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Caitanya Mangala, CA, USA: 21st Annual Los Angeles International Gurukuli Reunion
Following last year’s amazing breakthrough event: KulimeLA 2009 – 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles International Gurukuli Reunion, we are proud to start a new tradition with our gatherings. Please join us on Saturday July 31st, the day before the Festival of the Chariots, to enjoy an afternoon of reconnecting with friends and enjoying the only 360° view of all metropolitan Los Angeles! This year, the reunion will be held at a new park called Blair Hills Park, with a back trail entrance into a hilltop area with a spectacular view known as the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. Entrance located off Jefferson Blvd. several blocks east of the original Culver Park on Duquesne Ave. We will have an informal gathering, picnic, sports, activities for children, Bhajans, and Prasadam. Lunch will be provided at approximately 1:00 pm. The annual reunion photo will be at 3:00 pm at the Scenic Overlook, after which time all are invited for Harinam in Santa Monica at the Promenade after 5:00 pm; followed by an informal gathering at Dockweiler beach in Playa Del Rey for a bonfire, if there is sufficient interest. Of course, Lord Jagannath is at the heart of our gatherings, so the following day is The 34th Annual Festival of the Chariots (Ratha Yatra) which will be held on Sunday, August 1st at Santa Monica and Venice Beaches. The Reunion is free. Limited-edition reunion t-shirts will be given to anyone who volunteers a little of their time to help. T-shirt designed by Mahanta prabhu and Rasikananda dasa. Kuli Reunion organizers: Kamal Vyas, Sridevi Fournier, Ram Prasad & Shakuntala Zakheim. This event is sponsored by the Kulimela Association, a 501(c) Non-profit organization dedicated to serving an international community by supporting and encouraging its members to come together as friends in service, association and empowerment with a focus on spirituality. Please visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/kulimela       • Email to a friend •  •ISKCON Melbourne, AU: Daily Class - Gangesvara PrabhuSrimad Bhagavatam 11.22.39 - A devotee of Krsna absorbs themselves in pleasing Him in so many ways. • Email to a friend • •Doyal Gauranga dasa & Gadadhar Pandit dasa, NYC: Food Inc.Last Wednesday we watched a portion of the documentary Food Inc., which exposes some unpleasant and unknown realities of the food industry. Beyond that, we touched upon the idea that a wholesome approach to spirituality is to be aware of and show compassion to all aspects of life around us, including the Earth and the people and animals that inhabit it.  • Email to a friend • •Caitanya Mangala, CA, USA: A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way… A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way… By Chaitanya Mangala dasa In his article entitled, “Mini Skirts… Skirting the Issue,” Kapila, one of the lead organizers of the Kuli Mela Association, eloquently and succinctly elaborates on the moods, mindsets and intentions behind the events. He also offers more details about the Gala Evening at the Ford Theater from KulimeLA 2009. Recently we released the Ford Theater video on the Internet and it seems an elaboration is needed to explain some of the deeper contexts of the Melas, and the 2009 Gala Evening in particular. There’s a lot of history contained in that video and it might be a challenge for some to understand and appreciate it without more information. From the the recent discussions and articles I’m glad to see that we can view these things with a little light-hearted humor and detachment. Thanks for that. It is much appreciated. As Kulis, we do not think we are pure devotees. Far from it. We openly say we are not. We are further from the center than some, and a bit closer than others. Most of us are members of the wider ISKCON Community and not full-time, initiated, priestly temple devotees. At the same time, that doesn’t mean we should be seen as outcasts because of it. For the record, the Kuli Mela organizers do not promote the breaking of the regulative principles, or any other progressive guidelines set forth by Srila Prabhupada. In fact, we hold them in the highest regard, follow them as best we are able, and encourage participants at our events to do the same. Our hope is to inspire devotees, the youth in particular, to find strength in being open and honest about where they are at and to make progress from there. It is our firm belief that in such an atmosphere, real advancement can be made. One important mission for Kuli Mela Association is to bring people together and offer them a place to share their talents with one another, regardless of the spiritual practices they may or may not be following. As a result, sometimes the offerings reach new heights and sometimes the offerings are a bit questionable. Most fall somewhere in between. The main thing is we allow people the space to express sincere offerings to their peers, the gathered devotees, their guru, Srila Prabhupada, right on up the line to Krishna. The person offering this year’s “questionable” offering could very easily become the next year’s “advanced devotee.” Over the 21 years that I’ve been