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H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Thursday, February 11th, 2010Michael and the Ganges  • Email to a friend • Related •  •H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Thanks Gopal!  • Email to a friend • Related • •Namahatta.org: Bhajan in Byron BayVrajadhama and I went down to Byron Bay on Thursday. We spent Thursday rehearsing and sound checking with Jai Uttal for his Byron Bay concert, and the evening doing kirtan with him at the concert. Backstage before the concert we met Tahir Qawwal, a 30-year Canadian who has been studying classical Indian singing since he was 14. The next day we caught up with him at his place and did some Qawwal and kirtan. We all knew the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and the famous hamd "Allah-hoo", so that was the intersection of our devotional chanting. • Email to a friend • Related • •Sita-pati dasa, AU: Bhajan in Byron BayVrajadhama and I went down to Byron Bay on Thursday. We spent Thursday rehearsing and sound checking with Jai Uttal for his Byron Bay concert, and the evening doing kirtan with him at the concert. Backstage before the concert we met Tahir Qawwal, a 30-year Canadian who has been studying classical Indian singing since he was 14. The next day we caught up with him at his place and did some Qawwal and kirtan. We all knew the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and the famous hamd "Allah-hoo", so that was the intersection of our devotional chanting. Here is a video of Tahir in Pakistan with his US-based qawwali group Fanna-fi-Allah [website]. Vraj and I are headed back down tomorrow for a day-long kirtan workshop with Jai and another concert in the evening. • Email to a friend • Related • •Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: cannot defy His ordersS.B. 5.1.11 TRANSLATION One cannot avoid the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not by the strength of severe austerities, an exalted Vedic education, or the power of mystic yoga, physical prowess or intellectual activities. Nor can one use his power of religion, his material opulence or any other means, either by himself or with the help of others, to defy the orders of the Supreme Lord. That is not possible for any living being, from Brahmä down to the ant. • Email to a friend • Related • •HH. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 345What else is there to say? The streets are lined with snow. The orthopedist phoned and cancelled our appointment for today because of the snowstorm. It is really not that bad and the orthopedic office is being unnecessarily squeamish. If there was another office open we would go there but this one has our records of past x-rays on the broken shoulder bone. It's useless anyway because it has been ten months and it hasn't healed. So what's the purpose of another x-ray? Just say "so I don't think we want to do surgery. So we just leave the shoulder broken and say that is it for this lifetime?" And the same for the ankle? What's the sense of our keep coming back to your office? Your dozen attempts are not curing anything so let's just forget it?" I consider the surgeries to risky at my age and I am not suffering that much now that I have an ankle brace and the shoulder isn't so bad either even though it remains broken. Sita Thakurani the wife of Advaita Acarya brought many costly gifts to present to the newborn son of Saci Mata and Jagannatha Misra. She also brought gold. The baby was born under a neema tree and so she named Him Nimai although His actual name was Visvambhara. She traveled in a palanquin. She perceived that except for His golden complexion He looked just Sri Krishna when He was a baby. • Email to a friend • Related • •On the Web: Assafoetida History in ISKCON
• Email to a friend • Related • •Rupa Madhurya das, TX, USA: TKG Academy - Bharatnatyam Dance - Barnes and Noble 8/9Surata and Gopi Krishna performing a Bharatnatyam Dance at the TKG Academy fundraiser at Barnes and Noble. Dallas, TX • Email to a friend • Related • •H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Someone Has Gone  • Email to a friend • Related • •New Vrndavan, USA: New Sewing RoomTo All New Vrindavan Residents, Several months ago, the New Vrindavan Community Management Council approved a request of senior matajis who desired to restart the Radha Vrindavan Candra Sewing Department. The paraphernalia of the RVC Sewing Dept was in disarray and scattered in several insecure locations. Their request was to consolidate all the Lord’s sewing supplies in one space. The space requested and granted was the front office space in the administrative wing of the temple. This room was chosen because of the convenience it afforded in bringing together devotees in an easily accessible space and for the additional loft space for storage of deity sewing supplies. The space has been recently renovated with a new floor, improved lighting and work tables. Vani dasi, who is taking on the service of organizing the space and enthusing the ladies in the community to render this personal service to Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Candra. Vani explains that the first project is to repair all the present deity outfits and make matching deity accessories like slips, veils and chaddars. When that project is complete, all the supplies for making new outfits will be purchased and work will be started on new festival outfits this summer! Please encourage the community matajis by supporting this decision. And if you would like to sew or learn to sew for Their Lordships please contact Mother Vani. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the sewing room, its location or function please address your concerns directly to the New Vrindavan Board of Directors. Your servants, NVBoD. Nityodita, Jayasri, Rupanuga, Tamohara, Varsana Swami • Email to a friend • Related • •ISKCON News.com: Miami Observes Successful Rathyatra After More Than a Decade
• Email to a friend • Related • •Madhava Ghosh dasa, New Vrndavan, USA: Another Day, Another Snowfall More snow we have gotten 6-8 inches (15-20 cm) since the initial blow then more snow everyday, at least a little more snow everyday. More snow. The ten day forecast has flurries or more snow everyday, and not a day where the temperature will get above freezing for the next week. Our average high temperature now should be a few degrees above freezing but we aren’t getting that just more snow. Did I mention more snow? The following picture was taken before the latest snow so imagine it higher.
