Monthly Archives: February 2009

I’ve spent almost all of February in Mayapur, West Bengal, for the annual meeting of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission. Mayapur sits right on the Tropic of Cancer, it’s springtime, and a different scene… Photos courtesy of B.B. Govinda Swami, Sraddhadevi … Continue reading →

We commonly use the English “soul” or “spirit soul” to denote the same entity, but without the same clear meaning. The Sanskrit word ātman (in the root form) or ātmā (in the nominative singular), is a noun meaning “the self.” … Continue reading →

Doubt is the motor of the modern mentality, the indefatigable engine that drives the spirit of our age. Such doubt was honored with an early recognition in the essays of the Renaissance courtier Michel de Montaigne: “We are, I know … Continue reading →