Volume 7

Modern-Day pastimes

Volume 7, Chapter 11 July 27 – August 01, 2006, Poland. Devotees worked day and night for a week to get Krsna’s Village of Peace up and running in time for the Woodstock Festival. In the evenings, people from the nearby town of Kostrzyn would drive out to the site and sit on the grass [...]

The New Site

Volume 7, Chapter 10 July 23 – 26, 2006, Poland. Our festivals continued, unaffected by the deceitful anti-cult campaign of the government. At least for the time being, we had the upper hand: our programs were entertaining tens of thousands of people every week, giving us good publicity. Still, I had learned long ago never [...]

For the Benefit of Everyone

Volume 7, Chapter 9 July 18 – 22, 2006, Poland. Amritananda dasa and I were on our way to set up a festival when we stopped at a car lot in Trzebiatow to look at a truck. We were greeted by the owner of the lot, a man in his 70s. “You have not been [...]

The Will of the People

Volume 7, Chapter 8 June 30 – July 17, 2006, Pobierovo, Revel, Poland Though I relished every minute of my pilgrimage to Jagannatha Puri, I was worried about the Polish tour. With Jayatam dasa and me in Puri, all the responsibility for organizing the tour was on Nandini dasi. Nandini is certainly capable, but taking [...]

Jagannath Swami

Volume 7, Chapter 7 June 22 – 29, 2006, Puri, Orissa, India. I took a five-week break in America and focused on my health. I exercised almost every day, rested, and honored healthful prasadam. I kept my correspondence to the minimum to avoid stress and used the extra time to study. By the fourth week [...]

My Two Most Important Services

Volume 7, Chapter 6 May 01 – June 21, 2006, Ukraine. Much of my year is spent in preparation for our Festival of India in Poland. The festival lasts only two and a half months, but because of its size it needs much planning, organization, and fundraising. On the first of May, I flew out [...]

Such Mercy

Volume 7, Chapter 5 March 17 – April 30, 2006. After my visit to Mexico in mid-March, I went on a whirlwind preaching tour of the temples in the United States until the end of April. I kept a record of the programs I did in those six weeks, and I was surprised to see [...]

My Muslim Brother

Volume 7, Chapter 4 March 16, 2006, India. Each day, before downloading my email, I mentally prepare myself for dealing with the good, the bad, and the ugly. With hundreds of disciples and many other devotees regularly corresponding with me, the laws of nature force me to see the gamut of situations in this world. [...]

City of the Gods

Volume 7, Chapter 3 March 02 – 15, 2006, Mexico. George Harrison once entitled a song All Things Must Pass. It’s an old saying. Everybody has heard it. Even Lord Krsna speaks of the temporary nature of this world in Bhagavad-gita: mam upetya punar janma duhkhalayam asasvatam napnuvanti mahatmanah samsiddhim paramam gatah “After attaining Me, [...]

The Best of All Companions

Volume 7, Chapter 2 February 06 – March 11, 2006, India. After regaining my health in Mauritius, I began to wonder about taking precautions for my flight to India. I wanted to avoid situations like the group of drunken tourists who had harassed me during my last flight. One option was to travel with a [...]