Yesterday so many wonderful vaisnavas sent me best wishes. I am very grateful. At the same time I reflect on the sober instructions of my spiritual master: “I am very pleased that you are doing nicely. But don’t be proud. Always remain humble, meek, that ‘I am nothing. I cannot…’ That will be nice. And [...]
Russian tour
My Glorious MasterLast night I did a program at the Moscow Temple. Close to 1,000 devotees attended. After class we had an ecstatic kirtan for over two hours. I was remembering my first visit to Moscow in 1989 during the Communist days, when I gave class in secret to 14 devotees in an apartment near Red Square. [...] |
Moscow TonightI am looking forward to my upcoming trip to Moscow. It has been over a year since my last visit. Devotees have arranged several big preaching programs and have also published a new book in Russian with my recent lectures about gaining entrance into the transcendental realm of Sri Vrindavan dhama. |
Resting in DurbanI am resting in Durban for a few more days. Next Sunday I leave for Ukraine and Russia for a two week preaching tour. |
Ecstatic KirtansThis is one of the ecstatic kirtans led by BB Govinda Maharaja in Ukraine last week. |
Like never beforeThe festival in Ukraine was unlike any other with the amazing kirtans of BB Govinda Maharaja, the ecstatic dancing of over 800 devotees and the lecture of Chaturatma prabhu at the initiation ceremony where I accepted 20 new disciples. Now I am in back Warsaw, preparing to leave for Los Angeles tomorrow. I’ll be taking [...] |
Bliss!I am Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine with my godbrothers, BB Govinda Swami and Chaturatma prabhu, along with 1,000 other devotees for a weekend of grand festivities. Bliss! |
Wonderful timeWe had a wonderful time in Ekaterinburg. I gave several lectures to a large audience of devotees, had kirtans for hours at a time, and enjoyed seeing devotees I hadn’t seen in a long time. I was especially touched meeting some of my favorite Gurukula students of the early 90′s, who now have large families [...] |
ImpressiveI am in Ekaterinburg ( 2,000 kilometers east of Moscow ) for 3 days. Here, 500 devotees regularly associate in rented halls for weekly programs and major festivals. A number of them do samkirtan as well. In fact, I was told a chanting party led by Arjuna Krsna das went out regularly in the winter [...] |
Moscow in MayDuring my spring visit to Russia, the entire country was celebrating it’s victory over Nazi forces 65 years ago. The capitol, Moscow, was in a very patriotic mood. In a small temple downtown, Krsna’s devotees also celebrated the chanting of the Holy Names – the panacea for all problems in the age of Kali. |