volunteering I’ve seen that happen enough times to keep me inspired in this service. Sometimes a little controversy can be a good thing. It increases the focus on a particular issue, even if we don’t want it to. Seen in the right light, it can be opportunity for us to create a space for meaningful dialog. It allows us to continue to build a vibrant community based on love and trust, with all the dynamic and diverse layers that entails. Of course, at the center is finding ways for us to connect on deeper, more spiritual, levels, which ultimately lead us back to the Source… Yours in (imperfect) service, Chaitanya Mangala dasa For those who appreciate/prefer a quote from Srila Prabhupada to qualify our statements, please read the following excerpt from a Room Conversation With Srila Prabhupada in Hawaii – May 3rd, 1976: Siddha-svarupa: “There are a lot of devotees here who follow the principles but cannot completely… (break) …shaved up, and they still wear karmi clothes pretty much, but they’re clean, they’re devotees, and in this way they’re attracting many of the local people, because they’re able to relate to them. Prabhupada: So that… Siddha-svarupa: They’re not lowering your standard. Prabhupada: No, naturally, but when they are initiated they must shave. They must keep to the standard. If one becomes initiated and he still keeps the hippie form, that does not look nice. Do you think that is all right? No, that is not good. So long they are coming as outsider, joining kirtana, they may have their own dress, it doesn’t matter. They are coming to kirtana, that must be (indistinct). But when they are to be initiated, they must follow the rules and regulations given by the spiritual master. Siddha-svarupa: So… Prabhupada: Otherwise they should not be initiated. It is simple thing. Let them go on chanting, taking prasadam; we have no (indistinct). But when they are to be initiated, they must follow. This is the clear (indistinct). If you don’t want to disturb them, let them come, chant, dance, take prasadam We have no objection. But don’t recommend them for initiation unless he agrees to the rules and regulations given by the spiritual master. Where is the wrong? Where is the difficulty? You can talk with him like that. Siddha-svarupa: I think they only feel that because… Prabhupada: No feeling, if you…, when you are surrendering to the spiritual… Sisyas te ‘ham sadhi mam prapannam. Find out this verse. Tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya. Hari-sauri: tad viddhi pranipatena “Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Enquire from him submissively…” Prabhupada: Mm? Where are they? Mm. Hari-sauri: “Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Enquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.” Prabhupada: You have to submit. You cannot remain independent. That is the first condition. Sisyas te ‘ham,sisya. Sisya means voluntarily accepting the rules offered by the spiritual master. That is sisya: “Ah, yes, I agree to abide by your order.” Then he becomes sisya. Otherwise where is the question… “I am thinking like this, I am thinking…” So long you are thinking otherwise, you don’t try to become a sisya. You remain outside and you are welcome: chant, dance, take prasadam, and remain independent. There is no objection. But when you become sisya, then you cannot remain independent. These things convince him. Then you don’t become sisya. Remain as friend, there is no harm. Just like so many people, they come. So if these things (indistinct). This way. What is the wrong there?”       • Email to a friend • •Sastra Dana, San Diego, USA: Lucky D's
This is Kevin, a cool guy I met at our temple in San Diego. He at the time worked at Lucky D’s hostel in downtown. He helped us place our newspaper rack in the hostel. • Email to a friend • •Japa Group: Should Be Done Early In The Morning
Chanting japa should be done early in the morning with full concentration preferably during the Brahma Muhurta time. Concentrate fully on the sound vibration of the mantra, pronouncing each name distinctly and gradually your speed in chanting will increase naturally. Do not worry so much about chanting fast, most important is the hearing. Letter to Radhaballabah das - 6 January, 1972  • Email to a friend • •Bharatavarsa.net: Bhakti Vikasa Swami: experience of incompletenessAll forms of incompleteness are experienced due to incomplete knowledge of the Complete Whole. from Srila Prabhupada's purport to Sri Isopanisad's Invocation Mantra. • Email to a friend • •Bhakti Lata, Alachua, USA: My EscapeTell me: what does it mean to escape?And where would you go? A shimmering white beach? The summit of a mountain that touches the sky? Or maybe a holy village, a temple, or a sacred river? But still, I ask you: have you really escaped? ***  I get out of the car and walk along the sandy driveway in the velvet summer evening. Light slants through the majestic oak trees, and Spanish moss forms golden canopies above my head. My mind whirs with a thousand plans and a thousand anxieties. I reach the front door of a renovated barn and sigh. I slip off my shoes and enter a room with warm wood floors and saffron walls. I join the other students in front of the wall-to-wall mirrors and we fold our palms and recite prayers in unison. We offer our respects