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Harinam in Chicago, USA (Album with photos) Srila Prabhupada:…
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Harinam in Chicago, USA (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: The Hare Krishna mantra is specifically mentioned in many Upanisads, such as the Kali-santarana Upanishad, where it is said: “After searching through al the Vedic literature, one cannot find a method of religion more sublime for this age than the chanting of Hare Krishna.” (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 3.40 Purport)
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Vaishnava Compassion
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Vaishnava Compassion.
“A natural human sentiment, compassion finds its highest expression in the works of devotees of the Lord. The tenderness of the heart experienced toward Krishna is known as bhakti. All other jivas are servants of Krishna. When one experiences tenderness of heart toward them, it is known as daya, compassion. Therefore, compassion is included within bhakti.” Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Jaiva Dharma, p. 179

ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary Rath Yatra Attracts Thousands In…
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ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary Rath Yatra Attracts Thousands In Chicago.
Urvashi Verma: More than 2,000 people gathered for the Rath Yatra festival Sept. 17 at the Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago as part of the national kickoff celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, better known as the Hare Krishna Movement.
Prior to the advent of ISKCON movement Jagannath and the “Ratha Yatra” were relatively unknown in the West. However, after its founding, A. C. Bhaktivedanta, founder of ISKCON popularized the festival when he selected Jagannath as one of the chosen forms of Krishna, installing an idol of Jagannath in ISKCON temples around the world. Today the “Ratha Yatra” festival is celebrated by ISKCON in many cities in the West where they are popular attractions.
The yatra, or the parade, which started from Clark and Adams streets, featured a colorful 40-foot chariot decorated with thousands of flowers, with “Lord Jagannath” the presiding deity of the festival placed in the center.
Hundreds of devotees, pulled the chariot by hand across large city blocks, dancing, playing drums and cymbals and euphorically chanting the mantra “Hare Krishna Hare Rama.” It was an eye-catching spectacle as many Chicagoans watched the procession and took to their phones to capture pictures.
The yatra concluded in Daley Plaza where religious ceremonies were performed by Romapada Swami and included arti, and food offering of 56 items to Lord Jagannath prior to the commencement of a free fun-filled afternoon for families which included a spectacular kirtan, devotional singing performance by Gauravani Buchwald; classical Odisi by Sigma, and performances by Natya Dance Theater depicting the stories of Sri Krishna.
Romapada Swami, member of governing body commission of ISKCON and Chicago area dignitaries – Clerk of Cook County, Dorothy Brown, Chicago 49th District Alderman Joe Moore, and Chicago philanthropist and trustee of FIA Chicago Iftekar Shareef, spoke about the impact of the “Hare Krishna” movement in the their state, district and personal lives.
Romapada Swami talked to Desi Talk Chicago in an interview about ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary and the organization’s vast growth and goals for the next 50 years.
“Two things are very important to highlight, when an organization endures for 50 years, at least here in America, it is taken as We are here to stay because often times after a great personality establishes an organization and passes away, things change. Here in ISKCON there is still a continuation and growth. For us the 50th anniversary is a time for celebration and communication.
The communication part is the “Rath Yatra” which is a message of the mercy of Lord Jagannath for everybody. Just like in celebrations in Puri, our founder very much wanted this Rath Yatra all over the world so that people can experience his mercy and so here we are; we need to celebrate the mercy of Lord Jagannath being given to millions across the world, ” said Romapada.
“There are areas of the world where ISKCON is expanding explosively and when an organization expands so vastly, my personal concern as a leader is making sure we are maintaining the purity of the principles and teachings through the Bhagavad Gita and teachings of Prabhupada and then surely everything will be fine” commented Romapada.
The Daley center was surrounded by booths providing information on topics such as Sri Krishna, ISCKON vegetarianism, reincarnation, meditation, yoga, handicrafts, idols of worship, and henna application. There was also an activity center, especially for children where they could make arts and crafts related to Sri Krishna.
“ Although I am not a member of ISKCON I wanted to bring my children to see and learn all about our culture, and it was great fun for them, I hope that this will make them more inclined to learn about our culture and religion ” shared one of the attendees.
The 50th anniversary celebrations will continue later this year with Rath Yatra parades in cities worldwide, including San Francisco, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, London, and Paris, and gala events at the Sydney Opera House, European Parliament, and other major venues.
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Chanting Hare Krishna and the original problem.
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Chanting Hare Krishna and the original problem.
Sacinandana Swami: As practitioners that chant the holy name we all know how difficult it is to connect the mind with the holy name because by definition, the mind is only able to grasp material things. The mind can think of holidays at the beach or any other material subject. It is especially attracted to think about how to increase one’s wealth and how to engage in sexual activities. These are things we can easily think about because the mind is shaped like this. It wraps itself around money and the opposite sex very easily; it’s made like this, it’s a perfect material match. but the mind has great difficulty to stay with Krishna. Since we have come to the world, this is our problem: we have turned our back to Kåñëa, and this bahir-mukha, being outwardly faced, especially manifests when we try to chant the holy names. In other words, our basic envy of god, our feeling ill at ease with the lord manifests to a very obvious degree when we chant the holy name.

