Divine aspiration in separation is favorable to perfection —
O lotus-eyed Lord, when will I dance on the banks of the Yamuna, chanting Your Holy Name with tears in my eyes?
— votary
[from Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-goswami Maharaja, Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam 3.25]A prayer to taste the nectar of devotion in Vrindavana (Vraja-rasa), nondifferent from serving the holy name in pure devotion (nama-bhajana) —
O Aghadamana, O Yasodanandana, O Nandasuno, O Kamalanayana, O Gopicandra, O Vrindavanendra, O Pranatakaruna, O Krishna — You have appeared in many divine forms, such as these. Therefore, O Lord, who are known by these holy names, kindly let my fondness for You flourish.
— Sri Rupa Goswami
[from Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-goswami Maharaja, Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam 3.24]Namaste. We are happy to announce this year’s conference, Science & Scientist 2023: Life & Cognition at the Intersection of Science, Philosophy, & Religion, on Sunday, December 17, 2023. International times for Eastern time USA, UK, and India are included on the flier below.
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The superexcellence of devotion in the mood of Vrndavana —
Of persons afraid of material existence, some worship the Sruti Scriptures (Vedas), some worship the Smrti Scriptures (supplementary Religious Codes), and others worship the Mahabharata. But as far as I am concerned, I worship Sri Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard the Supreme Absolute Truth is playing.
— Sri Raghupati Upadhyaya
By Bhakti Madhava Puri, Ph. D., & Krishna Keshava Das
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada showed his scientist disciples that life comes from life, and matter comes from life, and Srila Prabhupada further explained that these principles support a theistic conclusion regarding the origin of life. The Bhaktivedanta Institute, founded in 1976, was established to formally present these empirically verifiable truths to the scientific community at large. This article is a humble attempt at presenting the most up-to-date information showing that life and matter come from life, and what the implications of this are.
