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TOVP: Choosing the best decorations for the Temple of Vedic…
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TOVP: Choosing the best decorations for the Temple of Vedic Planetarium. (Album with photos)
As research goes on, we always try to find the best materials for the TOVP.
Some times they come from Europe, South America and other far away places, but other times we can find them locally, here in West Bengal.
Sadbhuja Prabhu has recently visited an iron factory in Kolkata.
The factory has been operating for over 100 years and they have more then 600 workers!
They also export to many countries.
In this images we can see samples of cast iron that the factory can produce.
It is very versatile to use this technique, as one can create any design at any size and thickness.
We plan to make the railings for the Tovp in cast iron.
This peacock design will be the first sample of iron casting, and will be used on the Prabhupada Bridge.
This as well, is part of the finishing work for the TOVP.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/75E0et
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November 2015 12/15/2015
For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this file contains
the following North American results for the month of November:
North American Totals
Monthly Temples
Monthly Weekend Warriors etc.
Monthly Top 100 Individuals
Monthly Top 5
Cumulative Countries
Cumulative Temples
Cumulative Top 100 Individuals
Cumulative Top 5
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All glories to your service,
Your servant, Mayapur Sasi dasa
Scores received thru 12/15/2015
North American offering to Srila Prabhupada
MahaBig Big Medium Small BTGs Total Total % Templ/
Books Books Books Books Mags Books Points Change Devote
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January 13060 4067 5388 16623 5783 44921 37742.65 +24% 32/ 99
February 12342 2951 6011 16459 3501 41264 35153.75 +31% 29/ 81
March 12834 4145 6405 19762 8866 52012 38869.00 +34% 30/ 95
April 22218 6766 13004 23085 8893 73966 64364.55 +17% 28/ 94
May 16064 9503 11674 24490 8588 70319 54475.70 +4% 27/ 82
June 21186 10180 12344 22839 10569 77118 65508.25 -7% 29/ 92
July 25201 19143 8502 24163 12052 89061 81200.35 +16% 27/ 89
August 20981 9616 26571 28387 8822 94377 72855.65 +6% 25/ 94
September21446 9889 9093 29160 14358 83946 66066.50 +27% 21/ 88
October 19370 11008 9841 25234 9266 74719 61908.00 -2% 24/ 89
November 21186 10938 7725 17676 5301 62826 62121.60 -32% 21/ 85
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Totals 205888 98206 116558 247878 95999 764529 640266.00 +5% 39/212
(%)Change compared
to last year
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ALL TEMPLES
November 2015
% M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs
Temples (size) Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags
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1 Silicon Valley(ISV US 15713.00*+251% 7819* 3 0 288 0
2 Los Angeles (L) US 11390.40 -29% 2752 2980 2992 5620 54
3 RupanugaVedicColle US 10338.90 -22% 3573 2325 498 1058 3544
4 Toronto (S) Can 6144.60*+492% 1008* 3035* 1254* 1864* 6
5 Gainesville (M) US 2986.75* +50% 855* 806 700 483 0
6 Denver (M) US 2476.70 -28% 949 268 238 720 117
7 TBB TSKP (MS) US 2357.00 +3% 317 790 857 2018 0
