01 WONDER
What is hidden in an ordinary meal?
Sunshine Energy in Unlimited Flavors
Follow the sunlight in fruits and vegetables into a reflection on abundance, variety, and gratitude.
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Five short reflections.
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A selection from Vaiśeṣika Dāsa’s writing in the Fan The Spark archive.
02 STEADY PRACTICE
What grows while nothing seems to happen?
Overnight Success
A line encountered in an airport opens into a reflection on patience, steady practice, and trusting Krishna through our own shortcomings.
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03 GRATITUDE
What have we stopped noticing?
Cultivate Gratitude
Gratitude begins with recognizing what we have received. A short meditation on appreciation, kindness, and the gifts that sustain us.
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04 THE INNER LIFE
Who are we when no one is watching?
Integrity
Private choices shape our spiritual lives. A few lines on keeping one’s vows, growing in self-trust, and the Lord within the heart.
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05 THE PRESENT MOMENT
How much can change in a moment?
Khatvanga Moment
The story of King Khatvanga turns the brevity of life into an invitation: bring attention to Krishna now.
Read the reflectionKEEP WANDERING
One thought opens into another.
There are more connections to discover in the archive—or return to the journal for a reflection among the trees.
About this selection & image credits
The titles link to the original reflections in the Fan The Spark archive. The questions and short introductions are editorial reading notes; they are not quotations from the author.
Images are editorial pairings from the journal’s art and photography. The three forest photographs are credited to Fan The Spark Team.
Albert Bierstadt, The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California, c. 1872–73. LACMA, purchased with funds provided by Dr. Robert G. Majer; image: Museum Associates/LACMA. Public domain.
C. L. Taylor, Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, 1907. USDA Forest Service Collection, courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Public domain.