How the worldview of desire has been exaggerated and exacerbated by technology The worldview of desire, where individuals believe that attaining, enjoying, and showcasing desirable [...]
If the meaning of words can be redefined arbitrarily so that anything can mean anything, then nothing will mean anything. We live in a world [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 16.9 etāṁ dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya [...]
We all pursue the things that we desire and we avoid the things that we fear. Let’s consider how desire and fear are affected by [...]
In today's world, skepticism is often considered an intellectual virtue; skeptical people proudly say, “I'm not gullible. I don't believe the religious mumbo-jumbo that so [...]
Sensuality + Technology - Spirituality = Recipe for self-destruction Sensuality: When we are consumed by sensual pleasures or even sensual fantasies, we become oblivious to [...]
Why progress is accompanied by distress ... We humans are naturally progress-seeking. The hope that tomorrow will be better than today is what fuels most [...]
Recent human history has been characterized by an ideological war between capitalism and communism (or its milder cousin socialism). Despite their history of confrontation, both [...]
The value of our life doesn’t require anyone’s recognition not even our own Some countries have declared suicide to be a fundamental right. If people [...]
Most people nowadays are materialistic: they live to seek materialistic sensations and possessions. Yet most of them haven’t thought through the philosophical implications of materialism. [...]
Suppose someone said in English, “I don’t know a single word of English.” Their statement would be a blatant self-contradiction. A similar self-contradiction results when [...]
Many people adopt a materialistic lifestyle without thinking about its implications. A materialistic worldview implies that we have come from nowhere because we didn’t exist [...]
Today, humanity is the greatest danger to humanity – not just by direct attacks by humans on other humans but also by human exploitation of [...]
Some home security systems can be customized to allow entry to some people and to bar others. Suppose this customization is done wrong, granting entry [...]
The world allures us with the pleasure of possession, gratification and exhibition. But such mundane pleasures titillate, never fulfill. They are like painkillers for our [...]
Some fanatical materialists claim, “Matter is all that exists — the idea of consciousness is an illusion.” However, their very assertion of this claim proves [...]
Atheists often argue that we are just our neurons – our behavior is simply a function of our neuronal programming, and our belief that we [...]
Suppose a person uses a map to travel to a friend’s house. At each step during the journey, suppose the map guides them well, and [...]
We live in a culture that hugely glamorizes lifestyle. Indeed, an entire gamut of products are called lifestyle products – things that are not necessities, [...]
The news periodically features scenarios of imminent environmental super-disasters. While some such prophecies may well be exaggerated, there’s little doubt that the environment is on [...]
When we consider taking up spiritual life, materialists often try to scare us by saying that we will lose the many material things that we [...]
