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In his most recent incarnation, Sam Harris seems to be giving credence to spiritual matters, although not in those terms.
When we engage in spiritual practice, we have placed ourselves on the stove and turned on the heat. If our practice is halfhearted, then it takes time for that low temperature to transform us. If we practice wholeheartedly, the higher temperature brings us more rapidly to a boil. Either way there is a period when nothing seems to be happening.
Today Swami B. V. Tripurari turned 62. We asked him to reflect on the role of sri guru, Sri Caitanya Sangha, and his own service to the guru-parampara.
Rishidev Chaudhuri questions the underpinnings of the environmental movement and common views held within it.
Seeing his Guru Maharaja’s face flush red while passionately speaking on the precepts of Mahaprabhu, Srila Sridhara Maharaja thought to himself, “Now I understand; this is what the sastra means when it speaks of a lotus face.”
If you’re lucky enough to come to this practically unknown little village, I hope you can walk down a dusty path away from all the building and development and find someone like who knows the secret of Vraja and is living the simple yet oh so wealthy life.
I want my children and future generations to be able to visit here and see the animals from Krishna’s pastimes and the village beauty of Vraja. I want the stories from the Krishna Book to be able to come alive to them in the locations where those very stories took place.
“Then Advaita Prabhu thought, ‘I have to make a plan so I can prove Mahaprabhu’s superiority in relation to myself.’”
“Govardhana is still more rural than Vrindavana, and I get more glimpses of the villages of years gone by: the brick side roads going to little temples that are painted bright pink or blue; the beautiful fields of bright yellow mustard; the great Giriraja with his purplish stones and endearing presence…”
