Category Archives: Vedic Commentary

Plates Or Balls

Plates Or Balls

Post Views: 103 Somewhere around 2015 a devotee who happens to have the same name that I have began writing very controversial articles about how the earth is flat. He apparently lives in Ireland and is a grand disciple of Srila Prabhupada. I immediately started getting phone calls and emails from people who thought I… Continue Reading

Elephant In The Mandir

Elephant In The Mandir

Post Views: 71 Elephant In The Mandir Some things are obvious… but never spoken about because it may be politically incorrect, awkward or uncomfortable to bring up. Chankaya Pandit asks the rhetorical question… “Who can criticize the King?” I am talking about the realm that lies between the world of the Brahman, whose dharma is… Continue Reading

1981 New Vrindaban Kustabastan Mandir

1981 New Vrindaban Kustabastan Mandir Proposal

Post Views: 228 1981 New Vrindaban Kustabastan Mandir c/o mayevara dasa Feb. 2024 (mdjagdasa@gmail.com) In order to effectively manage ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada divided the world into several Zones. This was the model that the GBC used immediately after he departed and that led to Kirtananada (Keith Ham) being assigned to act as the GBC/Acharya for… Continue Reading

Krishna’s Peace Formula

Krishna’s Peace Formula

Post Views: 104 The Simple Truth About Achieving Peace The interfaith church in Westlake Villiage held a gathering with representatives from a variety of traditions. Someone suggested that I be invited to represent the Krishna Consciousness formula for world peace at their September 21, 2018 gathering. Other than the fact that they spelled my name… Continue Reading

Palative Prevarications

Post Views: 21 Palliative Prevarications An abridged version of this letter has been sent to the Ojai Valley News and is expected to appear in their Friday November 13, 2015 edition of the paper. The celebration of Thanksgiving is all about being thankful for the abundance of food we might otherwise take for granted. Now… Continue Reading

1980 Mayapura Samadhi Proposal

1980 Mayapura Samadhi Proposal

Post Views: 107 After Srila Prabhupada departed on November 11, 1977, the need to build a proper samadhi for His Divine Grace became that focus for all of his disciples. The Vrindaban samadhi got going relatively quickly, but the Puspa Samadhi in Mayapura faced many obstacles and challenges in getting started. By 1980 nothing had… Continue Reading

Landmark Education & ISKCON

Landmark Education & ISKCON

This article was originally written in 1997 after a wave of devotees attended the Landmark Forum because they felt the experience helped them go deeper into their application of Krishna Conscious principles. Since then I have had the opportunity to attend Dhira Govinda prabhu’s Satvatove introductory foundational program. Continue Reading