Ananda's Blog

Fearless Parenting

It’s been my experience that many parents live in the land of fear when it comes to their children. It can indeed be a treacherous world,...

Week of Radha

We start with Krishna’s holy name The maha mantra, the great mantra for deliverance Bringing us an invitation to engage in service Filled...

Index Meditations on Krishna

Krisna As ... Ability in man, adventure, basis of brahman, basis of everything, source of calmness, beyond material nature cause of all...

Lean on Me

One thing we Bhakti Yogis like to do is to look long and lovingly at the beautiful form of Krishna. It’s a meditation practice. Our eyes...

Truth and Power

There are big truths and small truths and truths that are true just for some and not for others. There are also absolute truths - those...

What Happens Next?

Life is like a game of chess – whether you’re the king, queen or pawn, at the end of the game everyone ends up in the box. Unless, of...

The Round Tower

Round towers are found throughout Ireland, remnants of a time of flourishing monasteries. We visited one from the 12th century and found...

A Place of Hunger

The nature of this world, the place we call home, is a place of “hunger.” If we think about it, in our own lives and in the lives of...

The Big Swing

Golf is not my cup of chai but there is a tournament happening next door so it’s a good meditation. 18 holes, 18 chapters of the Gita....

A Controversial Revolutionary

Hare Krishna devotees around the world were very happy last week when a movie about the founder of ISKCON won the coveted Feature...