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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 […]
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Admit Something.
HafizWITH THAT MOON LANGUAGE
Admit something:
Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.”
Of course you do not do this out loud, otherwisesomeone would call the cops.
Still, though, think about this, this great pull in us to connect.
Why not become the one who lives with afull moon in each eye that isalways saying,
with that sweet moon […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
mondays are filled with unique experiences.
I don’t know if my ear hurts right now from talking on the cell phone so much this evening or from the painful crunching sound of the deer smashing into the car that I haven’t really processed yet.
Mondays are just not my days I guess. Each of my past three Mondays have been marked […]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
This is very fun.
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Krsna Prema Prada Sri Gaura Hari.
Lord Nityananda used to travel with me for three years or so. Now He and His brother Lord Chaitanya are residing in a little wooden box for various reasons. I miss them. Actually I miss everything about Krsna Consciousness. Oh Nitai! emana nirghrna more keba krpa kare, eka nityanada vinu jagat bhitare. Maybe I have […]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
it’s all love
this is a unique expression of love. if you have 6 minutes watch it…
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
the one two knock out punch…..
Tonight I was punched multiple times during a well planned performance. I deserved each and every hit. Actually the words which were spoken were like sharp arrows or precise missiles intelligently aimed at specific targets to weaken or dis-empower. A list was made of each and every thing which I hold dear in my life […]