February 1st, 2019 O Love! Thy power and spell benign Now melt my soul to God, How can my earthly words describe That feeling soft and broad? (Bhaktivinode Thakur circa 1890) It’s really impossible to describe in words the Flower Festival that’s held each year on the last Saturday of January at the Radha Gopinath temple […]
~by Susan Weiser Mason (Rukmini Walker’s Sister) Here in Damariscotta Mills the lake is frozen solid and expansion cracks groan in the frigid night air. The wind is bitter, and if I stay out too long I could put my life at risk. In the world of Five Element Acupuncture every season has an energetic […]
Anxiety attacks and breakdowns are a normal part of human life. No matter how sagacious, equipoised, tranquil, unimpassioned, silent and serene we appear on the outside, we all know that the world and its ruthless ways will one day drive us crazy and unsettle our minds to let all hell break loose. The Śrīmad-bhāgavatam (10.1.17 […]
Caitanya-bhakti can be cultivated in whatever position you are just by hearing the transcendental sound vibration of the scriptures and the holy name. You can get the full mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Each and every one of us can start here and this will bring us to the highest subjects which are almost […]
The nature of Krishna’s spiritual pastimes is such that every step is a dance, every word is a song and every action has multiple layers of meanings in it. Glorious are poets like Śrī Harisūri who reveal to us these immensely deep meanings even in those activities of the Lord that may appear to have […]
Jaipur, India January 8th, 2019 We are in India right now, in Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, (“the place of the rajas, or kings”). The Jaipur Kite Festival is starting soon, but delighted children are preempting its beginning from every rooftop in the neighborhood. Colorful kites are soaring in the skies competing with the […]
Musician Jahnavi Harrison examines the ancient practice of mantra recitation and charts the spread of mantras from their Eastern origins to Western pop-culture. The origin of the word ‘mantra’ lies in the ancient Sanskrit language. It means literally ‘mana’ or mind/heart and ‘tra’ to transport or transcend. In a religious context, Jahnavi explains, a mantra […]
I gave this lecture on the Srimad Bhagavatam – SB 08.09.25 on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Krsna Balaram Temple in Vrindavan, India. It covers the miraculous amrita – Krsna’s words of nectar, which so many are seeking. By hearing Krsna Katha, speaking Krsna Kahta, or attending Srimad Bhagavatam classes, we enter a path to conquer […]
This year, and last year at the same time, from the middle of November until the middle of December, I was attending two retreats in the valley of the Govardhan Hill, in the most sacred part of Sri Vrndavan Dham, in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in the district of Mathura. Devoted people […]
By Ananda Vrindavan Devi Dasi When will I walk The path entering vrindavan When will I be ready? It waits for me I see it in the shadows of My early morning chants When will I be fully turned In the direction of that place When will I be fully drawn in When will I […]
Photograph by Tatiana Kiseleva
Urban Devi is a community of women who gather to explore and excavate their identities as urban women living the spiritual life. An urban devi is in the world, but not of the world. She acts in the world to uplift, and shift the consciousness of those around her to a higher place of Bhakti, or love in action.