The spiritual master in the heart of the surrendered devotee is the Supreme Lord Himself. He manifests as the beloved initiating spiritual master and the instructing spiritual masters. It is the Supreme Lord who, acting as the spiritual master in the heart, enlightens us with buddhi-yoga, or divine consciousness. And this consciousness helps us understand…

After reading about other’s recent attempts to make good on this sort of thing (read here), I thought to have a go on tradeMe.co.nz. My auction description reads thus: “I knew that this Grilled Cheese Sandwich was special as soon as It came off the grill. I experienced an immediate sense of a divine presence…

The Associated Press From correspondents in Miami November 16, 2004 A 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was back on eBay Tuesday after the Internet auction house initially canceled bids that went up to $US22,000 ($28,486). Owner Diana Duyser, 52, of Hollywood, Florida, said eBay earlier…

I put this website together with the hopes of strengthening family ties. It seems our family (extended and immediate) is spread out over quite some distance on the globe. I did a degree in this sort of internet stuff so I thought it to be a waste not to try to utelise it for matters…

In 1996, ISKCON’s Ministry of Education (MED) convened a conference in Germany to examine where ISKCON was going in terms of education. Change of direction It was felt that the Society’s formal educational structure, which was then almost entirely at the primary school level, was tackling education from the wrong end: that a class of…

A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. “Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?”…

Yesterday HH Ramai Swami arrived and will be giving class until Thursday morning. He is a very enlivening and jovial sannyasi. I think that he sets a good example of how devotional service is joyfully performed.

I found this image on Jaya Tirtha Caran’s Newsletter. Hilarious.

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.…

DHARAMSALA, INDIA, November 5, 2004: Although the Buddhists and scientists who met for five days last month in the Dalai Lama’s home in Dharamsala, India, had different views on the matters of reincarnation and the relationship of mind to brain, they set them aside in the interest of a shared goal. They had come together…

Whoever wins the rat race is still a rat.