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Are all religions essentially the same?

Monday, November 8, 2010

I recently received this Vivekananda Quote of the Day, and it got me thinking; I was raised with the idea that all religions are essentially the same — that they are all different rivers that lead us to the same ocean, that one reaches the same goal whether he sincerely worships Krishna, or Christ, or [...]

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Feynman on Science vs Religion

Friday, October 15, 2010

I don’t know the answer to this central problem – the problem of maintaining the real value of religion, as a source of strength and of courage to most men, while, at the same time, not requiring an absolute faith in the metaphysical aspects.
– Richard Feynman

Most of us, at one time or [...]

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A beautiful verse on Kṛṣṇa

Friday, October 15, 2010

This is a gorgeous verse on Kṛṣṇa, in a style that I’ve never seen before. I found it in Michael Coulson’s Teach Yourself Sanskrit (which is a good heavy introduction to the language, but no substitute for personal instruction ), and I was immediately struck by its unusualness of description.
mand(r)a-kvāṇita-veṇur ahni śithile vyāvartayan [...]

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