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US VETS, GI Bill Abuse in USA

Tom, Here's the ugly truth: The New GI Bill is under attack. Since World War II, the GI Bill has been the most important way that our country says thank you to our veterans. It’s a sacred investment in their future and a driving force for America’s prosperity. But now, through a loophole in the law, predatory for-profit schools are out to cash in on this historic benefit. Get the facts about for-profit schools and how they're targeting veterans for GI Bill money. Watch this quick video and then…

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Kill them 21 times! by Srila Prabhupada

Morning Walk — January 21, 1976, Mayapura Prabhupāda: Still, if you say, “You are mūḍha,” they become angry. Such mūḍhas, rascals, they are in the government service. And if you say that “You are mūḍhas,” he becomes angry. Upadeśo hi mūrkhāṇāṁ prakopāya na śāntaye: “If a mūḍha is advised nice instruction, he becomes angry.” He does not take it. Payaḥ-pānaṁ bhujaṅgānāṁ kevalaṁ viṣa-vardhanam: “If you give milk and banana to a snake, you simply increase his poison.” One day he will…

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Vedic warfare; some perspectives on fairness and ksatriya codes of engagement

In Vedic culture, military science recognizes two kinds of warfare - the dharmayuddha and the kutayuddha. Dharmayuddha is war carried on according to the principles of dharma. Ksatradharma, then, is the law of Kings and Warriors. Wars which were just and righteous, initiated by a pious King under counsel of the brahmanas, had the approval of society. These are dharmayuddha wars. Kutayuddha wars, on the other hand, were unrighteous wars, led by a demoniac King, against the counsel of the…

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The Vaisnava Astras \Weapons

The Astras, Part 6 – Vaishnava-astra  A survey of transcendental weaponry. In the Drona Parva of the Mahabharata, Section 27 of Dronabhisheka Parva, there is a detailed description of the battle scene during which Bhagadatta deployed the Vaishnava-astra against Arjuna: "Dhritarashtra said, 'Filled with rage, what did Partha, the son of Pandu, do to Bhagadatta? What also did the king of the Pragjyotishas do to Partha? Tell me all this, O Sanjaya!' Sanjaya said, 'While Partha and Krishna were…

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