Focus on the universality of suffering, not its variety
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Among the many games that the mind plays, comparison is one of its favorites – and one that is rarely favorable in terms of how it affects us.

By comparing our situation with that of others, the mind makes us feel superior if our situation happens to be better. Or, as is more often the case, the mind imagines the grass to be greener on the other side and makes us feel dissatisfied. What if we actually have problems that are bigger than those of others? Even then, the mind’s comparisons submerge us in feelings of self-pity, thereby undermining whatever ability we have to deal with those problems.

The mind’s comparisons submerge us in feelings of self-pity, thereby undermining whatever ability we have to deal with those problems.

More importantly, the mind’s obsession with comparison by highlighting the difference between different people’s material situations blinds us to a far more fundamental and valuable truth: the universality of suffering. When our mind fills us with thoughts of how others are wealthier, healthier or better-looking than us, then we get caught in fantasizing about how we can improve our material situation and lamenting over not being able to do so. But such comparing, craving and griping are a colossal waste, or at least a gross underutilization, of our mental energy because improving our material situation can never provide lasting happiness. Why? Because this world is a miserable place for everyone, whatever their material situation. Everyone has to grow old, get diseased and die. Before that, everyone has to undergo the three types of miseries: environmental, relational and physical. The ways in which the wealthy suffer may be different from the ways in which the not-so-wealthy suffer, but that variety doesn’t change the reality that everyone suffers.

Pertinently, the Bhagavad-gita (09.33) reminds us that this world is a perishable and miserable place for everyone and urges us to strive for spiritual improvement by practicing devotional service. This injunction doesn’t mean that we give up all attempts for material improvement; certainly, we can and should strive to do justice to our God-given talents by using them constructively, but we shouldn’t make the material improvement that may come thereof our life’s primary ambition and we shouldn’t buy into the illusion that such material improvement will make us happy. It won’t. To the contrary, as long as we play the mind’s game of comparison, we will stay miserable. No amount of material improvement will remove that misery because the mind will always find something with which to unfavorably compare our situation and thereby make us miserable. We need to cure the mind’s diseased mentality with Gita wisdom. The Gita’s unambiguous, unsentimental, uncompromising declaration that this world is a place of misery puts a brake on the mind’s comparison game. And its exhortation to practice devotional service redirects our focus from material improvement to spiritual improvement.

The mind will always find something with which to unfavorably compare our situation and thereby make us miserable. 

This world is like a hospital. Just as patients gain little by comparing their ailments with those of others, so do we gain little by comparing our material situations with those of others. Just as patients can gain actual relief only by taking the treatment diligently, we too can get lasting relief from misery by taking the treatment of devotional service. The more we practice bhakti-yoga, the more we realize our spiritual identity as eternal cognizant joyful souls, beloved parts of Krishna, who are meant to find lasting happiness in loving and serving him. As we find happiness in our relationship with Krishna, we become joyful even while living in the material world and we also progress towards Krishna’s eternal abode, the place of everlasting happiness.

 

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Hare Krishna! Prelude to Gau-Gram Yatra
What appeared to be a small village preaching program in a sleepy village near Bodhan, small place in the state of Telengana and the border of Maharashtra turned to be a day full of activities, immersed in kirtan, Krsna katha and devotee association. Bodhan is said to be the treasury of Pandavas, no wonder it still retains some of its old splendor. As one keeps moving through its streets one can see number of beautiful and healthy desi cows strolling happily along with their calves.
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Belarus ISKCON Devotees Detained for Offering Religious Literature
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Three Hare Krishna devotees, Aleksandr Grankin, Aleksei Vlasyuk and Pavel Ivanov, were detained in the streets of Vitebsk on 17 June for sharing their religious views and offering religious literature to passers-by, they complained to Forum 18. The three were detained by Sergei Fadeenkov, the Chief Specialist of Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Department of Religious Affairs and Nationalities.

