simple thoughts

As always I am writing for writing sake to put down the thoughts that are in my head, some have given me some great realizations others not but it is nice in some ways to keep a record.
The other week I helped one of my charges to put together a news letter for the educational [...]

We all know Batman, well here comes Japa Man.
This is a really funny clip from the festival of inspiration 2008, it actually has a deep message on the importance of Japa in a funny way you can watch it here
This is also linked to a lovely devotee blog under the title ISKCON Orlando life [...]

Do we always remember and appreciate the amazing position we are in to be able to chant the holy name each day and every day?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up in the morning, not see our lovely deities or hear the holy names of Krishna?
I have been pondering the [...]

How easy is it to chant the holy names?
Do we take it forgranted?
The importance of the recitation of the holy names emphasized by this most quoted verse:
harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha
[Adi 17.21]
“In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the [...]

After just arriving at one of my client’s home ready for a long night shift I got into a conversation surrounding coal. For this particular client it is the only source of heating for her and her son so the need for the correct type of coal needed for the fire is important.
The problem simply [...]

How to solve the ever speeding Japa and make sure that I continue to chant the minimum amount of rounds I have promised my Guru Maharaja has been on my mind.
Life is easier if you are surrounded by senior devotees who hopefully will pick up on and correct, but this is much harder when your [...]

The Personality of Godhead, who appears in the mind of the devotee by attentive devotion and meditation and by chanting of the holy name, releases the devotee from the bondage of fruitive activities at the time of his quitting the material body.
 
PURPORT
 
Yoga means concentration of the mind detached from all other subject matter. And actually [...]

Well I must be looking rather tired as several people have said that I appear to need a rest and may be a small holiday, whilst my visit to the Manor last weekend given me some pause for thought.
It has been noted that I have not stopped for a while; my visits have been rushed [...]

Each day we give out medication and rarely give it a second thought it is what we do, I have been involved in training health care assistants in residential settings on good medication administration checking MAR (Medication administration record) sheets with the medication itself. Not becoming complacent we as we give the same medication to [...]

One thing I have noticed is that were ever you go their is always music on of one discription or another, this remains in the background but once and a while a tune will come on and you will find yourself humming or singing to it.
Most people at home put on the radio, but again [...]