This morning at the temple, a father had his 6 year old daughter lead the singing. I appreciated his fathering. He started her off on...

Driving along as the storm gathered I appreciated the dark clouds, the deepening greens, and the atmosphere of melancholy. Then the rain...

My family and I were just visiting my mother, Edith, in Boca Raton, Florida to celebrate her 90th Birthday. As we honored her and...

Habit can be terribly powerful. When people get caught in some bad habits such as smoking or drinking, they find quitting those habits...

What are some of the qualities of a devotee of Krishna? The Caitanya Caritamrita gives a list of 26. As parents, it a great list to work...

The story of the brave child Prahlad and how he stood up to his abusive father, King Hiranyakashipu, is well-loved in the Bhakti canon....

For living life in general, and especially for a charged and energized spiritual practice, we need inspiration. We also need...

A gift that the Lord has given to everyone is the opportunity to choose, and especially to make enlightened choices that bring us out of...

Spring is pushing on, pushing out Pushing back against the cold Like the soul beginning to blossom Against the cold of an ordinary life...

We often speak about the importance of carefully hearing the maha-mantra while we chant our japa (meditation with beads). We don’t often...