This week’s verse is from Chapter Three: Karma-yoga. It’s message is one found throughout Vedic literature and is really the crux of the Bhagavad-gita
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By now, everyone who had been mailed this comp should have received it. For those who have not, and for those who would rather have it as a digital download, here it is.
I have a segment on my blog where I take a Gita verse or two and post the translations from four different Gaudia Vaisnava Bhagavad-gitas. I use Srila Prabhupada’s, Tripurari Swami’s, Narayana Maharaja’s and Garuda dasa’s. While all four are accepted by different Gaudia Vaisnavas, it’s really nice to see the harmony in them. It’s also nice to learn
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In Krishna consciousness, dreaming about the Krishna is a very auspicious thing. Also in Krishna consciousness, serving the devotees is often seen as more glorious than serving the Lord. So naturally, one can draw the conclusion that my dream about zombies and Madhava Gosh is pretty much as auspicious as I’m going to get.
A long, long time ago, on another coast, I picked up the Gaudiya Math's version of the Srimad Bhagavatam. I'm not really sure why I did it, but I must have been trying to add to the library and curiosity most definitely played a role
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It was well over a year and a half ago (May ‘07) that I started a fun little project that compared four different Gaudia-vaisnava versions of the Bhagavad-gita. It’s been over a year since I’ve even attempted that. Strange how time flies
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My friend Rati is stirring up some much-needed talking points over in the Sampradaya Sun area of the interwebs. A few people are now openly discussing the fact that Srila Prabhupada said that no wages should be paid to temple residents/staff, etc
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On October 18, I'll be hitting the road, heading west with Smartz on our move to Seattle, Washington. What a great time of year to move to the Sunshine City! Rain and clouds for the next five months! But this is how it's worked out, so who am I to complain?