24 February 2008

Some say it is imagination to say the climate is changing. But I think the climate is changing. It has changed suddenly.

For five years we lived with dry level fields around us stretching for a kilometer on both sides. It was so dry for nine months of the year that even grass would not grow.

It is called grazing land in the official land records, but not many cows would willingly go there. But this year the fields have been green all year with tall grass and often water logged. It has become the favorite place of the buffalos.

I wonder what will happen next year.

17 February 2008

The waves wash in a plastic bag. A dead turtle. A strand of seaweed. The waves then draw them back again taking further and further away, deep into the ocean.

A billion galaxies shine in the sky a million light years away, and then disappear after another ten trillion years. Mahavisnu breathes out and billions of universes appear. He inhales, and they disappear.

10 February 2008

ISKCON - as an organization we remain loyal to our founder and the system he established. However, there are many ways of interpreting “loyalty” and “system.”

At the same time we have to have unity. Therefore we must have room for diversity in unity. But we have to draw the line somewhere. As well, we have to deal with the world beyond ISKCON.

3 February 2008

One hour in my life: open my email. A confidential letter from xxx about yyy. Another letter by bbb complaining about qqq gurukula. A letter of rebuttal about qqq gurukula. Another letter about zzz zonal secretary. A nice letter from zzz.

Fortunately I don’t have to deal too much with sticky issues. I send the first letter off confidential to someone who should be informed. I ask www about the history of bbb and how to deal with the complaint.