<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[KasyaDas]]></title><description><![CDATA[KasyaDas]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/contemplations</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:39:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Business-Bhakti With Māyā]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some—indeed, most people—who think that bhakti (often crudely translated as “love” or “devotion”) can be applied to anyone: Śiva, Durgā, various demigods, fellow human beings, animals, or even to an impersonal nothingness and everythingness (viś Brahman, as some conceive it). I invite them to consider the actual meaning of the word bhakti, if they so wish. Here is a succinct illustration of what “bhakti” directed toward Māyā brings about, expressed through the voices of well-known...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/business-bhakti-with-m%C4%81y%C4%81</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f47fb5901441036954dc14</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:10:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_50aefca546664477b5fee3b352aadd05~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mainly be Merry and Stupid]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new scripture has been discovered, firmly presented as a Vaishnava practical liberal, a buddy-warm Millennial/Gen Z practice. The name is >Do What You Wanna Do Tantra<. This book is magic, as are its instructions. They change and adjust as you go, and "What the hell! Anything goes!"  The major premise of this Tantra is that all the instructions are pulled out of the Full Moon rays shining on a freshly used toilet somewhere between the New York suburbs and the left wings of Antarctic...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/mainly-be-merry-and-stupid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2d71b47bdab55d8af14b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Joke Scene of Bhakta Hap Camper]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:56:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_6b22fbad484042bdbcbae75a153725c3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story of the Potter]]></title><description><![CDATA["You work hard or not work, whatever is destined to you, you'll get it. Therefore our energy should be utilized that mal-loka-kāmo mad-anugrahārthaḥ. The energy should be utilized how to please Kṛṣṇa. That should be done. Energy should be utilized for that purpose, not waste energy simply for a false hope that "I shall become happy. I shall do this. I shall do that. I shall make money like this. I . . ." "The story of the potter. The potter is planning. He has got few pots, and he is...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/story-of-the-potter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b713939b5a595f1c83b272</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:17:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_0a1191603d55434d8775627722fcec78~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Frog in the Well]]></title><description><![CDATA["By speculating, you cannot understand God. That is not possible. He's so great, our speculating power is very poor. In Sanskrit there is a logical conclusion, Dr. Frog. A frog within the well. You know, well, a three-feet circumference, and there is a frog. Another frog friend comes and informs the frog in the well, "My dear friend, today I have seen a very big span of water, Pacific Ocean." So the frog in the well, he considers that Pacific Ocean may be four feet. "My water is three feet,...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/the-frog-in-the-well</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b647edf8bed2b5f345d536</guid><category><![CDATA[Tools of Logic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Srila Prabhupada]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:47:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_c153be8e7a8d4d52bc6c9fc8fcba098e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Sophisticated Offense]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Decade-Old Newcomer There is a specific, tragic irony in the "seasoned" devotee who has spent thirty years in the movement only to develop a black belt in rationalizing away the Founder-Ācārya. We call it "contextualizing," but let’s call it what it is: The Sophomore Slump of the Soul. It is a bizarre misfortune to be buried under a mountain of offenses while holding a brahmin thread. You see it in the "intellectual" circles—members who have chanted millions of names but still possess the...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/the-art-of-the-sophisticated-offense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a597488e65be2d1bd317c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Srila Prabhupada]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:09:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_0f1e4125c5e843d79656f0c5fbad0b35~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divine Play of Nimai's Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gaura Purnima 2026 In Nadia’s lanes where scholars shone, A brilliant boy would claim the throne. With logic sharp and verses fast, He left proud pundits in the past. They called him Nimai — bold and bright, A comet robed in learning’s light. He fenced with words, precise and grand, With scripture dancing in his hand. No argument could make him yield, He ruled the court, the class, the field. Yet hidden deep, beyond all fame, There burned a quiet, golden flame. For this was not mere mortal...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/divine-play-of-nimai-s-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a5d0b18e65be2d1bd3349a</guid><category><![CDATA[Lyrics]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:16:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_60b6d0bab1354c2292a0bfd23d8cbddf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New War, Old Rascals: The Heartless Harvest of Kali-Yuga]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trenches of the East grow cold, a story quickly traded, As headlines find a newer flame, the old ones’ colors faded. The meat grinder has shifted gears, the gears of greed and hate, While patriotism masks the hand that seals a nation’s fate. The Big Demon Heads are leaning back, they’re watching from the height, As humans tear at human flesh in a dark and brainless fight. They talk of help and sovereignty, of freedom and of pride, While counting up the quota of the souls who’ve bled and...