by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy I looked around me while I was on my prayer seat, and suddenly remembered that John Schlenck was no more on this planet. This was the first time that I realized how many gifts had been bestowed on me by this “monk” who I met at the Vedanta...
by Susan Salm When I first came to the Vedanta Center at the beginning of 1968, one of the first people I met was John Schlenck. John was then—as he has always been—friendly, warm, gentle and modest…. At that time, over 43 years ago, he had already been living at the...
John Schlenck: A Personal Reflection by Br. Shankara (Gary Kemper) Interim Coordinating Editor, American Vedantist Resident Minister, Vedanta Center of Atlanta John Schlenck was a great devotee of Ramakrishna-Holy Mother-Vivekananda Vedanta, deeply committed to its...
by Anna and Jon Monday Christopher Isherwood is a multifaceted character, each facet with its own fan base. While most popularly known as a celebrated writer, the creator of the source materials for some blockbuster musicals and films, and a vanguard of gay rights...
From the Monastery Notebook of Swami Yogeshananda [Posted by permission of the author.] Swami Shraddhananda, born in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1907, was a disciple of Swami Shivananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1930...
by Russell Atkinson There is a Hindu doctrine that the universe and life are the outcome of a joyful creative spirit at play. Evolution is play and our human life is too. They call it the Ras Lila—divine play. I suppose it must seem, at best, a poetic piece of fantasy...
