Archive - Aug 2008

The influence of the age is so pervasive that even Krsna's own peers
suspected him 10. 57.41: "After the almighty Lord had shown the
Syamantaka jewel to His relatives, thus dispelling the false
accusations against Him, He returned it to Akrura."

PURPORT

The fourth verse of Upadesamrita,

"dadati pratigrhnati, guhyam akhyati prcchati, bhunkte bhojayate caiva, sad-vidham priti-laksanam

In Srila Prabhupada's printed word, there are over 30 instances of him
saying that all the problems of the world can be solved by Krishna
consciousness. This is a fact we should be convinced about, by thinking
or speaking of these problems one by one, seeing how individual and
collective Krishna consciousness can solve them.

Population studies experts predict that our planet's population will
reach equilibrium in the first half of this century, and then begin a
sharp decline. All of earth's human inhabitants could fit into the
country of France with 1000 square feet (100 square meters) of living
space for each man, woman and child. Some countries are already
noticing they don't have enough people to run their factories. The
earth can easily support 10 times its present population on a diet that
includes meat, and 10-25 its current population on a meatless diet.

The practice of 'voluntary austerity' has become fashionable in parts
of the USA. People have opted out of high-paying corporate positions,
taken a severe salary cut and sometimes moved to country-like
surroundings, professing to be happier and far more at peace with
themselves and their families. Many of them home-school their children,
live in communities of like-minded families and periodically meet with
their neighbors to discuss and reinforce their new-found fortune.

Srila Prabhupada is reputed to have said "Work now, samadhi later."
Although this phrase is not to be found within the Bhaktivedanta
Database, the idea is that devotional service is to be part of our
lives and that we are to be ghostianandies, not bhajananandies.

This phenomenon is something that materialists would like to put on the
back burner. Yet thousands have already been displaced and dispossessed
due to flooding from global warming.

As we wrote in the 1998 edition of DIVINE NATURE, "United Nations studies show that a warming
climate could raise sea levels, which are already rising, by 1.5 to 6.5 feet over the next century. If sea levels rise 3 feet, this could submerge 1 million square miles of lowlands. These lowlands are inhabited by one billion people and include one third of the world's cropland"

Three methods at arriving at truth are pratyaksha, anuma, and sabda praman. Of the three, hearing from authorities is considered (in Vedic knowledge) to be the best.

If one can navigate through the different headings of various help files on web sites, more power to ya’. On the other hand, help is readily available through the ever ready process of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.

The Ruzizi project, organized by WVI (Working Village International), headed by a devotee, is happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For a pictorial tour one can go to http://www.mediafire.com/?deb9bmmskns