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Archive for October 31st, 2007

Happy Halloween – Ghosts, the real thing.

Hariboooooooooooooo! and Happy Halloween, folks!

In honor of this fun little day, I thought that I’d post the Ravindra Svarupa prabhu lecture all about the Vedic view of ghosts. Ever wonder what we Hare Krishnas think about ghosts and the afterlife? Here it is!


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(19MB – 56mins)

Also, here is a web page written by a devotee that is all about ghosts.

[In the comments, there is a summary of what the Garuda Purana has to say about ghosts.]

I’ve been looking around for the complete text of the Garuda Purana, but have been unable to find anything more than “Part One.” There is a part two and possibly part three. But I’d much rather have it in book form. Can anyone help?

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