft ‘I love you’ note.
Emails, e-cards, blogs. [...]

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Social engineering…anybody can do it!

“Civic Ventures has opened nominations for the 2008 Purpose Prize. The Prize provides five $100,000 and ten $10,000 awards to U.S. residents over 60 who are creating innovation solutions to address society’s most pressing problems – domestically and abroad.

We’re looking for adults in the second half of life [...]

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Material vs. Spiritual values

Regarding Madhava Ghosh Prabhu’s post, just as Vaishanvas use everything material in service of the Absolute the materialist uses everything spiritual in the service of the material self.
This is the downward spiral of modern day religion. Actually modern standard of living and self-realization are becoming increasingly incompatible. So the every day Joe is just groping [...]

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“In your country…”

Srila Prabhupada to Rupanuga:
“In your country the dog is protected, and the cow is killed. The dog is passing stool and urine in the street, he is considered the best friend of man, and the cow is all pure, stool, urine, and milk, but they are taken to the slaughter house and killed for food. [...]

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The mind is the real environment

Ravindra-svarupa Prabhu once stated that the mind is the real environment that needs saving. Whatever is predominant in the mind manifests into words and deeds. If the mind is polluted, we will ultimately pollute our bodies and external environment. This is the situation we have today.
Solutions to our physical, external environmental crisis are certainly needed [...]

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