Don’t Starve your Mantras!
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Don’t Starve your Mantras!
One of the highlights for me at the recent Sadhu Sanga Kirtan Retreat was an instruction on mantra meditation. It was spoken by Sacinandana Swami in reference to the Gayatri Mantras that are chanted when one receives advanced initiation in the practice of Bhakti Yoga, but it’s a guide that can be applied to any mantra meditation practice: “Don’t starve your mantras”
Our devotional yoga involves the chanting of many mantras, the main one being the Hare Krishna mantra. A successful chanting practice needs both regulation and attention. When we neglect either of those, the mantra becomes weak and has little or no impact in our efforts for transcendence.
When we skip days in our practice, sometimes chanting, sometimes not, we are starving our mantras. When we chant mindlessly, just getting the prescribed number of mantras done, without attention or emotion, we are starving our mantras.
When we starve the mantras they leave us.
They will also come back to us, to our life, when we give them time and attention. The mantras themselves don’t need anything, they are transcendental sound vibrations, but will not work without our participation. If we chant with committed regulation, and chant with deliberate attention, they have the potency to shift our lives to higher ways of thinking and being. The sound purifies, frees our mind from misery and reawakens our original love for Krishna. This is their magic, the gift they give to us.
So don’t starve your mantras. Give them the time and attention then need, which is really the time and attention you need.

An Ocean of Gaura Premamrta-krpa” – An elaboration on Srila…
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An Ocean of Gaura Premamrta-krpa” – An elaboration on Srila Rupa Goswami’s Sri Upadesamrta.
This wonderful book in two volumes has been compiled by H.G. Srimati Mataji (Vrindavana) and her team.
HG Srimati Mataji is a senior renounced Vaishnavi, who after serving for 18 years in Sri Mayapur dhama has now settled in Vrindavan since last 3 years.
She recently compiled a wonderful book based on Srila Prabhupada and previous acharyas which she dedicated to 50 years of ISKCON.
You can download it, as pdf files, here: https://goo.gl/ZcqsaI

Hare Krishna in Wales, UK (15 min video) A new documentary video…
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Hare Krishna in Wales, UK (15 min video)
A new documentary video about Govinda’s restaurant in Swansea.
This film shows the Hare Krishna temple with Govinda’s restaurant in Swansea, and Cafe Atma in Cardiff, Wales. Some of the local devotees.speak about their experiences.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/RQvg1j

The Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam (video) A seminar by HG Radhika…
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The Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam (video)
A seminar by HG Radhika Raman Prabhu given In Iskcon Silicon Valley.
The Srimad Bhagavatam is the very essence of all the Vedanta literature, a cultural presentation for the re-spiritualization of the entire human society.
“This Srimad Bhagavatam is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krishna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge, etc. Persons who have lost their vision due to the dense darkness of ignorance in the Age of Kali shall get light from this Srimad Bhagavatam.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.43)
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/7Bhg20

EVERYBODY SHOULD JOIN THE SANKIRTAN PARTY ASAP!
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EVERYBODY SHOULD JOIN THE SANKIRTAN PARTY ASAP!
Ramesvara dasa: I remember my first morning walk with Srila Prabhupada. It was when he came to New Dwarka in 1973, and I remember I had just written the sankirtan scores for the day before. I asked Karandar to give it to Srila Prabhupada, which he did. Prabhupada wrote back a handwritten note saying, “Thank you boys and girls. I give you so much thanks, because you are helping me serve my guru maharaj. Surely he will give his blessings, pour his blessings thousand times more than me on you, and that is my satisfaction.” And then he wrote “n.b.”, note below: “Everyone should join the sankirtan party as soon as possible.”

