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Friday, April 10th 2026 Mor, Mauritius “My father was a butcher but he wanted me to become a police officer” was the statement by one of the devotees I am spending time with here in Mauritius. Well his dad’s wish had become true, so now he’s dealing with the human frailty, where darkness appears to be the theme of the day. With the decline of spiritual direction and the glamorization of criminal acts, there’s no wonder that instability prevails. Though things look grim I look

Thursday, April 9th 2026 Camp de Masque, Mauritius A Lithuanian brahmacari  monk joined us for a second consecutive day on the beach at Belle Mas for the walk, the swim, the song, the class and the food. Jagadisvara is in saffron like myself and loves the island of Mauritius. He’s giving serious thought to living here for a long stretch. “The Hindus here are pious.” He likes the community. He would be a nice addition to the group. I hope he finds his niche. I went to visit Ka

Wednesday, April 8th 2026 Flacq, Mauritius CARU IN KRISHNA'S HANDS Caru was a good friend to many Who never thought he’d leave us so soon A day of colours had come when he Saw a last waning gibbous moon The mystery of life sprung upon us With an elimination surprise Leaving us speechless or at a hush Loud utterances might not be wise He’s now on a long golden journey As we ponder on what he did achieve In his ahead-of-his-time – he was early For that we cannot come to grieve

Tuesday, April 7th 2026 Durban/Joburg/Mauritius At the Durban Airport before security checking and boarding I sat with a group of devotees to ponder on next year’s drama project. It was suggested that we bring back the story of Krishna’s kidnapping. Because the apparent “kidnapping” was consensual by an adult who wanted to marry him - “elopement” is likely the right word. Whatever! The basic story line of this spiritually charged tale is very attractive. So, this is likely th

Monday, April 6th 2026 Durban, South Africa I have been staying in the Chatsworth Iskcon temple in the quarters where a murti  of our guru, Prabhupada, is installed. It is the same accommodation where a chain of great monks have stayed during contemporary times, Bhakti Tirtha Swami, Bhakti Caru Swami and Kadamba Kanana Swami, who passed away within this millenia, all spent time here. They all left a glorious past. Now I am expending a mere week in these quarters, one level be

Sunday, April 5th 2026 Durban, South Africa Satsvarupa is a young man, disciple, who just got married to Sudevi two months ago in India. He is one of my actors, a good soul, dutiful and who loves his parents and siblings (you see looking at five boys altogether). Their mom, a ballet professional, home school’s them. I must also add that she and her husband, Premananda, were my first actors, doing the practices til midnight when I first came regularly to South Africa. Two gene