An Eternal Relationship: Prabhupada’s Fourth Visit to New Vrindaban
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June 21st, 1976 was a normal day at the Pittsburgh International airport until a group of Krishna devotees from New Vrindaban, dressed in an odd combination of dhotis or saris with large rubber farm boots, appeared. Commuters stared open-mouthed as the fifty-strong crew exploded into a cacophonous burst of chanting, mridanga drums, and gongs in front of the arrival gate.

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Namahatta Festival in Czech Republic (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare—these sixteen names composed of thirty-two syllables are the only means to counteract the evil effects of Kali-yuga. In all the Vedas it is seen that to cross the ocean of nescience there is no alternative to the chanting of the holy name.” (Kali-santarana Upanisad)
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Adya Samastam Radha’s Marriage (9 min video)
Today everything is fruitful. Today is the marriage of Sri Radha and Sri Krsna. 1) Her mother’s and father’s family are here. The families of all the people are here. Here are good fortune, wealth, transcendental pastimes, and Her peerless gopi friends. 2) Here are love, meeting, separation, auspicious reunion, and endless happiness. 3) How can I describe in song all the happiness Radha’s marriage has brought to the king and queen of Vraja, who are now Her father-in-law and mother in-law? This marriage is a glorious tilaka mark for the family.
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Hare Krishna! Iskcon’s 50th Fast Approaching!
Mukunda Goswami: There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.” If the longest journeys begin with the first step, then at minimum that first step should be taken. Doing what I know I can do in my limited sphere of influence is extremely important. Every member of ISKCON can take the first step. Thinking “big” should also be encouraged. Srila Prabhupada is known for saying that his only flaw was that he could not think small. Doing something magnificent globally is indeed a “consummation devoutly to be wished”, in the words of Hamlet.
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Does humility mean dishonestly blaming ourselves for things we haven’t done?
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Maharaj Yudhishthira blamed himself for the Kurukshetra war and Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami considered himself to be lower than Jagai and Madhai. These are clearly not true things. So does humility mean not being honest about the reality?

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Hare Krishna! The Holy Name
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura: My heart is like a desert, hot with the rays of the sun. This is my internal mental condition. The desire for temporary, material things cannot satisfy me because by nature they are death producing. And not one or two, but thousands of such death-producing desires have taken shelter in my mind. So, my subconscious region is always burning. This is my condition. But somehow, by the grace of sadhu and my guru, the holy name of Krishna with its infinite prospect has entered through the holes of my ears and reached the plane of my heart. And there, with some peculiar hope, with infinite, auspicious possibilities, it touched my heart with a new kind of nectar.
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Srila Prabhupada uvaca
Yamuna Devi: “After settling in Oregon with my Godsister Dinatarine, Srila Prabhupada, while pronouncing us ‘independent’ to a concerned Godbrother, at the same time twice rebuked us when we approached him to leave. 'You westerners are so restless,’ he admonished. 'Why can’t you remain in the same place? Stay where you are.’ We questioned, 'But Srila Prabhupada, they are saying that if we aren’t in ISKCON, we lose your blessings and cannot make advancement.’ Prabhupada replied, 'ISKCON is where you are chanting the holy name - that is ISKCON.’ We rejoined: 'They are saying we don’t have any association here and are therefore in maya.’ He replied: 'Association can be two or two hundred. If you are two and compatible, you can become perfect in Krsna consciousness. If you are 200 and are not, then no one will make advancement.’

Krsna’s sweetness
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Radha_Madhava_06July2015I remember, one year I was with Sacinandana Maharaj and a whole group of devotees on a boat, sailing in Danish waters. Maharaj gave this seminar about Krsna’s sweetness. It was all about Krsna being so sweet, looks so sweet… and this sweet and that sweet… and at one point, it just got too sweet for me.

Having a bad character and being not sweet myself, when things get too sweet, I cannot handle the sweetness. So, I spoke after Maharaj and I said, “Well, I very much appreciate the presentation of Sacinandana Maharaj but I have one little question. Why is it that in the Middle ages, one third of the world population died of the Black plague? Why is that just a decade ago, in three days, five million people were killed in Rwanda? In one night in Bangladesh, five hundred thousand people drowned? Where is your sweet Krsna in the middle of all that? Is that sweet also?

