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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.

Confucius said: “Humans lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. By thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future and they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had…

Yesterday was Tulsi-Saligram Vivaha celebrating the marraige of Tulsi devi and Sri Saligram. We had a small program at our house with a few devotees attendant; namely Anurag das, Jvala-Nrsimha das, Krishna das, Bhakta Chris, Pandurani Mataji (Jvala’s wife), Seva Kunja dasi (my wife) and me. We did a nice abhisek of our Saligrams and…

Here’s some interesting evesdropping if you have a few minutes. The new big fancy temple in Utah (USA) has a live webcam and live streaming audio feed. You probably need WINAMP to hear the audio. Be mindful of the time zones though. 🙂 They also have a streaming internet radio station.

Friday, November 26, 2004 – 12:00 AM Todd Hollingshead DAILY HERALD After a four-year hiatus, Spanish Fork’s KHQN Krishna Radio is back on the air. The Indian devotee station, which plays dramas, devotional music and lectures among other spiritual content, started broadcasting again from 1480 AM about three weeks ago and can be heard on…

Prabhupada: So why these things should be allowed? That is our proposition. Every man will say, “No, I’ve got my own mathematics.” Will he be allowed? So we have to fight, otherwise what is the meaning of preaching? Hrdayananda: Fight. Prabhupada: If you think that everything will be accepted very easily, then what is the…