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“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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“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 Nature needs the artist, as she needs
the philosopher, for a metaphysical end, the
explanation of herself, whereby she may have a clear and sharp picture of what she only saw dimly in the troubled period of transition, — and so may reach self-consciousness.”
― Schopenhauer as Educator
the philosopher, for a metaphysical end, the
explanation of herself, whereby she may have a clear and sharp picture of what she only saw dimly in the troubled period of transition, — and so may reach self-consciousness.”
― Schopenhauer as Educator
“There's no such thing as neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom.”
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Hare Krsna Reading Club
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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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