The general assumption is that the more choices one has, the more freedom one has.This assumption is so deeply rooted in our psyche that we might not even consciously notice it. If, however, we come to ponder it more deeply, we can see how this assumption can be quite wrong.
First let us consider why [...]
By Srila Prabhupada / Filed in Cover Story, Issue 4
THE SYSTEM: What is the need of an artificial luxurious life of cinema, cars, radio, flesh and hotels? Has this civilization produced anything but quarreling individually and nationally? Has this civilization enhanced the cause of equality and fraternity by sending thousands of people into hellish factories and the warfields at the whims of a particular [...]
By Srila Prabhupada / Filed in Cover Story, Issue 3
The basic principle of economic development is centered on land and cows. The necessities of human society are food grains, fruits, milk, minerals, clothing, wood, etc. One requires all these items to fulfill the material needs of the body. Certainly one does not require flesh and fish or iron tools and
By Srila Prabhupada / Filed in Cover Story, Issue 2
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the world’s foremost teacher and guide to the practice of Vedic spirituality, gives a take on the virtues and happiness to be found in a simple life based on local farming and spiritual focus.
In the material world, there is nothing fully enjoyable for the spirit soul. Just like a fish, which [...]
By Srila Prabhupada / Filed in Cover Story, Issue 1
Speaking in Boston before the International Student Societ, Srila Prabhupada provides a practical, simple, and profound solution for world peace and harmony. Noting the increasing number of flags at the United Nations building in New York, he states that inter-nationalism is failing because “your international feeling and my international feeling are overlapping and conflicting. We have to find the proper center for our loving feelings.”
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