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Is God A Person?

Gadadhara Pandit Dasa | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Monotheistic, Eternal, Relationship, Soul, Krishna, Merge, Impersonalism, Vaisnava, Death, Hinduism, God, Transcendental, Spiritual, Liberation, Gaudiya Vaisnavism, Supreme, Bhagavad Gita, Brahma-Samhita, Theistic, Religion News

Even though it may sound attractive or may be easier to understand that God is formless energy, as far as I'm concerned, it's not possible to exchange love with formless energy

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A Conflicted Hindu Response To Gay Rights

Chris Fici | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Hinduism, Episcopal Church Gay Marriage, Vaisnavism, Gay Rights, Krishna, Gay Prejudice, Episcopal Church, Hare Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Religion and Sexuality, Religion News

It is an unfortunate aspect of my experience within the Hindu tradition that I have experienced prejudice towards the gay community. It has always made me quite uncomfortable.

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WATCH: Conscious Cooking

Gadadhara Pandit Dasa | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Hinduism, Vaisnavism, Vishnu, Consciousness, Krishna, Cooking, Bhakti Yoga, Cooking How-To, Hindu Americans, Mindfulness, Mindful Eating, Hinduism and Food, Video, Religion News

Food that has been cooked in this consciousness and which has become sanctified by the simple offering process purifies the mind of anger, greed, pride and envy and helps us to connect our existence with the Divine.

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An Offering To Lord Krishna: Indian Ashram Prepares 505-Course Meal

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Hinduism, India, Byanjan Dwadashi, Video, Byanjan Dwadashi Puri, Krishna, Byanjan Dwadashi Gouribihar, Jagannatha, Byanjan Dwadashi 505 Dishes, Religion News

Byanjan Dwadashi is an annual religious festival that has been celebrated in Orissa, India for centuries. On this day, devotees prepare food that is o...

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Radha: The Feminine Nature Of God

Gadadhara Pandit Dasa | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Chaitanya-Charitamrita, Krishna, Radha, Puranas, Religion-and-Gender, Bhakti Yoga, Radha Rani, Feminine Nature of God, Hare Krishna, Radha Appearance, Radha Devotee, God the Female, Radha the Lover of Krishna, Radha Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, Radhika, Iskcon, Religion News

Our desire to love and be loved comes from God. For the most part, no one wants to be alone, at least not permanently. The thing everyone is chasing after is love. We all want to know that there are people out there that love us.

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The Bhagavad Gita And The Value Of Vulnerability

Ramnath Subramanian | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Yoga, Humility, Arjuna, Courage, Bhagavad Gita, Krishna, Vulnerability, Bhagavad Gita Vulnerability, Bhagavad Gita Humility, Hinduism, Investment Banking, Religion News

In this culture, I have grossly and subtly ingested the notion that I should not have any weakness -- so much so that when I came in touch with my natural human limitations, it was painfully embarrassing.

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The Birth Of Krishna: When God Came To Earth

Gadadhara Pandit Dasa | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Hinduism, Bhagavata Purana, Avatar, Krishna, Brahma-Samhita, Scripture Commentary, Hindu Scripture, God Consciousness, Birth of Krishna, Krishna Janmastami, Hindu Holiday, Hindu, God, Hindus, Religion News

It's not possible for us, with our limited and inaccurate sense perception and logic, to comprehend the nature, quality and personhood of Krishna. Krishna is God as never seen before.

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My Battle Within: The Identity Crisis Of A Hindu Soldier In The U.S. Army

Rajiv Srinivasan | Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: American Hindu, Hinduism, Hindu in the Army, Krishna, U.S. Military Academy, Hindu American Soldier, U.S. Army, Hindus in America, Hindu American Identity, Religion News

Like most Indian youth in the U.S., I faced inner conflict between my Indian and American identities. I wanted an identity to which everyone in my immediate surroundings could respect.

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U.S. silence on Kashmir emboldens India's nationalists, empowers Taliban

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kayani, World News, World, Afghanistan, Krishna, Pakistan, Arundhati Roy, Obama, India, Taliban, Kashmir, Afghanistan War, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, World News

As ghastly as it was for an Indian diplomat to lexically collate the words Tibet and Kashmir within the same sentence, even more surprising was the di...

