Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (photo: Jishnu Das) Would you ever imagine that a harmless article on MSN about  scientists climbing up and down the Grand Canyon would start a debate? But it did. Here’s what started it: At the bottom of the canyon, said the article, flows the Colorado River. But millions … Continue reading Who Carved the Grand Canyon? →

Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (photo: Jishnu Das) What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage. (Bhagavad-Gita 2.69) 5,000 years ago, Krishna reigned as king in the city of Dvaraka on the west … Continue reading Day and Night →

Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (photo: Jishnu Das) The other night, I wanted to forget about the horrors in the news—the debate over abortion, the war in Ukraine, the mass shooting in Thailand. “Let me  look at something else,” I thought. I got up and closed the window to keep out the chilly … Continue reading The Cruel and the Compassionate →

Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (photo: Jishnu Das) Note: I wrote this article for the yearly book of tributes to my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. But somehow the article was overlooked this year and didn't get published, so I am publishing it here. In the Sri Chaitanya Charitamrta … Continue reading The Gift of Remembrance →

Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (photo: Jishnu Das) Been thinking a lot about parrots lately. Why? Don’t know. But wait. I’m supposed to meditate on Krishna. Surely, nothing spiritual comes from thinking about parrots, right? Maybe I like their bright eyes and their raspy voices and the funny ways they combine words. But … Continue reading A Parrot’s-Eye View →

Last August 28 we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the birth in this world of my spiritual master. We sang and danced and worshiped him with flower petals. I have written this article as a tribute to the great teacher who has shown to me and thousands of others the perfection of life. In this … Continue reading A Tribute to a Great Soul →

Naughty Krishna holding a piece of candy (photo: Jishnu Das) Have things ever gotten so bad that you wished you could really tear your hair out? Or bang-bang your head against the wall until the wall collapses? O.K. But what about finding the cloud with the silver lining? What about hearing the lark sing after … Continue reading How a Clack-Clack and a Thud Brought My World into Focus →