How a Clack-Clack and a Thud Brought My World into Focus

Sri Krishna 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 the storm? Yeah. Sure. Ain't that a laugh! … Continue reading How a Clack-Clack and a Thud Brought My World into Focus

Yes, Go Ahead and Sing the Lord’s Name in the Bathroom

Sri Krishna “Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna!” shouted the little children at the devotee standing in front of them. “Oh, don’t say that,” said the devotee as he put his hands over his ears. “Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna!” shouted the children in teasing defiance, louder and louder. The Devotee's Secret But the children could not imagine … Continue reading Yes, Go Ahead and Sing the Lord’s Name in the Bathroom

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