Geraldine and I are back in Grand Rapids. After the first week in Hilo, the winds shifted, there was less vog and I started feeling better. I feel so much better in Hawaii than I do here. Hawaii is so nurturing to human life. The struggle for survival is less intense. Here it is cold […]
Here I am sitting on the lanai in Hilo once again. It’s a beautiful morning in paradise. I finished reading Hindu Encounter with Modernity and found it most affirming of the spiritual path I have been following these many years. Shukavak N. Dasa concludes that “if Chaitanya Vaishnavism is going to have a lasting position […]
Here I am sitting on the lanai of the Wild Ginger Inn in beautiful Hilo, Hawaii http://www.wildgingerinn.com/. We arrived Tuesday, February 15th, on a three week exploratory mission to see if we want to relocate here. It’s everything we hoped to find. It didn’t take Geraldine long to decide she wants to live here permanently, […]
As above so below. Of course biologically induced visions, etc. are real. Everything we can think of or imagine is real on some level. Of course the physical state of our body and what we put in it affects our consciousness. Of course our consciousness affects our body. It is my conclusion that even if […]
In my readings, I have been coming across two systems of calculating the yugas. One is the traditional Hindu system in which Kali Yuga began about 5,000 years ago and lasts for 432.000 years. The other, put forth by Sri Yukteshwar, guru of Yogananda, claims we are in Dwapara Yuga. “According to Swami Sri Yukteswar, […]
I apologize for the long lapse since my last post. I am going through a period of intense spiritual growth. My wife and I are also discerning the best way to live the rest of our lives considering the present state of social, political, economic and environmental challenges we face. It is a long process, […]
I don’t believe there must be a conflict between science and religion since they deal with different realms of experience. The conflict occurs when religionists want to take scripture in a literal, fundamentalist manner and present ancient “science” as a competitor to current science or when scientists come from a secular, materialistic perspective and rule […]
I must admit that at heart I am more of an artist than an intellectual. I play a number of musical instruments from harmonium to electric guitar in a wide range of styles. I also write poetry. I feel that this artistic nature of mine aids my attraction to Radha Krishna since they are mostly […]
I was just sitting chanting my mantras and meditating on my gurus, Lalita Prasad and Bhaktivinode. I was thinking about how they were both well placed government servants during their working lives. They also came from a well to do family. It seems they probably received good government pensions when they retired and more fully […]
Today is the appearance day of Sri Radha. This poem is my gift to her. As a gift to you my dear queen of Braja, I lay my life at your feet. My only desire is to be your maid servant. May I always be allowed to behold your beautiful form. May I be allowed […]