Dead and Gone by Vraja Kishor Dasa

Jul 1, 1994 | Straight Talk, Volume-28 Number-04, Vraja Kishor Dasa

I REMEMBER WHEN my grand-father died. I was pretty young then; the exact age escapes me. He was so cool. There was nothing I didn't like about him. He was a rip to hang out with. He was nice to people. He ate and drank with gusto and made his own Italian wine in... read more

Thorn by Vraja Kishor Dasa

May 1, 1994 | Straight Talk, Volume-28 Number-03, Vraja Kishor Dasa

CHEW THE THORN. Drink the blood. Call it pleasure. "Quench that thirst." Sex is suffering. Bleed envy. Bleed jealousy. Bleed heartache. Call it pleasure. Chew the thorn. I won't. Go ahead, say it. Call me a fanatic. I don't mind it's not the... read more

Politics and I-Consciousness by Vraja Kishor Dasa

Nov 1, 1993 | Straight Talk, Volume-27 Number-06, Vraja Kishor Dasa

THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED a political readjustment. The world needs a revolution in consciousness. Politics itself is rotten at the bone. Re-adjust a rotten bone as much as you like it will still be rotten. We'll never solve the world's problems by... read more

Follow Yourself by Vraja Kishor Dasa

Sep 1, 1993 | Straight Talk, Volume-27 Number-05, Vraja Kishor Dasa

THE SHOW IS FINISHED, the equipment loaded. The van sits before the front door, and I sit inside the van. It is cold and windy on a German shore. Three guys approach young, clean-cut, and straight-edged. They want to do an interview. "I don't need... read more

Is This Suffering? by Vraja Kishor Dasa

Jul 1, 1993 | Straight Talk, Volume-27 Number-04, Vraja Kishor Dasa

"This world is a place of misery and suffering." Is it? Well, maybe. But to me it seems like it ain't … It's just boring as hell. You know, when I hear someone say the world is a place of suffering, I just can't relate. I mean, sure... read more