by DailySpiritual | Oct 22, 2024 | First Timer, Want To Know More
In a Zen story, a traveler is chased by a tiger. Frantically, he runs through the bushes and slips over the edge of a steep cliff. While falling, he desperately grabs onto roots sticking out from the rocks. Above him, the tiger growls; below, sharp stones await. His...
by DailySpiritual | Oct 22, 2024 | First Timer, Want To Know More
If you move your hand under a lamp, the shadow will follow, mimicking the hand’s movement. Though the shadow resembles the hand, it lacks substance. Similarly, the material world is often compared to the shadow of the spiritual realm. The Vedas describe the material...
by DailySpiritual | Oct 22, 2024 | First Timer, Want To Know More
Greek mystic and philosopher Pythagoras divided the spectators at the Olympic Games into three types. The lowest are those who come to buy or sell, likened to people who are driven by a desire for basic possessions. A step higher are the contestants, representing...
by DailySpiritual | Jan 10, 2024 | Verse/Quote of the Week
Prabhupāda: You are all individuals. Every one of us is individual. So how you conceive of merging? Suppose, just like we are here—one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. How we can merge? You just study philosophy. We are here, eight persons. How we can...
by DailySpiritual | Feb 6, 2023 | Advanced, Already Familiar with KC
Devotee-towards-death came by customizing the name invented by a German philosopher Martin Heidegger. The name he used is Being-towards-death. The concept of Being-towards-death characterizes an individual who perfectly understands his own mortality and employs full...
