Sep 9, 2019 |
by William Page In Thailand they tell the tale of a resort town steeped in moral squalor and the Buddha who came to save it. In olden times, Pattaya was a sleepy fishing village on the Gulf of Thailand. But over the years it became a beach resort, crowded...
Sep 9, 2019 |
Bhuma was a long-time supporter of Vedanta West Communications, and a contributor to American Vedantist We are sorry to let you know about the passing of another long-time devotee and friend — Cliff (Bhuma) Johnson. Cliff was born on November 12, 1930 in Los Angeles....
Sep 9, 2019 |
by Asim Chaudhuri Introduction By the time Swami Vivekananda set foot on American soil, the stalwarts of the American Transcendentalism movement, which was based on an adapted-and-modified version of the “Transcendental Idealism” doctrine developed by Immanuel Kant...
Sep 9, 2019 |
Paras-param bhaavayantah Shreyam param avaapsyatha Nurturing one another You will attain the highest Good.Bhagavad Gita, Ch. 3:11 by Br. Shankara You may have heard talk about how desirable it could be to have an organized retirement community for...
Sep 9, 2019 |
Review by Jon Monday For years I’ve used Wikipedia as a quick resource for information about a very wide range of subjects, from looking up what actors are in a favorite movie, to doing serious research for an article or lecture. In its early years, Wikipedia had...
Sep 9, 2019 |
by Dharmadas (Jon Monday) I found a teacher who knows God, I asked how he attained that state He replied, By the silent repetition of the Name. Buffeted and pained by a broken world, I asked my teacher how to find peace He replied, By the constant repetition of the...