So I asked him, how is Krsna so sweet? I remember that he rolled-up the sleeves of his sweater and he even loosened his scarf. He was getting serious and philosophically explained how even this is sweet, bitter sweet! Because ultimately, the sweetness of Krsna means that Krsna will leave no stone unturned. Krsna is not a passive Lord who is just seated on a throne, accepting our offerings – another golden plate with beautiful fruits, “Bless, bless…” No. That is not Krsna. Krsna is the one who, out of his sweetness, is destroying our material life. As death he destroys everything. He acts as a destroyer – very sweet. Simply because Krsna cannot wait.

This point, that I have just reached now, is a very difficult theological point in our philosophy. Because we are the living beings who said to Krsna, “No, I want to go to the material world.” Even when Krsna wanted us to stay in spiritual world we said, “No, thank you. I want to try it, to see what it is like to be the Lord and master, to be an enjoyer.”

And here we are, trying hard but why is it that Krsna’s put sand in the sweet rice? It is not fair! Why did he put suffering in the material energy, just when we are enjoying. Why did he not give us independence to enjoy when we wanted to? Why did he have to create suffering in the material world, active suffering?

Passive suffering means the suffering of missing Krsna. That is alright; that is logical since we have left the spiritual world – so some suffering, some home sickness. But why is there active suffering if Krsna is sweet? If he is not cruel? Why does someone gets squashed under a car? I have seen it, so much suffering; I have seen with my own eyes. Wars – some people here are from Sarajevo and they can tell you stories about the dead bodies in the street. So how about that, is that sweet? Why this extra suffering? Why…

That is Krsna’s sweetness. It shows how deep Krsna’s love is. He cannot tolerate it. Krsna is like a parent who has a rebellious son that says, “It is my life! I’ll do what I want and I’m leaving home,” and he goes in the wrong direction, with the wrong friends. The parents say, “Yes, we let you free to do whatever you want,” but meanwhile, they are making all kinds of plans how to spoil his so called freedom so that he would learn a lesson and come back home soon because they are suffering.

So, actually, it shows that Krsna is suffering. It is not we who are suffering. No, it is Krsna who is suffering. Here, the Lord, who is the complete enjoyer, feels incomplete. When there is still one living being in the material world, even although there is an ocean of transcendental nectar which is eternally increasing, it is still incomplete.

 

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Harinama under the rain in Moscow (Album with 155 photos)
Srila Prabhupada: “The essence of all Vedic knowledge—comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity, the Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods—is included in the eight syllables Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. This is the reality of all Vedanta. The chanting of the holy name is the only means to cross the ocean of nescience.” (Narada-pancharatra)
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Rightly Said
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A great flood of mercy inundated the town of Rewal, Poland yesterday as our samkirtan party descended in all its glory upon the town’s beaches. Chanting and dancing in great ecstasy we distributed thousands of invitations to our festival that evening. Upon receiving an invitation one gentleman smiled and rightly said, “By the appearance of [...]

Special gathering this Thursday, July 9th
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His Holiness Radhanath  Swami is truly the master of spirit. Swami was born in Chicago and as a teenager migrated to India on the journey of a spiritual search to eventually become one of the greatest Indian spiritual leaders.

Currently Swami is on a tour of North America and will be our special guest this Thursday, July 9th.

The program will be as usual:

  • 7:00 pm – lounge opens
  • 7:30 pm – kirtan
  • 8:00 pm – talk by HH Radhanath Swami followed by dinner/snacks

Since we are expecting large attendance, much larger than our lounge could possibly accommodate, the event will be held at the temple which is next door to the lounge.

