GO TO A SANGHA

Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

Sparta Lake, New Jersey

Louisa came early for the evening sangha hosted by Haripad and Sandani, where they were anticipating a full house attendance. Before the crowd arrived we spoke for a few minutes. She was raised Catholic, likes to hike, has made a trip to India for spiritual purposes, has black bears visit her back porch, embraces Krishna Consciousness. We also found out something similar when we learned we share the same birthday, October 5. The thing that really woke her, as we all have our catalysts, was battling with cancer, and that put her on the spiritual path.

Disease does do some good at times apart from what the word implies - no ease.

People came, beginning at 6.30 pm, to partake in the sangha program - first at eating, then chanting, then my presentation, finally pranams and in some cases, hugs. I was pleased to show the group a new release of Nityananda and my music video, “Two Lasting Friends” about Krishna and Sudhama. That video was the icing on the cake as it was fresh, hot off the press, amongst a number of other videos we had produced since late last summer. These videos, available on the Bhaktimarga Swami YouTube channel, are an array of diverse subjects based on the poetry I’ve written by Krishna’s grace.

I asked Louisa if she had a good time at the gathering and she replied that indeed she did. I hope there will be future bhakti ventures for her. In fact, after the program I learned that there is a plan to establish a walking japa meditation group through the woods, bears or no bears on the trail. Many beautiful things spin out of these sanghas.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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