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If You Could Go Back
Sometimes looking backwards teaches us something important about how we should live right now. If you could go back in time, where would you go? It’s an interesting question. Most people probably wouldn’t choose a famous moment in history. They would choose a moment in their own life. A conversation they wish they’d handled differently.…
A Conversation That Still Speaks Today
I’ve often found it fascinating that one of the world’s great spiritual texts begins on a battlefield. Not in a temple. Not in isolation. But in the middle of confusion, pressure, uncertainty and emotional conflict. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons the Bhagavad Gita still feels so relevant to me. Because most of us aren’t…
The Power of Blessings
The older I get, the more I realise something simple: Blessings are everything. Not success. Not recognition. Not achievement. But blessings. Recently, I spent time with Kripamoya and Gurupadma, both disciples of Swami Prabhupada and also the parents of Grammy-nominated devotional singer and musician Jahnavi Harrison. Their blessings and guidance have been with me for…
The Revolution Starts Within
There is something fascinating about festivals and gatherings. People come together from different places, different backgrounds and different walks of life. There is music. Movement. Colour. Conversation. And beneath all of that, I often feel there is something deeper happening. People are searching. Perhaps for connection. Perhaps for freedom. Perhaps for meaning. Perhaps simply for…
The Month That Calls You Back
There are certain moments in life that seem to arrive almost like an invitation. A chance to pause. To look again at where our attention has gone. And perhaps to return to something we have slowly drifted away from. This reflection was originally written during Purusottama Month, a particularly significant month within the Vedic tradition.…
The Power of Guru
This past week I had the opportunity to spend time with my Guru, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami. At one point, we accompanied him to the hospital for dialysis treatment. Standing there watching him, I found myself reflecting deeply. Here is someone who has suffered a major stroke and continues to live with significant physical challenges.…
Holding The Space
I’m at the Vedanta Retreat Centre this week, running a Kirtan Immersion Retreat. And being here in that role, you notice things a little differently. Not just the kirtan itself, but everything around it. The way people arrive… carrying their week with them. The way, slowly, that begins to soften. The way the room starts…
Disconnect To Connect
As I write this on the grounds of Krishna Island in Northern Ireland, being here has helped me realise something… We are always connected, aren’t we? Messages. Notifications. Conversations. Social media. There’s always something pulling our attention outward. And after a while, it starts to feel normal. But perhaps staying constantly connected to everything around…
Moments That Truly Last
I’ve come to realise something… The moments that stay with us aren’t usually the big, dramatic ones. They’re the simple ones: Sitting and chanting with others. Stepping away from the usual noise. Feeling present, even just for a little while. Those moments don’t always feel extraordinary at the time… But they leave something behind. A…
Step Beyond Your Island
Later this month, I’ll be travelling to Krishna Island in Northern Ireland to do kirtans at their 60th Anniversary Festival. A place surrounded by water and woodlands. Set apart from everything else. And every time I’ve been, it’s left something with me. Because in many ways, we are all living on our own islands. Not…