I tried get a better picture while outside with more birds on the feeder bench but I only waited about 15 minutes and they remained wary. I lacked the patience to wait longer. Usually there are a lot more, even the following picture isn’t as many as it can be at times.
The crowd at the bird feeder gets much bigger when there is snow cover, I think they start commuting in from greater differences. I have a couple of problems I have to keep on top of with this. The first is if I look out and see no birds there is invariably a cat laying in wait nearby. Sometimes it is our own cat James who likes being outside and hunting, but it seems harder for him to be catching field mice so out of boredom he tries the feeder. I chase him every time I see him but his instinct as a hunter overpowers the negative conditioning I attempt to give him. Other times it is feral cats. The second problem is deer. With the deep snow cover they can’t easily dig down to the grass underneath so they form raiding parties and hit the sunflowers at the feeder. I catch them a lot of times and Judy our neighbor has been informed that if you hear angry yelling it is just me chasing the deer away, don’t call the cops. The only real defense I have is to put small amounts out many times during the day so if they sneak in undetected the loss is minimal. I have got all my seed and plant orders sent off and now am compiling a list of their needs, couple of main criterion is if they are trees they can be planted outside the deer fence with a cage built around them and if they need/tolerate shade. I need to know the spacings. Some catalogs are very informative and others less so so I have been googling various plants which has the danger of finding more plants I would like to have but I have done a parameter shift so anything I find now is going into a file titled Garden 2011. I have to lay a plan for where each will be planted. There are a zillion different plants out there but I have limited my purchases to those with something edible or with fragrance. “(8) Useless flowers without any fragrance should not be offered.” Nectar of Devotion 8: Offenses to Be Avoided “So Krsna says, punyo gandhah prthivyam ca. When you smell something very fragrant… Just like in the flower. There are different varieties of flower, and they are exacting different varieties of aroma from the earth. So the good smell of the flower… In some other place it is said in the Bhagavatam that the…, when you see flower, you see Krsna smiling. That is the seeing of Krsna smiling. Therefore the flower should be utilized for Krsna’s service. Because these flowers, everything, is Krsna’s energy. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. So specifically good fragrance of flower, Krsna says that ‘I am that.’ “ Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.44 — Bombay, January 19, 1975 Filed under: News, Ramblings or Whatever      • Email to a friend • Related • •Japa Group: I Looked Forward To Chanting
From Bhajan Kutir #340  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1968 February 12: "Our process of Krishna Consciousness and Sankirtana movement is counteracting the spell of Maya. We cannot cheat people. We must say the truth. We must present the genuine thing before the public and if they are intelligent enough they will take it up and realize it."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1968 February 12: "The matter is little more risky but if you take the risk for Krishna's sake, Krishna will supply you the required money undoubtedly. So far I am concerned I always take risk for Krishna."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1970 February 12: "Yes introduce Krishna Consciousness in these two universities. This is the real course of study for human beings and we should use such opportunities. I am glad to learn you are also holding successful Kirtana in the high schools. These young people are our future in Krishna Consciousness so try your best to convince them."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1971 February 12: "You are now Sankirtana leader. This is very good news. The spreading of this Sankirtana Movement is the best service to humanity and to all living entities. So your activities should now be on the pure spiritual platform and by your spiritual blissful strength, influence those who come in your contact."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1972 February 12: "When I come make extensive preparations for my speaking, etc., by advertising and propaganda, even more than this Swami. My work is to preach, so you can prepare many very nice speaking engagements, especially to the intelligent class of men."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1972 February 12: "Doctors speak surety, but there is no surety. I don't think there is guarantee of surety by taking this medicine with animal products. But if there is surety, you can take. But it is very doubtful. When I come there I shall see what is wrong."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1972 February 12: "I am very sorry to hear about your demoniac neighbor cutting down many tulasi plants, but do not worry, he shall get his due punishment in time, rest assured. If he is caught trespassing on our property again he may be severely punished by us."  • Email to a friend • Related • •Kripamoya dasa, UK: ISKCON's Old Japanese Soldiers
