I was deeply interested in meditation as a teenager. This interest was partly inspired by an out-of-the-body experience I had as a child. I must have been six years of age when I remember being sick. In those days it … Continue reading
Category Archives: Memoirs
The climate’s delicate, the air most sweet, Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing. The common praise it bears.* During my summer in the Northern Ontario bush I made a friend, although I can not for the life of me … Continue reading
After my first visit to the Toronto Krishna temple, my life was about to change in a major way. I had entered the medieval world of Krishna Consciousness, and like a moth into the fire, I had been consumed by … Continue reading
My Canadian background is essentially a modified British background and the British, of course, are a polite and “proper” people. And it is true, at least compared to Americans! The moment you board a British Airways flight you experience a … Continue reading
After sitting and listening to Kanina and Gaudiya, allowing myself to be updated with the recent affairs of ISKCON, the thought ran through my mind that Krishna was giving me an opportunity to do some service and I should seize … Continue reading
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that … Continue reading
In the course of a person’s life there are watershed events that change the course of a life. I have written about some of those events, my involvement with Krishna Consciousness, my decision to study Sanskrit, my marriage to Kama … Continue reading
“To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.”* Working with people is messy business. Sit in an airport and watch the endless streams of people move through the systems. It is amazing … Continue reading
Once our small community was on its feet, meaning that we had established a spiritual program, Bhaktipad began to ask all of his Canadian disciples to move to our community. Within a year we had 20 families. Some began to … Continue reading
In those early days, when our community of devotees was just starting and the Norham idea was beginning to develop, my life experiences were still limited; so I could not fully understand or appreciate the significance of what I was … Continue reading