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Futurists’ Follies by Grahila Dasa

Jan 1, 1985 | Grahila Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-20 Number-01

How many times have you had trouble finding a parking space downtown? Well, according to some scientific theorists, the day may soon come when you won't have to drive around block after block looking the computer in your car will tell you where you can park. And... read more

Of Mice And Meat by Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi

Jan 1, 1985 | Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi, The Vedic Observer, Volume-20 Number-01

Consider for a moment the plight of the carnivorous beast. Skulking about the forest brush, sniffing and listening with intense concentration, hunger gnawing at his belly and burning in his eyes, he searches for prey. His meditation is single-pointed in hopes of a... read more

A Question Of Quotas by Drutakarma Dasa

Jan 1, 1985 | Drutakarma Dasa (Michael A. Cremo), The Vedic Observer, Volume-20 Number-01

A recent survey of the world economic situation published in the Los Angeles Times (Oct. 24, 1984) concludes, "Today despite 12,000 years of technological progress, an enormous increase in material production and consumption, bloody revolutions aimed at... read more

Youth Suicide: Encounters With Hopelessness by Drutakarma Dasa, Mathuresa Dasa

Dec 1, 1984 | Drutakarma Dasa (Michael A. Cremo), Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-19 Number-12

Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day The time is five thousand years ago. The place, the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, in northern India. The warrior Arjuna is undergoing a moment of intense anxiety just as he is about to enter into combat. Overwhelmed with... read more

Overpopulation – A Popular Myth by Mathuresa Dasa

Nov 1, 1984 | Mathuresa Dasa, The Vedic Observer, Volume-19 Number-11

Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day Social scientists from around the world gathered in Mexico City last August to discuss the alarming growth of the world's population. The conference, sponsored by the United Nations, couldn't have met in a... read more

Fetus Fiasco by Drutakarma Dasa, Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi

Oct 1, 1984 | Drutakarma Dasa (Michael A. Cremo), Dvarakadhisa Devi Dasi, The Vedic Observer, Volume-19 Number-10

Transcendental Commentary on the Issues of the Day Almost everyone agrees that life begins at conception; the sperm mixes with the ovum in one of the fallopian tubes, and barring natural or man-made calamities, this initial mixture ultimately results in the birth of a... read more