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I’ve told you this story. It’s worth repeating. An Italian artist, his name was Benvenuto Cellini. And he wrote an autobiography. It’s well worth reading. You can find it in the stores, at least in English or Italian. And the Pope was not paying him. Our Popes are really just human beings and this Pope was just as too many … Read More

One of the things that people have difficulty with in any new endeavor is adopting for themselves that particular mental state that will make them most likely to succeed in that endeavor. There is a story in the Mahabharata of Dronacharya, who was the teacher in the arts of war of the Pandavas and Kauravas in old times in India. … Read More

The drive to Ananda Sangha’s meditation retreat near Pune is a lovely journey. As you wind through the mountains, you’re treated to some really beautiful views, helping you ease into a calmer state of mind. Whispers of Divine Presence I learned from Gopal-ji, a long-time Kriyaban and a fount of wisdom, that this sacred land was personally chosen by Swami … Read More

Roma and I lived in Gurgaon, Delhi for five years, and then we were transferred to Southern California, and ran a little center down there until we came back to Bangalore in 2012. At that time, Nayaswami Jyotish and Devi were coming to our little center in California and giving classes and so on. One particular time, Nayaswami Jyotish, I … Read More

She lay in the dust by the side of the road, alone and abandoned in her suffering. Her family had rejected her, and this poor widow had made her way to Brindaban, where an estimated ten thousand elderly, homeless women reside, hoping to find solace in the city blessed by the presence of Lord Krishna. The large, malignant tumor on … Read More

We were staying at a little hotel near Rome. It fronted on a popular beach where hundreds of Italians came with their families: some swam or lounged on the warm sand, others jogged or walked along the promenade, and still others were there to see and be seen. It was a charming little slice of life. But early each morning … Read More

When I was 27 I was working in SF at UC Medical Center and living in Half Moon Bay.  Outwardly things were great. Inwardly I was desperate for meaning in my life.  I longed to know the God of my Catholic upbringing. I longed to experience the Divine Love that I constantly read about in the lives of the saints. … Read More