The Hare Krsna movement truly is a kitchen religion. At least for me the kitchen is a place where I can practically meditate and analyze our teachings, observe, and experience various steps in God realization. Today I tried to philosophically … Continue reading →
Author Archives: Jaya Kesava das, Denton, Texas
Bhakti and the art of Cooking.
A Spark of a Spark
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Today as I cleaned up the kitchen I reached into the cinnamon jar and took a small stick to chew on. That small stick led to a deep appreciation of a spark of a spark of Krsna’s splendor. It took … Continue reading →
Mother Yamuna.
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I met HG Yamuna dasi on three different occasions, each sweeter than the last. First time was in Vancouver during Ratha Yatra; Karnamrta introduced me to her. She immediately embraced me with such a huge smile that I began to … Continue reading →
Long Overdue
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Bilbo Baggins warned Frodo about stepping out his door; the road is windy and can take you everywhere. What started with a visit to a few places here and there to encourage a few people I knew in spiritual principles … Continue reading →
Recharge Station
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Traveling along the west coast of the US has been on my top priority of things to rekindle since I experienced traveling sankirtan to some extent back in Portland Oregon many years ago. We’d drive down to Los … Continue reading →
Off track a bit
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I posted this two years ago on my older blog, and for some reason it still gets a huge hit count. Thought I’d share it on this blog. *********Be Happy With Your Underwear****************************** For my next series of blogs I’ll … Continue reading →
A Prayer to Varahadev and Lord Caitanya
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Dear Lord Varaha, Mother earth was pushed down into the muddy dark waters of the garbhadaka ocean. Out of your love you took the form of a boar, to save your devotee. Yes, dear Lord, our consciousness is darker than … Continue reading →