When I was in my twenties, at a time when I was deeply involved with Krishna Consciousness, if I saw a beautiful sunset I would think, “This is maya , illusion.” Or if my mood was more devotional, I might … Continue reading
Category Archives: Religion
Dear Ramai, You recently asked a most intriguing, but almost absurd question: What is our family religion? Such a question should not even have to be raised, but in the case of our family, alas, it must be asked and … Continue reading
Increasingly I hear people calling themselves spiritual, and not religious. There is a famous radio talk-show host in this part of world who is notorious for having explicit sexual and other outrageous and profane content on his show. His personality … Continue reading
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”* Years ago I used to be concerned about the dating of the Vedas and other related literatures, such as the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and in particular, … Continue reading
I remember sitting in the living room of my parents home when I was 19. They had just discovered my involvement with Krishna Consciousness and they were naturally concerned and wanted to know what I was doing. I told them … Continue reading
The Pope Under Attack “An al Qaeda-linked extremist group warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were “doomed,” as protesters raged across the Muslim world to demand more of an apology from the pontiff for his … Continue reading
During my life I have passed through different stages of spiritual understanding. In my earliest days when I first attended the Hare Krishna temple in Toronto, I arrived with the idea of a dichotomy between spiritual and material life. Temple … Continue reading
Of all my daughters the most discerning, critical and even cynical is Radhika. Earlier she had asked if I believed in God. In the same vain she recently asked how a person dies. She knows that I have the unenviable … Continue reading
There is a famous story from the Bible about two cities called Sodom and Gomorrah (vide: Genesis chp. 19) The essence of the story is that these two cities where destroyed by God because of excessive sinful behavior practiced by … Continue reading
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