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A Study of BG 5.15
(Written on June 20, 2020) nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ Translation Nor...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Free Will Essay: Revised and Updated
(written on June 20, 2020) What is free will? According to the Oxford dictionary, free will is the ability to act at one’s own...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20226 min read


Philosophy in Government: Democracy vs. Ancient Vedic Monarchy
(written on June 27, 2020) (References: SB 1.16.2–3) The modern world can only be characterized by quarrel and hypocrisy, the signature...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20229 min read
Faith Precedes Knowledge: The Full Essay
(written on June 7, 2020) “Faith always precedes knowledge” is actually a material philosophical assertion that to really know something,...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20225 min read


The Life Cycle of Silk Worms
(written on June 7, 2020) The life cycle of the silkworm begins when the female silk moth lays eggs. The female moth lays an average of...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Categories of Devotion Based on Faith
(written on June 6, 2020) The different levels of devotees are decided based on two factors, according to the Bhakti-Rasamrita-Sindhu....
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20221 min read
A Philosophical Discussion: Faith Precedes Knowledge
(written on June 6, 2020) (Ref: SB 1.16.20, BG17.2-6) “Faith always precedes knowledge” is actually a material philosophical assertion...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20222 min read
4 Universal Principles of Spirituality
(written on June 5, 2020) (Ref: 1.16.20) The four universal principles of spirituality, the pillars of religion, are cleanliness,...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Knowledge and Wisdom vs. Jnana and Vijnana
(written on June 5, 2020) (References: BG 4.10, SB 1.12.28) The Oxford dictionary states that knowledge is “facts, information, and...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20223 min read
Brahma Puccham: 5 Stages of Realization
(written on June 5, 2020) (References: BG 13.5) According to the Taittiriya Upanishad (2.5), there are five stages of Brahman realization...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 31, 20221 min read
If God is Merciful, Why do we Suffer?
(written on June 18, 2020) Perhaps the most famed question which atheists and mayavadis use to defer the existence of God is: “If God is...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20223 min read
A Study of BG 5.15
(written on June 18, 2020) Srila Prabhupada emphasizes that the Lord is all-perfect and therefore has no need and therefore does not...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20222 min read
The Extent of Free Will
(written on June 18, 2020) What is free will? Free will is the ability to act at one’s own discretion. This free will is the only thing...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20224 min read


Science of Knowledge: Introduction
(written on May, 2020)
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20221 min read
A Study of SB 1.1.1
(written on May 21, 2020) Notes on SB 1.1.1: SB 1.1.1 makes clear that there are such things as illusory representations in this material...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Culture of Knowledge vs. Culture of Nescience
(Written on May 9, 2020) (References: Isopanisad mantra #1 and also BG 13.8-12)
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20221 min read
The Relationship Between False Ego and Knowledge
(written on May 8, 2020) (References: SB 1.11.34) In SB 1.11.34, Srila Prabhupada explains in the last paragraph of the purport about the...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Undeniable Eternal Truths of the Bhagavad Gita
(written on May 8, 2020) BG 2.62-63: “While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20221 min read
A Consensus on Knowledge
(written on May 8, 2020) Knowledge cannot be pure and correct unless it is coming from a pure and correct source. The philosophers of...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20223 min read
Protagoras: "Man is the Measure of all Things"
(written on May 15, 2020) The verse BG 2.16 is Krsna explaining to Arjuna the difference between matter and spirit. The translation says,...
Sreshta Appalabattula
Aug 30, 20222 min read
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