Many devotees are convinced that by buying shop milk and then offering that milk to Krishna with love and devotion, this will benefit the abused cows whose milk has merged together. Yet other devotees would appreciate some scriptural evidence to support this claim.
Due to the benedictions given to him by the various demigods and sages Hanuman possessed great physical and mental strength. His play was to catch tigers and elephants and other wild animals. He was completely fearless.
Just imagine the confusion, especially for our newcomers, well-wishers, younger devotees, and even for some senior devotees. Everybody who “loves” Srila Prabhupada, and is “loyal” to him, must be a bona-fide follower of his, or so it seems.
During the world cup, the country was flavoured with good will, a willingness to serve and the spirit of ubuntu. Being fully aware of the country’s history, South African’s irrespective of caste, colour or creed readily and gladly embraced the river of euphoria that flowed and coursed its way throughout the country nourishing all who […]
Diary of a Traveling Monk – Volume 11, Chapter 7 – July 1 – 25, 2010 When I flew from the United States to Warsaw at the beginning of July, Poland was still grieving the loss of President Lech Kaczynski, who had died in a plane crash in Russia in early April. His wife and […]
Sometimes our fixation on who’s “junior” and who is “senior” within our ranks, can inhibit proper devotee relationships. And introducing corporate ideas for managing our devotees can hinder, rather than promote healthy interactions between ourselves.
The wave of national pride grew to tsunamic proportions as soccer crazy fans from around the world beached on our shore. Flags of the 32 competing countries decorated the highways leading to and from our airports and the South African flags, in particular, invoked national pride as we choked on the huge lumps in our […]
“Namahatta” means the market place of the Holy name. It gives one a forum to ask questions, to clarify and get more information about anything, an opportunity for people from all walks of life to come together and congregationally chant the Holy names of the Lord, to give association to others and to receive association […]
Consider this: Judy and John stand in front of a painting. Judy, based on her life experiences, sees an image of a murderer. John, who has not been exposed to as much violence as Judy, sees a cobler. The painting looks very different to each of these people as they have preconceived no-tions that guide […]
