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How to Meditate on Krishna

The now famous 16 word maha mantra is the recommended sound for meditation on Krishna. The goal is to awaken love for Krishna, the long...

7 Tips for an Amazing Holi DC 2017

1. Come early, stay late It's time! Holi DC is finally here! Parking lots and entry gates open at 10.30am and the festival starts at...

How is Life Lived?

A small bird lay on the ground in front of me, without life. It was still and beautiful and empty. It returned me to a question I was...

The Starting Point

One of Lord Krishna's first statements to Arjuna at the beginning of the Bhagavad-gita establishes the basis upon which all efforts to...

Early Morning Fog

Foggy thoughts and foggy thinking Lead our minds and hearts like sinking Ships that sail into the the night Wandering lost in foggy light...

On Disappointment

"When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita...

Repainting the Heart

The heart beats and we are alive. Within that life anything of significance brings us back to our heart - a broken heart, a weak heart, a...

When Krishna Goes Away

When Krishna Goes Away by Sacinandana Swami Besides the experience of success, all serious practitioners on the spiritual path know the...

Ways Faith Grows

As we continue to explore the statement ‘faith is unflinching trust in something sublime’ we look to see how faith can grow from small...

To Stay Awake

A friend returning from India and dealing with jetlag added a small line in an email to me - my goal today: to stay awake. That jumped...