Sriman Nitai Das, a disciple of His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta…
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Sriman Nitai Das, a disciple of His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada left this world while in Vrindavana.
He had a massive cerebral hemorrhage to the right side of the brain. The devotees there got him into the hospice facility. Soon after left his body.
Swarup Das: I remembered that Nitai Das and I had some very wonderful personal exchanges using the message facility here on facebook – he wrote me the following in 2012:
“Swarup Prabhu, you said you were with ISKCON Press in Boston in those early days. It reminded me of one of my early Krsna conscious memories. I had met the devotees in LA in ‘69 with my hippie wife at the time. We were coming out of a Beatles movie in Hollywood and Visnujana Maharaja and the devotees were doing their 24 hour Harinama (it was about 2AM). We immediately began dancing with the devotees as if drawn into a world we had lost somewhere. A devotee gave us a mantra card and we began singing along with the Kirtana. Then this Mataji came up to me and showed me a copy of Krsna, The Reservoir of Pleasure and pointed to the picture on it and, with the purest look I have ever seen, she said, “This is God! His Name is Krsna, He’s blue and He plays a flute!!!” From that moment on I have never lost faith that Krsna is God. (I would love to find out who that Mother was…I have asked a lot of devotees…since you are in CA. maybe you have heard of someone like her…Then again, she may be long gone but she was my first siksa-guru and it would be nice to know who she is).
But that’s not the story I was talking about. After the kirtana settled down and we were talking to the devotees and then every time I met more devotees, that word “nice” was used over and over so I thought it was part of the devotee lingo. At any rate, i was and still am a songwriter/poet/musician and I wrote a poem about the devotees with the theme being “Nice”. I sent a copy of it to ISKCON Press in Boston hoping it would get published in BTG. I got a very nice rejection letter back from Satsvarupa Maharaja (who as you said was a householder at that time). So when you told me your story, I was thinking, Swarup was probably there when that poem came in the mail and I was wondering what the reaction was…laughter, “another hippie” or “How ‘nice!’” I know you don’t recall the exact poem but what would the mood of the devotees at that time have been? When I get back to America, I am going to look thru all my old poems and songs and see if I can find that one and even the rejection letter that I probably saved. I’m just curious what the mood would have been like tho.
I often wonder if all of us who took seriously to this mission are not bonded together from previous lives. it was just so easy for some to take to it and others no interest at all.
Hope this finds you well and blissful in Krsna consciousness…
Your servant…
Nitai das”