8 Laguna Beach (S) US 2195.25 +94% 944 74 122* 377 780*
9 Dallas (M) US 1919.75 -1% 817 171 69 307 35
10 Chicago (S) US 1354.90 -27% 418 238 270 558 64
11 Baltimore (MS) US 1232.00 -67% 612 2 12 0 0
12 Bhakti Lounge (Phi US 942.75*+161% 414* 5 60 319 0
13 Hillsborough, NC ( US 914.50 +35% 133 157* 208* 1286 660
14 New Talavan (S) US 597.75 -64% 233 7 235 29 0
15 Hartford (MS) US 429.25*+108% 177* 24 4 197 0
16 Vancouver (S) Can 372.50*+116% 32 20 57 1040* 0
17 New Orleans (S) US 339.25 -39% 14 0 105 1035 0
18 Miami (S) US 153.00 -66% 26 11 1 358 0
19 Sacramento/TYM (S) US 148.50 -50% 70 4 4 10 0
20 Berkeley (S) US 108.90 -39% 21 17 38 108 39
21 Arkadelphia (S) US 5.95 -61% 2 1 1 1 2*
(%)Change compared (*)New record
to monthly average for this year
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WEEKEND WARRIORS ETC
November 2015
% M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs
Individuals or Group Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags
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1 WW Team ISV Week Sil US 15713.00*+251% 7819* 3 0 288 0
2 WW Toronto WW Tor Can 578.00 +16% 227 63 85 74 0
3 WW Dallas Dal US 123.75 -69% 39 36 11 17 0
4 WW Los Angeles LA US 7.50 -61% 0 0 5 20 0
5 WW Arkadelphia W Ark US 5.95 -65% 2 1 1 1 2*
(%)Change compared (*)New record
to monthly average for this year
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TOP 100 INDIVIDUALS
November 2015
% M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs
Individuals Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags
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1 Bk Jay Khush LA US 2696.40 -11% 454 704 1629 1078* 4
2 Krishna Bhagavan RVC US 2151.05 +6% 759 433 111 153 1063
3 Paramesvara d RVC US 2055.95 -38% 702 465 20 61 1617
4 Ananda Kirtan d LA US 1909.95 -23% 509 530 273 901* 2
5 Bk Carlos Gai US 1553.75*+106% 457* 439* 279 245 0
6 Deva Krsna d RVC US 1521.25 -37% 672 141 0 145 0
7 Brajananda d RVC US 1506.15 -29% 524 397 23 179 49
8 Dasya Prema d RVC US 1234.25 -14% 455 238 110 19 265
9 Nidra dd Den US 1166.00 +16% 449 151 144 180 0
10 Dharmaraja d RVC US 1162.25 +15% 330 446 0 225 0
11 Kalki d(2 Kimani Gai US 1083.00 +1% 339 339 123 18 0
12 Prema Sankirtan LA US 1035.75 +16% 294 344 45 325 0
13 Nityananda d Dal US 1008.00 -28% 504 0 0 0 0
14 Shastra-krt d LA US 972.00 -5% 486 0 0 0 0
15 Sacitanoy d LA US 863.75 +24% 212 384 0 223 0
16 Gauranga Prema d LA US 779.75 +26% 141 117 601* 321* 0
17 Bk Carlos TBB US 737.50 -24% 34 207 514 822 0
18 Parama Karuna d Chi US 692.50 -43% 230 124 110 214 0
19 Madhava Puri d TBB US 646.50 +20% 89 353 14 434 0
20 Bk Ivan LA US 603.75*+633% 59* 327* 178* 273* 15*
21 Maharaja d LA US 597.60 -3% 269 32 16 72 16
22 Bhrgupati d LA US 582.25 -58% 79 253 165 355 0
23 Bk Storm LA US 582.00 -30% 151 96 246 244 0
24 Mohanasini dd Tal US 557.75 -65% 233 7 155 29 0
25 Sri Arjuna d Rup US 537.00 +3% 119 169 57 186 550
26 Vijaya d LA US 518.00 -11% 240 24 28 0 0
27 Raya Nitai d TBB US 433.75 -52% 108 77 110 343 0
28 Bhismadeva d Dal US 318.25* +37% 109* 89* 9* 27 0
29 Krsna Kumar d TBB US 313.25 -32% 86 47 109 159 0
30 Caitanya dd Gai US 260.25*+129% 44* 15 252* 125 0
31 Drumila d NO US 259.25 -36% 4 0 105 795 0
32 Prana Hari d Den US 240.00 -39% 73 50 17 142 0
33 Bk Joey TBB US 226.00 -7% 0 106 110* 260 0
34 Cakri d Dallas Dal US 225.50 +35% 90 0 0 168 35
