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Saturday, August 1st, 2026 Manhattan, New York The ashes of the late peace activist and musician, John Lennon were strewn in the section of Central Park, where we were to meet for a guided tour by monk, Rama Raya. Virat Priya and I arrived a few minutes early for this venture. We certainly didn't want to be late for hearing about all the places where our dear guru, Srila Prabhupada spent time. While waiting for more seekers to show up I could "shoot the breeze" with Sri Prahl

Friday, July 31st, 2026 New York City, New York United Airlines took me from Vancouver to New York direct for a red-eye flight. I don't recall any shut-eye time, however, when Virat Priya, my walking partner when I pedestrianed by way through Guyana, met me at arrivals at La Guardia Airport, we zipped over to his home for catch up rest. We were both surprised at the sudden spread of an annoying rash all over the legs, something aggravated by some very strong organic massage o

Thursday, July 30th, 2026 Vancouver, British Columbia I arranged for meeting Riley, tall and in his 30's. He had recently taken to Krishna Consciousness. He agreed to accompany me on my morning regular walk by the Chinese farms. We could get to know each other more. Krishna Kala also came to join in. Riley spoke about his Roman Catholic background and, for a time, served as an altar boy. He seemed to be okay with that past in his younger years. Now he's exploring Krishna. And

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 Surrey, British Columbia With my friends from the Burnaby temple we went to visit a nice family, second consecutive day in a row. Needless to say, for a second day also, it was a lovely home, state-of-the-art. Huge! Massive windows. You are inside/outside. A conducive place for kirtan chanting. And for a second day in a row the party that came to visit was unequipped. We carried no drum; silly us, but made due with a box which our driver and drummer

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 Surrey, British Columbia I can say that I never settled down with a person in this life. There was no serious romance for me even in my late teens. I tried to follow the status quo, but that wasn't working as far as relationships are concerned. I used to ask myself, "Where is this love that everyone talks about? Is it tainted with familiarity perhaps turning into hate? Is it life-long or just very short term? Do I really fit into any kind of love circ

Monday, July 27th, 2026 Burnaby, British Columbia Dear followers of this blog, I have put to rhyme the two last stanzas concluding the poem, "Das Avatar" (reference the entry from July 25th, 2026). Oh Krishna! O Keshava! Oh Lord of the Universe! In ten major appearances you disperse We are grateful to You, and to the writer, Jayadev This hymn of hope is something he generously gave Oh Krishna! You appear as incarnations numbering 10 As Matsya, You rescued the Vedas, and ag