Free Writes Gauranga: because His body has a golden hue; because He is in the mood and complexion of Radharani (sri-krsna-caitanya, radha-krsna nahe anya.) Nimai: because He was born under a neem tree, and the ladies wanted to protect Him from evil spirits. Nimai Pandita: because He manifested Himself as a great scholar and teacher, […]

Free Writes Radha-Govinda Dresses I wrote to Sastra and thanked him again for all the outfits he brought from Vrndavana for Radha-Govinda. I told him it is the perfection of my eyesight to see Them in new dresses every third day. Some of the viewers of the photos we post ask, “Do you change Them […]

Free Writes Year-End Review Before addressing 2020 aspirations, a review of what happened in the year just passed. I continued printing two books a year and was very steady in posting my Free Write Journal. My legs grew weaker, and that wasn’t good. My pulmonary disease (COPD) coming as shortness of breath, is chronic, but […]

Free Writes Christmas 2019 Christmas Eve At the holiday season there are more suicides. People who have no homes, family or money are shut out from the materialistic hype of Christmas tree, eggnog with rum, etc. They become depressed outsiders rather than turn to the “Vyasa-puja” of Jesus Christ. This year there is a surprising […]

Free Writes Arca-vigraha I now have two favorite arcas: Radha-Govinda (my ishta-devata) and my 1982 blown-up photo of Radha-Kalachandji. I confess I love Them both equally. Radha-Govinda have the advantage of owning seventy sets of beautiful outfits; They wear a new one every third day. But I can see Radha-Kalachandji more closely, in larger size. […]

Free Writes Bhurijana He is sending me videos of a seminar he and his wife Jagattarini held in Melbourne, Australia. His subject was “The Day King Kamsa Died,” and he wrote me that his wife did a “tasteful” presentation of “the beautiful rasa dance.” (I am especially fascinated to hear that one.) Bhurijana and Jagattarini […]

Free Writes Vyasa-puja December 4—Snowstorm It was the biggest snowfall in eight years. Anuradha from Oxford was impressed by the Americans’ community spirit in helping each other dig out. Devotees took part in shoveling the driveways and walks of old people and invalids. It is very good preaching. The neighbors love to see us work. […]

Free Writes Thanksgiving In the truly International Society of Krsna Consciousness, not many devotees know the meaning of Thanksgiving Day. It is essentially an American holiday. It is the history of the first pilgrims escaping religious persecution in England in the 1660s and settling in America. The pilgrims suffered hardships the first winter and had […]