to the earth, to God, to our guru, to the audience, and then we turn to the corner of the room to offer obeisance to the deity of Lord Nataraj – the Lord of Dance. We begin to dance, and the room resounds with the rhythm of our feet. One by one, my thousands of thoughts drop away. My worries, daydreams, plans, schedule... my excitement, sadness, anger… Everything. When I dance Bharatanatyam, my mind washes clean. If I think about a single plan, even form a single sentence in my head, my hands slip, my feet fall off beat, and I lose my expression. It's impossible to dance and to think. Every moment I feel the fire circulate through my body; I focus on every moment to bend, jump, smile, and shift my gaze. Just to breathe is an adventure. Every moment is alive. I am alive. This is my addiction to Bharatanatyam dance. Amazing how in life so often we want to escape the present moment into an other world. But dance is an escape from my world into the pure and present moment. "The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures." Rabindranath Tagore  Anapayani dasi, my dance guru   So please tell me now: what is your escape? Subscribe  • Email to a friend • •Dandavats.com: Understanding Glorious Departure of Sripad Aindra PrabhuVibhava Krsna Dasa: It was amazing to read offerings of various devotees on the sudden departure of Sripad Aindra Prabhu. As I read, I was happy to see so many people receiving his personal association and instructions • Email to a friend • •Bharatavarsa.net: Book distribution seminar: An Appeal for the Book DistributorsHare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! In 2002 the GBC asked me to be the minister of book distribution. Since then I have been traveling around the world trying to encourage book distribution. One of the obstacles to book distribtuon that I often see as I travel in the third-world countries, and sometimes in first- and second-world countries as well, is that many temples cannot afford books or vehicles. This letter is an appeal to you for donations to the book distributors around the world. Since I've been in this position I have helped four sankirtana teams (in third-world countries) get vehicles for book distribution. You have no idea how happy these sankirtana devotees were to get them. If anyone would like to help in this way, you can either go to Paypal and put my e-mail - vijaya.hdg@pamho.net - as the receiver, or you can write out a check to ISKCON and send it to me at the LA temple: Vijaya Dasa, c/o ISKCON, 3764 Watseka Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034. It doesn't mater how big or small the donation is -- $5, $10, $50, or thousands. Below are some statements Srila Prabhupada made in his books about the importance of giving charity to spread Krsna consciousness. BG 16.1. purport: "Charity is meant for the householders. The householders should earn a livelihood by an honorable means and spend a portion of their income to propagate Krsna consciousness all over the world. Thus a householder should give in charity to institutional societies that are engaged in that way. Charity should be given only to propagate Krsna consciousness all over the world. That is charity in the mode of goodness." BG 11.54 purport: "As far as charity is concerned, it is clear that charity should be given to the devotees of Krsna who are engaged in His devotional service to spread the Krsna philosophy throughout the world. Krsna consciousness is a benediction to humanity. Lord Caitanya was appreciated by Rupa Goswami as the most munificent man of charity because love of Krsna, which is very difficult to achieve, was distributed freely by Him. So if one gives some amount of his money to persons involved in distributing Krsna consciousness, that charity, given to spread Krsna consciousness is the greatest charity in the world.î There is also this statement by Krsna in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.22.35): Etavaj janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehisu/ pranair arthair dhiya vaca sreya-acaranam sada: "It is the duty of all living beings to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with their life, wealth, intelligence and words." You may not be able to give your life for preaching or your intelligence or your words. But everyone can give some of their wealth for preaching. Prabhupada wanted his householder disciples to give 50% of their income for preaching. I only know of one devotee that does that. Of course, it isn't easy now because times are difficult, but at least everyone can give something. If a lot of people give a little, it becomes a lot. So if anyone would like to help book distribution around the world, either by monthly donations, occasional donations, or just a one-time donation, then certainly Krsna and Srila Prabhupada would be pleased. Your servant, Vijaya das • Email to a friend • •Sastra Dana, San Diego, USA: Loving It
