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Here are some words of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura that are giving me a lot of solace: “The world stands in no need of any reformer. The world has a very competent person guiding its’ minutest happenings. The person who finds that there is scope for reform of the world, himself stands in need of…

Today Gopal went out with Janananda Prabhu and myself to visit different devotee’s houses around Christchurch. We went to Bhakta Regan and Anne’s house where they had a big kirtan for him. One devotee kid, Kesava, who had never seen a saligram before asked me what He was and wanted to know more about Him.…

About a century or two ago, the Pope challenged the Jewish community of Rome to a debate. The Jews looked around for a champion who could defend their faith, but no one wanted to volunteer. It was too risky. So they finally picked an old man named Moishe, who spent his life sweeping up after…

Here’s something to help any devotee to justify their eating of chocolate … Chocolate Krishna Dieties I’m not sure what the pancaratrika says about eating a one pound chocolate diety of Krishna though. 😉

Yesterday we had to get Sheldon’s passport application together. We took this photo for it:

Janananda Prabhu is in town. Last night we went for a program and had his nectar association. Janananda Prabhu is a very mature and practical vanaprastha devotee in ISKCON.

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do…

Devotee: “Krishna, what is a billion years to You? Krishna: “A billion years is only a moment for me.” Devotee: “What is a billion dollars to You? Krishna: “Oh, it’s only pocket change for me.” Devotee: “Krishna, could you spare some change?” Krishna: “Just a moment.”