Articles & Transcripts
Seeking Spiritual Solutions to Global Problems: Lessons from Vedic Philosophy
Faculty Lecture at Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Nigeria, by Bhakti Vasudeva Swami. Delivered in June 2010 First, I thank the Vice Chancellor of this university for giving us the opportunity to be able to meet with all of you! Second, I would like to...
His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami Speaks on Religion and Social Justice
Published in the Fall 2010 issue of Sanctum: The Undergraduate Journal of Religion at Columbia University. There are a number of varying ideas on what constitutes social justice, some of which conflict with each other. What is true social justice and...
Politics of Social Stability: Critical and Creative Thinking Approach
I remember when I went to present a paper at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association annual conference in 2005. The introduction of my paper was imbedded with political humor. Here is part of it: Little Joe approached his father Ben and inquired, “Dad, what is...
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
The foremost quality expected of a bona fide follower/employee is that he/she must be fully cognizant of the objective criterion of human life and his/her pristine identity, as these would help in furthering the course of the organization’s mission. A good follower...
Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?
“Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?” This is a thought provoking question which is very relevant to a rapidly globalizing world. We need to think deeply, no doubt. Archimedes and many others were deep thinkers. Broadly, there are two sides of this bad coin of not...
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
If we take into consideration the endogenous and exogenous factors that account for sound judgment, then we would be driven to the point of recognition that experience does not necessarily trump judgment. The three qualitative modes of material nature – goodness,...
Ethical Decision-making
First, I would like to thank Professor Max Bazerman for generating the theme “Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think” for discussion because it is very relevant to effective and sustainable development. Every organization needs ethical decision-making to thrive...
How ethical can we be?
I would like to appreciate the scholarly comments in this discussion on “How ethical can we be?” Heskett (2011) asseverates that an investigative study brought to bear that “ethicists who teach the subject are less likely to return library books associated with their...
Your Religion, Your Soul, Your Identity: A Conversation with His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami
Awaaz: ISKCON’s philosophy presents a unique view of the world, the identity of its people, and their relationship with Krishna [God]. What is this view? His Holiness Bhakti Vasudeva Swami: The ISKCON philosophy, which hinges on the Bhagavad Gita as its...