Four years ago I wrote my pre election installment, “Why I am not voting for George W Bush.” This time I have entitled my pre election installment,”Why I am voting for Barack Obama.” The shift from negative to positive is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Society
September 30, 2008 We, in America, are living in extraordinary times. President W. Bush appeared on television last night and plainly stated that our country was in grave danger because our banking system was about to collapse and we should … Continue reading
September 4, 2008 In November of this year the United States will have a major election for president. Massive political campaigns are raging within this country to decide who will be the next president and which party will hold the … Continue reading
August 22, 2008 I remember standing in a obscure village on the eastern coast of Italy by the Adriatic Sea waiting for an associate to arrive from Russia. Russians travel the way my parents used to travel a generation ago, … Continue reading
Sunday, June 25, 2006 7:48:32 AM Years ago, as a teenager, when I started to attend the Hare Krishna temple in Toronto I never told my friends or my parents. I was embarrassed to let them know that I was … Continue reading
A few years ago I recall watching the democratic political convention on television. Speaker after speaker, men and women, came to the podium. I noticed that most of the female speakers had the aspect of men. They wore pant suits, … Continue reading
“Virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth, and every other good thing which men have, comes from virtue”** People think that I am a theologian and this is true, but what I also am is an anthropologist, an … Continue reading
“Duties are not performed for duty’s sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty—the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.”* Monday, January 30, 2006 11:51:15 … Continue reading
“Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.”* Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:08:31 PM I consider myself most fortunate because throughout my life I have always felt that I … Continue reading
As a Hindu priest I have certainly witnessed my share of marriage problems that have resulted in the dissolution of many unions. In this country 50% of all first marriages will fail within ten years and within Southern California, where … Continue reading