Today a friend in Croatia wrote me “Hare Krišna!” and another friend in the UK wrote me of her newborn, and in that mood of missing each of them, I wrote the following, of the pull of travel. From March 2020 I have traded my constant flying and traveling since 2006 for a little room in a temple asrama: It pulls sometimes, the heart’s deep strings To go again, where travel brings me to the homes of friends so dear To have the...

As a traveling teacher of spirituality, I seek to be aware of God’s presence and to help others find that awareness. Yet, the Lord surprises me often with how He shows Himself. Soft bags and trolleys For years, I’ve been using a soft, un-wheeled carry-on with a separate trolley. My computer (and sila) laptop can fit inside. The system gives me tremendous flexibility with how to carry stuff and meeting airline regulations for space...

The main road This morning, again, I decided to take my exercise and meditation walk early, in the cold and fog, rather than waiting for the mid-day sun. It’s not a special holy day, and the mixture of an ordinary day with the cold means the parikrama marg, the road that goes around Govardhana Hill, was mostly empty. Of course, at any time of day or night, on any day of the year, there are always at least some pilgrims circumnavigating...

For many years I’ve been familiar with the following verse and pondered its meaning and implications. It seems that this verse specifically tells about the process of a soul’s awakening to its real form and relationship with Kṛṣṇa. The topic is a difficult one as it is not really a subject of the mundane mind and intelligence. It is only by the Lord’s potency, specially his potency of pleasure, that any living being can have...

How can learning be truly memorable and transformative? Often, the main word people use to describe their formal education is “boring.” The word “irrelevant” would come a close second. How to change that situation by deepening learning with “peak moments” is a wonderful concept. The following is an email I received from Dan and Chip Heath, authors, in relation to one of their books. Their point relates to...