35 Bk Jordan Chi US 222.25*+657% 62* 85* 0 53* 0
36 Gaur Sundar d LA US 207.95 -74% 89 19 15 13 2
37 Nanda Suno dasa Den US 201.75 +56% 70* 32 26 67 0
38 Tusta Krsna d Den US 192.00 na 96 0 0 0 0
39 Amala Purana d Den US 155.25 -51% 59 10 19 71 0
40 Ananda Murari d Den US 154.75 +55% 65 11 16 23 0
41 Shilpa Patel Chi US 144.00 na 72 0 0 0 0
42 Caitanya Hari d Van Can 108.00*+999% 54 0 0 0 0
43 Vinoda Kovida d Den US 105.00 -40% 37 14 16 36 0
44 Visala d Mia US 92.25 -36% 6 4 0 305 0
45 Dinabandhu Guru Ber US 90.75 -19% 18 14 29 91 35
46 Sarvatarak d NO US 80.00 -12% 10* 0 0 240 0
47 Nila Madhava d LA US 78.50 -15% 24 24 0 26 0
48 Bn Demi Tor Can 77.80 +47% 34 3 3 20 3
49 Brhat Mrdanga d Rup US 77.25 na 0 35 44 81 0
50 Bk Sebastian LA US 75.75 -8% 3 1 15 245 0
51 Radha Krishna d LA US 74.50 -49% 20 13 10 60 15
52 Visnu Gada d Van Can 70.75*+156% 23* 14* 7 29* 0
53 Bk Eric LA US 70.50 -93% 4 0 125 0 0
54 Banke Bihari dd Van Can 69.75 +46% 32 4 1 5 0
55 Karuna Dharini LA US 59.00 -16% 23 2 12 20 0
56 Narottamananda d Dal US 56.50 -55% 22 0 25 0 0
57 Cakri d Chi US 56.00 -71% 0 0 112 0 0
58 Lilakara d Mia US 54.50 -48% 20 5 0 38 0
59 Bk Gus LA US 54.25 -81% 12 15 17 27 0
60 Bk Mitch Rampp Chi US 44.65 -70% 13 9 4 25 14*
61 Dvijamani Gaura RVC US 40.25 -55% 11 0 32 9 0
62 Krsnadas Kaviraj Tor Can 40.00 na 0 40 0 0 0
63 Kaivalya dd Tal US 40.00 -20% 0 0 80 0 0
64 Bn Tessa Gai US 39.75 -20% 1 2 34 75* 0
65 Premabhakti dd Van Can 36.00*+157% 18* 0 0 0 0
66 Dhamesvara Mahap Gai US 33.00 -37% 14* 4 2 0 0
67 Acarya Nistha d Chi US 32.25 -86% 13 0 0 25 0
68 Uttama Sloka d Chi US 25.00 +127% 0 0 0 100* 0
69 Radharani dd LA US 21.50 na 3 0 15 32 0
70 Jagatpati d Van Can 19.75* +43% 0 0 28 23 0
71 Lalita dd Ber US 18.15 -70% 3 3 9 17 4
72 Shankar Pandit d Chi US 14.25 -55% 5 0 2 13 0
73 Arya Siddhanta d RVC US 13.50 -84% 0 0 27 0 0
74 Hari Nama dd LA US 12.50 -46% 0 0 0 50 0
75 Gopi Gita dd LA US 10.25 -73% 0 0 17 7 0
76 Prajapati d Mia US 5.75 -47% 0 2 0 15 0
77 Bk Sergey Chi US 5.00 -90% 0 0 0 20 0
78 Kamalini dd Hil US 4.25 -93% 0 0 2 5 20*
79 Bk Sonny Chi US 2.50 -90% 0 0 0 10 0
80 Nartaka Gopal dd Mia US 0.50 -95% 0 0 1* 0 0
(%)Change compared (*)New record
to monthly average for this year
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MONTHLY TOP 5 TEMPLES AND INDIVIDUALS
November 2015
-------- Points -------- ----------- Points -----------
1 Silicon Valley(ISV) 15713.00 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 2696.40
2 Los Angeles 11390.40 2 Krishna Bhagavan d RVC 2151.05
3 RupanugaVedicCollege 10338.90 3 Paramesvara d RVC 2055.95
4 Toronto 6144.60 4 Ananda Kirtan d LA 1909.95
5 Gainesville 2986.75 5 Bk Carlos Gainesvil1553.75
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1 Toronto +492% 1 Caitanya Hari d Vancouver +999%
2 Silicon Valley(ISV) +251% 2 Bk Jordan Chicago +657%
3 Bhakti Lounge (Phili +161% 3 Bk Ivan LA +633%
4 Vancouver +116% 4 Premabhakti dd Vancouver +157%
5 Hartford +108% 5 Visnu Gada d Vancouver +156%
---- Maha-Big Books ---- ------- Maha-Big Books -------
1 Silicon Valley(ISV) 7819 1 Krishna Bhagavan d RVC 759
2 RupanugaVedicCollege 3573 2 Paramesvara d RVC 702
3 Los Angeles 2752 3 Deva Krsna d RVC 672
4 Toronto 1008 4 Brajananda d RVC 524
5 Denver 949 5 Ananda Kirtan d LA 509
------ Big Books ------- ---------- Big Books ---------
