I’ve been a vegetarian for most of my adult life. Although I’ve always felt strongly that the needless killing of animals is morally wrong, recently I’ve come to feel even stronger about it. This of course goes against the thrust of Western civilizations, which have been avid eaters (unlike many Oriental cultures) since their inception. [...]
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A Darwinian Argument for a Non-Violent Diet
Posted in Hinduism, Hinduism and Science on February 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
ISKCON’s temple project in Mayapura, India
Posted in Hinduism, Hinduism and Ecology, Hinduism and Science, ISKCON on May 31, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON recently approved the temple design for a massive structure to be built in Mayapura, India. I have some doubts about the design and the general conception of the project, which I discuss here.
I appreciate that many ISKCON members spent considerable time and energy working on the project. I have [...]
Caring for oceans by Rasasthali Dasi
Posted in Hinduism and Ecology, Hinduism and Science on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We just finished watching the ‘Blue Planet’ series about the ocean life. It is an amazing film and I strongly recommend it to anyone. As a bonus feature, there was a movie where scientists showed the incredible damage caused by fishing. First of all fishing contributes to extinction of some fish species. Around 1/3 of [...]