Lots of great news from your favorite program, Sastra Dana!!! Our publication, 16 Rounds to Samadhi newspaper, has been growing. We now print 30,000 copies per issue. That is 10,000 copies more than what we used to print. We are now making significant presence in the streets and shopping malls of San Diego and Los Angeles. Our newspaper racks can be found at almost every health food store in San Diego and numerous other places. Our goal is to print 100,000 copies per issue. It costs $2,300 to print 30,000 copies. So far the printing costs have been covered by the donations of our readers. Thank you. To further increase the growth of this operation we will need more funding. The plan is to sell ad space in the newspaper. To sell ads, we need to be visually present in public. That involves having hundreds of our newspaper racks all over the city. Racks are of two kinds: wire and metal or plastic outdoor racks. Wire racks cost $25 a piece. Plastic outdoor racks cost $80 a piece. Metal outdoor racks cost $250 a piece. At the time we are barely covering the paper’s printing cost. We absolutely have no funds for purchasing racks. Any donations you make towards the purchase of racks will greatly help. To cope with this problem we’ve been searching out abandoned racks, restoring them, painting our logo on them, and putting them back in the streets, now loaded with our publication. In this way we are hopping to make the needed visual presence in order to provoke interest of business to advertise in our publication. We are also going to incur about $1,000 in legal fees to obtain all the needed permits for placing our racks in public. Krishna consciousness is meant to change and uplift the world. We have lots to offer to the world and particularly to the fellow American. The content of our newspaper is precious, invaluable, and urgently needed by the people. We wish to make at least as much presence in public, if not more, than the City Beat and San Diego Reader for example. We hope you are sharing the same vision and want to join the spiritual revolution.
 Our newspaper rack at Lucky D's hostel in downtown San Diego.  This is what the racks look like when we get them.  And this is what they look like when we fix them.  Some of our racks. They are waiting to be distributed in public places.  Sastra Dana's newspaper at Von's gas station in Pacific Beach, San Diego.  Sastra Dana's newspaper at Von's gas station in Pacific Beach, San Diego.  Sastra Dana's newspaper on Garnet Ave. in Pacific Beach, San Diego.  This rack is located in Ocean Beach, San Diego, by the People's store.  This rack is located in Ocean Beach, San Diego, on Newport ave.  Newport Ave in Ocean Beach, San Diego.  plastic & wire racks
• Email to a friend • •Book Distribution News: An Appeal for the Book DistributorsHare Krsna Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! In 2002 the GBC asked me to be the minister of book distribution. Since then I have been traveling around the world trying to encourage book distribution. One of the obstacles to book distribtuon that I often see as I travel in the third-world countries, and sometimes in first- and second-world countries as well, is that many temples cannot afford books or vehicles. This letter is an appeal to you for donations to the book distributors around the world. Since I've been in this position I have helped four sankirtana teams (in third-world countries) get vehicles for book distribution. You have no idea how happy these sankirtana devotees were to get them. If anyone would like to help in this way, you can either go to Paypal and put my e-mail - vijaya.hdg@pamho.net - as the receiver, or you can write out a check to ISKCON and send it to me at the LA temple: Vijaya Dasa, c/o ISKCON, 3764 Watseka Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034. It doesn't mater how big or small the donation is -- $5, $10, $50, or thousands. Below are some statements Srila Prabhupada made in his books about the importance of giving charity to spread Krsna consciousness. BG 16.1. purport: "Charity is meant for the householders. The householders should earn a livelihood by an honorable means and spend a portion of their income to propagate Krsna consciousness all over the world. Thus a householder should give in charity to institutional societies that are engaged in that way. Charity should be given only to propagate Krsna consciousness all over the world. That is charity in the mode of goodness." BG 11.54 purport: "As far as charity is concerned, it is clear that charity should be given to the devotees of Krsna who are engaged in His devotional service to spread the Krsna philosophy throughout the world. Krsna consciousness is a benediction to humanity. Lord Caitanya was appreciated by Rupa Goswami as the most munificent man of charity because love of Krsna, which is very difficult to achieve, was distributed freely by Him. So if one gives some amount of his money to persons involved in distributing Krsna consciousness, that charity, given to spread Krsna consciousness is the greatest charity in the world.