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Lessons From The Dead Sea by Harikesa Swami

Oct 1, 1988 | Harikesa Swami, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-10

Now the North Sea is dying. Fishes, swollen in death, float aimlessly as the killer algae spread like poison on the warm summer waves. Volunteer ecologists cruise the area collecting data and photos. Everyone sees, everyone knows, but still it seems they see and know... read more

Land Rights: Who’s Right? by Naresvara Dasa

Oct 1, 1988 | Naresvara dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-10

"A Celebration of a Nation" catch phrase for 1988 here in Australia. It's the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the first fleet of settlers to the shores of the "new" land. The settlement was begun by a group of men from England, and... read more

Donkey Loads by Mathuresa Dasa

Oct 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-10

Port Royal Pennsylvania The Miami Herald reports that a donkey in Bulawayo, a village in southwestern Zimbabwe, accidentally uncovered a cache of Soviet-made surface-to-air missiles. Villagers trying to rescue the creature from a dam found that a wooden box... read more

Is It In The Stars? by Pranada Devi Dasi

Sep 1, 1988 | Pranada Devi Dasi, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-09

Though Americans like astrology with horoscope "forecasts" in practically every newspaper they don't seem to take it too seriously. So when they heard claims that Nancy Reagan's dependence on astrology to protect her husband reduces his effectiveness... read more

The Taste Of Water by Radhanatha Dasa

Sep 1, 1988 | Radhanatha Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-09

There was a time in the United States when you could drink the water without worrying about it killing you. But those were the good old days. When Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita "I am the taste of water," He's not referring to water with all... read more

Election Scandal by Mathuresa Dasa

Sep 1, 1988 | Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-23 Number-09

This year both U.S. presidential candidates offer the same chicken-in-every-pot promises that have always been the mainstay of democracy. If elected, each says, economic health will reign. Even if I did eat chicken, the promises wouldn't move me, since economies... read more