1 Toronto 3035 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 704
2 Los Angeles 2980 2 Ananda Kirtan d LA 530
3 RupanugaVedicCollege 2325 3 Paramesvara d RVC 465
4 Gainesville 806 4 Dharmaraja d RVC 446
5 TBB TSKP 790 5 Bk Carlos Gainesvil 439
----- Medium Books ----- -------- Medium Books --------
1 Los Angeles 2992 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 1629
2 Toronto 1254 2 Gauranga Prema dChinLA 601
3 TBB TSKP 857 3 Bk Carlos TBB TSKP 514
4 Gainesville 700 4 Bk Carlos Gainesvil 279
5 RupanugaVedicCollege 498 5 Ananda Kirtan d LA 273
----- Small Books ------ -------- Small Books ---------
1 Los Angeles 5620 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 1078
2 TBB TSKP 2018 2 Ananda Kirtan d LA 901
3 Toronto 1864 3 Bk Carlos TBB TSKP 822
4 Hillsborough, NC 1286 4 Drumila d New Orlea 795
5 RupanugaVedicCollege 1058 5 Madhava Puri d TBB TSKP 434
------ Magazines ------- --------- Magazines ----------
1 RupanugaVedicCollege 3544 1 Paramesvara d RVC 1617
2 Laguna Beach 780 2 Krishna Bhagavan d RVC 1063
3 Hillsborough, NC 660 3 Sri Arjuna d RupanugaV 550
4 Denver 117 4 Dasya Prema d RVC 265
5 Chicago 64 5 Brajananda d RVC 49
------ Full Sets ------- --------- Full Sets ----------
1 Hartford 32 1 Nidra dd Denver 13
2 Silicon Valley(ISV) 14 2 Gaur Sundar d LA 4
3 Denver 13 3 Caitanya Hari d Vancouver 3
4 Toronto 8 4 Bk Jay Khush LA 2
5 Baltimore 8 5 Shastra-krt d LA 1
----- BBT Payments ----- ------ Matajis - Points ------
1 Silicon Valley(ISV) 48000 1 Nidra dd Denver 1166.00
2 Los Angeles 26900 2 Mohanasini dd New Talav 557.75
3 RupanugaVedicCollege 11334 3 Caitanya dd Gainsvill 260.25
4 Toronto 10942 4 Banke Bihari dd Vancouver 69.75
5 Laguna Beach 7000 5 Karuna Dharini dd LA 59.00
--- Bhaktas - Points --- ----- Bhaktins - Points ------
1 Bk Jay Khush LA 2696.40 1 Bn Demi Toronto 77.80
2 Bk Carlos Gainesvil1553.75 2 Bn Tessa Gainesvil 39.75
3 Bk Carlos TBB TSKP 737.50 3 0.00
4 Bk Ivan LA 603.75 4 0.00
5 Bk Storm LA 582.00 5 0.00
Veteran Men(20+yrs) Points -Veteran Women(20+yrs) Points-
1 Prema Sankirt LA 1035.75 1 Nidra dd Denver 1166.00
2 Sacitanoy d LA 863.75 2 Mohanasini dd New Talav 557.75
3 Bhrgupati d LA 582.25 3 Karuna Dharini dd LA 59.00
4 Vijaya d LA 518.00 4 Radharani dd LA 21.50
5 Drumila d New Orlea 259.25 5 Lalita dd Berkeley 18.15
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COUNTRIES (CUMULATIVE)
January thru November, 2015
Country % Total M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs
(Temples) Points Change Books Books Books Books Books Mags
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1 USA (35) 615992.80 +6% 735570 199137 93253 111203 236428 95549
2 Canada (4) 24273.20 -2% 28959 6751 4953 5355 11450 450
(%)Change compared to Jan-Nov 2014
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TEMPLES (CUMULATIVE)
January thru November, 2015
% M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs
Temples (size) Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags
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1 Los Angeles (L) US 172812.50 +1% 49488 29222 56301* 61864* 9980
2 RupanugaVedicColle US 130364.05* +57% 43994* 32327* 4889* 15191*38068*
3 Silicon Valley(ISV US 60521.35 -11% 29021 119 14* 9413* 1*
4 Denver (M) US 36715.10 -4% 10759 7139* 7061* 16688* 3556*
5 Baltimore (MS) US 35149.90* +95% 10656* 610* 1435* 38960*27704*
