I am trying to be faithful to the broadness of spirit found in the writtings of Srila Bhaktivinode. I am well aware of the faults of Christianity, yet there are lessons to be learned from them as the former mainline Christian denominations have learned and changed and adapted. Christianity is certainly not a Western religion, […]
My wife just called from work to tell me about an incredible thing that happened this morning. She broke her rule of never picking up men hitch-hikers. The guy she picked up was the devotee from the Bob Marley festival that I had thought of approaching. They talked a lot and were on the same […]
My ministry is going quite well here, although it is a slow start since I still have work to do around home finishing up certain projects. I’m not getting much writting done yet either. Here’s an example of a day of ministry yesterday. I got up around 5:30, chanted a couple of rounds, had a […]
I must point out, that one thing I differ with the Sahajiyas on is not caring about the next life, such as going to Goloka to be with Radha Krishna. I teach that persons can have it all–we can enjoy our life here in the material world and go to the spiritual world. For me, […]
I’ve been following this discussion with great interest Gaudiya Repercussions -> Vaisnava Sahajiya II While I have no formal training as a Sahajiya, I seem to have ‘naturally’ become one. For example, being in the present: I haven’t chanted Hare Krishna mentally throughout the day for forty years. I replaced it with Om and a […]
The Siddhartha I refer to is Hermann Hesse’s novel named [I]Siddhartha[/I] which I read shortly after leaving ISKCON. In it, a young brahmin named Siddhartha and his friend Govinda join a band of wandering ascetics. They travel with them for years and Siddhartha becomes a great ascetic but feels dissatisfied with the results. They meet […]
At certain times, I have given up all external Gaudiya Vaishnava practices. I have always remembered Radha Krishna, been a surrendered soul and engaged my life in devotional service following the path life has given me. I have broken all the four regulative principles, although I have little attraction to gambling and have been happily […]
A fellow devotee has just post a collection of letters from my initiation guru, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami to me, my first wife, Krishna Devi and her former husband who she left me for, Dinesh. Protect A Cow: Letters from Srila Prabhupada to Subala, Krishna devi and Dinesh from 1967-74 These letters will be very helpful […]
“However, consider the following point. Although to criticize mere external variations amongst the religious systems is worthless, if people do see a real fault, they should not blindly accept that fault. If they attempt to correct the fault in the proper way, this is beneficial.†(p 10) All the years I was in ISKCON, 1967-74 […]
“It is imperative that the people of a specific country give proper respect to their native saints, but no one, although they may hold a particular belief for their spiritual progress, should go to other places and preach that what their teachers have taught is superior to all other teachings. This gives no benefit at […]