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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
how’s your bhajan?
This family of young talented Vaisnavas is beyond belief. Anyone with doubts about the direction of our movement must hold your tongues and watch the future of our movement reveal its own glories.Spiritual Community Architect.Good things come in pairs.Named appropriately.The Sacred sound family(half…)
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
sacred association
Last weekend was intense. A Vaisnava departed for Goloka from Pittsburgh and the following day some how or another we made it to DC. It was a small peek into the purpose of Spiritual communities. Actually, it wasn’t a small peek, it was a huge eye opener revealing the significance of Iskcon; while living and […]
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
jhula
Warning: monkeys will steal everything. Rama Jhula is the south side.Laxsman Jhula is the north side.But the monkeys are on the wrong side. They wait on the bridge and snatch whatever you have especially fruit.
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
My graffiti past liked their name.
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
new vrindaban east
I had never been to Rishikesh before so I was surprised that our hosted had arranged for us to stay at an ashram which was just across the street from a place called “New Vrindaban East”. Every devotee in related to New V mentioned to me, “when you go to Rishikesh go see Bhakti Yoga […]
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
athato brahma jijnasa…
This is what Rishikesh looks like.
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
This is what a taxi ride to Rishikesh looks like
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
train station
Here are a few things you might see at an Indian train station. This man only charges a dollar to carry your luggage on top of his head. In NYC subways there are signs which say “Spring is chain snatching season”. This guy tried to run me over. This was the office for foreigners to […]
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
high tech low tech
The taxis in Dheli run off of natural gas. Thats a good thing. When you have to fill up they make you get out of the car and wait in the rain. Thats a bad thing. I guess they have a high case of explosions and its safer when you stand next to the car […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
bahai…
When i was a teenager i used to call my self a diest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism). Basically I rejected all organized religion as being false, cheating, etc etc… but still believed in God. I used to be a summer camp counselor for a wonderful organization called Anytown(NCCCJ). My Director was a Middle aged Jewish woman who was […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
temple art.
Who can see such pastimes? Who painted this? This is the wall paper in the restaurant. I didn’t know Indians could be so hip. I can space and watch the lights change while in Bhagavatam class. Delhi temple is filled with hundreds of paintings all originals and worth seeing.
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
dheli
big city:big temple:thousands of guests:you are nothing special…I wont say anything more negative than that. The rest is highly positive and I will definitely return. I recommend everyone at least once in their life visit the Bhagavad Gita Experience, Light and sound show, the museums and the Robot show! I would see it everyday if […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
master minds
Somehow or another I got the master minds(Eze, Sol, Nitai) to wander the streets of Navadvip with me in the late night. We picked up a mrdanga I had made earlier that day and examined the skills of local devotional craftsmen. I am always amazed at the amazing talent of Vaisnavas, whether they are working […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
mayapur
A short flight from Bhubenesvar took us to Kolkata. Here we took an evening taxi drive to Maypur. Jason swore on that night that he would never take an evening taxi to Mayapur again. I simply chanted Narasimha Mantras and went to sleep. The next time we went I also opted for a morning taxi […]
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
What we read is real.
Namacharya Srila Haridas Thakur SamadhiUnbelievable Beauty of TotaGopinathDinner PrasadamKrsna! Krsna! Cleaning my heart at Gundica temple