In 1974, Japanese soldier Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, complete with Samurai sword, was finally discovered on a Pacific island. For the past 30 years, he’d thought World War Two was still being fought. When I was 16, I was into all things Japanese. Martial arts, food, poetry, films. I thought that the Japanese did a pretty good job of combining spirituality, art, and a warrior code, so I thought they were worthy of further exploration. So I was very intrigued when, at that age, I heard of a Japanese soldier being discovered on a small island in the Pacific. He'd been hiding there since World War ll, not knowing that the war was over, living off coconuts, bananas, and small animals. For 30 years he followed the instructions of his commanding officer, always hiding from the enemy in deep jungle; always thinking that the enemy would kill him if he was to come out of his secret hiding place. Attempts were made to get him to come out. Leaflets were dropped from planes flying over the island, announcing that the war was over. Newspapers were left on the outskirts of various villages and on stretches of beach. Soldiers made sweeps of the jungle to try to find him, but each time he thought that it was the propaganda of the enemy. His code of honour and loyalty to the Japanese emperor prevented him from seeing a greater reality. That soldier was Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, who finally surrendered in Lubang, Phillipines, in 1974. But he wasn't the only one. There was Corporal Shoichi Yokoi who came out of hiding when he was discovered hunting along the Talofofo River on the island of Guam, in 1972; Nakamura Teruo found in Moratai, Indonesia, in 1974; then Fumio Nakahira who, as late as 1980, was found hiding on the Halcon Mountain on Mindoro, Phillipines. Finally, and almost incredibly, there was 83 year-old Sudzuki Nakauti and 87 year-old Yoshio Yamakawa who both surrendered to a reality they did not believe in – in 2005! That was an incredible 60 years spent 'fighting the Americans.' These stories are quite astonishing for two reasons. Firstly, that these men had such intense devotion to what they thought was a noble cause – and such an aversion to being captured and subsequently dishonoured – that it kept them enduring hardship for many, many years; second, that so powerful was that frame of reference that all other information they gathered, by sight, reading in print, or hearing with their own ears, they processed according to that frame of reference. They could not experience reality because another, more intense, reality was dominating them. Their stories are an analogy for the soul's journey within this world: never coming out of the jungle of one's personal reality – which is not real – into the freedom of that which is true; misunderstanding those who are trying to help you to be those who are trying to harm; and ultimately wasting so much time with it all. Organisations can turn us into Japanese soldiers too: fighting a war that no longer exists, but which we need to exist in order to satisfy some deeper part of ourselves. In ISKCON – and around the organisation’s periphery – there are some old fighters for whom it will always be the fratricidal war of the 1980s. No matter how times change and things move on, they will always live in their own personal jungle, fighting the zonal acaryas, the ever-present enemy that must be resisted. Thirty years later, they are still on the defensive, still trigger-ready for combat. But the war is long over, and life is short. It's time to surrender.       • Email to a friend • Related • •Dandavats.com: Live from Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir! HH Radhanath SwamiBy Radhanath Swami People in general, being bewildered by the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are always engaged in animosity toward one another. But devotees, even at the risk of their own temporary lives, try to save them • Email to a friend • Related • •ISKCON Toronto, Canada: Lord Siva Gives the Greatest Benediction!
 • Email to a friend • Related • •Mayapur Online: A Book that Talks- Video!
