Quote from Master Cheng Yen

The obligation of a Sramanerika, a novice nun, is to bend her back and offer it as a stepping stone for those traveling from darkness to enlightenment.
And once she becomes a Bhiksuni, a nun, she will stop loving only a few people and start loving all the living beings, and she will also move from [...]

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Final quotes from the Mahabharata

Prayers of Queen Kunti
As Krishna departed for Dwaraka to visit his parents, friends and relatives. Queen Kunti stood by the side of his chariot with folded palms and offered prayers.
“O Krishna, you are the original personality, unaffected by anything in this material world. You exist within and without, yet you are invisible to [...]

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Master vs Servant

A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a book called “Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen”. A Buddhist nun from Taiwan, she founded the Tzu Chi foundation that performs many humanitarian works. She has relieved many millions of people from their material suffering and was nominated for the Nobel peace prize.
Actually I [...]

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Some things I don’t get about Iskcon

I just do not understand how devotees, especially mothers can remain disciples of, hear classes from and praise the devotional qualities of child abusers.
Lets just say there is HH___Swami. Holiness implies someone that follows the principles of religion, who is spiritually pure, who is dedicated to the service of the Lord. Not someone [...]

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Draupadi- is she passionate?

 
I just read this article on Dandavats.com.  It would have been amazing to see the show.  I’m on my second translation now of the Mahabharata.  The first I read was a short translation by RK Narayan that I picked up in a second hand book store.  Once my FIL heard I was reading it, he kindly [...]

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Mother Jagattarini and missing Srila Prabhupada

I just read this post on mother Jagattarini’s blog.  Mother Jagattarini was the first senior Prabhupada desciple who really inspired me in Krishna Consiousness even though I have never met her.  Once a long time ago I visited the Iskcon temple in Christchurch NZ.  Everything was very new and strange.  I went to the early morning [...]

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The need for spiritual role models

I just finished reading “Women of Wisdom” by Tsultrim Allione. A compilation of the life stories of six Tibetan female mystics. All of the stories were amazing, but actually what touched me most was the introduction written by the author talking about her life. This particular edition is one I picked up [...]

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