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Canakya Pandit

Here are the verses from Srimad Bhagavatam about Canakya Pandit.

nava nandān dvijaḥ kaścit prapannān uddhariṣyati

teṣāḿ abhāve jagatīḿ mauryā bhokṣyanti vai kalau

Real Education by Urmila Dasi

In the last week of the last year of school, students sweat at the thought of the final exam. When they've passed their exams and earned their degrees, they'll be entitled to call themselves educated. But the Vedic culture has a different standard. The sage Canakya, whose proverbs Srila Prabhupada would often quote, tested a person's education by three questions—questions of character and ethics.

Women as Mother

Jai Gauranga Prabhu ki jay!

For all you Jai Gauranga fans out there. . . and for those who don't know him he is a wonderful devotee, and a dear friend and godbrother. Jai Gauranga Prabhu ki jay!

Bless this house, O Lord we Pray

Bless this house, O Lord, we pray.
Make it safe by night and day.

Bless our humble vestibule,
Bless the TV, bless the pool.

Bless our silly little notions.
Bless our week’s supply of Trojans.

Bless, oh bless the internet.
Bless our liquor cabinet.

Bless our kitchen, for it features
Places where we roast Thy creatures,

Bake them, broil them, nuke them, fry them.
Blessed Lord, please sanctify them

While we’re scarfing down their wings,
livers, legs, and other things—

"India is the only millionaire!" -Mark Twain

Happiness is only $15

"Shelter Beyond Duality" By Indradyumna Swami

"Shelter Beyond Duality" By Indradyumna Swami

Hitchens vs. Boteach Debate

If you have 93 minutes of your life to spare you can watch this debate between one of the world leadings atheists, Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach a leading figure in the Jewish religious community.

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