Russian tour

Ecstatic Kirtans

This is one of the ecstatic kirtans led by BB Govinda Maharaja in Ukraine last week.

Like never before

The 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 time

We 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 [...]

Impressive

I 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 May

During 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.

Wonderful opportunities for service

I have rested in Warsaw for two days. Tomorrow I begin a 10-day tour of the Motherland, Russia. This month marks the 20th anniversary of my first visit to Moscow in 1990. I have many wonderful memories of preaching in Russia over the last two decades. It is all the mercy of my spiritual master, [...]