Last Saturday afternoon at the Krishna-Balarama Mandir in Queens, NY, toward the end of conducting a workshop in chanting (japa-yoga), I felt thankful—as indeed I had on similar occasions—to be able to present the participants with the kind and reassuring … Continue reading →
Here is another new series,
Recently I was invited to participate in the Texas Faith Panel. This new column in the Dallas Morning News, William McKenzie/Editorial Columnist describes as follows ,
Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box....
The theme of "what is education" is a frequent topic in the writings of Prabhupada since the Vedas also pose this question in many places in order to point our intelligence to the soul and God. In this blog we hear this question posed by Sanatan Goswami in his prayers to Shri Chaitanya. He gives his opinion about true knowledge which brings satisfaction to the self. From the spiritual perspective it is essential to know who we are beyond the physical, especially in the materialistic time we...
Here is another new series,
Recently I was invited to participate in the Texas Faith Panel. This new column in the Dallas Morning News, William McKenzie/Editorial Columnist describes as follows ,
Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box....
There are many inspirational books which recount the
miraculous events of “ordinary” unsuspecting people which positively changed their lives by giving them faith in God’s or angelic protection by Divine intersession, a new opportunity, or a way out of a great difficulty. Some of them point out that these “miraculous” occurrences may occur in small everyday events, if seen differently from a new, broader vantage point. (My wife and I have taken the theme of finding the gems in misfortune, and...
Here is another new series,
Recently I was invited to participate in the Texas Faith Panel. This new column in the Dallas Morning News, William McKenzie/Editorial Columnist describes as follows ,
Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box.
So...
Here is a new series of blogs called, Katha at Kalachandji's, talks about Krishna at our temple. In this series I will try to summarize some of the points of the lectures that happen here at the temple.
Sunday feast after Ratha Yatra, Sunday April 26th, 2009,
It is a very beautiful day and we are blessed to have the association of His Holiness Giriraja Swami. Here are some the points of his lecture.
Snana Yatra is a very special day after which there is no darshan of the deities of Lord...
I am sure there are many more stories, but here are the most obvious ones I thought of as a meditation on urgency when chanting (one perspective is to imagine as best we can how we would feel in a similar situation as the devotees in the scriptural pastimes....naturally we won't feel exactly the same, but some idea.) In the picture above the gopis remember Krishna by embracing a tamala tree in their great danger.
Another instance is the one I gave in my last blog of endeavoring to adopt a...
When we chant the Hare Krishna mantra in either japa or kirtana there are certain moods that are favorable for getting the most from chanting. The most basic thing is to really hear the holy names, and gradually developing the proper conceptual orientation and feeling of urgency and finally love. Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur has instructed us that our chanting should not be lip deep, but heart deep. This means that it is not just moving our lips, but engaging our heart that is the...
Relationships change in time
with others & our own body/mind;
even as Krishna's energy sustains all
being the background and rest
in conditioned life our most
fundamental relationship is our body/mind.
We have been sentenced
for a number of years
in the prison house of matter
with physical, mental garments
a stock of karma--good & bad
making us feel happy or sad.
While living in the world
becoming convinced of
material futility while
we pursue spiritual life
adjustments must be made...
3 years 50 weeks agoLast Saturday afternoon at the Krishna-Balarama Mandir in Queens, NY, toward the end of conducting a workshop in chanting (japa-yoga), I felt thankful—as indeed I had on similar occasions—to be able to present the participants with the kind and reassuring … Continue reading →0 Comment(s)74 Reads
3 years 50 weeks agoHere is another new series, Recently I was invited to participate in the Texas Faith Panel. This new column in the Dallas Morning News, William McKenzie/Editorial Columnist describes as follows , Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box....0 Comment(s)239 Reads
3 years 50 weeks agoThe theme of "what is education" is a frequent topic in the writings of Prabhupada since the Vedas also pose this question in many places in order to point our intelligence to the soul and God. In this blog we hear this question posed by Sanatan Goswami in his prayers to Shri Chaitanya. He gives his opinion about true knowledge which brings satisfaction to the self. From the spiritual perspective it is essential to know who we are beyond the physical, especially in the materialistic time we...1 Comment(s)247 Reads