The Grateful Dead: Garcia and the Ganges

Send to a friend
More on Motorcycle Yoga…
Garcia and the Ganges
One of the most interesting reactions to the book Motorcycle Yoga came from long-time Grateful Dead member Bobby Weir. Bobby called me from a journey into Mexico to discuss his appreciation of my words. Bobby told me about the death of Jerry Garcia, whom he called [...]

Chanakya Niti-shastra

Send to a friend
Shri Chanakya Niti-Shastra
Chapter one, verses 5, 6, & 7
1.5: A false friend, an insolent servant, and living with a poisonous serpent in the house are nothing but death.
Commentary: He who lays his trust in a wicked circle of companions is as foolish as that man from Kerala who died after a [...]

Real vs showbottle saints

Send to a friend
Mother Theresy Conundrum (Part Three) – by Patita Pavana das
In the final analysis, there is no room at all for novel interpretations in the simplicity of Mahaprabhu’s Ultimate Command:
harer nama hare nama hare nama eva kevalam
kalau nasty’eva nasty’eva nasty’eva gatir anythah
In spite of the fact that Shrila Prabhupada left us sixty volumes [...]

Chanakya Pandit’s Niti Shastra

Send to a friend
From the Department of Dhruva Nitir Matir Mama, we examine the first verse of the
Niti Shastra of Shri Chanakya
Translation: Pt. V. Badarayana Murthy and Patita Pavana das Adhikary
Commentary: Patita Pavana das Adhikary
1.1. Humbly bowing down before the Lord and Master of the Three Worlds, the all-pervasive Vishnu, I now [...]