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/new-war-old-rascals-the-heartless-harvest-of-kali-yuga</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a3cee08e65be2d1bd25e59</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lyrics]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:46:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_8c38123fc12641f6a78f058e00a6ff7d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genderless Vaiṣṇavism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea that a guru is too "transcendental" to be affected by gender is an old trick. This particular brand of pseudo-spirituality traces back to Jagannātha Dāsa, a scholar who met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to present his own version of the Bhāgavatam —Odia Bhagabata. Mahāprabhu, unimpressed by his pride, sarcastically labeled him Ativādī—"too great." In his foolishness, Jagannātha Dāsa took it as a compliment. He eventually went so far as to tell Mahāprabhu, "You are Kṛṣṇa, and I am Rādhā."...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/genderless-vai%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%87avism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a307828e65be2d1bd21623</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:30:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_1c8cfdb95ec948179bfb3074506667e4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Can't Claim Vrindavan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Algorithms Serve the Absolute? We live in a time when artificial intelligence can write poetry, generate kirtans, compose Sanskrit verses, create deity images, or simulate philosophical commentary. The question is no longer hypothetical. It is happening. The next question is: Can AI Assist Bhakti? Yes — in certain ways. AI can help explain complex shastra, translate texts, organize references, compose reflections that inspire, generate music for kirtan backgrounds, assist devotees in...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/ai-claims-vrindavan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699a9dee7f260c37656733f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:05:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_4010749dfbdd4a278132672f1d73d7cd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connoisseurs of the Future ♻️]]></title><description><![CDATA[A taste for eating meat, taken to its logical conclusion. For sure, you are asking to develop this hell-bound future. Welcome to the year 2084. The planet is overcrowded, the soil exhausted, and insects no longer impress anyone. We ate the mealworms long ago, plankton became a luxury delicacy, and 3D meat printers stand on every corner. But human greed never quiets down. And so a new trend arrives: recycling humans. At first, it appeared quietly. Under the banner of “green deal legislation,”...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/connoisseurs-of-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699aa0847f260c3765673524</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_91d5adaf33024dd6a0efe07e1c7a8453~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vaishnavi Diksha Guru: First Understand What Diksha Actually Is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of the debate about female diksha gurus suffers from a fundamental defect: people argue about who can give diksha without first understanding what diksha actually is. Without this foundation, the entire discussion floats in vagueness, sentiment, and institutional politics — instead of siddhānta . Before asking who can give diksha, one must ask what diksha is, what actually happens, and who the real initiator is. Until this is understood, the rest is noise. The classical definition of...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/the-vaishnavi-diksha-guru-question-first-understand-what-diksha-actually-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997f25e67ed8079b95e4687</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:35:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_ddd20b149ce24a93b47d3f35a2ffea95~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_718,h_472,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Epstein Files: So Much Fuss For What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent unsealing of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein has produced the usual ritual of public shock. Headlines gasp. Commentators clutch pearls. Institutions promise “full transparency,” which in modern language means releasing just enough truth to confirm what everyone already suspected — and just a little enough to protect the machinery that allowed it. Everyone is surprised. Again. But surprise, in this case, is not innocence. It is a theater. Because Epstein was not an anomaly....]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/the-epstein-files-so-much-fuss-for-what</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699728a967ed8079b95df42c</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_221796cc26524b89b32933a1a8218c26~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_840,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Worm Mentality ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man began modestly. At first, it was enough for his “happiness” to kill large, strong, and sacred animals—cows, pigs, sheep, wild or domestic. It still carried the illusion of survival. Then he learned that even a chicken or a fish could be turned into soup or a cutlet. Small bodies, fast production. And the slaughter market smiled: efficient and cheap. But the appetite of the human species knows no limits. Animals stopped being enough. Now comes a new chapter—insects. Grasshoppers on the...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/worm-mentality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699700f867ed8079b95de16d</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_7db682d310424e308a1fdc116416c774~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_590,h_329,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODE TO CARNIVORISM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human beings possess a peculiar gift: we can feel pity, empathy, fear, and compassion — and yet we kill billions of creatures every day because… well, because it tastes good. That is the dark beauty of human nature — we can live with a moral contradiction larger than any planet in our universe. They say man is the lord of creation. A charming fairy tale — especially when you realize that his greatest “dominion” consists of turning every creature into a schnitzel. From chicken to cow,...