6 TBB TSKP (MS) US 25242.40*+167% 6113* 4070* 9319* 16978* 424*
7 Gainesville (M) US 22946.50 -20% 5885 5979 7115 6560 0
8 Dallas (M) US 21339.55* +69% 9474* 1137* 881 3093 408
9 Chicago (S) US 20027.75 -25% 5676 4473 3511* 9259 1325*
10 Toronto (S) Can 16517.00 -19% 3781 4746 3762 8202 443
11 New Talavan (S) US 15496.50 +2% 6015 810* 4736* 1154 0
12 Laguna Beach (S) US 13497.30 +5% 5764 502* 662* 3458 2718
13 Hillsborough, NC ( US 7709.70 +4% 1915 651* 828 10218* 2470*
14 Alachua (S) US 7150.55 -18% 1212 1060* 3446 6161 4033
15 Washington D.C. (M US 6388.35 -42% 1904 408 3489* 1671 101
16 New York Harinam ( US 5697.50 -12% 1403 1102 775 5608 0
17 Atlanta (S) US 5397.80 -55% 1815 1009 786 788 1688*
18 New Orleans (S) US 5352.25 +4% 213* 0 2637 14431* 0
19 Miami (S) US 4151.40 -38% 1020 563* 38 5702 995
20 Bhakti Lounge (Phi US 3833.70* na 1448* 130* 602* 2026* 2*
21 Bhakti Lounge (Tor Can 3660.55* na 1506* 28* 638* 1205* 3*
22 Sacramento/TYM (S) US 3138.50* na 1373* 211* 180* 366* 0
23 Hartford (MS) US 2493.25* na 768* 390* 239* 1791* 0
24 Vancouver (S) Can 2100.15 +87% 538 179 668 2043* 4
25 Saranagati Farm (M Can 1995.50* na 926* 0 287* 0 0
26 Tucson (S) US 1984.90* na 811* 74* 248* 306* 884*
27 Berkeley (S) US 1882.20 -71% 427 258 719 1436 517*
28 San Diego (M) US 1867.40 -89% 494 560 251 774 4*
29 Seattle (S) US 1528.75 na 496 92 218* 503* 252
30 Philadelphia (M) US 924.75 -76% 343 33 192 373 165
31 St. Louis (S) US 897.00 -33% 275 207 106 348 0
32 Krishna Culture (S US 463.50 -60% 126 53 218 186* 30
33 Orlando (MS) US 290.00* na 0 0 241* 678* 0
34 Minneapolis (S) US 234.00 -70% 108 0 11 50 0
35 Hale Krishna Hawai US 140.50 -65% 12 42 37 180 110
36 Arkadelphia (S) US 113.30*+100% 28* 22* 13* 114* 3
37 Texarkana (S) US 109.10* +19% 46* 0 0 24 111*
38 Las Vegas (S) US 98.25 -72% 39 0 5 71 0
39 Columbus (S) US 33.25 -98% 16 0 0 5 0
40 Boston (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
41 New York City (M) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
42 New Vrindavan (L) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
43 Honolulu (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
44 Detroit (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
45 BTG/Krishna.com (S US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
46 Portland (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
47 New Jersey-Edison US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
48 Montreal TSKP (S) Can 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
49 New York 26 2nd Av US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
50 Murari Sevak (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
51 Ottawa (MS) Can 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
52 New Jersey-Towaco US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
53 Houston (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
54 New York Queens (S US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
55 Tampa Bay (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
56 San Francisco (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
57 Cintamani Dhama KY US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
58 Halifax (MS) Can 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
59 Naperville (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
