“In an ideal spiritual society, one no doubt does have millions of friends, but deep, spiritual friendship requires spiritual maturity. For a lasting friendship, friends must have a common goal, a common object of love. If our friendship is founded on pleasing Krishna without material considerations, there is hope of achieving an absolute and perfect [...]
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Seeking Treasure on Sydney HarbourBy Gaura Hari Dasa and Sri Prahlada Dasa November/December 2010 A happy group discovers lasting wealth on a four-hour cruise. The sun’s rays danced on the glistening blue waters of Australia’s famous Sydney Harbour. The Vagabond Spirit, a sturdy 108-foot catamaran, was docked under the Harbour Bridge, captain and crew ready to depart. A heavy-set [...] |
Indonesia’s Vedic ValleyFor me the island of Java always stood as a land of mystery and adventure. From stories of prehistoric Java man to tales of sailors of yore shipwrecked off the island’s rocky coast, my mind was always fascinated by this largest of the islands in the archipelago now called Indonesia. So with great expectations I [...] |
Sharing in New CaledoniaWhere is it? And what about the horrible stories? The letter arrived by air mail registered express from New Caledonia. Sitting in the office at our center in Sydney, Australia, I mustered over the colorful stamps depicting a beautiful tropical isle. “Where in the world in New Caledonia?” I asked Priyavrata, who looked over my [...] |
Kirtana in Kwazulu“The local chief was simply too suspicious to grant us permission to enter his domain, but I knew that Lord Caitanya would not have brought us here without a reason.” Sitting in an office in Durban, South Africa, we anxiously awaited a message from the chief of the Zulu nation, Gutasha Bhutalezi.We had managed to [...] |
Together in the House of GodAs our three large buses pulled into the small village of Krokowa (pop.1100) on the Baltic Sea coast in northern Poland, many curious faces peered out from the windows of the shops and houses. Pleasantly surprised, they watched as 225 Hare Krishna devotees descended from the buses dressed in their traditional dhotis and saris, the [...] |
To Russia With LoveIn the crisp autumn air the chime of the kartals and the beat of the mrdanga drum rang clear as we chanted and danced our way through the cobblestones streets of Moscow. The Moscowvites,many of them hearing the holy names of Krsna for the first time,looked on with interest, witnessing a prophecy made over 500 [...] |
Drums along the AmazonOne day late last fall, one of my Godbrothers requested me to travel and preach Krishna consciousness in Brazil. I jumped at the opportunity. As a sannyasi I am duty bound to travel widely and teach within our Hare Krsna Society, and I know we had many centers in Brazil. Yet as I looked over [...] |
Hare Krsna SowetoRupa Raghunatha dasa picked me up at the Johannesburg airport in his pickup truck, marked “Hare Krshna Food for life.” We swung out of the airport and headed straight for Soweto, the African ghetto ten kilometers away. “The kids are hungry there,” he said. “The main thing in their diet is mealie-meal, a cheap cornmeal [...] |
Seeds For The Simple LifeOn a small island in the Indian Ocean, these devotees are living as Krshna did, and with Krshna on their minds. As our plane circles over the sea preparing to land, my eye catches the glimmering isle of Mauritius, resplendent against the deep-blue water of the Indian Ocean. I think how appropriately sailors of yore [...] |
