Ananda Vrindavan If you are planning to come to the temple to celebrate Janmastami here are some sweet tips. Come Early and Stay Late - this way you miss the big traffic and have lots of time to be with Krishna on His special day. Explore the Festival - make sure you experience everything, even the joy of observing others' joy! Do some Service - help a lot or a little. Check in at our volunteer tent and see if there is a need. Even if you have 15mins or an hour or more, there is always seva...

Ananda Vrindavan Of Secret Things Recently a young couple delivered a baby and as we were celebrating I asked their friend - so what’s the baby’s name? Oh, was the reply, I know the name but they asked me not to share it. I appreciated her ability to keep her word and not tell me the name. This, I thought, is someone I can trust. “Of secret things I am silence” is part of a verse in the Bhagavad-gita, 10th Chapter. The chapter is called The Opulence of the Absolute and lists all the ways we...

Ananda Vrindavan devi dasi I watched as the two elderly ladies came down the road while on their morning walk. Then they parted - one headed into the driveway of her house and the other crossed the street and stopped at the entrance driveway to the temple. There she stood with folded hands and bowed head towards the temple building. How nice, I thought. Pausing to acknowledge the presence of a sacred place, to offer respect and perhaps a prayer. I then wondered why she didn't go all the way...