60 San Antonio (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
61 Austin (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
62 World Harinama Par US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
63 Calgary (MS) Can 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
64 Boise (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
65 Tallahassee (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
66 Winnipeg (MS) Can 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
67 Gita-nagari (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
68 Ann Harbor (S) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
69 Santa Cruz (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
70 Santa Barbara (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
71 Spanish Fork KHQN US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
72 Palm Beach (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
73 Carpinteria (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
74 Birmingham(USA) (M US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
75 Albuquerque (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
76 Louisville (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
77 Naples (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
78 Harrisburg (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
79 Oklahoma City (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
80 Boulder (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
81 Phoenix(AZ) (MS) US 0.00 na 0 0 0 0 0
(%)Change compared (*)Better than
to Jan-Nov 2014 last year
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TOP 100 INDIVIDUALS (CUMULATIVE)
January thru November, 2015
% M-Big Big Medium Small BTGs
Individuals Points Change Books Books Books Books Mags
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1 Bk Jay Khush LA US 32891.00*+412% 11417* 3038* 13036* 1794* 525*
2 Paramesvara d RVC US 31767.45 -17% 9043 10993* 1277 1543*16642
3 Ananda Kirtan d LA US 26699.95*+116% 10375* 2329 5535* 3409 12*
4 Deva Krsna d RVC US 23173.50* +12% 10744* 1124 0 2246* 0
5 Brajananda d RVC US 20705.70* +16% 7201 5521* 52* 1572 3637*
6 Krishna Bhagavan RVC US 20467.70* na 6897* 4544* 915* 3056* 9082*
7 Bhrgupati d LA US 14481.30 -74% 5276 1761 1810* 4956* 243*
8 Dasya Prema d RVC US 14152.85* +35% 4833* 2960 1314* 1801 4196*
9 Nityananda d Dal US 13668.00* na 6834* 0 0 0 0
10 Mohanasini dd New US 13430.75 -8% 5268 723* 3890* 907* 0
11 Kalki d(2 Kimani Gai US 11764.75* +87% 3204* 3469* 2720* 2111* 0
12 Dharmaraja d RVC US 11249.60* na 3075* 4483* 239* 1802* 466*
13 Nidra dd Den US 11205.50 -2% 4184 1496* 1355* 2656* 0
14 Shastra-krt d LA US 11187.50 -18% 5437 226 0 350 0
15 Bk Eric LA US 10179.75* +38% 2715* 2501* 3973* 591 1145*
16 Raya Nitai d TBB US 9417.50 +2% 2797* 1130* 2887 5000 0
17 Harinama d RVC US 9251.55* na 2734* 2508* 1000* 1563* 3848*
18 Parama Karuna d Chi US 9129.95 -13% 2839 1950* 1604* 2799 2*
19 Prema Sankirtan LA US 9071.25 -29% 1666 4366 1455* 2577 15
20 Bk Storm LA US 8945.80*+999% 2545* 1646* 3177* 2298* 468*
21 Bk Carlos Gai US 8332.00* na 2263* 2140* 2198* 2268* 0
22 Bk Carlos TBB US 7523.00* +69% 1531* 902 3670* 6896* 0
23 Sacitanoy d LA US 7114.40 -24% 1755 3015 419* 1518 4*
24 Gaur Sundar d LA US 6641.40* na 2824* 623* 517* 406* 104*
25 Maharaja d LA US 5546.85* +90% 2405* 489* 193 599* 16