Daily Announcements for Iskcon Vrindavan. Tuesday 20th….
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Daily Announcements for Iskcon Vrindavan.
Tuesday 20th. September 2016
Today’s Special Activities are:
For all the Western devotees, we would request you for filling up the legal papers in case you meet some unfortunate event or fortunate event getting sick in Vrindavan and want to leave your body. We have very great legal obligations and very great legal problems, so it would be nice if the devotees come and fill the living will, medical power of attorney and particularly very important next of kin information papers. You can give your information to the Community Service Center after one week, as now it is under renovation.
In our Welcome Center we have a Western Union outlet so you can receive money from anywhere in the world right at the Welcome Center from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM and 04:00 to 08:30 PM seven days of the week. For any information please contact the Welcome Center.
For the pleasure of Their Lordships, the Guru Param Para and the assembled Vaisnavas the Book Scores are as follows:
Matchless Gift Shop distributed 151 Transcendental Books
Krishna Balaram Book Stall distributed 65 Transcendental Books
Gaur Nitai Book Stall distributed 84 Transcendental Books
Mataji’s Book Distribution Party distributed 213 Transcendental Books
Total of 513 Transcendental Books
272 Devoted souls chanted a round of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra in Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi Mandir
Krishna Balaram Mandir Welcomes Everyone to Sri Vrindavan Dham and our Iskcon Mangal Arotik Program. Today we especially welcome: His Grace Sankarshan Prabhu and his wife Her Grace Vishnu Priya Mataji. Also we would like to welcome back His Grace Pancha Gauda Prabhu from Badrinath trip.
Today’s Class Schedule is:
English Srimad Bhagawatam Class Given by: His Grace Bhir Krishna Prabhu
Hindi Srimad Bhagawatam Class Given by: His Grace Sarvabhauma Prabhu
Bhagavad Gita Class given in Srila Prabhupada’s Library at 5:30 p.m. by: His Grace Manunath Prabhu
​ Today’s Kirtan Schedule is:
Tulasi Puja sung by His Grace Deena Bandhu Prabhu
Guru Puja sung by His Grace Dahi Baksha Prabhu
Sandhya Arotik sung by His Grace Ananda Krishna Prabhu
Tomorrow’s Mangal Arotik sung by His Grace Pancha Gauda Prabhu
Srila Prabhupada Daily Quote
“Any devotee who has developed genuine love for Krishna can also explain the truth about Krishna because Krishna helps such sincere devotee seated in his heart.” (Delhi – September 20, 1967)
Special Concerns for Pilgrims:
Forex Foreign Money Exchange at our Welcome Center is the only authorized place to exchange Laxmi inside the temple. Call Her Grace Laxmi Priya Mataji at: +91 81266-98702
Come visit Krishna Balaram’s cows at Their Goshala. Feed the cows special ladhus and give them your love. To sponsor Go Seva contact His Grace Sanak Sanatan Prabhu at +91 9897878111 or His Grace Subh Krishna Prabhu at +91 9760014118 and His Grace Saci Gaurasundara Prabhu at +91 8859658080.
If you would like to sponsor our wonderful Daily Kitchree Distribution Program or Your Day in Vrindavan Project contact His Grace Ramakant Prabhu +91 9897070632 at the Life Patron Department in the backside of the temple.
The Community Service Center is available across from the Balaram Hall from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Contact Her Grace Kusa Devi Dasi +91 9997011158 or Kamala devi dasi +91 9557604293
This Daily Announcement forum is not a perfected service and subject to change. Errors are inevitable and regretted. Thank you for your patience!
Tune into classes on FM Radio at 99.0 for Srimad Bhagavatam class and 98.0 for Bhagavad-gita class ( may be subject to change) or on the internet at www.Vrindavan.tv

“Vedic”: The Vedas and More. SCHOLARS OFTEN restrict the meaning…
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“Vedic”: The Vedas and More.
SCHOLARS OFTEN restrict the meaning of the term “Vedic” to that which relates only to four original Vedas Rg, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva and the period in which they assume they appeared. Authorities within the tradition itself, however, usually expand the meaning to include not only the Vedas but their corollaries as well. They give the corollaries at least equal status to the Vedas and refer to them as Vedic literature. Following are some references to support that view:
“One should expand and accept the meaning of the Vedas with the help of the Itihasas and Puranas. The Vedas are afraid of being mistreated by one who is ignorant of the Itihasas and Puranas.” (Mahabharata, Adi 1.267)
“I consider the message of the Puranas to be more important than that of the Vedas. All that is in the Vedas is in the Puranas without a doubt.” (Naradiya Purana)
“I consider the Puranas equal to the Vedas. … The Vedas feared that their purport would be distorted by inattentive listening, but their purport was established long ago by the Itihasas and Puranas. What is not found in the Vedas is found in the smrtis.And what is not found in either is described in the Puranas. A person who knows the four Vedas along with the Upanisads but who does not know the Puranas is not very learned.” (Skanda Purana, Prabhasa-khanda)
Finally, the Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad (4.5.11) states: “The Rg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda, Itihasas, Puranas, Upanisads, verses and mantras chanted by brahmanas, sutras [compilations of Vedic statements], as well as transcendental knowledge and the explanations of the sutras and mantras all emanate from the breathing of the great Personality of Godhead.”

TOVP: Vishwakarma Puja in the Service of Sri Sri Radha Madhava…
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TOVP: Vishwakarma Puja in the Service of Sri Sri Radha Madhava (Album with photos)
Sadbhuja Das: Vishwakarma is the demigod of architecture. He is accredited for designing Dwarka. The Mahabharata describes him as “The lord of the arts, executor of a thousand handicrafts, the carpenter of the gods, the most eminent of artisans, the fashioner of all ornaments … and a great and immortal god.” He has four hands, wears a crown, loads of gold jewelry, and holds a water-pot, a book, a noose and craftsman’s tools in his hands”.

