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Category: Hare Krishna
In Praise of Goddess Tul’si
A Poem Sri Krishna Find God by worshiping a plant? Strangest idea you’ve ever heard, right? But Tulasi (often pronounced Tul'si) is not your everyday houseplant. The thousands of Tulasis throughout the world, mostly in India and Hare Krishna temples everywhere, are said by the scriptures to be incarnations of the goddess Vrinda, who presides … Continue reading In Praise of Goddess Tul’si
Who Switched On the First Light?
And the first light in the universe? Guess again, my dear astronomer. It’s the sun.
In Darkness I Was Born
Oh please, dear Krishna, take me to your home
A Song for the Little Fly
A Sonnet Sri Krishna Some years ago a godbrother challenged me to write a sonnet. I thought for a while and then decided to write about an encounter I had had with a fly that afternoon. Note: On a mobile phone, this poem is best viewed by holding the phone sideways. Poor Little Fly Poor … Continue reading A Song for the Little Fly
Don’t Tell Yourself Goodbye
A Poem Sri Krishna Note: On a mobile phone, this poem is best viewed by holding the phone sideways. Life Unending The soul lives on forever, so we know. It's nice to think that I will never die. Forevermore, I've countless lives to go. I'll never have to tell myself goodbye. But look both ways—ahead, … Continue reading Don’t Tell Yourself Goodbye
Unveiling the Equality of All Beings
What we see as growth, then, is an ongoing change of bodies, similar to death and rebirth.
Darwin: Eclipsing the Sun and the Soul
As the soul is to the body so the sun is to the universe.
I Am the Moon
“Among the stars I am the moon.”
The Night I Faced Death
"A little advancement on this path can save one from the greatest fear.” — Bhagavad Gita
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