26 Prana Hari d Den US 4149.50 +1% 1403 631* 445* 1960* 0
27 Vijaya d LA US 4003.00* +56% 1423 962* 389* 2* 0
28 Bk Tyler Den US 3934.00* na 925* 1627* 851* 126* 0
29 Krsna Kumar d TBB US 3534.40 -31% 984* 318 1742 1340 424*
30 Drumila d New US 3501.75 -15% 4 0 2110 9755* 0
31 Madhava Puri d TBB US 3341.00*+999% 535* 1258* 601* 2850* 0
32 Gauranga Prema d LA US 3256.25* na 684* 921* 1516* 837* 0
33 Bk Gus LA US 2858.75* na 723* 719* 1136* 503* 0
34 Bk Karim Den US 2215.75 -23% 3 1101 785* 2865* 0
35 Bn Karly Den US 2151.50* na 538* 460* 577* 1308* 0
36 Sri Arjuna d Rup US 2097.75* na 511* 643* 214* 425* 2195*
37 Bk Josh Ala US 2060.75* na 375* 778* 473* 1185* 0
38 Navadwipa d Tuc US 1923.90* na 786* 70* 238* 306* 864*
39 Ghosh Thakhur d Sar Can 1914.00* na 888* 0 276* 0 0
40 Cakri d Dallas Dal US 1891.55* +86% 708* 0 10 1721* 403
41 Acarya Nistha d Chi US 1874.35 -61% 529 478 287* 767 31*
42 Vinoda Kovida d Den US 1855.00* +62% 572* 358* 386* 640* 0
43 Samyaprasa d Den US 1833.25* +64% 405 226* 916* 1357* 0
44 Amala Purana d Den US 1425.50 na 424 159 491* 692 0
45 Caitanya dd Gai US 1395.75 -13% 193 139* 1206* 1071 0
46 Visala d Mia US 1390.65 -8% 230 83* 0 3149 604
47 Aditya Narayan d Hil US 1358.25* na 559* 50* 18* 665* 18*
48 Madhukari d Mia US 1266.75 -91% 560 95 0 207* 0
49 Dinabandhu Guru Ber US 1214.50 +2% 269* 184 396 1026* 380*
50 Divyanga d Ala US 1212.50 -20% 275* 0 700* 1230 50
51 Lalita Gopika dd Den US 1145.75* na 280* 242* 63* 1249* 0
52 Lilakara d Mia US 996.10* +73% 268* 124* 0 1288* 97
53 Bk Joey TBB US 958.75* na 41 586* 132 899* 0
54 Ananda Murari d Den US 951.00* +24% 335 114* 255* 158* 0
55 Babhru d TBB US 915.00 -92% 330 0 315 390 0
56 Bk Sebastian LA US 901.25* na 64* 14* 234* 2569* 0
57 Sarvatarak d New US 895.25* +77% 36* 0 116* 3061* 0
58 Bk Michael Chi US 875.65 -7% 136 297* 192* 833* 24
59 Nanda Suno dasa Den US 847.50* na 216* 188* 256* 398* 0
60 Bk Himanshu Chi US 738.75 -68% 219 174 111 285 0
61 Bk David SD US 728.30* na 147* 294* 150* 260* 3*
62 Syama dd Ala US 711.55 -61% 173 0 72 449 2173
63 Bk Ivan LA US 686.10* na 69* 372* 191* 314* 21*
64 Visva dd Chi US 665.00*+226% 213* 83* 60* 504* 0
65 Dvijamani Gaura RVC US 661.50 -29% 185 178 208* 32 15
66 Valmiki d RVC US 658.20* na 281* 41* 19* 182* 2*
67 Nila Madhava d LA US 633.30* na 204* 80* 0 210* 928*
68 Bk Chang SD US 621.50* na 203* 137* 0 314* 0
69 Bk Jeremy Den US 613.25 +17% 218 105 13 263* 0
70 Bn Demi Tor Can 607.30 -17% 170* 42* 172* 538 48
71 Bk Angelo Mia US 583.75*+646% 209* 89* 1 277* 70*
72 Lalita dd Ber US 559.45* +42% 146* 50* 263* 301* 107*
73 Karuna Dharini LA US 553.00 +1% 202 36* 110 232 0
74 Bhismadeva d Dal US 550.00* na 188* 144* 18* 84* 0
75 Gargamuni d St. US 548.00* na 179* 94* 68 248* 0
76 Rohini Nandan d New US 510.00* +17% 0 0 20* 2000* 0
77 Banke Bihari dd Van Can 500.50 +114% 198 53 64* 78* 0
78 Ananta Gopal d New US 480.75* na 171* 0 170* 215* 0
79 Bk Nihal NY US 471.25* na 143* 172* 0 53* 0
80 Cakri d Chi US 444.00* na 88* 76* 384* 0 0
81 Bk Steve LA US 425.00* na 0 0 0 1460* 600*
82 Bn Nickole Den US 424.25* na 161* 39* 90* 73* 0
83 Gopi Gita dd LA US 391.75* +28% 22 15* 351* 619 25*
84 Bn Tessa Gai US 388.75* na 12* 15* 528* 343* 0
85 Sura d LA US 374.00 na 31 1 160* 924* 0
86 Kamalini dd Hil US 359.90 +16% 109* 61 70 156 69
87 Cakri d StL St. US 349.00 -6% 96* 113 38 100* 0