The modes! (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2016, Durban,…
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The modes!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture)
Spiritual life can be received in any state of mind. If the seed of bhakti is received when we are in ignorance, when there are unwanted activities, actions, etc. then these other “creepers” choke the “devotional creeper”. Even in the mode of passion, there are disturbances. We will become insensitive because of our selfishness; we exploit the world, other living beings and so on…
That is what is going on in the world today!
Madness is a result of uncontrolled senses and we get entangled in things that do not bring us happiness because we look at short-term happiness. Sometimes famous people destroy their whole life because of one foolish act which only gave short-term happiness. We have to be careful of what we desire – maybe it is best to not go after too much wealth; what we require for living is actually enough. So often we thoughtlessly do things and then regret… regret… regret…
Bhagavad-gita is the book that organizes our life. Chapter 17 of Bhagavad-gita speaks about the three modes of material nature. These modes manifest in so many things. The mode of goodness makes it easier to maintain our spiritual life. Most of us here are not hearing this for the first time and most of us can make the change but MAINTAINING it is the difficult part.

Shiksha from Shikshashtakam (Audio-visual…
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Shiksha from Shikshashtakam (Audio-visual presentation)
Chaitanya Charan Das: When I came to Alachua, Florida, USA, last year, I felt embarrassed to speak about Krishna to an audience primarily of senior devotees, many of whom are Prabhupada disciples. Still, they have been very kind to encourage me and appreciate my classes.
This year, Janmashtami Prabhu, who had started the Mayapur Institute (MI) in Mayapur and has started a Krishna Institute here for similarly revitalizing an educational ethos in our movement, asked me to speak on a workshop entitled “Relishing Shikshashtakam” at the Alachua Learning Center.
Fifty-seven devotees participated in the three-day workshop from 3rd to 5th Sep, 2016, with around forty-five of them being non-Indians and over a dozen being Srila Prabhupada disciples.
I spoke on the Shikshashtakam in twelve talks each of about one hour and fifteen minutes. The first text took three talks and the third took two talks, with all the other texts covered in one talk each. All the talks are available here: https://goo.gl/z8niHK
The Shikshashtakam talks about exalted levels of consciousness and, also in its later verses, about esoteric states of devotion. I tried to take those lofty topics as starting points for descending to the practical challenges in our life as seekers.

Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir Kartika Parikrama Schedule. Deena…
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Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir Kartika Parikrama Schedule.
Deena Bandhu Das: Kartika is glorified in the Puranas as very special for making spiritual advancement and the best place to be in Kartika is Sri Braja Dham. In fact this month is known as Damodar, since in the middle of this month, the Lord performed His very enchanting Damodar Lila. Kartika month also represents Radharani, and devotees perform special austerities to gain Her favor.
With great happiness in our hearts, we invite everyone to join in the auspicious Kartika Festival in Vrindavan. We have organized a wonderful variety of parikramas to the Holy Places of Krishna’s pastimes in Braja for all of you. Almost daily, we will be going by bus leaving in the morning and returning in time for lunch around 3 PM, unless otherwise noted. Sometimes we will also join up with Lokanatha Swami’s Braja Mandala Parikrama and enjoy the association of the many devotees who will be wandering around Braja on foot. Tickets will be available from the Welcome Center next to the temple, and all of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples and accompanied family members are free!
The 4th of November is the Holy Disappearance Day Festival of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and we extend a warm invitation to all to come and commemorate this sacred occassion with us in Sri Vrindavan, where His Divine Grace is sitting in Samadhi. Leading up to this day, every evening, senior disciples will be relating their memories of Srila Prabhupada. One day before, we will take Srila Prabhupada in the very same palanquin from 1977 for a grand Sankirtan Procession past all the Goswami temples in Vrindavan.
Parikrama Schedule
16 Oct Moonlit Giriraja Parikrama
18 Vrindavan Temples
19 Madhuvan Talavan
20 Braja Mohan Mandir Narottama Disap
21 Radha Kunda – Kusum Sarovar
23 Javat – Ter Kadamba – Lunch at Vrinda Kunda
24 Barsana
26 Badrinatha
28 Nandagram lunch at Vrinda Kunda
29 Kamyavan
30 Diwali Raval Gokul
31 Giriraja Parikrama
1 Nov Govardhana Puja
3 Srila Prabhupada’s Procession to Goswami Temples
4 Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day
6 Mansarovar, Bandhirvan, Baelvan Return by Boat
7 Ram Ghat – Chir Ghat
9 Javat – Ter Kadamba (Lunch at Vrinda Kunda)
10 Dauji and Lohavan
11 All night Kirtan in Vrinda Kunda
12 Tulasi Shaligram Vivah Vrinda Kunda
In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,
Deena Bandhu dasa

