My Position by Brahmananda Dasa

Jun 20, 1967 | Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari, Poetry, Volume-01 Number-14

i've grown accustomed to the birth of infants who grow into children; mature; and die like i am doing. And, i've grown accustomed to the bloom of the earth every spring and its demise every winter. The oceans i've crossed, the far-away mountains, the sky,... read more

On Being Crazy by Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari

Apr 21, 1967 | Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari, Poetry, Volume-01 Number-12

That's right, look at me, all of you, peeking over your Housewife Stabbed In Queens, and your stock market scores, and your baseball scores, and your Viet Nam scores; Just keep looking at me, as I sit across from you, fingering these ripe, red beads, chanting Hare... read more

Just See What a Nice Thing it is by Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari

Apr 1, 1967 | Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari, Poetry, Volume-01 Number-11

"This birth of you and I is just a footstep  along the way. So it is with this child before me, who is hearing Hare Krishna, Hare Rama. It will not go in vain it will act, because it is spiritual not material spiritual. Just see what a nice thing it... read more

Poem by Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari

Mar 20, 1967 | Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari, Poetry, Volume-01 Number-10

Last night I saw In a dream orchard Hanging from the branches of the trees In place of fruit Clusters of golden finger cymbals Which tingled in the breezes  As if they were thousands of tiny frozen lotus flowers Shimmering and tingling; and flocks of devotees in... read more

Day After Day, Life After Life by Brahmananda

Feb 15, 1967 | Brahmananda Dasa Brahmacari, Poetry, Volume-01 Number-08

To go to Krishna's Abode a ladder is provided. We must pull ourselves up rung by rung. There is Maya swirling like smoke above, around, below. By simply chanting Krishna's Name with sincerity, submission, and purified desire, we clear away the smoke and see... read more