Author Archives: Hansadutta das

What about Actual Krishna Consciousness?

You know, I am a simple German village boy, so to me, virtual reality is without virtue. Found up on Sampradaya Sun:

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Finding Refuge in Prabhupada

More Facebook exchanges: — I believe this is a photo of me and my brother Horst. He died sometime in 1944-45 in Holtzgarten, on the outskirts of Berlin.

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Prabhupada, the Renaissance Man

A recent Facebook exchange: — John Lennon and Yoko Ono have a “Bed-In” with the Hare Krsnas, as a matter of fact notice that John Lennon is reading Back to Godhead magazine. Please read the comments below, because Hansadutta prabhu … more

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New Hare Krishna center in East Oakland

1406 East 77th Avenue Oakland, California Call 510-593-7291 or 415-678-6446 Bhagavad-gita Class: Mon & Wed, 7pm Free lunch Saturday, 1:00pm

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What are you praying for?

What Are You Praying For? Chant Hare Krsna and Connect! HANSADUTTA: When you say “prayers”, what are you praying for? Everyone is actually praying at all times. When you go to the bank and ask for a loan, it’s a … more

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Feeding the sadhus

How to Make Kitri (aka Kitcheree) Part I Kitri is a sadhu’s meal, because it’s a combination of rice and dal and vegetables all cooked in one pot. The sadhus, the holy men in India, since they have no home, … more

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Want your fortune told?

I can tell everyone’s fortune, even my own…. There is BIRTH and DEATH, in between there is OLD AGE and DISEASE, and baked into this sweet cake of life (KUCHEN) are three other ingredients, adhyatmika, adhidaivika, adhibhautika*. The cake of … more

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Whose nature?

We, as human beings, are living at the mercy of nature. The sunlight, the water, the fruits, the vegetables — everything that we require to sustain our life from day to day is provided by nature. But nature is not … more

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Leveled

The playing field has just been leveled for Haitians. Nature has turned the page — how will Haitians write their destiny? Amidst the rubble and rotting corpses, Haitians walk in procession, singing hymns, prayers to God. Those who had nothing … more

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Busy Dying

You were born to die.

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