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Of Boxes, Modes, And the Freedom To Choose by Mathuresa Dasa

Jul 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, Uncategorized, Volume-23 Number-07

Are we free? Or are we like the behavioural psychologist B. F. Skinner's rats simply products of our environmental cages? "Psyche," from the Greek word for soul, connotes an inner spirit as distinguished from its vehicle, the... read more

March On Mozambique by Mathuresa Dasa

Jun 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-06

Over the years the effects of drought, famine, and civil war in Africa have evoked the world's compassion. Our hearts have gone out along with the shiploads of food sent to Biafra, Ethiopia, and other afflicted areas. But our compassionate hope turns to... read more

The Acre / Cow Theory by Mathuresa Dasa

May 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-05

The New York stock market crash last fall, which set off similar dives in foreign markets, prompted financial experts to offer reassuring perspectives on the grim fact that investors had lost billions of dollars (and yen and marks and pounds). The plunge was only a... read more

Lord Jagannatha and the Daffodils by Mathuresa Dasa

May 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, Poetry, Volume-23 Number-05

The sun broke through in February And brought both joy and sorrow, For though the air was mild today, I feared the frost tomorrow. A spell this warm would raise the heads Of daffodil and buttercup. Drenched in sunlight, bathed in dew. ... read more

Grave Concerns by Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi, Mathuresa Dasa

Dec 1, 1987 | Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi, Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-22 Number-12

Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day While other women pursue the temporary rewards of wealth, fame, and slim waistlines, Sally Burton has her mind on eternal arrangements. The widow of the illustrious Welsh actor Richard Burton, Sally was reportedly... read more

Psychoanalysis of the Mahatmas by Mathuresa Dasa

Dec 1, 1987 | Mathuresa Dasa, Uncategorized, Volume-22 Number-12

An open letter to a famous psychoanalyst reveals how scientific scrutiny fails to illuminate the characters of God and His devotees. Dear Professor Erikson*, [*Erik H. Erikson, an American psychoanalyst and educator, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970... read more