March 8, 2024 Japa Retreat Journal for 3/8/24 Japa quotes from Ista-gosthi: Topics for Vaisnava Discussion, Volumes 1 and 2 “Why am I engaging my senses? Why am I chanting? To whom am I calling as I chant? Why do I need to chant?” The answers to these and other thoughtful questions are given in […]

March 1, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report for March 1 “Satsvarupa Maharaja had a rash of headaches which seemed to be coming from an adverse reaction to his last migraine injection—a different one than he previously had with success—but it was on back order. Now we are waiting to see what reaction he’ll have […]

February 23, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report for February 23 “It was another uneventful week on the medical front. No dentist, no GI, no urology, no pulmonology, no cardiology, etc. On the other hand, I will mention, though, that the physiotherapy is progressing nicely. He did not have any headaches the last week—not even […]

February 16, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report for February 16 “Hari Hari! Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. “There was some activity on the “Richter scale” this week. Satsvarupa Maharaja went to the dentist for an adjustment of his dentures because they were still pinching and cutting both cheeks and […]

February 9, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report for February 9 “This week was very uneventful, which can be a good thing. Aches and pains continued, but nothing major. And that’s about all there is to report. Short and sweet. “Thank you, “Hari Hari, “Baladeva” Japa Retreat Journal for February 9, 2024 Japa Quotes from […]

February 2, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report for February 2 “The visiting nurse stopped by this week and decided to prescribe in-house physical therapy. Satsvarupa Maharaja’s joints and back have been bothering him due to the Upstate New York weather and sedentary lifestyle. The hardware came to fix his loose dentures. Now it remains […]

January 26, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report (as of January 26) “Another disappointing day at the doctor’s—our longtime urologist, Dr. Subudhi. All negative with his test results for the abdominal pain, so we’re back into the world of the unknown . . . let down by the allopaths. Manohara just suggested an osteopath who […]

January 19, 2024 Satsvarupa Maharaja’s Weekly Health Report (as of January 19) “It was a busy week for Satsvarupa Maharaja, with doctors, a dentist, and more testing. The CAT scan didn’t show anything significant that would explain the mysterious pain in his abdomen. The MRI of the head didn’t show anything that wasn’t consistent with […]