An unofficial, eclectic, mostly tangential, view of aspiring devotee life. Best viewed with Sense of Humor 8.0 or higher. The cows may come, the cows may go, but the bull is always here.
And lastly, we have the supreme scripture which describes the 24 hour daily loving affairs of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavan, called Bhavanasara Sangraha. This book is now available on Amazon for Kindle, for only $3.49
Hare’ Krsna my friends… Please forgive my writing to everyone at once. I am doing so since the subject matter is not individual and personal, but only about my friend and the devotee, Madhava Gosh.
As you may know, after years of kidney dialysis, preceded by a liver transplant and heavy drug treatment, he has refused to continue the grind of dialysis. This process began 7 days ago. He went into a coma yesterday. I am sure that the Maha Mantra is running on somewhere in his larger consciousness. The last two things he said to me were, “I love you brother” and “please always keep chanting. That will make me very happy.” I returned the sentiment and promised him that I would always chant and that was the last we spoke or saw each other. Oddly we were on “FaceTime”…like Skype for those that are unfamiliar with it. When we first met in 1969 there were only black dial telephones that were anchored to the wall.
Gosh was an outspoken and unabashed devotee. It got him in trouble a few times. I remember once at NV, we turned the sound system down and then barricaded ourselves in the sound room, so these young, inexperienced devotees would not drive everyone from the temple with their unnecessarily loud volume. He took me outside once in Bemidji Mn. in about 1976, to chant in the snow…it was -20’ F. We danced and chanted so hard we broke a sweat. My new wife thought we were crazy.
Gosh gave me my first beads, my first Gita and my first just about everything regarding KC. He was a true devotee…a true friend and the most totally real guy I’ve ever met. At this point, he would tell me to knock it off, so I will. I could go on but that is not really necessary at all. His life spoke for itself.
Thanks for the post. Yes, Gosh was a very special guy. I knew him back in the ’70s as I lived in New Vrindaban for 10 years. When exactly did he leave his body, December of 2015 or …?
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March 10, 2014 at 8:47 am
Nice, very nice!
June 11, 2014 at 10:24 am
Here are a few rasa-sastras about Radha and Krishna for you. If you’d like, please distribute them to all of your vaisnava friends.
Sri Gita Govinda
Click to access Sri_Gita_Govinda.pdf
Govinda Lilamrta
Click to access Govinda_Lilamrta.pdf
Prayers of Service to Radha and Krishna (Sankalpa Kalpadruma)
Click to access Visvanath_Cakravarti_Thakur_Sankalpa_Kalpadruma.pdf
Prema Samputa The Treasure Chest of Love
Click to access Prema_Samputa_The_Treasure_Chest_of_Love.pdf
And the following four are taken from Visvanath Cakravarti’s Camatkara Candrika
The Meeting in the Box
Click to access The_Meeting_in_the_Box.pdf
The Meeting of Sri Krishna Disguised as a Female Doctor
Click to access The_Meeting_of_Sri_Krsna_Disguised_as_a_Female_Doctor.pdf
The Meeting of Sri Krishna Disguised as a Female Singer
Click to access The_Meeting_of_Sri_Krsna_Disguised_as_a_Female_Singer.pdf
The Meeting of Sri Krishna Disguised as Abhimanyu
Click to access The_Meeting_of_Sri_Krsna_Disguised_As_Abhimanyu.pdf
And lastly, we have the supreme scripture which describes the 24 hour daily loving affairs of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavan, called Bhavanasara Sangraha. This book is now available on Amazon for Kindle, for only $3.49
Here is a 41 page sample of Bhavanasara Sangraha:
Click to access Sample_of_Bhavanasara_Sangraha.pdf
The above book can also be read on your PC using Amazon Kindle for PC, download here for free:
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January 2, 2016 at 11:24 pm
Hare’ Krsna my friends… Please forgive my writing to everyone at once. I am doing so since the subject matter is not individual and personal, but only about my friend and the devotee, Madhava Gosh.
As you may know, after years of kidney dialysis, preceded by a liver transplant and heavy drug treatment, he has refused to continue the grind of dialysis. This process began 7 days ago. He went into a coma yesterday. I am sure that the Maha Mantra is running on somewhere in his larger consciousness. The last two things he said to me were, “I love you brother” and “please always keep chanting. That will make me very happy.” I returned the sentiment and promised him that I would always chant and that was the last we spoke or saw each other. Oddly we were on “FaceTime”…like Skype for those that are unfamiliar with it. When we first met in 1969 there were only black dial telephones that were anchored to the wall.
Gosh was an outspoken and unabashed devotee. It got him in trouble a few times. I remember once at NV, we turned the sound system down and then barricaded ourselves in the sound room, so these young, inexperienced devotees would not drive everyone from the temple with their unnecessarily loud volume. He took me outside once in Bemidji Mn. in about 1976, to chant in the snow…it was -20’ F. We danced and chanted so hard we broke a sweat. My new wife thought we were crazy.
Gosh gave me my first beads, my first Gita and my first just about everything regarding KC. He was a true devotee…a true friend and the most totally real guy I’ve ever met. At this point, he would tell me to knock it off, so I will. I could go on but that is not really necessary at all. His life spoke for itself.
Happy journey my dear friend. We will meet again.
Hare’ Krsna Hare’ Krsna! Jai Madhava Gosh!!!
Bhakta Ed Fissinger
February 15, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Thanks for the post. Yes, Gosh was a very special guy. I knew him back in the ’70s as I lived in New Vrindaban for 10 years. When exactly did he leave his body, December of 2015 or …?
April 9, 2016 at 3:05 am
Herr Pathologe, es ist nun mal ja auch nicht leicht mit den Frauen. Aber ich kann Sie beruhigen, niemand aus M-endingen. Click https://zhoutest.wordpress.com/