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India Too Complacent About Pakistan Complicity in Mumbai Attacks

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, 26/11, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Indian-Miniser-for-Extenal-Affairs-Mr-Sm-Krishna, Lashkar-E-Taiba, Afghanistan, Krishna, Pakistan, Mumbai Attacks, Qureshi, World News

India must awaken to the reality that Pakistan's army chief smells blood and thinks he can knock India out of the box in Afghanistan and he certainly isn't going to wait for the trust talks to come to fruition.

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The Religion of LOST

James Altucher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arjuna, Hinduism, Television, Religion, Krishna, Jesus, Christianity, Moses, Lost Finale, Lost, Entertainment News

Like all good religions, this is not just philosophy but magic. Moses parts the red sea. Jesus turns water to wine and raises the dead. By succumbing to the wishes of the island, all good things can happen.

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The Unseen And Unknowable Has No Place In Science

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

For those of you who grew up being taught to believe in unseen and unknowable forces but are now feeling like you've been hoodwinked, don't be afraid to say so.

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Avatar: An Anti-War Film Challenges Us to "Be All That You Can Be"

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ninth Ward, Noah, Nan'yehi, Philip Zimbardo, Library Connection, Jesus, Soul, Amy Goodman, Appeal for Redress, Mary, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Integrity, Abraham, Wilton High School, Heroic Imagination, Chief Joseph, Zoroaster, Spiritual, Jena High School, Mohammed, Dan Goodman, Spiritual Life, Spirituality, Avatar, Rama, Fatimah, Miriam, Sita, Healthy Living News

An avatar is a being of matchless integrity, and every culture has examples like Abraham, Moses, Miriam, Zoroaster, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Mary, Mohammed, Fatimah, Chief Joseph, Nan'yehi.

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New Tunes On Monday: George Harrison, Rob Thomas, Among The Oak & Ash, and Survivor (Kind Of) Plays Jeremy's Wedding

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Fairport Convention, Lauren Agnelli, Jason Mraz, Sony Legacy, Melanie Safka, Rob Thomas, Melanie, Patty Smyth, Hall & Oates, Dave Bickler, Ravi Shankar, Josh Joplin, Krishna, Joe Hill, Garrison Starr, Nickel Creek, Peter, Among the Oak & Ash, Apple Records, Billy Preston, John Mayer, The Beatles, Leon Russell, Bruce Jay Paskow, The Washington Squares, Bruce Hornsby, Tracy Chapman, Hal David Starlight Award, Simon & Garfunkel, Survivor, George Harrison, Ian & Sylvia, The Concert for Bangladesh, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Cars, Gin Blossoms, Jimi Jamison, John Lennon, Budweiser, Matchbox Twenty, Ringo Starr, Coldplay, Dark Horse Records, Paul & Mary, Thomas Dolby, Tom Goodkind, Biko, Entertainment News

The new collection Let It Roll/Songs By George Harrison is going to thrill those waiting for an album that combines his solo Apple recordings with Beatles titles and tracks from the Dark Horse years.

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Surfin' Swamis: Catching Waves, And Spirituality, In India

GlobalPost.com | Jason Overdorf | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW DELHI -- Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha paddles hard and drops into a 6-foot wave off the coast of Mangalore in South India. As the 61-year-o...

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Udaipur: No Lake Palace (ix)

Karin Badt | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hypnotism, Travel Tips, Lake Palace, City Palace, Niwas Ravanas, Women Travelers, India, Sexism in India, Spirituality, Udaipur, Martine Kumar, Muslim and Hindu Relations, Krishna, Healthy Living News

Arrival I have now been two days in Udaipur and have not yet even seen the site that most people come for: the floating Lake Palace, although I did ...

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Imagining God in Color

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Religious Conversion, Racism, Krishna, White Man's Burden, What Does God Look Like, Personifying God, Kipling, Race and Religion, Healthy Living News

From childhood everyone is taught to imagine God as a person, and inevitably that person has skin the color of those who worship him. But a humanized God in any faith is a projection, not a reality.

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