Friday, August 5, 2005 7:28:34 PM You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.* If I flew to my parents home today I would find that they still live in the … Continue reading
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Anna, an Australian man of India descent recently called to see if I would be able to perform his wedding. He wanted a specific kind of priest, and to use his words, he was not happy with the usual “run … Continue reading
I was recently reading Homer’s Iliad trying to pick up a better sense of ancient Greek culture and religion. My trip to Rome last year has encouraged me to have another look at the ancient Romans and Greeks. The grandeur … Continue reading
Saturday, June 4, 2005 11:49:49 PM Most Westerners see India as one. They fail to see the differences between one region and another. However, there are huge differences. Between Gujarat, a state in Western India, and Bengal, a state in … Continue reading
When Sukulina and I took over our first congregation we moved into a tiny three bedroom bungalow on a very busy street with six small children. This tiny house was both our home and the temple. One bedroom became the … Continue reading
I surely have one of the most unique positions on the face of this planet. I have both an academic as well as a practical understanding of Hindu culture. My Sanskrit training has given me “ownership” in the Sanskrit language, … Continue reading
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:35:34 PM I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature…* In the Godfather, a movie about the Italian mafia, there is a scene wherein the family “bosses” are participating in an intimate … Continue reading
What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether? To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it? I answer, the man who regards his own life … Continue reading
The morning after my initiation an enraged voice came into my head. It was the voice of reason: “What have you just done? You have taken initiation? What did you just agree to? The four what? Regulative principles? Sixteen daily … Continue reading
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:03:00 PM Today was a very special day. Our house arrived in the desert. It came in two sections, the first one arrived at 4 AM and the second one at 7 AM. The first section … Continue reading