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
The Stone That God Can’t Lift
Remember that tricky, sneaky old question, Can God make a stone so heavy he can’t lift it? Here’s the answer.
A Million Moons above the Sea
A Poem Sri Krishna Gaur Hari, (the Golden Lord) is Lord Krishna as he appeared in this world a second time, but this time his bodily complexion like molten gold. His advent, 500 years ago, along with an expansion of his own self known as his companion Nitai Prabhu (Lord Nitai), was like the sun … Continue reading A Million Moons above the Sea
The Liberation of Aghasura
You think you can kill Me? You think you’re so strong? Get ready to learn what it means to be wrong.
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.