On October 19 and 20, I participated in an interfaith event organized by Amisrael, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) with international activities aimed at peace between peoples and nations.
The theme was, “The Agenda of Religions in the Postmodern World.” I participated in two panels – one was on “Religion and Globalization” and the other was on [...]
(you can download a PDF version of this essay here)
ISKCON is still trying to perfect its guru system. I’m convinced some critical adjustments must be made for the good of the institution and the spiritual lives of our members. I’d like to contribute to this discussion by offering my views and recommendations on the subject [...]
After leaving Nova Gokula, on Monday, the 21st, Srila Acharyadeva went to Campos de Jordão, to the beautiful Govardhana Lila Ashram. Campos de Jordão is a famous tourist destination in the mountains, about 2.5 hours from São Paulo.
Govardhana Lila Ashram is very impressive. Good taste abounds and it’s beautifully maintained. Everything is very classy. It’s [...]
I had the good fortune of being able to accompany Srila Acharyadeva on his visit of Nova Gokula, this last weekend.
Over 500 devotees travelled to Nova Gokula to get Srila Acharyadeva’s rare and transformative association. Nova Gokula is the most important rural community and temple in Brazil. It was started 31 years ago and is [...]
Srila Hridayananda das Goswami Acharyadeva’s visit to Pandavas Paradise this last weekend was a historic occasion. Pandavas Paradise was started by me because, 10 years ago, my spiritual master, Srila Acharyadeva, requested that I set up a rural project in that region. It was a one line email, just saying he wanted me to “bring Krishna [...]
I’ve come across three types of difficult situations in my interactions with the followers of Narayana Maharaja.
1) When a devotee from ISKCON is convinced to join their ranks.
This is the worst case scenario and the subject of heated debates and a lot ill-feeling between ISKCON and NM’s followers. When the devotee is already initiated by [...]
Well… first of 2009, at least! (maybe)
This last Saturday we celebrated our annual Krishna Festival in Pandavas Paradise with the residents of the nearby town, Alto Paraíso. We also had some 18 guests drive up from Brasilia to sleep there, so we could spend Sunday together in a mini-retreat.
Alto Paraíso is a very special city [...]
From the 18-25th of July we held the second JIVA retreat (see introduction here). This time we had almost a full house (15 people!). People came from different corners of the country, from the far north to the far south, as well as from Brasilia, Rio and São Paulo.
Every day there would be two main [...]
In my preaching efforts here in Brazil I try to give significant attention to devotees who have never lived in temple ashrams, to give them an easy introduction into a full Krishna conscious lifestyle. In Brazil there are very, very few full-time ashram residents. Krishna consciousness, therefore, for just about every devotee in Brazil, including [...]
Last weekend we held our 4th Weekend Gita Workshop in Porto Alegre, covering chapters 7 and 8.
This was our biggest group yet, with 16 people. Since the last one was our smallest, I was enthused by the change. The devotee couple who organize this program in Porto Alegre, Vrajendra-nanda Das and Vraja-jana DD (both Param [...]
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