Category Archives: Bhaktivedanta

A Pilgrimage To Krishna Consciousness, Maybe

Posted on June 4, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda My wife and I are flying to California late this summer to visit friends and family. We will be staying in San Francisco, or very near. We have been planning this out for weeks, but it just occurred … Continue reading →

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A Book Review, Sorta’, of “Dharma Punx” by Noah Levine

Posted on June 2, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I am in the process of reading “Dharma Punx” by Noah Levine upon repeatedly hearing if referenced, mainly by friends of the Buddhist persuasion. From what I understand, Levine seems to be a living guru to many. He … Continue reading →

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Sri Vaisnavism, etc.

Posted on April 21, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda There are four main sects of Vaisnavism. A good bit of what I covered in my recent “Vaisnavaganza” series related to the Gaudiya Vaisnavism of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, which is an off-shoot of the Brahma Sampradaya of Madhva. … Continue reading →

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Vaisnavaganza: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu/Radha Krishna

Posted on April 14, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a reincarnation of Krishna, not considered a direct avatar of Vishnu, but for all intents and purposes, the very same, I would say. Since at the end of my last post I touched on the … Continue reading →

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Vaisnavaganza: Mahavishnu, Garbodakshayi Vishnu, and Ksirodakasayi Vishnu

Posted on April 11, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In what I intend to be a series of posts on the many faces of Vishnu, the most logical place to start – the “form” of Vishnu which represents that Singularity which I referred to in the last … Continue reading →

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King Kulasekhara & The Alwars and Nayanmars

Posted on March 24, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda mabhir manda-mano vicintya bahudha yamis ciram yatana naivami prabhavanti papa-ripavah svami nanu sridharah alasyam vyapaniya bhakti-sulabham dhyayasva narayanam lokasya vyasanapanodana-karo dasasya kim na kshamah O foolish mind, stop your fearful fretting about the extensive torments dealt out by … Continue reading →

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Sri Potato Head

Posted on March 7, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Though I did not grow up in Indian culture nor am I of Indian ancestry, I try to be respectful and even protective of the culture which I have grown a little closer to over the last few … Continue reading →

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Krishnacore

Posted on January 27, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda For this post I want to link to a website called Krishnacore. When I first started out on this path of yoga, I was under the impression I had to remove many worldly influences from my life. I … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Believe in Atheists

Posted on January 27, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Hinduism is not a religion where one is compelled to go out into the world and change anyone’s mind. All paths are valid. All paths fit the current needs of the soul behind the veil of the human … Continue reading →

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Neti, Neti, Part II – Karma or Lila?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda There are two ways of seeing the material world that often overlap. To put it very simply, one is that the circumstances one finds himself in is a result of past karma. The second is that of “lila” … Continue reading →

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