Free Writes Jayadvaita Swami’s Phone Call Jayadvaita Maharaja phoned me just to make an update and friendly contact. He’s moved out of New York City and is staying in the temple at Towaco, New Jersey. He gives three Bhagavatam lectures a week which are broadcast over the internet and watched by shut-ins. He told me […]

Free Writes Writing We are planning to publish and distribute two books at my July 4th meeting of disciples and friends. We already have one book printed and in hand. I hope the coronavirus epidemic will not threaten the printing of the second book and that the printers will stay open for business. Nitai-Gaurasundara told […]

Free Writes Vrndavana Mahimamrta I’m listening to the Govardhana Retreats and Sacinandana Swami is reading from Prabhodhananda Sarasvati’s Vrndavana Mahimamrta. The author very intensely addresses the readers and says, “Go immediately to Vrndavana and don’t leave. Don’t listen to anyone who would stop you, or break any attachments that would keep you away.” Vrndavana, staying […]

Free Writes Baladeva He calls himself a sudra with no qualities. I say, “No, you are a brahmana-Vaisnava.” He says, “Then I am a sudra-Vaisnava.” I reply, “You are transcendental.” He works hard all day as my medical caretaker, my medical proxy, in dealings with doctors and nurses. He says he is “sleep-deprived by the […]

Free Writes Chant Hare Krsna Everyone knows about the coronavirus epidemic, and almost everyone is adversely affected. As of today, March 20, we are on official quarantine. This doesn’t mean as radical a change for us as it does for the karmis. We four inmates in our ashram are somewhat aloof from it. We receive […]

Free Writes In the Mail One devotee wrote me from Italy. He says he is in “prison-like” self-isolation because of the virus epidemic. He works in a tourist hotel, and the business is suffering. “Lucky if I can preserve my job.” A female disciple writes me from California: “I am curious about your thoughts regarding […]

Free Writes Gaura Purnima Meeting On Saturday we entered Keli-lalita’s yoga studio, and she was leading kirtana with the harmonium. Saci Suta was accompanying her with a short Indian drum. It was very nice. Gathered were about twenty adults and eight children. The kirtana lasted about half an hour, then I was asked to speak. […]

Free Writes Gaura Purnima I’ve been invited to speak at a Gaura Purnima event at Keli Lalita’s house on Saturday. I will say Lord Caitanya had an external and a confidential reason for His appearance. First Lord Krsna, in His original blackish form, appeared in Dvarapa-yuga and sported in Vrndavana with His eternally liberated associates. […]