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In the Vedic system there was a concept of dharma. Dharma basically means to do the right thing. This was the central focus and everything was structured around the idea of doing the right thing. Even if someone was not completely Krishna conscious, he or she wanted to be good and to do the right read more>>

May 4, 2007 I mentioned that I would write about living longer in the present body. In order to understand this topic one has to understand the larger topic of how the material energy affects the bodies and minds of devotees whether or not they are aware of it or even in denial of it. read more>>

Enthusiasm without Passion and Gratefulness The service of Radha Giridhari is amazing. They are so incredibly compassionate that it is impossible to even attempt to describe. They transform one’s enjoying spirit into the spontaneous service mood of Vraja! When I joined the Krishna Conscious movement in 1971 I desired to escape from this material world read more>>

Mayapur-February 22, 2009-Vaisnava Relationships As philosophical personalists, it important to translate that understanding into practical action and feelings. That is a challenge for various reasons as we are accustomed to elevated philosophy (which sometimes results in a disconnect with the other aspects of our being), rituals, and management priorities (all of us have management priorities read more>>

Mayapur, February 16, 2009 I attend the meetings and function as a GBC to please Prabhupada, otherwise I would feel no inclination to do this as the desire for controlling, managing, etc is quickly diminishing from my heart. My actual desires can be summed up very succinctly; to please Srila Prabhupada, to eternally serve the read more>>

—–February 6, 2009—-We are servants of Govardhana—- In the beginning of January, I was fortunate to be able to visit the major places in Vraja with an international group. Dina Bandhu Prabhu was kind enough to take us to these places, explain the significance, and relate the pastimes corresponding with each location. When we were read more>>

=== Govardhan – July 31, 2008 ==== Today was my next to the last day in Govardhan. As I was looking at my Silas today I felt the intense desire to get more and more Silas, because each one expresses a different mood of Govardhan. Of course I restrained myself. Actually I would like to read more>>

========Govardhan Retreat-July 30, 2008============== I was happy to take a break from my intense preaching schedule. Krishna had arranged that I was able to get a plane ticket to India without spending more money than the plane ticket to Europe would cost. In other words by flying to India with a stopover in Europe (for read more>>

Govardhan Parikrama-July 29, 2008 While I was giving the courses at the summer camps in Europe I was thinking of my upcoming retreat at Govardhan. Govardhan for me is my real home. I have never felt like this anywhere else. The most beautiful thing I have ever seen is Govardhan. To deal with the separation read more>>

EC Realizations – Govardhan – July 26, 2008   There were many wonderful realizations that the participants in the Empathic Communication seminar had, but before describing the seminar per se I would like to delve into some personal realizations and experiences.   Starting with my EC seminar in Serbia, I began to realize that for read more>>

Empathy Realizations – Camp Ostro, Croatia – July 19, 2008   The blogs have not been coming so regularly for the last week or so because of my absorption in the Empathic Communication workshop here. What is Empathic communication?   Throughout the years (since 1971) I have spent in Iskcon I have noticed that the read more>>

—–Envy—July 3, 2008—-Novi Sad, Serbia——– As Vaisnavas we are informed that envy is one of our enemies in spiritual life along with lust, anger, greed, madness, and illusion. I have been trying to figure out how to help people deal with envy. What is envy? According to the dictionary the most commonly used definition of read more>>

Parallel Lines of Authority – Novi Sad, Serbia – July 1, 2008 There has been some discussion of late about something called “parallel lines of authority.” This refers to the two lines of authority that ISKCON now finds itself with: gurus on one side and the GBC-Regional Secretary-TP on the other side. Sometimes (often) these read more>>

Being Focused-June 20, 2008 It has been almost one year since I wrote my last blog. During this last year I have been thinking constantly about deepening my own Krishna consciousness and facilitating others in their spiritual journey. Both of these areas are very much connected. When one deepens their own Krishna consciousness, natural compassion read more>>

———————-Being Focused – Novi Sad, Serbia – June 29_2008———— The question was also raised about association with devotees. We might find that certain types of association; even with sincere devotees diverts us from our focus. The key is to strengthen our focus, and to help others understand that their needs are not really being met read more>>

Being Focused, Novi Sad, Serbia-June 27, 2008—– One other item I forgot to mention that contributes to the “mission creep” that I mentioned previously is equating big projects, big buildings, big festivals, and sophisticated management with the mission of Krishna consciousness. These can certainly be accepted as tools in advancing the mission, but if these read more>>