Ananda's Blog

God is Everywhere

Ananda Vrindavan Devi In our temple room, during the meditation class, a guest was taking photos of his friends with his back to the...

Clean the heart

Ananda Vrindavan Devi “Glory to the Sri-Krishna-sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and...

More than a Song

Sacinandana Swami I think in the chanting of the Holy Names, we all have to go on a journey. It usually starts by us liking the singing...

Find that deep part in side of you

Sacinandana Swami Devotees can be thought of in three categories according to their advancement - conventional, committed and...

Under the hill

And so it happens. Life meets us with various storms of intensity - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Here are five lessons on how...

Lessons from A Fall

On the scale of things, a small fracture in a small kneecap is minor. But whether minor or major, unexpected interruptions in our life...

The Essential Things

Sacinandana Swami In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Arjuna has the painful task of delivering the message of Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance to...

The First Red Leaf

The first red leaf greeted me this morning Among the dull colors of the other fallen leaves It’s redness smiled a reminder of time...

Make SPace

Sacinandana Swami As devotees, we have to be careful. The new year will bring a lot of busyness into our lives, like the years before....

Sugar Candy

“The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Krsna are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one...