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I MET SAM by Bhaktimarga Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on March 18, 2025 at 12:49pm

This young man, who looked European to me, was going around on the campus grounds picking up neglected trash. He had a specific bag in hand for his collection. I could tell it was a service of a volunteer nature and that softened my heart. I let him know, “It’s great what you’re doing.” I moved when I discovered he was behind me. He identified himself as “Sam!”

Sam is from the UK and does dramas at the Manor outside London. He has a tattoo on his neck which reads “27.” For those who d

Meeting Michael by Bhaktimarga Swami

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on July 25, 2020 at 3:52pm

I never met Michael before but he seemed to know us. Just to make sure he had the right group in mind, he asked, “Hare Krishna?”

“Yes indeed,” I responded.

Then Michael, a man about fifty years old, proceeded to speak about a deity of Krishna which was moving His eyes—a deity owned by a Hindu friend of his. He inquired about our philosophy: “Is this pantheism?” simply because I had mentioned about seeing divinity in all things.

“Yes, brahman is everywhere, however, there exists a Supreme Brahman

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