Author Archives: Hansadutta das

New Hare Krishna center in East Oakland

Posted on February 23, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

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?

Posted on February 21, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

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

Posted on February 11, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

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?

Posted on January 31, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

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?

Posted on January 29, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

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

Posted on January 17, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

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

Posted on January 16, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

You were born to die.

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Not even fit for the trash can

Posted on January 16, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

Any man, try if you can Get out of ignorance of being some man Because at death you’ll be a dead man! Not even fit for the trash can!

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Tilaka

Posted on January 9, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

Gadadhara das explains why devotees wear tilaka, or the clay marking on their bodies, and Damodar das demonstrates how to wear it. Visit http://www.youtube.com/allkrsna for more!

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How to make fresh curd (cheese)

Posted on January 9, 2010 Author: Hansadutta das

Hansadutta demonstrates how to make fresh cheese (paneer) Milk is nothing but the blood of the cow transformed. A gallon of milk makes 1-1/2 pounds of curd, equivalent to 1-1/2 pounds of meat. Curd is the civilized way for human … more →

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