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...
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The world is full of Your singing Oh dancing flute player bright Sweet is the thrill of your laughing Filling your loves with delight Soft is the touch of your ruby-like palms Full of great joy are your songs Visions of yours are such soothing balms For you my heart ever longs How can I please You my love, my Lord? How make Your pleasure increase? Cut my illusion with knowledge’s sword From maya please grant my release Not for the purpose of...
The happiness of bhakti is very hard to understand. Generally in the world we take “happiness” as being satisfaction for our body, mind, or both: pleasure of the senses, pleasing thoughts, pleasing emotions, pleasing relationships. Those who are intelligent enough to understand that we are different from body and mind seek a very different kind of happiness: liberation. In the happiness of liberation, peace and freedom are key....
A wonderful meditation on Srila Prabhupada, founder-acarya of ISKCON, by Srimati Dasi, an Australian who lives in Vrindavana, and a very dear friend View PDF