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The Limits of Time, Place, and Circumstance

Humanistic sciences like Psychology and Sociology have a scientific aspect and a philosophical aspect. The scientific aspect, which involves the classic “scientific model” of hypothesis, design of the experiment, data collection, analysis, and inference (wherein the hypotheses are tested) is … Continue reading

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Q&A with Srila Hridayananda das Goswami on Homosexuality and Spiritual Practice

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Feminism != more happiness for women.

From: Shyamasundara Prabhu (ACBSP) to ISKCON India News and Discussion To: “ISKCON Prabhupada Disciples” Date: May 24, 2012 5:00:00 PM GMT+05:30 This is a CNN news clip about recent controversial research done by 2 (female?) researchers at university of Pennsylvania … Continue reading

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Online Directory of ISKCON’s Leaders

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Hermeneutics

Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu on hermeneutics: 00200001-Hermeneutics                            1 00200001-Hermeneutics                            2 00200001-Hermeneutics                            3 00200001-Hermeneutics                            4 00200001-Hermeneutics                            5

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Catholic Educational Institutions Drop Student Health Insurance

Because compliance with the U.S. Affordable Care Act would require them to offer free contraception on their plans: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11720706-franciscan-university-drops-student-health-insurance-plan-over-birth-control-mandate-costs?lite Are any ISKCON institutions that are not specifically temples facing this problem?

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Illegitimacy rare in the early 1960s in America

Sociologist Charles Murray begins his new book Coming Apart with a description of American culture prior to Nov 22, 1963: ON THIS THURSDAY, November 21, television’s prime-time lineup included The Flinstones, The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, Perry Mason, and The Perry … Continue reading

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Socrates Sux

At a recent sat-sang, the devotee-preacher’s class was filled with rhetorical questions, so much so that others who asked questions would usually have their questions answered with a question, which left some of them confused. This is why the Socratic … Continue reading

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Conspicuous absence of Fools, Hogs, Dogs, Camels, and Asses.

In a lecture, Srila Prabhupada once explained that he often used the word mudha, or its English equivalent, “fool,” because Krishna Himself uses it throughout the Gita. Although hogs, dogs, camels and asses are mentioned in the Bhagavatam only once together, … Continue reading

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Oh yes, we’re BAAAAAACK!!

As the title says, Siddhanta.com is now back in business!

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