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“It is a curious feature of our existence that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it.”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
“For him who has conquered the min, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.
SB 6.6”
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SB 6.6”
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“We cannot afford to ignore Norbert Wiener's observation of a paradox that results from our increasing technological capability in electronic communication: as the number of messages increases, the amount of information carried decreases. We have more media to communicate fewer significant ideas.”
― Teaching as a Subversive Activity
― Teaching as a Subversive Activity
“For all their devoted attention, your atoms don't actually care about you - indeed, don't even know that you are there”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
“Narada Muni says - Whether you consider the human to be an eternal jivatma or a temporary body, or even if you accept an indescribable opinion that he is both eternal and temporary, you do not have to lament in any way. There is no cause for lamentation other than the affection which has arisen out of delusion. (1.13.44)”
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Hare Krsna Reading Club
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— last activity Mar 27, 2015 11:35PM
Hare Krsna!! This club is made to promote the reading habit among vaishanvas. We'll be reading the books related only to Krishna Consciousness given b ...more
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