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Lord Jagannatha appears in a Potato

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Sat, 2008-05-03 00:00

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 20:32 — NityānandaChandra

A day before Dallas Ratha Yatra and everyone is in ecstatic preparation for the Lord festival. The Lord kindly gives His appearance prior to his debut Chariot festival. Pritha was peeling potatoes for tomorrows feast and while blissfully engaging in that seva she discover the smiling face of Lord Jagannatha. My hope is that He will soon also appear in my heart. Hare Krishna Your humble servant, Nityananda Chandra Das

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 03:34 — thirtho

amazing

Road Kill Revelation

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Fri, 2008-04-25 11:30

Sometimes it is said that “beauty is only ‘skin deep’”. One meaning of this expression is that we are attracted to the outward beauty of the body without understanding its' inner components and that it covers the soul or the true beauty within. When the inside of the body---“blood and guts”---becomes visible, the soul remembers that the person or creature is not their body.

A Fool for Love

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Mon, 2008-04-14 20:24

Is it really so surprising
that anyone--even a senior--
would be a fool
for love and intimacy?

Becoming More

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Sat, 2008-04-12 10:29

Working is a mixed blessing,
though it is true
that I needed to be
with others.

Saint Patrick's Day Parade 100,000 People

Submitted by NityānandaChandra on Thu, 2008-04-03 00:00

Thu, 04/03/2008 - 21:11 — NityānandaChandra

My Life's Creed

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Tue, 2008-04-01 23:13

A gradual process through many forms
of giving to others and Krishna,
by intense mantra of japa and group singing,
associating with saints, endeavoring for pure love.

Nostalga for the place of birth

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Fri, 2008-03-28 23:24

On my way to and from the Northern California Redwoods, I stopped in San Francisco, which is basically my hometown. I spent 14 years of my life there. In general I don’t feel particularly nostalgic for this town I grew up in, though I do have a fascination for my past. Why? I see how it has shaped me psychologically and the negative feelings and resentments from my childhood have caused me quite a bit of difficulty in my spiritual practice. It is a two edged sword, first helping me come to Krishna, and then presenting "issues" or attachments to be purified. It is funny how the motivations and consciousness that brought us to Krishna have to be transcended in time to call our spiritual progress.

Spring has sprung

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Wed, 2008-03-26 23:34

Living in the country has really made the seasons much more alive for me. Yet this year in particular I have become powerfully aware of the deep feeling of spring. For this whole month there has been a perceivable change in the earth that I felt---a kind of knowing from a feeling level. The loud and excited chirping of the birds is an obvious physical and observable sign that something big is changing.

Physical imperfections---a perfect arrangement!(revised 8-01-08)

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Fri, 2008-03-14 10:52

This morning I was listening to one of Prabhupada’s first lectures in New York City where he described the four miseries of life (birth, old age, disease and death) in a different way then I am used to. He described them as the 4 difficulties or the 4 imperfections. The word imperfection really got my attention. (Funny, because I have listened to these lectures many times.) I have noticed over the years that everyone has their gut level attractions and repulsions. From my material or false ego vision, I always notice physical imperfections, and frankly I greatly dislike them.

Being a Spiritual Light while Working

Submitted by Karnamrita.das on Sun, 2008-03-09 01:00

I have been working in a close friend's New Age store for the last 3 months in Winston-Salem. After having been semi-retired for the last four years without working outside our home, I realized I needed more interaction with others. My desire coincided with their need for someone to run the store while they were traveling to India for pilgrimage. They had a need, and I had a need. I expressed it to them, and then we could see Krishna behind this perfect arrangement.

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