Saturday Night Harinam London, September 2016 (2 min…
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Saturday Night Harinam London, September 2016 (2 min video)
Bhajahari das: Steak house waitress makes spiritual profit!
This is why we must go out on harinam!
Please watch the following amazing video:
https://youtu.be/r3R-1_V0J80
In this wonderful short clip you will see a young lady whose job it is to stand at the door of the Angus Steak House in Leicester Square, greet customers and then show them to their seats. As soon as the Harinam Party reached outside the Steak House she deserted her post immediately asked me for the garland I was wearing – then just jumped into the Kirtan Party and while holding hands with one of our lady devotees – wholeheartedly danced and chanted for about 5 minutes. You can see she is holding an Angus Steak House menu in her hand all the while. When she finally decides to return to her post outside the restaurant you can see her respectfully bow her head to me while I film her.
Srila Prabhupada states in the Teachings of Queen Kunti:
“It is our duty to make all such unfortunate creatures fortunate. That is our mission. Therefore we go into the street and chant….. And if somehow or other we place some literature in someone’s hand, he becomes fortunate….. Our business is to bring everyone to this Krishna consciousness movement so that everyone may spiritually profit” Over 1,000 small booklets distributed along with 600 pieces of Krsna Prasadam.

The “Conch”, New Govardhana community’s…
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The “Conch”, New Govardhana community’s newsletter, in Australia, with all the local news, is now online.
Excerpt: Did You Know? By Vrindavani Briant. You may have noticed the two new buildings at ISKCON New Govardhana. These buildings mark the spot for the new and improved brahmacharini ashrama. Each building contains rooms with upgraded facilities for the brahmacharinis, including air conditioning and individual bathrooms. A third building will be erected to provide a common area that includes a kitchen and laundry facility, and verandahs will be added to all three buildings. Plans also include raised garden beds for flowers and vegetables and additional landscaping of the whole area. As soon as the Council has approved the building plans, work on this new project will be underway!
Find it here: https://goo.gl/Ha0kPq (pdf document)

In every city and village! (Album with photos) Kalasamvara Das:…
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In every city and village! (Album with photos)
Kalasamvara Das: A RAY OF LIGHT FROM THE TAKHUR’S VISION
From a sweet village, in the sacred groves of Godrum dvipa in Mayapur, on his appearance day…our party received extraordinary mercy.
The transcendental sky opened and our great grandfather Bhaktivinod Thakur poured his blessings on a pristine village nestled on one of Fijis beautiful emerald Isles.Garlanded in living coral and surrounded in Turquoise seas of the South Pacific ; the unique village of Yaloubi received the blessings of parampara
Our gift to them, they met and matched with open hearted interfaith. It seemed this occasion was a well deserved award for these beautiful people, who didn’t speak so much but showed by perfect example…“Simple living and high thinking”
A direct transcendental link from village to village; an empowered connection…on this unforgettable day… we made leaps and bounds , on our Padayatra to celebrate 50 years of Prabhupada’s ISKCON.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/HHK3qj

How I Met the Cowherd Lord, Krishna. Suraiya Ali
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How I Met the Cowherd Lord, Krishna.
Suraiya Ali: I grew up going to many types of religious houses, but I had never been to a temple sanctioned by ISKCON. I had met the cowherd Lord in books and in my relationships, but now I was going to His house, for the very first time. So we dressed up, as my best friend said that evening, “there is no such thing as being overdressed to the temple, as you’re dressing for the pleasure of Krishna.”