Reading From Miracle on Second Avenue | HG Vaisesika Dasa | Youth Jam, ISV |15 Mar 2026

The Swāmi watched his visitors eat the lunch he had prepared for them, monitoring their progress through their meals and replenishing the preparations as they disappeared from their plates. I took my place beside one of the other guests on the floor, and Janice, the guy helping the Swāmi serve the meal, gave me a plate piled high with food. I had drifted into vegetarianism several years ago, but this looked a lot better than the food I usually ate. I had been experimenting with microbiotic food and often ate at a restaurant called The Paradox on the Lower East Side—a place that I learned a few years later was frequented by Yoko Ono. Microbiotic food was not particularly inspiring for me, and the Swāmi’s vegetarian food looked appetizing and exotic. Instead of bland brown rice, zucchini, sesame seeds, and beans, the spread before me consisted of hot dāl made with lentils, vegetables, and fresh herbs; steaming fluffy rice; warm, whole chapatis brushed with a little butter; lightly spiced potatoes; and warm milk with bananas. Suddenly, I was hungry. "Yeah, I’m fine, Swāmi," I said. "How do you like your new place?" It was the first time I had sat with him to talk for some time. "Very nice, very nice—and the temple is nice also." He turned his attention to the man sitting to his left. "Stanley, take, take." He kept handing Stanley warm chapatis. Stanley was nearly six feet tall, gaunt and emaciated-looking, with short black hair, stubble, and sharp, angular features. After eleven chapatis, the Swami laughed heartily and said... ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose