Just came back from the Sunday Feast program in Hartford. I lectured from Bhagavad Gita, led the arotika with a harmonium and spoke with many guests. It was a typical program – one that I’ve been doing for over 40 years – but as always, it seemed new and fresh. Tomorrow I rest and the [...]
Activities
A very satisfying day!Yesterday in Chicago I did a radio interview in the early afternoon, a television program 2 hours later -and finally a public program in the evening which was attended by 200 very interested persons. It was a very satisfying day! Now I am in New York for a 4 day visit. Tonight I give class [...] |
Sri Sri Kishore-KishoriLast night I attended the Sunday Feast at the Chicago temple. Once again, the bhajan I led before class went ‘over time’ and I only had 15 minutes left to lecture :) It was so nice taking darsan of the presiding deities, Sri Sri Kishore-Kishori! |
The Best of All DevoteesWe had a great program at the Laguna Beach temple today. Three hundred devotees gathered from various parts of Southern California. I spoke from Caitanya Caritamrta, then we all went on harinam, and concluded with a fantastic feast. I sold over 50 copies of my new ‘Diary of a Traveling Monk’. Tomorrow – Chicago! |
Simply Amazing!Tonight we did kirtan at Brigham Young University. We performed as part of a program calling attention to world hunger. As soon as we started doing bhajan every single student present – all 1,200 of them – jumped up and started chanting and dancing in bliss with us. The kirtan went on for 20 minutes. [...] |
Magnificent templeToday is my last day at our center near Salt Lake City. Caru das and Vaibhavi dasi built a magnificent temple here in 2001 that attracts 50,000 people a year. I’ve been doing all sorts of programs, including engagements with students at the temple, a home engagement and tonight a program at the local university. [...] |
Inception of The American Festival TourTomorrow I am sending Bhakta Domo to Brazil, Argentina and possibly Chile to arrange for a festival tour in those countries next December through February. If all works out, I plan to take the same 27 devotee performers we had recently in Australia. We need at least 9 months to prepare for such an expedition. |
Feel blessedToday is a rest day for me … something rare! I am using the time to prepare for Gaura Purnima tomorrow by studying Caitanya Caritamrta, chanting extra rounds and reflecting on my responsibilities as a member of ISKCON and a devotee in Lord Caitanya’s samkirtan movement. These are historic times in Mahaprabhu’s movement and I [...] |
Thank You Srila Prabhupada!We had a great program in San Jose. I gave class to 80 devotees about the importance of samkirtan and then we had a wild kirtan. Many devotees purchased my new book. On the way back to Vaisesika’s house we passed by Palo Alto, where I was born 60 years ago. I closed my eyes [...] |
On my break …On my break I am focusing on chanting extra rounds, reading Brhat Bhagavatamrita and listenting to two classes of Srila Prabhupada each day. Already I feel refreshed and energized for the long USA tour ahead of me. All I need now is the blessings of the Vaisnavas … |