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Radhanath Swami and Forest Whitaker

Radhanath Swami with B.K.S. Iyengar, the founder of Iyengar yoga

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Radhanath Swami speaks at a media show in India

Why do you WANT to Chant Hare Krishna? (Japa Tips 3)
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Chanting Hare Krishna attentively is extremely easy, but wanting to chant Hare Krishna attentively is in fact very difficult.

As my tired heart protests the impending hour and something I will be sitting down with japa beads, I ask myself, “Why do you want to chant Hare Krishna?”

For me, the immediate answer is, “Because I want to establish a real relationship with Krishna.”

Then, I ask, “Why bother? You have and have had countless relationships, what do you need with another one – so abstract and difficult to achieve?”

Maybe I would reply with something about how incredibly cool, attractive, hypnotic, and breathtaking Krishna is – “All-Attractive.” But honestly, I think that is too abstract for times like this. And somehow I just don’t get the opportunity to really hear enough Krishna Kathā directly about Vṛndāvana Līlā for this to really blossom in my heart. That’s damn sad. Its a crime. But it is what is.

Yet I can talk about something else here, which is real and practical and immediate: I want to develop a relationship with Krishna because… Well, the reason boils down to Absolute intimacy.

Absolute intimacy and oneness is what all relationships hunger for and strive towards, yet it is impossible when the partners are two different beings. A relationship with Krishna is a relationship with the root of Paramātmā, a being who is not different from the ātmā (at least not in the same way that Sally is different from Joe). The ātmā is an āṁśa of Paramātmā, like sunlight is a portion of the sun. The absolute root of the self (ātmā) is the superself (paramātmā). Since Krishna and I are not fundamentally separate entities, absolute intimacy is a real possibility, not just a hypothetical ideal.

I want a relationship with Krishna because I want a relationship with my real self, my deepest self, the very root of who and what I am; I want a relationship with Krishna because I want a relationship with reality – not just apparent reality, temporary reality, fragments of reality – but the whole of reality, and the truth of reality.

By chanting Hare Krishna carefully I have tasted some of what I seek, some absolute intimacy with the root of everything. And it’s that taste, and the wanting for more of it, that addicts me to the sometimes tiresome effort of trying to chant Hare Krishna.

You seriously think a relationship with a concept like “Krishna” is more attractive and more intimate than a relationship with real people?

I’ve pursued this relationship with Krishna for a couple of decades now, and I’ve come to realize that it’s not just a concept or ideal. It is something with tangible taste, feeling, color, shape, etc. This is mystical, and pragmatists would therefore write it off as dreaming. But then, still, so what? We are all in various stages of dreaming. Even if its just a dream, a relationship with Krishna is the best dream I’ve heard of.

There is also something more practical and tangible that even pragmatists might appreciate. Over the years I have gradually realized that my relationship with Krishna generates a very tangible effect on my relationships with “real” people in the “real” world. By becoming more intimate with Paramātmā, I become more intimate, friendly and open with everyone. Indeed, through relationship to the superself, I can sometimes experience some hint of oneness and absolute intimacy with other selves as well, other ātmā, because they are rays from the same sun as I, leaves from the same root as I.

What does chanting have to do with establishing a relationship?

Firstly, because the mantra being chanted is what it is – a collection of names. Names invoke a person. By calling a name I call to a person. By relating to a name I relate to a person. By relating to “Hare Krishna” I relate to Rādhā Krishna.

How do you “relate” to the name?

I relate to it in absolute femininity: absolute receptivity and facility. I am consciousness, the name is the enjoyer of consciousness, the object of consciousness, the focal point of consciousness. I am the field, the name is the plow and farmer.  I am the womb, the name is the seed and the seed-giver. I am the śakti the name is the śaktimān and śaktīśvarī. The name is the absolute male, śaktimān, always desiring enjoyment. I am absolute female, absolutely enjoyable – śaktī. And the goddess of femininity, śaktīśvarī,  accompanies the name to direct my coordination with the symphany of bliss she conducts for śaktimān. 

It is just japa. It is just the name, and my consciousness. But this is what it means to give my consciousness to the name, and hold none back for my selfish use. This is the realtionship formed by the simple, easy act of chanting a name with affectionate attention.

