September 24, 2021 Free Writes Letter from Bala from Trinidad Here is a letter I wrote to Panca Tattva dasi, Temple President of ISKCON Trinidad: Dear Pancatattva devi dasi, temple president of ISKCON Trinidad, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I know you are aware of Baladeva’s (Trinidad) cancer condition. He […]

September 17, 2021 Free Writes Radharani’s Qualities She is sweetness personified. She is a fresh young girl. She is transcendentally cunning. Her eyes are always moving. She is expert in the art of singing. She is always respectful. She is always affectionate. She can give shelter to all kinds of devotees. She knows how to […]

September 10, 2021 Free Writes Surrender Unto Me Our out-loud reading group is hearing Bhagavad-gita As It Is. We first heard of Arjuna’s unwillingness to fight. But then he accepted Krsna as his spiritual master and surrendered to Him. As a submissive disciple, Arjuna asks Krsna many questions, and He expertly replies. In our group, […]

September 03, 2021 Free Writes Tributes Book I especially liked the homage by Jayadvaita Maharaja. It was titled, “Thoughts.” The title reminded me of the philosopher/theologian Pascal’s Pensees and my own “Lists,” where I put numbered subjects of ten or twenty random thoughts. I like that Jayadvaita Swami’s homage. I don’t like the long, long […]

August 27, 2021 Free Writes Reality Check Our recent addition at Viraha Bhavan has been big strong Purusa dasa. But now from so much lifting up of my body, he has developed a sharp pain in his back. Recently he has been going to see the chiropractor, but now the chiropractor is going on a […]

August 20, 2021 Free Writes Revolution Last night I suddenly had an opening, an inspiration to write again. I haven’t been writing by hand for many months, and the books we’re publishing were written over twenty years ago in Ireland and India. So I am very happy to present this “revolution” and pray that it […]

August 13, 2021 Free Writes 50th Anniversary of the Installation of Radha-Gopivallabha Yesterday I took part by Zoom in the 50th anniversary of Prabhupada’s installing Radha-Gopivallabha in the Boston temple in 1971. I was present, and so the 2021 Boston temple president thought it was important that I take part and share some memories. When […]

August 6, 2021 Free Writes Hospital Ordeal It started the night before. I had chills which required three blankets, and I could not pass urine and was constipated. In the morning Baladeva phoned Ryan Marshall, our primary care provider, and told him I was not passing urine or stool and I was coughing, vomiting and […]