by Shyamananda Das | Aug 30, 2013 | WEB EXCLUSIVE
Is 13 is an unlucky number? If you do believe in it being unlucky, then you can count yourself as a part of a significant portion of the population today. Many people won’t fly in planes, throw a celebration party, fill in a job application, exchange marriage vows,...
by Shyamananda Das | Aug 30, 2013 | WEB EXCLUSIVE
As you reach for your soap in the morning, ponder for a moment about what ingredients have gone into making it. The chemical procedure for making a basic soap is simple. Take caustic soda, add oil and some perfume. Mix them and you end up with some kind of soap. What...
by Mukundamala | Aug 27, 2013 | PRINT EDITION
Far from being a sentimental activity, devotional service is based on well-defined principles that systematically guide a practitioner to ultimate perfection. Discussions about the relationship between science and religion usually end in a stalemate: Scientists accuse...