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From Mayapur Lockdown to Immortal Kirtan: A Powerful Tribute to Agnideva Das
A new release from Mayapur“Merciful to Me (Śrī Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya Prabhu)” by Hari Kirtan Kaufmannpreserves one of the late Agnideva Das’s final collaborative recordings, transforming a lockdown-era session into a powerful devotional tribute. Grounded in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the piece foregrounds the Pañca-tattva invocation and the participatory core of kirtan. The article examines how careful recording,…
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Protecting Each Other: A Dharmic Call to Responsible Action During the Pandemic and Beyond
Representing Krsna and the parampara requires modeling responsibility and compassionate care for all. In the coronavirus pandemic, this means rigorously following public health recommendations and official indications as an expression of Dharma, ahiṁsā, and sevā. Community experience shows that clear protocols and digital engagement preserved connection and protected vulnerable groups. The teaching aligns puruṣārtha (self-effort)…
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Essential Jain Philosophy for COVID-19: Proven Anekantavada Insights to Transform Uncertainty
This analysis presents an academically grounded Jain perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic with practical, compassionate guidance. It explains how Anekantavada reduces polarization, encouraging humility and multi-perspective understanding. It highlights Ahimsa and Aparigraha as actionable ethics for mindful speech, consumption, and community care. It clarifies karma and the Five Samavaya to frame complex causality without blame…
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Why a Dharmic Education for Hindu Children in an Woke Pandemic Era is Urgent
Rediscovering the ideal and roots of our Dharmic education is an urgent imperative to prevent Hindu children from getting sucked into the Woke blackhole. In the context of this essay, one of the central goals of our ancient ideal of education was to create a Praja, or a citizen in the truest sense of the…