Anand Krishna

November 13, 2009

The Stages of Life (Part 3)

Vanaprastha, or the third stage of life, after brahmacharya (student life) and grahasthya (social life), is when one enters the – Read More...
October 2, 2009

The Quintessence of Religion

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times Atmano Mokshartham Jagat-Hitaya cha. Those in Bali who are still committed to the – Read More...
September 25, 2009

The Dynamics of Balinese Society

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times When we say “it depends,” we do not normally explain the “what” of – Read More...
September 4, 2009

The Material and the Immaterial (Part 1)

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times I remember reading Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) when I was in junior high school: – Read More...
August 28, 2009

The Ultimate Freedom

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times Moksha – The Ultimate Freedom, Salvation or Liberation – is the fourth and – Read More...
August 21, 2009

From Passion to Compassion

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times Our first encounter with the word kama is most probably through Kamasutra, the – Read More...
August 13, 2009

The True Value of Wealth

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times To the people of this archipelago, of which Bali has always been an – Read More...
August 7, 2009

Finding the Meaning of Life

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times Along with dharma (right action), artha (social security), kama (basic comfort) and moksha – Read More...
July 27, 2009

A Life Lived in Balance Is a Spiritual One

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times There is a saying among the Sufi mystics: “In the olden days, ‘Sufi’ – Read More...
July 21, 2009

‘Success Shall Kiss Your Feet’ when You Celebrate Life with Good Karma

By Anand Krishna For The Bali Times When you use the phrase “Hukum Karma” in Indonesian, it generally implies punishment. – Read More...