In this episode, I talk to Damodar Prabhu again to discuss some of the more personal aspects of his life as a devotee. Some of the topics we cover: How it was growing up in a Hare Krishna family. What life was like as a 17-year-old brahmacari. What it was like to be part of […]
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A few weeks ago I did an interview with a good friend of mine & godbrother Candrasekharacarya Prabhu. I thought it would be interesting for everyone to hear from him because he is a person that takes a bit of initiative and tries to do things to help spread Krishna consciousness. He's a good musician. […]
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This episode, I'm going solo talking about boiling the milk. The basic concept here is the importance of taking care of devotees and training them. Looking after the devotees we have rather than just going out and making new devotees. Some of the key points I talk about: 8:32 What does boiling the milk mean? […]
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This episode we’re interviewing His Holiness Hridayananda das Goswami about preaching in the West and taking initiative to spread Prabhupada’s movement. Some of the topics we cover: How the movement has changed... Why we need to create leaders not followers... The extreme importance of acting according to our nature... What it means to be an […]
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In this week's episode with Pancharatna Prabhu, we listen to something that could be really helpful for you if you're a book distributor or a preacher in any way. One of the problems in book distribution that we've observed is that devotees who distribute books, they're really focused in giving the books out, but often […]
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In this second part of our interview with Akrura Prabhu, we talk about the 40 Habits of a Thinking Coach. We hear... What a coach or thinking partner should stay focused on... How the 40 habits will be beneficial for devotees... How to react when a devotee comes to you and asks for help... How […]
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In this week's podcast episode with Akrura Prabhu, we discuss thinking partnerships - A powerful process for developing "higher thinking" which received rave reviews from devotees who recently learned about it at one of Akrura Prabhu's workshops. Some of the points we covered... What high thinking means for devotees... How a coach can help devotees […]
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In this week's podcast episode we interview Coach Nick Pereira from Canada. Nick is a business coach who integrates Krishna consciousness in his business. He has also recently opened a preaching center in his home town. On Janmastami 2018, Coach Nick got initiated by Bhakti Marga Swami and was given the name Nakula dasa. Now, let's […]
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In this episode with Nandapriya Prabhu we hear... Why did he not tell other devotees in Georgia that he was translating the books? How he hand-bound the books in his home. What is was like to be part of the first Russian devotee trip to India. How he found time to translate Caitanya Caritamrita when […]
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The problem Today many devotees are lamenting that not many local people are becoming devotees in Western countries such as England and America. While the movement has continued to grow in India and though expanding Indian congregations in the west, Srila Prabhupada primary mission of giving Krishna consciousness to the people of the Western countries […]
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On the long flight back from the Experts Academy seminar (2012) in the US, I got inspired to write a rap song. (The song is to inspire each member of the Krishna consciousness movement to take initiative and using their own unique talents do something great for Lord Caitanya's mission. The lyrics are below the […]
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In this episode with Madri devi dasi we hear… How she went from using computers in the 1960s that work by turning handles and programming computers the size of football fields… to eventually writing the history of Sri Sri Radha Giridhari in Auckland The advice that her daughters ignored which led her to Krishna Consciousness […]
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If you haven't listened to Part 1 about Private Victory... You can listen to that here. In the second part of our interview with Damodara Prabhu we discuss... How to speak the truth in the most beneficial way The tension between the rugged individual and cooperation What public victory has to do with japa Why […]
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In this episode I catch up with my friend and mentor Damodar Prabhu... We discuss: Steven Covey’s 7 Habits and how they apply to Japa and Krishna consciousness in general How Srila Prabhupada exemplified the 7 Habits Prioritising your life Avoiding disctactions The power of routines What is a Private Victory and why is it […]
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Soon after posting an interview with a devotee (recorded a year earlier)I received an email informing me that the devotee I had interviewed had left Krishna consciousness. To verify this I checked out his Facebook Page and I was sad to see this post... I was even more sad to see this post... even a […]
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