Volume 9, Chapter 20 October 04 – November 14, 2008, Vrindavan, India For most people the New Year begins on January 1st. For me it comes in early October, when my yearly worldwide preaching tour finishes and I head to Vrindavan for spiritual rejuvenation. Just before leaving for India this year, I sat down and made up my [...]
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The WarlockVolume 9, Chapter 19 September 24, 2008 As we were driving through beautiful forests on our way out of the Republic of Adegeya, a disciple turned to me. “Guru Maharaja,” he said, “there’s a man who lives nearby who is said to have amazing healing powers. You often mention that your liver is not well. Would you [...] |
A History of DiscontentVolume 9, Chapter 18 September 22 – 23, 2008, Adegeya, Russia Several weeks before leaving for Russia, I phoned Uttama-sloka das and asked him to arrange a program in southern Russia before we attended the annual Russian yatra festival near the Black Sea. When I arrived in Moscow, he met me at the airport. “We have to move [...] |
The Fortune TellerVolume 9, Chapter 17 September 8 – 13, 2008, Thessaloniki, Greece The chilly weather of eastern Siberia proved too much for me. When I returned to Warsaw I fell ill for six days with the flu. I had to cancel most of my preaching tour of Hungary, managing to visit for only three days. On the last day, Radhastami, I [...] |
Until We Meet AgainVolume 9, Chapter 16 September 02, 2008, Hungary My dear Godbrother Sridhar Maharaja, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Today is the celebration of your Vyasa-puja. It is a day of mixed feelings for me: I am happy to remember your exalted service to Srila Prabhupada, and at the same time I am sad. [...] |
Ready and Willing: A Vyasa Puja OfferingVolume 9, Chapter 15 August 25, 2008 My dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to you! Your Vyasa-puja is one of the favorite days of the year for us, your disciples and followers, because it gives us the chance to express our gratitude for everything you have [...] |
Good and FaithfulVolume 9, Chapter 14 August 22 – 24, 2008, Irkutsk, Siberia After the Polish tour I rested for a day in Warsaw and then flew to Moscow, where I met my disciple Uttama-sloka das. The same day we connected with an overnight flight to Irkutsk in eastern Siberia to attend a devotee festival. Although much has changed in [...] |
Rain or ShineVolume 9, Chapter 13 August 7 – 20, 2008, Mrzezyno, Poland With the success of Polish Woodstock fresh in our minds, we returned to the Baltic Sea coast for our last two weeks of festivals. We had completed 40 to date, and the devotees were exhausted. But I knew the devotees wouldn’t agree to canceling any of the [...] |
In AdorationVolume 9, Chapter 12 August 14, 2008 Dear Bhakti Caitanya Maharaja, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I would like to offer some words of praise on your auspicious Vyasa-puja day. Please don’t feel that it is inappropriate even though such glorification is generally given by disciples and I am your Godbrother. In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Prahlad Maharaja [...] |
Woodstock: A New DirectionVolume 9, Chapter 11 August 1 – 3, 2008, Woodstock festival, Poland As always, we arrived in Kostrzyn a week before the Woodstock Festival. When I went to look at the enormous field where the event would take place, I was surprised to see that the main stage had already been set up. Hours later our boys [...] |


