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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
by Fr. António da Ascenção
Aonde vais, caminhante, accelerado?
Pára…não prosigas mais avante;
Negocio, não tens mais importante,
Do que este, á tua vista apresentado.
Recorda quantos desta vida tem passado,
Reflecte em que terás fim similhante,
Que para meditar causa he bastante
Terem todos mais nisto parado.
Pondera, que influido d’essa sorte,
Entre negociações do mundo tantas,
Tão pouco consideras na morte;
Porem, se os olhos aqui levantas,
Pára…porque em negocio […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Conversation with Partha Sarathi Prabhu
I just had the opportunity to speak with my good friend Partha Sarathi Prabhu. It was a great Ekadasi treat! Who needs grains when you can chat with such a wonderful devotee. We have been emailing and facebook chating but today we had the time to video skype. Technology can be wonderful sometimes. Emphasis on […]
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
A good reason to watch the Simpsons.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/18243/the-simpsons-apocalypse-cow#s-p1-so-i0
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
spiritual walkers.
I remember this song when I was a kid. I don’t know what got me to remember it but i feel it is all about Sankirtan devotees.
“Spiritual Walkers”
They knock on your door
You laugh in their face
They tell you its time to pray
They give you a book
And tell you to read
And point to the Judgment Day
People […]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
sutra yudha accha goshale
The Acharya has arrived and each moment is filled with laughter and enlightenment. He has been here for two weeks now. This is why it has been so long since I have written.
He treats us so wonderfully, so respectfully despite our being so junior to him and our inability to serve properly. A true father […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
spring cleaning.
It has been a long time…
Spring break, lots of yoga, NYC, college lectures, new friends, too much pizza, thai restaurants, undercover operations, deity seva, great association, late nights, early mornings, fights, broken relationships, and more!
I always feel that no matter what situations I am in I have to keep on keeping on. I know that […]
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
last year
Last year at this time I was dancing with the brahmacaris of Radha Gopinath Mandir at the farm outside of Mumbai. We were also swimming with Gurumaharaja, mud sliding with the kids, eating hot tandoori naan, birthday celebration of HG Jananivasa Prabhu, wonderful lectures, spontaneous dramas and mosquito bites!
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
virtual kirtan
Last night I was “Skyping” with Talpasai Prabhu. He recently bought a new harmonium. While sitting in Upstate New York I grabbed a mridanga and he played his harmonium in in his appartment in Minneappolis. We had a nice kirtan together for some time over video chat. It was an interesting experience.
I spent the day […]
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
tata rekha travels.
I just left New Vrindaban on another deviant education mission. Destination: Upstate NY.
We landed yesterday afternoon in the Holy Dhama on the auspicious appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The place was packed with guests and I did not enter my usual winter depression as I had during the past few months. I was excited and […]
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
local society for bike consciousness.
Yesterday was Ekadasi and all I thought about were bicycles-atleast my right hip only thought about bicycles. If I were to die now would I be born in China or Italy or family of pious bike builders/riders? I also did my laundry, chanted with cold feet, went on a japa walk to the […]
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
My Name is Rachel Corrie
It’s late and my legs hurt. I just devoured a post bike ride/pre ekadasi plate of Vegan Mac n uncheese. I had a great yoga session at the studio. It was packed and I got the royal position of being right in front of the heater. Nice method for intensifying the practice.
After yoga Jason and […]
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
The process is simple, but the application is difficult.
Today I was sitting in my Baker Ballroom office speaking on Sri Chaitanyadeva. I tried my best. Each Sunday I have a telephone conference call with a group of friends where I answer questions and speak on various KC subjects. It’s my little secret. It keeps me connected to Krsna Consciousness and provides transcendental pleasure. […]
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
the sun and moon are arising at the same time
Only one more week until Spring break! I am so excited. This week I only have one evening program so I will have a lot of free time to prepare for important things like death and taxes. I still have my regular regular yoga classes at the studio to keep me a little busy. I […]
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
after midnight i think like this.
I’m outside right now relishing the warm weather and looking at the stars. They feel like old friends. I remember in Arizona sitting on the roof of our house, or driving to the desert, or camping on a mountain. The stars would blanket the sky and the more you stared into the sky which seemed […]
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
if a gun could kill winter….
I don’t like saying the word gun anymore. In yoga class today I told the students to interlace their fingers above their heads and leave their index fingers pointed upward. I was about to explain that they can imagine they are holding a gun in their hands shooting upwards. I didn’t use this visualization but […]