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Posted: 7 years 44 weeks ago
It is not about only a number---the principle is to always chant, always remember Krishna, never forget him. That is the basis of all rules---the supreme rule. We are also advised to chant a fixed number of rounds as did Lord Chaitanya. So in the beginning before we take a vow to chant a certain amount at initiation by a bona-fide guru, we do what we can---whether 1 or 2 or 4 rounds etc and maintain that without fail, increasing from there. All the principles of K.C and many recommended details...
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Posted: 7 years 44 weeks ago
How often do we stop
to think of what we depend
to survive and thrive
and what's the Source of all?
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Darkness has fallen
temperature dropping,
"suiting up" to go out:
mailbox and firewood.
Walking in outside cold
thinking about a poem
gazing at the stars
darkness and light.
Arms full of firewood
stacking it by the stove;
fire such a wonder
though simple, ubiquitous.
Amazing dancing flames
who can actually describe?
feeling the warmth
appreciating its...
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Posted: 7 years 45 weeks ago
Every step a prayer
giving thanks I still walk,
every breathe a question
when my love will awaken?
At every moment life and
death are precariously balanced--
we struggle to survive another
day before our body’s demise.
Sitting in the waiting room
an outpatient clinic
amidst deteriorating aged bodies
during my wife's colonoscopy.
A common procedure, certainly
yet it gives us pause
about how temporary life is--
that it can end unexpectedly.
Especially as we age
our friends begin to die,
many...
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Posted: 7 years 45 weeks ago
*Maharaja told a story of seeing a beggar's intense facial expression and gestures of need and desperation in the middle of a walkway at a busy train station in India. This inspired him in his chanting to call out for Krishna with feeling, expressing his urgent need for Krishna's mercy.
*There is a difference in hunger between a rich and poor man. A rich man's hunger is mild, as his stomach is at least semi-full, whereas a poor beggar is always hankering for a meal and visualizing food. Are we...
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Posted: 7 years 45 weeks ago
Ratha Yatra Day 3 - Saturday August 2nd, 2008
Off to see the family in San Clemente this morning. It it my nephew's Kai's first birthday. So we rented a car with some help from my mom and drove down there to see all the family. Kai is the son of my cousin Malia, she was the chief editor for Surfers Magazine and her husband the main underwater photographer. This is her with my Uncle Doug
I am blessed to have a nice family that is not uncomfortable with...
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Posted: 7 years 44 weeks agoIt is not about only a number---the principle is to always chant, always remember Krishna, never forget him. That is the basis of all rules---the supreme rule. We are also advised to chant a fixed number of rounds as did Lord Chaitanya. So in the beginning before we take a vow to chant a certain amount at initiation by a bona-fide guru, we do what we can---whether 1 or 2 or 4 rounds etc and maintain that without fail, increasing from there. All the principles of K.C and many recommended details...1 Comment(s)
Posted: 7 years 45 weeks agoRatha Yatra Day 3 - Saturday August 2nd, 2008 Off to see the family in San Clemente this morning. It it my nephew's Kai's first birthday. So we rented a car with some help from my mom and drove down there to see all the family. Kai is the son of my cousin Malia, she was the chief editor for Surfers Magazine and her husband the main underwater photographer. This is her with my Uncle Doug I am blessed to have a nice family that is not uncomfortable with...0 Comment(s)