Now And Then (We Miss You)

“I don’t have great musical or lyrical ability.” This is not a statement you would expect to hear from a former Beatle. However, we can’t even accuse an erstwhile ‘Big Fab’ of false modesty, because the late George Harrison, ‘quiet’ by reputation, (although he could talk for England if needed) was genuinely self-effacing. While no-one…

#GetBack To Godhead

“Thank you for still being alive.” These are very singular words of gratitude that not many of us can hope to hear as we go about our daily business (or, indeed, ever). When, however, addressed to Shyamasundar das, one of the UK Hare Krishna movement’s six pioneering initiators, this heartfelt sentiment, voiced by an obviously…

Straight From The Heart(land)

It’s Friday night peak travelling time and, as ever, nothing short of frantic. Anyone who hasn’t, by now, beaten a hasty retreat from Central London in search of calmer horizons via that well-trodden, crazy and clogged-up escape route we ceremoniously call the commuter belt is either stalwartly occupying the capital’s pubs, or determinedly lining its…

Harinam for George (Magical Mystical Tour)

Roll upThat’s an invitationRoll up for the Mystical TourRoll upTo make a reservationRoll up for the Mystical Tour There has never been a bus-trip to Liverpool like this one. Because it’s 25th February 2023, the date on which George Harrison, the ‘Quiet Beatle’, would have turned 80. So on this very special day an (as…

Fab Mystic India Four

It was George Harrison who went on to become firm friends with Hare Krishna movement founder AC Bhaktivedanta Swami and his disciples when they, in turn, brought their brand of Krishna wisdom to the UK.

WALK AGAINST HUNGER

It’s Saturday morning and, at Oxford Street’s most frenzied end, regular weekend shopping fever is all set to rise in its usual frenetic fashion. But any shopper who can manage to peel their eyes off the array of enticing shop-fronts just long enough to glance briefly sideways down a small (but perfectly formed) side-street leading…

Bow Down Mister (Hare Rama Hare Krishna)

“Don’t applaud him TOO much, he’ll want paying” jokes John Richardson, aka Jayadev dasa (pop-band The Rubettes drummer turned long-term Hare Krishna follower) to the sea of eager faces seated before him. Applause is still reverberating, on this sunny Saturday afternoon, throughout a light, airy and thoroughly uplifting ‘modern architectural’ venue named Sri Krishna Haveli…

Twenty Years Ago Today

“Everybody is looking for Krishna. Some don`t realize that they are, but they are. Krishna is GOD, the Source of all that exists, the Cause of all that is, was or ever will be. As God is unlimited, He has many names, Allah, Buddha, Jehovah, Rama: all are Krishna, all are ONE.” – George Harrison…

The Jewel in The Crown

“Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth” RabindranathTagore (poet, musician, and artist from the Indian subcontinent), 1914 “It’s a subtle mind-shift between entertainment and appreciation” says our host Sakshi Gopal das, having greeted us all warmly this chilly Friday eve, 29th November 2019, “but let’s all appreciate what we owe George Harrison.…

Chasing Rhinos with The Swami

Transparently Alert – Shyamasundar dasa A tall, slender, and very dignified figure in white steps calmly into an upper-floor class-room at No. 10 Soho Street, immaculate home to Central London’s Radha Krishna Temple, right here at the heart of one of the UK capital’s most vibrant cultural and entertainment districts. Immaculately Housed With a transparently…