It is 7 a.m.- Darshan Arti time in Mayapur. And in the courtyard , you will see a mataji drawing attention of everyone with her amazing book that talks. That's Urmila mataji, explaining with zeal and enthusiasm how this new teaching tool ( a learning tool as well), will help in early learning of language. This book can talk in different languages She touches a small microphone in one end of the page and it reads the page to you. Amazing! See in this video, her presentation in detail of this amazing book. To know more about this book, you can be in touch with Urmila mataji. (Urmila.ACBSP@pamho.net) • Email to a friend • Related • •Mayapur Online: Live from Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
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Listen here HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami’s class. • Email to a friend • Related • •Yoga of Ecology, Bhakta Chris, USA: Meat Makes The Rich Ill And The Poor HungryClick here to check out the whole Viva! guide to meat-eating and global hunger by Jeremy Rifkin When representatives meet at the World Food Summit they supposedly focus on how to get food into the mouths of nearly one billion people who are currently undernourished. However, at all the dinners they attend you can expect to see the consumption of large quantities of meat. And herein lies the contradiction. People go hungry because much of arable land is used to grow feed grain for animals rather than people. In the US, 157 million tons of cereals, legumes and vegetable protein – all suitable for human consumption – is fed to livestock to produce just 28 million tons of animal protein in the form of meat. In developing countries, using land to create an artificial food chain has resulted in misery for hundreds of millions of people. An acre of cereal produces five times more protein than an acre used for meat production; legumes such as beans, peas and lentils can produce 10 times more protein and, in the case of soya, 30 times more. Global corporations which supply the seeds, chemicals and cattle and which control the slaughterhouses, marketing and distribution of beef, eagerly promote grain-fed livestock. They equate it with a country's prestige and climbing the "protein ladder" becomes the mark of success. Enlarging their meat supply is the first step for all developing countries. They start with chicken and egg production and, as their economies grow, climb the protein ladder to pork, milk, and dairy products, then to grass-fed beef and finally to grain-fed beef. Encouraging this process advances the interests of agribusinesses and two-thirds of the grain exported from the USA goes to feed livestock. The process really got underway when "green revolution" technology produced grain surpluses in the 1970s. The UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation encouraged it and the USA government linked its food aid programme to the producing of feed grain and gave low-interest loans to establish grain-fed poultry operations. Many nations have attempted to remain high on the protein ladder long after the grain surpluses disappeared. Human consequences of the shift from food to feed were dramatically illustrated during the Ethiopian famine in 1984. While people starved, Ethiopia was growing linseed cake, cottonseed cake and rapeseed meal for European livestock. Millions of acres of land in the developing world are used for this purpose. Tragically, 80 per cent of the world's hungry children live in countries with food surpluses which are fed to animals for consumption by the affluent. The irony is that millions of consumers in the first world are dying from diseases of affluence such as heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and cancer, brought on by eating animal products, while the world's poor are dying from diseases of poverty. We are long overdue for a global discussion on how to promote a diversified, high-protein, vegetarian diet for the human race. Jeremy Rifkin is the author of Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture (Plume, 1992), and The Biotech Century (Victor Gollancz,1998). He is also the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington DC, USA.  • Email to a friend • Related • •David Haslam, UK: The story of Prabhupada's Kartal's BagThis is a sad but also moving story as re=told by Yadavendu Dasa and showa how much care Srila Prabhupada took in reaching out to people; this very personal act of finding out and sending a letter even though later the individual then struggled and left the movement remained close to the person a precious [...] • Email to a friend • Related • •ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Blogging Hare Krishna ValleyKeshava has begun blogging from Hare Krishna Valley:
Its just a click away. • Email to a friend • Related • •Sita-pati dasa, AU: Sitapati upgrades Tilak Mrdanga to "Buy"Just got this email from Jai Gopal, who sells the Tilak fiberglass mrdanga from the Philippines:
I'm grateful to know that you were the one who actually convinced Vraja Vilasa prabhu to buy the 2nd batch of our Tilaka mrdanga. Without your honest video review we couldn't made improvements on it. I sincerely hope to have another review from you on this new batch the soonest. Thank you and may Guru and Krishna bless you and your love ones. Your servant, Jai Gopal das Yes, I think the Tilak 2.0 mrdangas are worth buying. And no, I didn't get paid or get a free one to say that. ;-) Watch out for another video review when Krishnapada and I get together next. • Email to a friend • Related • •Gouranga TV: Appearance day of lord Nityananda!!! Villaggio Hare Krishna 2010!!!! ItalyAppearance day of lord Nityananda!!! Villaggio Hare Krishna 2010!!!! Italy
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Srila Prabhupada never suggested that we don't use asafetida/hing. In fact he shared with us a number of very nice recipes that included it. Here is a little "Hing History:"
Date: February 11th, 2010
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