March 10, 2023 Free Writes Letter from Krsna Bhajana I received a letter from Krsna Bhajana, who is proofreading, correcting, and editing my book, Worshiping with the Pen. Here is what he said about it: “I am liking the book more and more as I go through it. I liked the combination of a personal […]

March 03, 2023 Free Writes Visit from Disciples I was visited today by my disciples Ekesvara dasa, his wife Bhakti dasi and their eighteen-year-old son Balaram. They are from Guyana, but they have managed to get a visa and now they live in Brooklyn. He works as a carpenter in the building industry, and she […]

February 24, 2023 Free Writes A Visit from a Nurse A nurse Landmark Health came out to do a follow up on my condition since being discharged from the hospital. They were the original people we called at 1:30 in the morning to ask what to do in that serious medical condition. On hearing a […]

February 17, 2023 Free Writes Uninvited Guests When the cold weather started, we quickly saw evidence of mice in the kitchen. They didn’t come from the basement as usual, they came in through the wall. Maitreya could hear them from his bed. They left droppings in the drawers with the cooking utensils, around the stove […]

February 10, 2023 Guru Maharaja is currently in the hospital for pneumonia and sepsis. He had an operation requiring twenty stitches that successfully removed a cancerous growth from his ear. He is in stable condition. Let us all join in sincere prayer for the health and full recovery of our Guru Maharaja. Hare Krishna Free […]

February 03, 2023 Free Writes Sankarsana Das Sankarsana has been here for a week, and he has a week to go. Before he arrived, he wrote me a letter and said that he’s not a good servant, but he’ll try his best. Actually, he’s been a very good servant. He does many menial tasks in […]

January 27, 2023 Free Writes Narada’s Instructions to Dhruva Maharaja There was an outstanding verse and purport in our out loud reading today from Canto 4, chapter 8, “Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest,” text 54. In the verse Narada instructs the boy that he should act “exactly according to the rules and regulations […]

January 20, 2023 Free Writes Medical Update I have been falling asleep while taking my turn in the out loud reading group in the morning. Devotees are noticing and are a little worried. I think the reason is this: in the early morning hours from five to six I’ve been writing feverishly on my new […]