î There is also this statement by Krsna in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.22.35): Etavaj janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehisu/ pranair arthair dhiya vaca sreya-acaranam sada: "It is the duty of all living beings to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with their life, wealth, intelligence and words." You may not be able to give your life for preaching or your intelligence or your words. But everyone can give some of their wealth for preaching. Prabhupada wanted his householder disciples to give 50% of their income for preaching. I only know of one devotee that does that. Of course, it isn't easy now because times are difficult, but at least everyone can give something. If a lot of people give a little, it becomes a lot. So if anyone would like to help book distribution around the world, either by monthly donations, occasional donations, or just a one-time donation, then certainly Krsna and Srila Prabhupada would be pleased. Your servant, Vijaya das • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1958 July 28: "Some years ago Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja attempted to preach this message throughout the world but unfortunately after His departure the movement was not carried by the entrusted successors. I am feeling for it and I have come to Bombay for organizing this movement."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1965 July 28:  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1969 July 28: "Amongst the disciples of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati there may be some controversy, but the central point is how to preach the mission of His Divine Grace. If the central point is fixed up then there is no harm in such controversy."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1969 July 28: "Last week Sankirtana collection was $1,000, and they have already sold out 3,000 copies of BTG. I know you are now engaged for Rathayatra Festival and your sales are not very encouraging. But still it is my duty to remind you as I am your Spiritual Master."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1971 July 28: "Whatever prestige we have got is due to our magazines and books. So you are all in India for at least one year but still you cannot publish a second issue of Hindi BTG? So immediately arrangement should be made."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1973 July 28: "I thought you had become angry because I did not go to your place but came instead to London. But at that time I was so sick - attacked by dysentery. The people became afraid for my life. So somehow or other I recovered."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1975 July 28: "It is your responsibility. You should always be thinking how to spread Krsna consciousness. This is our mission. You should simply stick to our principles and everything will come out all right in our preaching work."  • Email to a friend • •Srila Prabhupada's Letters1975 July 28: "You are already collecting money, so it is not required that they send money. Rather the money there should be used for printing. Not that we should use all collected money for maintenance. Better to print books and distribute."  • Email to a friend • •Ananda Subramanian, Iowa, USA: we are alone here - who am I kidding?
We come into this world alone and leave alone. In the middle, we accumulate layers of stuff in the name of family, friends, entertainment, career, hobby, sports, science etc. All these so called layers are built by man to forget our lonely condition. Loneliness brings depression which is all-miserable. Just to deny this singular truth of loneliness, we have created a complex fabric of conflicting egos and myriad joy rides. One day up and one day down...all for what? - to forget that I am actually lonely. Actually we like to go up and then swivel down. Although we lament for the downs, still, we like it because the downs we face in life is better than the bare truth - that is - we are alone in this place. This loneliness is actually gripping and dark. That is why people lament when "loved" ones die. Death is seen as the end. If we think about it, everyone knows we will die but then why do we lament over death? But it is not death per se which is sad but the void the person leaves behind is what is depressing. This feeling of void was there from the beginning but just we managed to forget it by occupying our minds with shadow truths. That feeling void actually is the eternal truth of "loneliness". So, let us get real for a minute. If "loneliness" is indeed the eternal truth here, then is there a way out? Krishna says in BG 5.29, that He ONLY is the REAL and TRUE friend. This is a welcome relief. So its not all dark after all. The sooner we face the truth that this place is only "alone" and any amount of relationships will not alter the fact of "alone", then why not accept we are "alone" and call a spade for a spade. The sooner we realize that we are indeed alone which then takes away all fun of life, then we will stop romanticizing this world. You see this "romanticizing" or as Srila Prabhupada puts it "spirit of enjoyment" stems from the notion that we are not alone and that we can actually enjoy here. I have my wife, husband, money etc etc to enjoy. Therefore, if I plan properly, I can enjoy to the maximum. This fallacy of thought is the fundamental motivation to the myriad of things present in todays world. Now, if we accept our "alone" condition, then the wife, husband, money etc will no longer entice our spirit to enjoy thus making us depressed. When we get depressed and when we know we are actually alone, we will seek a real solution to the lonely depression. That solution is putting faith in Krishna (BG 5.29). Krishna is our only true friend. Everything else is simply progressing a lie (an illusion). The truth is bitter. Yes, how can my wife, and