So, what’s the problem? Why is it “difficult to want to chant Hare Krishna”?

A women whose husband abuses her often stays with him simply because she is habituated and doesn’t know how to break that habit and achieve any other type of life for herself. I am used to loving my own ego. I am used to employing my consciousness to think about the things I want to prove, disprove, explain, accomplish, overcome, etc. It does not give me what I want, but I don’t really know how to do anything else. I’m not used to absolute femininity, absolute pure love, absolute intimacy. That’s why its difficult, and that’s why I need things like japa beads in the first place – to count and make strategy and try to measure progress.

I think this is also a big reason why śaktīśvarī Rādhā is everpresent in the mahāmantra. We need her guidance, we need a transmission of power-realization from her, so that we can understand this new way of living – where consciousness is purely devoted to its ultimate source.

– Vraja Kishor dās

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Sunday, June 21st, 2015
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Sunday, June 21st, 2015
St. John’s, Newfoundland

On The First Day Of Summer…


On the street called Penny Lane, you find the local Hindu temple, our first stop for the day.  Brihat and I took to walking along the rails-to-trails path from Manuel’s River before we ventured off to the Hindu temple.  There was an emphasis there on Father’s Day, and the children of the community offered presentations over the microphone for honouring dads.  Some jokes were told.  I particularly liked the phrase, “Even if you grow taller than your dad, you always look up to him.”  The community responded very well to the kirtan, dance, and my talk, and at meal time at the Hindu temple, I found the potato curry scrumptious. 

Our next stop was at Bowring Park where yoga practitioners laid out there mats for exercise at what’s called The Bungalow.  Brihat and I met these fine folks, but sat on the grass by the wayside to catch up on chanting and emails.  Indeed many people strolling pass by.  Although today was International Yoga Day, I felt more comfortable saying to people, “Happy Fathers’ Day”.  That brought nods and smiles.  I can’t see that saying “Happy Yoga Day” works at this point in time. 

Lastly, Brhat and I, along with host, Rashesvar, gathered with people at Miranda’s.  To her credit, Sunday night has become a consistent night for kirtan for 13 years now, something that she and I started.  Now the group at Miranda’s was phenomenal, especially for their singing and dancing.  We took on a semblance of a tribal group, something like what you might find in the musical, Hair. 

Yes, going down Penny Lane in the morning, and ending at the home with drummers and dancers singing a song, flashes you back to the 60’s.  The only thing missing is the weed and the patchouli oil to cover it up, but as monks, it’s rather inappropriate to indulge.  That’s the beauty of our guru, Srila Prabhupada, who taught us how to have fun without such accessories. 

May the Source be with you!

5 km

Saturday, June 20th, 2015
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Saturday, June 20th, 2015
Gander, Newfoundland

Great in Gander.

Gander, a modest town of about 10,000 people, really made its mark on the map when, at 9/11, 747 aircrafts from many parts of the world landed there.  The substantial-sized runway was filled with planes as a safety measure when New York’s twin towers were demolished, along with occupants.  All of tiny Gander’s hotels and motels were fully capacitated and practically every residents’ home was welcoming beleaguered passengers for refuge at a time when the world seemed to come to a standstill.

Gander became world-renowned for being ultra-hospitable and I had the good fortune, along with Rashesvar and Brhat, of being hosted in the town with its one and only but growing community of yogis.  Christa was the facilitator of our two part program on our speaking about yoga-walking, bhakti-yoga and a demo and inclusive chant-and-dance kirtan.  I was happy to also meet Matthew, a local who recently became certified as a yoga teacher.  It’s not all that often that you find male mentors on this field.  All I can say is, “Yeah, Guys, let’s step up!”

Julie from the CBC Radio came over for an interview.  Questions were basic, but pertinent, “What’s the walking all about, and what’s a monk all about?”

To Julie and to listeners on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation I would like to say that the type of walking I do is self-reflective and introspective.  A monk?  To define that, “it is someone who voluntarily takes to discipline, simplicity and fun and one who inspires and gets inspired.”