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/ode-to-carnivorism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994a8501900a4c87850f4a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:53:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_e21b37d22fb54a58854d54946e875908~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_719,h_595,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merchants of The Void]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are the troubles of the world overwhelming you beyond bearing? Don’t despair. The non-existence facilitator śūnyavāda guru is never far away—hand extended with grave compassion—ready to cash out the last penny of the downtrodden you and generously offer to wipe out your very existence.  Watch out for the wolf in the world of sheep!]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/merchants-of-the-void</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69915d7f335cec65f897d202</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Joke Scene of Bhakta Hap Camper]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_bae5b4f55d94471aad6335fd2b1fa9f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_678,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can Kali Destroy ISKCON]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have heard it all about how Kali entered ISKCON. Here is a detailed, crystal-clear analysis from my good friend. Remember, where there is a disease, there is a cure, which Srila Prabhupada prescribed : “Your love for me will be shown by how you cooperate with one another.”  and all its auxiliaries. And don't say that because it's AI, it is not valid. Then stay ignorant. Note this. AI gives solid, substantial research of available sources and spits out realized instructions that you will...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/how-can-kali-destroy-iskcon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698ecef6335cec65f896d03e</guid><category><![CDATA[Srila Prabhupada]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_5b97ea9caaea4d9f94402edede034037~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Driver Who Was Not Afraid to Die]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I was assigned an elderly driver, nearly eighty years old. Right away, he started saying that he never uses a seat belt. Not in the city. Not on the freeway. Not ever. I asked him why. He said calmly, “I haven’t worn one for forty years. I can’t get used to it.” So I asked what seemed obvious: “Aren’t you afraid of a crash?” He looked at me seriously and replied, “I would rather die than live mutilated for the rest of my life.” Then he added, almost matter-of-factly: “Old age is...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/the-driver-who-was-not-afraid-of-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698ebaa5335cec65f896ca58</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:03:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_d7bbcee46dad443fb1e7760596ab9c4b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet The Biggest Influencer in the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[If social media had a global ranking chart, the #1  influencer of all time wouldn’t be MrBeast, Elon, Beyonce, or even the algorithm. It would be Māyā, or Mother ( Mā मा) Nature ( Yā या) ,  if you will.  And she doesn’t need Wi-Fi to influence. Māyā Every influencer has a strategy: Attention capture Identity shaping Desire stimulation Emotional manipulation Behavioral control Just to drag you down and away-o-matic Māyā mastered this long before the social network was born. In fact, every...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/meet-the-biggest-influencer-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698c0a56335cec65f895c255</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:36:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_3475f3bfdc854329aa0ed3ec56fbaae8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prasādam vs. Mahā-prasādam
A Gradation For Fools]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Neophytes Get Excited About In ISKCON and the broader Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava world, devotees often hear two terms used almost interchangeably: prasādam  and mahā-prasādam . At times, the distinction is overstressed; at other times, it is dismissed as irrelevant. To understand this properly, we must look at what Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda and Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura actually taught—rather than what later habits, sentimentalism, or cultural accretions have...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/pras%C4%81dam-vs-mah%C4%81-pras%C4%81dam-a-gradation-for-fools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698300bb323fbfa6001a460a</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:46:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_af61d87d0d584e708d11e7bb96f0585a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devotees, Diet, and the Great Onion And Schnapps Drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s talk about the underground devotee debate  of eating garlic, onions, fish, eggs, and having caffeine and alcohol drinks. Or as it’s sometimes framed: “Can you even spell bhakti  if you drink coffee?” Relax. Breathe. Put the pitchfork down. This article is not here to police plates or sniff lunchboxes. It’s here to explain the why, poke gentle fun at our collective seriousness, and—most importantly—bring the focus back to bhakti , where it belongs. Why These Foods Get a Bad Reputation...]]></description><link>https://krsnacademy.wixsite.com/kasyadas/post/devotees-diet-and-the-great-onion-and-ego-drama</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6980e5ad855cbe41d33a5372</guid><category><![CDATA[Contemplations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:15:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d14bfc_d32ddc387eb548abb1ced145b25469b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kasya Das</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>