Philosophical Articles

by Gary Gutting, professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, originally published in the New York Times. One of philosophy’s best-known arguments for...

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada IN THE NAME OF philanthropy … people are feeling compassion for suffering humanity throughout the world,” (SB...

by Srila B. R. Sridhara Deva Goswami We should try to become more acquainted with the realistic view of Navadvipa. There are so many divisions...

When Krishna would fight with his rivals, he enjoyed doing so, and his rivals certainly had Krishna as the object of their energy (krsnanusilanam). But such fighting was not bhakti because those rivals did not engage with Krishna in a favorable mood (anukulyena).

Although I had my only saviour, the only deliverer of my soul – my only unconditional, true friend – so close to me, due to my bad fortune I lost him. Such is my misfortune! After coming to the bank of the celestial river to collect water, I turned away and headed towards the desert.

by Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa) When it comes to the sensitive topic of Varnashrama, or what many people call the caste system of India,...

Ill fated are those who are very eager to find fault in others and who have no time to find fault in themselves. The other side of your necessity is not to find defects in others, but to find their attributes.

by Swami B. V. Tripurari Saints tell us that Rama and Krishna are the same person. Yet Ramacandra was the personification of perfect moral character...

by Srila B.R. Sridhara Deva Goswami, from Inner Fulfillment: An Introductory Book. The idea that I shall have to labor to live is very dishonorable. I...

Rama Navami It is sometimes said that people want the kingdom of God without God. Such an aspiration, however, is never to be fulfilled. Good...