children be a lie? How can my hard earned money be not mine? How can the knowledge I have gained not be mine? Yes, the truth is bitter. Nothing is ours, nothing belongs to us thus making us penniless, alone and homeless. Everything simply belongs to Krishna. When we constantly meditate on our penniless, homeless and alone position, what is there to be proud of? why is there a need to decorate the body? Why do we have to stress and lament over our unfulfilled plans? Everything will all of a sudden look simple and uncomplicated. Everything and every body will remind us of Krishna as He is the ONLY owner and we are alone here. Therefore, the more we accept our alone position, our pennliess position, our homeless position, the more we want to be with someone and have a home. That someone is Krishna, and that home is Goloka Dham. By abandoning that which does not belong to us and abandoning the myriad roles we have taken to fool our lonely position, in that mood, seek the companionship of Krishna we can be happy. This world was created for this purpose - to show us we are alone here and only Krishna is our true friend, family and shelter. Hare Krishna.  • Email to a friend • •Vrndavana Vinodini dd, Toronto, Canada: Close FriendshipsIn the past two days I was reflecting on how important it is to have genuinely close devotee friendships. In today's day and age it's a challenge.  • Email to a friend • •H.H. Bhakti Caitanya Swami: Photos from Baikal• Email to a friend • •H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: 233:48 A.M.I slept alright but woke only when the alarm went off at 2 A.M. I like to get an earlier start. I woke with a headache and took medicine but I still have a groggy head. My first four rounds were not done in a clearly awake state, and I was groggy when Yadunandana came up at 3:30. My next two rounds have improved, and I'll do better for the balance. But it's quite different from yesterday when I had all sixteen done in a row before 3:30. I will take time after breakfast to complete my quota. Nevertheless I am dutifully at my post doing my chanting and depending on the holy names as my only shelter. A slow start day, • Email to a friend • •H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: His EnergyPrabhupada Smaranam
We always knew Srila Prabhupada as an elderly person. He came to us at 71 years old and lived until he was 82. As a senior citizen, he did not do any physical exercise except for his approximately one hour walk in the morning. He sat for a massage daily and that was a kind of exercise without moving. He remarked that his walk and his massage kept him alive. He began taking his daily walk on the recommendation of a doctor in New York City after his 1967 stroke. He began taking his massage at about that time also. But aside from these things he was a sedentary person in his old age. He did not engage in any hatha-yoga or workout or swimming or cycling or sport. Sometimes in the afternoon he paced in his room while chanting japa but mostly he sat whenever he could. When traveling on airplanes he had to sometimes briefly stand on queues before boarding or on immigration lines, but whenever possible he would sit in a seat. Once arriving at a temple he would sit in quarters his devotees provided for him in temples all over the world. That is, he would lean against bolster pillows and fold or stretch his legs under a low table. He sat on the vyasasana during ecstatic kirtanas and only on extraordinary occasions did he stand and dance or walk in a Ratha-yatra procession. Yet he was always expending energy. He did as shown here, by vigorous talking and gesturing. He spoke to large audiences in his daily Bhagavatam lecture, and he spoke to smaller groups in his room. He was always speaking Krishna conscious philosophy, which required logic and argument and quoting of Sanskrit verses. He also taxed his brain in each place he visited to discuss the management of the temple affairs, personal differences and financial matters. Daily he expended energy with his sitting with his secretary and dictating letters in answer to problems that came in the mail from all over the world. He said it required great concentration to write his books. He strained his body by keeping his sleep at a minimum and rising around one in the morning to work on his translations and purports. He had to provide the synonyms for each Sanskrit word and then arrange a flowing English translation of the sloka. This was not easy because English was not his first—or second—language. Then he consulted the Bhagavatam commentaries of the past acaryas, Sanatana Gosvami, Rupa Gosvami, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and several others. After assembling their comments on the verse he spoke his Bhaktivedanta purport into the dictaphone. Much of his commentaries came from his own personal realization and experience as the founder–acarya of the Hare Krishna movement. So although Prabhupada was sedentary, and also suffered illness periodically, he led a very energetic old age. Even considering his travels alone, he outpaced the rigors of younger men and he expended all his energy purely as service to his Guru Maharaja and Krishna, as service to the conditioned souls of the world. • Email to a friend • •H.H. Sivarama Swami: Tejasri dd asks questions about the gentleman who sponsored the Hungarian deities
