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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...