While there are certainly physical differences between men and women, I believe a more androgynous psychological balance between the male and female aspects of the personality, between the anima and animus, produces a more whole personality. It is through social engineering, either conscious or unconscious over the millennia, that both physical and psychological traits of […]
I am sorry that it has been three days since my last post. I have been engaged in hot and heavy discussions on Gaudiya Discussions. These are theological discussions about Gaudiya vaishnava philosophy and practice with persons who are learned and experienced in the field. While I have copied some of them, such as the […]
I was inititated by Bhaktivedanta Swami in San Francisco, February, 1967. His movement was very small then, a temple in NY and one in SF, both in storefronts. I consider Bhaktivedanta to be very pure at that time. He went to the West at an old age following the order of his guru with little […]
I was just rewriting my brochure and referenced a brochure I wrote 22 years ago. In it, I used the following quote from Chaitanya Charitamrita: “Keep these words constantly before your mind: ‘Do not practice hypocritical asceticism like the monkey, to be seen by the people. Enjoy the things of the world which are proper […]
And I ask why there are no calls for impeachment, why many people don’t understand we need regime change and why we can’t believe anything that comes out of the administration. Feds use media to spin truth, correspondent says Question authority! Steve
I have been working on my autobiographical spiritual journey, Saffron, for about 20 years off and on (more off than on). The manuscript is still in process, and I did not think it was ready to publish even on my website. Lately, I have been taking part in an on-line forum called Gaudiya Discussions where […]
I am happy to announce that effective April 15th I am moving my office to Above and Beyond, a new body, mind, spirit shop located next to the Wealthy Theatre at 1136 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506. I walked by Saturday on my way to a meeting at the Wealthy Theatre and stopped […]
My guru Bhaktivedanta Swami said, “Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience.” If one is in God consciousness, one can live in, work and enjoy the pleasures of the material world without attachment. Indeed, the material world becomes spiritualized when one is engaged in service of God. Therefore, […]
Jesus was just a man going through what he went through. He had no idea of his messianic identity and certainly did not consider himself God. We see a progression in the gospels from Mark to John as Jesus becomes more and more Godlike. This is a result of the theological developments of his disciples. […]
Too many Christians want to put Jesus on a pedestal and worship him rather than accept his instructions to “Follow me” become his disciple. Orthodox Christian teachings declare Jesus to be fully human and fully God. Only looking at Jesus as God is a heresy popularly known as Jesusolatry. Yet, other Christians prefer to focus […]