Julie also filmed me on the drum and with the Krishna mantra.  Hmmm?  Maybe it’s also intended for TV?

May the Source be with you!

9 km

Friday, June 19, 2015
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Friday, June 19, 2015
St. John’s, Newfoundland

Where’s That? Sometimes my American friends ask me, “Where’s that?” when I tell them I’m in Newfoundland.

“It’s near where the Titanic sank,” is my response.  So they get it.  It’s the perfect reference point. Here I am, in Newfoundland and its capital city, St. John’s.  People here sound and look Irish.  They are unmistakably the friendliest folks in the nation.  Jan Peters is one of them.  I’ve known her for twenty years. Loving and giving she is.

She picked up Brhat, my assistant monk, and I at the airport, took us to her
beautiful home and had all these ingredients ready for us to assemble one of my favourites – veggie wraps.  We then moved on to the campus at Memorial U. to check out our lecture hall for the upcoming speaking engagement.  A few extra posters informing students of the event were affixed to walls designated for this kind of program.  “Tales from Trails” are highlighted along with mantra meditation.  Oh yes, I met students there, some from Africa, India and China.  It’s an international place for education. 

Lasagna was waiting for us at Rashesvar’s place compliments of the chefs, Neil and Cathy, two doors down.  Once again, I admire Newfoundlanders, I affectionately address as “Newfies” for your niceness.

The pace of life in Newfoundland is relatively relaxed.  Air and water are clean. There are a lot of pros for being in Newfoundland, either as a resident or visitor.

The sun shone all day, giving pleasure until nightfall when rain partnered this night. I required sleep.  My insomnia is at an ultimate high and I haven’t slept well for three days.  The odd nap here and there doesn’t compensate.

Woe is me, being in this body has its accompanying turmoils.  Bear in mind, our problems don’t have to be permanent.

May the Source be with you.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Toronto, Ontario

On Radio, Newfoundland

I had an interview with Colleen from Memorial University on their radio station.  It was a promo for my coming to give talks in Newfoundland tomorrow.  I understand that Colleen is a well-liked broadcaster and is good at songwriting and at singing. 

Her questions and my answers regarding “Tales from Tails” were pre-recorded and involved everything about pilgrimage and included the events I’ll be conducting while in Newfoundland.  I’ll paraphrase and shortcut for brevity’s sake. 

Colleen:  What makes a walk become a pilgrimage?

Me:  When one walks for an intended transformation it is then a pilgrimage.

Colleen:  What is the value of a pilgrimage?

Me:  It is down-time, time to reflect, to be introspective, to plan for the future, reminisce on some past experiences and to be very much in the moment.

Colleen:  In this age of technology you feel there’s a need?

Me:  Absolutely! We are dealing with weapons of mass distraction.  Let us re-explore the power of the human body, which is a temple for the atma, the soul.  I’ve never liked cars and the damage they’ve done to the world.  The human body can do so much.

Colleen:  You mentioned in your blog about challenges with the knees.

Me:  I’m 62, going on 63.  Naturally there is some wear-down.  I’ve settled for doing 35 km a day whereas my past average doing the marathons was 42 km a day.

Colleen:  You’re going to be speaking? And walking?

Me:  Yes! Gander is on for Saturday at a yoga studio; Sunday, a talk at the

Hindu temple then ‘Tales from Trails” at the Education Building Room 2018A Monday evening.  Tuesday we’ll conduct a walk around Quidi Vidi Lake.  All are welcome.

May the Source be with you!

7 km

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Bhaktivedanta Players Mahabharata performance (Album with 260 HR photos)
To commemorate their 30th Anniversary, Bhaktivedanta Manor’s
Bhaktivedanta Players drama group put on an extravagant two-hour Mahabharata play.
Touring three external venues around London they put on four shows,performing to nearly 2,000 people. Tickets were sold out and they received a standing ovation on the opening night.
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