• Email to a friend • •H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: Old PaintingsI plan to visit Saci after
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We are putting my old • Email to a friend • •H.H. Satsvarupa das Goswami: Introducing JoeyHealing House
One day an elderly man knocked on the front door of the Healing House and Ollie answered. The man introduced himself, "Hi. I'm Joey. Can I come in?" Ollie was very sociable so he wasn't taken aback much and he let the man in. Joey seemed about 65 years old, but he still had black hair. He was short, gentle and well-mannered. Ollie didn't tell Swami Rupa at first about Joey because it was morning and the Swami was busy writing. Joey sat down in the kitchen while Ollie prepared to cook today's lunch. "Where do you live?" "Down the street," Joey answered vaguely. "Do you have a family?" Ollie asked. Joey hesitated in answering. He was absorbed in watching Ollie operate the bread machine. "What's that?" Joey asked. Ollie explained it was a machine for making bread. "Does it work?" asked Joey. "Sure" said Ollie. "I'm making pumpernickel bread today. And pasta with tomato sauce and cauliflower and sour cream. And chocolate chip cookies too. Would you like to stay for lunch?" Joey snapped his fingers at Ollie's face and made a merry wink. "Okay!" he said with enthusiasm. Ollie asked Joey if he would like to help prepare the lunch by cutting the cauliflower. Joey agreed and did as he was told. Ollie then noticed Joey was wearing a tag around his wrist and he asked him what it was. Joey said, "Oh that's just something they gave me in case I get lost." Ollie looked at the tag. It read "My name is Joey Resident. If you find me please call 518–8272020. • Email to a friend • •H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Saturday, July 24th, 2010To and In Michigan  • Email to a friend • •H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Friday, July 23rd, 2010Better to Be Safe Than Have It On Your Saree  • Email to a friend • •H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Clown and Monk  • Email to a friend • •H.H. Bhaktimarg Swami: Wednesday, July 21st, 2010The Woods, The Peace and People  • Email to a friend • •H.H. Sivarama Swami: The following is Kesava Bharati Maharaja’s letter to Aindra Prabhu Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Well, Prabhu, you were never one to do things in an ordinary way. And you But here we lament, for us. I offer my deepest condolences to those who were The conclusion of Srimad Bhagavatam is that the will of the Supreme Lord Whatever the reasons, may your departure act as a catalyst to unite us, not I remember our first meeting in Washington DC. Vaisesika Prabhu, Kasiram And later, when you constructed your traveling temple in New York, I It didn’t come as a surprise to me, then, when you decided to stay in The currents of time took us different places in our service to Srila But having lived in Govardhana for so many years and having shared some I’ll miss you Aindra Prabhu. I’ll miss hearing devotees visiting Vrndavana But you have left many kirtaniyas behind who carry the fire you fanned from Now that you don’t have to stop kirtana for anything, as you always wanted, Hare Krsna The humble servant of your servants, • Email to a friend • •Ekendra dasa, AU: Janardana's Blissful KirtanaIf 10,000 suns were to rise simultaneously in your heart, I reckon it might sound something like this: Janardan Kewin - Hare Krishna Maha Mantra by go-run-ga These recordings are from the 12 hour Kirtan hosted by ISKCON New Govardhana, Australia on the 25th of July 2010, organized by Krishapada Dasa and Sitapati Dasa from Kirtana Australia kirtanaustralia.com. Recordings by Ekendra Dasa (go-run-ga productions). Check out my Facebook page for more kirtans. I'll upload them as I finish editing. • Email to a friend • •Japa Group: Good Japa Produces More Good Japa
I was chanting today and had this realisation about good chanting and how it produces more good Japa. Our association with the Lord is achieved through good quality Japa and it's the way we feel the Lord in the morning. Please chant with great concentration and feel the Lord each day.  • Email to a friend • •Kirtan Australia.com: Canberra 24 Hour Kirtan RecordingKirtanAustralia.com will release a 2mp3 CD set of the recent Canberra 24 Hour Kirtan featuring Amala Kirtan Das from 17-18th July 2010 on the Disappearance day of His Grace Sripad Aindra Prabhu. CDs will be available on 30th of July (for purchase online/in person) at a cost of $15 or $10 for students (if purchased in person).  24 Hour Kirtan Canberra 2010 Please contact Vrindavanchandra Das (ved.gupta@gmail.com) for more details. • Email to a friend • •H.H. Sivarama SwamiWhen they try to satisfy the senses of Krsna, His glory, then the Ph.D. is perfect. And if continues to talk nonsense, then it is useless waste of time and labor. - Srila Prabhupada • Email to a friend • •Gouranga TV: Bhajan – Kalindi dasi – Nrsimhadev PrayersBhajan – Kalindi dasi – Nrsimhadev Prayers • Email to a friend • •Sita-pati dasa, AU: Amala Kirtan at Sydney's Harmony Centre • Email to a friend • •More Recent Articles
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