Begging for the Nectar of the Holy Name by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Nov 1, 1992 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-26 Number-06

Recently I Took time out from traveling and lecturing to work on my practice of japa (quiet chanting on beads). Although I have been following Srila Prabhupada's order to chant at least sixteen rounds of the Hare Krsna mantra daily, I knew... read more

Is Krsna a Myth? by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami replies to a letter

Sep 1, 1992 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-26 Number-05

Harish Dindigal Syracuse University Dear Harish, I have seen the letter you wrote to the editors of Back to Godhead. You describe yourself as a South Indian Hindu brahmana "asking questions and inquiring seriously about religion." You are... read more

Returning from Pilgrimage by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Jul 1, 1992 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-26 Number-04

Recently I Left Vrndavana to return to the West. I was in Vrndavana for almost four months, and it wasn't until the end that I realized I had not entered as deeply into Vrndavana meditation as I could have. My underlying restlessness to go "home" was... read more

Vrndavana Meditations by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

May 1, 1992 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-26 Number-03

I AM IN VANDAVANA. It is night. The pigeons are roosting, crickets chirping. A man is intoning some sastra, fulfilling a vow by broadcasting scripture under the distant stars. They stand as cold witnesses. I want to complain that I am being forced to stay... read more

Preparing for a Pilgrimage by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Mar 1, 1992 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-26 Number-02

I AM PREPARING to go to Vrndavana for a pilgrimage. To travel thousands of miles to reach a holy place will take a lot of effort, and to live without the ease of home will take tolerance. The packing alone the separating out the essential from the nonessential makes... read more

Is the Srimad Bhagavatam Class Still Relevant? by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

Jan 1, 1992 | Lessons from the Road, Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami, Volume-26 Number-01

DEVOTEES IN Krsna consciousness are seeking new ways to open and deepen their relationships with one another. They are not satisfied with the impersonal communications that often characterize human dealings in the material world. To become more functional and happy in... read more