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Vedic Thoughts, Volume-45 Number-05, 2011

Sep 1, 2011 | Vedic Thoughts, Volume-45 Number-05

Devotees do not ask anything from the Lord in exchange for their service. even the most desirable liberation is refused by devotees, although offered by the Lord. thus the Lord becomes a kind of debtor to the devotees, and He can only try to repay the devotees’... read more

Seasonal Changes by Nagaraja Dasa

Sep 1, 2011 | From the Editor, Nagaraja Dasa, Volume-45 Number-05

I’ve heard people say they wouldn’t want to live in Florida because they’d miss having four seasons. I live in north Florida, and we have four seasons here, just none with snow. It’s midsummer here now, with nature’s greenery on full... read more

Ramayana In New Dress

Sep 1, 2011 | Book Excerpt, Volume-45 Number-05

Fifty new paintings illustrate Valmiki’s immortal tale of Lord Ramachandra’s divine activities on this planet. The new, abridged, edition of the Ramayana produced by the Mediterranean division of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust features the art of Italian... read more

The Eternally Limitless And Me by Abhijit Toley

Sep 1, 2011 | Abhijit Tolley, Volume-45 Number-05

A mental journey leading to the conclusion that existence is unlimited finds support in the Vedic scriptures. From early childhood I wondered where the limit of the universe might be. At night, as the stars twinkled enigmatically overhead and the moon majestically... read more

In Your Own Words

Sep 1, 2011 | In Your Own Words, Volume-45 Number-05

Choose a verse from Srımad-Bhagavatam and explain why it inspires you. sri-bhagavan uvaca aham bhakta-paradhino hy asvatantra iva dvija sadhubhir grasta-hrdayo bhaktair bhakta-jana-priyah “The Supreme Personality of Godhead said to the brahmana: I am completely... read more

Near Death Experiences Where Science Points to the Soul by Caitanya Carana Dasa

Sep 1, 2011 | Caitanya Carana Dasa, Volume-45 Number-05

Scientific research into NDEs supports the Vedic explanation of consciousness and perception. “Science may keep saying: ‘Such things are simply impossible’; yet so long as the stories multiply in different lands, and so few are positively explained... read more