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No God, No Logic: The Epistemic Suicide of Atheism

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

The Illusion of Neutral Logic

Many people—atheists and theists alike—believe that logic must be a valid epistemic tool simply because it cannot be denied without being used. “Even denying logic requires logic,” they say. “So logic must be valid.” This argument sounds compelling, but it is deeply flawed. It confuses necessity of use with justification. Just because something must be used does not mean it is grounded in truth.

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Rewriting Krishna’s Reality?

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

People love to act like they can make up reality as they go. They change their pronouns, call themselves a different gender or species — as if simply declaring it could make it true. They do the same with morality: deciding abortion isn’t murder if they call it “choice,” or hookup culture isn’t empty if they call it “freedom.” Every one of these moves comes from the same deep root — the desire to define reality on their own terms. And that’s a dead giveaway that they want to take God’s position. They want the power to say what is real and what is right.

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A Vaisnavism Response to the Problem of the One and the Many

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

One of the most enduring questions in philosophy is the problem of the one and the many. How can unity and diversity coexist in a coherent way? Is reality ultimately one, or is it many? If only unity is real, how do we explain differences? If only plurality is real, how do we explain coherence, order, and meaning? Without reconciling these, knowledge and life itself become unstable.

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Do Devotees Die? The Death of a Myth!

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

In some corners of the devotee community, there’s an unspoken rule—or even open pressure—not to say that a devotee “dies.” It’s sometimes treated as offensive, incorrect, or even sinful. But this is not based on śāstra, nor on the example of our founder-ācārya. In fact, such social taboos often function more as subtle forms of control than as expressions of truth.

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Religion, Fear, and the Reptilian Brain: Why People Reject God Before Understanding Him

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

It is important to acknowledge at the outset that many people have legitimate emotional and intellectual reasons to be suspicious of religion. Certain prominent theological systems promote the notion that God hates particular individuals or groups, withdraws His love from them, and condemns them to eternal punishment with no possibility of redemption. In such systems, divine love is conditional and retractable — and consequently, followers of these religions are often encouraged to withhold their compassion from those outside their belief system. This portrayal of God as selectively loving and eternally punitive leaves lasting psychological scars and colors the way many people instinctively react to any discussion of God or religion.

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Western Words With Roots In Sanskrit

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

Did you know that many common English words are connected to Sanskrit — the ancient language of India?

We rarely stop to consider where our words come from. Language often feels like a tool we use, nothing more. But behind the words we speak lie centuries of memory, culture, and thought. 

One of the most surprising and overlooked roots in Western languages leads back to Sanskrit — the language that has carried India’s wisdom, philosophy, and poetry through the ages. And yet, it keeps reappearing, quietly, in everyday English.

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Can Theists and Atheists Debate Meaningfully? A Vaisnava Perspective

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

The Common Objection: No Shared Foundations

Some argue that meaningful debate between the theist and the atheist is impossible. Their reasoning is simple: if one accepts that reality is founded on the Supreme Person, and the other denies any transcendent source, what real dialogue is possible? Aren’t they just speaking past one another, trapped within incompatible presuppositions?

This objection seems persuasive at first glance. After all, if our basic assumptions about reality, truth, and meaning differ, what common ground could we possibly share?

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How Vaisnava Epistemology Grounds an Effective Preaching Method

A Philosophical Framework for Understanding and Preaching Kṛṣṇa Consciousness with Fidelity to Vaiṣṇava Epistemology

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

Introduction: The Pre-experiential Ground of Knowing

This paper presents a comprehensive framework for understanding Vaiṣṇava epistemology, intended especially for those engaged in the serious intellectual preaching work of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission. We will explore how knowledge begins not with inquiry, but with revelation—how śabda (divine testimony) is not a supplement to reason or perception, but the very ground upon which all rational thought, moral judgment, and empirical investigation rests.

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Who Really Owns Anything? A Vaisnava Critique of Secular Ownership Theories

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

Introduction

Who truly owns anything?

This is not a rhetorical question, nor a speculative indulgence. It is a question as ancient as civilization itself—one that emerges whenever land is claimed, borders are drawn, or wealth is distributed. Beneath every assertion of ‘mine’ lies an ontological mystery: what does it mean to own, and what legitimizes that claim?

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A Vaisnava Response to The Problem of Divine Hiddenness

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

The claim that God is hidden from sincere seekers has become a central objection to theism in contemporary philosophy of religion. The argument suggests that if a perfectly loving God exists, He would ensure that all non-resistant individuals are aware of Him. The absence of such awareness is thus presented as evidence against God’s existence. Yet this objection presupposes a form of spiritual neutrality that the Vaiṣṇava tradition does not accept. According to Vaiṣṇava Vedānta, God is not absent—He is actively resisted. His apparent “hiddenness” is not a flaw in His nature, but a function of His personalism, His respect for the soul’s autonomy, and the moral and ontological conditions necessary for real relationship.

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