88 Visnu Gada d Van Can 347.30* na 110* 40* 80 188* 3
89 Bk Mitch Rampp Chi US 346.40* na 68* 150* 48* 136* 24*
90 Arya Siddhanta d RVC US 341.50* na 65* 93* 189* 96* 0
91 Mantra Murti dd Mia US 340.75 -31% 90 85* 35 153 200
92 Bk Mikey Gai US 326.00* na 67* 40* 204* 200* 0
93 Gadagraja d Ala US 320.00 -52% 0 0 640 0 0
94 Bk John Rup US 289.50* na 77* 35* 0 402* 0
95 Bk Jordan Chi US 281.00* na 76* 98* 4* 106* 25*
96 Bk Jordan Rup US 279.70* na 43* 27* 61* 464* 202*
97 Bk Harish Kumar Chi US 260.50* na 124* 0 25* 0 0
98 Ekatvam d Gur US 256.50* na 0 0 278* 470* 0
99 Bk Rohit Chi US 255.50* na 56* 0 237* 100* 0
100 Bk Zan LA US 255.50* na 17* 15* 349* 64* 160*
(%)Change compared (*)Better than
to Jan-Nov 2014 last year
North American Sankirtan Newsletter
CUMULATIVE TOP 5 TEMPLES AND INDIVIDUALS
January thru November 2015
----- Points(Cum) ------ -------- Points(Cum) ---------
1 Los Angeles 172812.50 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 32891.00
2 RupanugaVedicCollege 130364.05 2 Paramesvara d RVC 31767.45
3 Silicon Valley(ISV) 60521.35 3 Ananda Kirtan d LA 26699.95
4 Denver 36715.10 4 Deva Krsna d RVC 23173.50
5 Baltimore 35149.90 5 Brajananda d RVC 20705.70
--- (%)Increase(Cum) --- ------ (%)Increase(Cum) ------
1 TBB TSKP +167% 1 Bk Storm LA +999%
2 Arkadelphia +100% 2 Madhava Puri d TBB TSKP +999%
3 Baltimore +95% 3 Bk Jay Khush LA +412%
4 Vancouver +87% 4 Visva dd Chicago +226%
5 Dallas +69% 5 Ananda Kirtan d LA +116%
-- Maha-Big Books(Cum) -- ----- Maha-Big Books(Cum) -----
1 Los Angeles 49488 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 11417
2 RupanugaVedicCollege 43994 2 Deva Krsna d RVC 10744
3 Silicon Valley(ISV) 29021 3 Ananda Kirtan d LA 10375
4 Denver 10759 4 Paramesvara d RVC 9043
5 Baltimore 10656 5 Brajananda d RVC 7201
---- Big Books(Cum) ---- ------- Big Books(Cum) -------
1 RupanugaVedicCollege 32327 1 Paramesvara d RVC 10993
2 Los Angeles 29222 2 Brajananda d RVC 5521
3 Denver 7139 3 Krishna Bhagavan d RVC 4544
4 Gainesville 5979 4 Dharmaraja d RVC 4483
5 Toronto 4746 5 Prema Sankirtan d LA 4366
--- Medium Books(Cum) --- ------ Medium Books(Cum) ------
1 Los Angeles 56301 1 Bk Jay Khush LA 13036
2 TBB TSKP 9319 2 Ananda Kirtan d LA 5535
3 Gainesville 7115 3 Bk Eric LA 3973
4 Denver 7061 4 Mohanasini dd New Talav 3890
5 RupanugaVedicCollege 4889 5 Bk Carlos TBB TSKP 3670
--- Small Books(Cum) --- ------ Small Books(Cum) ------
1 Los Angeles 61864 1 Drumila d New Orlea 9755
2 Baltimore 38960 2 Bk Carlos TBB TSKP 6896
3 TBB TSKP 16978 3 Raya Nitai d TBB TSKP 5000
4 Denver 16688 4 Bhrgupati d LA 4956
5 RupanugaVedicCollege 15191 5 Ananda Kirtan d LA 3409
---- Magazines(Cum) ---- ------- Magazines(Cum) -------
1 RupanugaVedicCollege 38068 1 Paramesvara d RVC 16642
2 Baltimore 27704 2 Krishna Bhagavan d RVC 9082
3 Los Angeles 9980 3 Dasya Prema d RVC 4196
4 Alachua 4033 4 Harinama d RVC 3848
5 Denver 3556 5 Brajananda d RVC 3637
---- Full Sets(Cum) ---- ------- Full Sets(Cum) -------
1 Silicon Valley(ISV) 316 1 Nidra dd Denver 99
2 Los Angeles 124 2 Gaur Sundar d LA 96
3 Denver 102 3 Aditya Narayan d Hillsboro 36
4 Hillsborough, NC 57 4 Shastra-krt d LA 14
5 Toronto 51 5 Bk Jay Khush LA 6
--- BBT Payments(Cum) --- ---- Matajis - Points(Cum) ----
1 Los Angeles 295476 1 Mohanasini dd New Tala13430.75
2 RupanugaVedicCollege 132783 2 Nidra dd Denver 11205.50
3 Silicon Valley(ISV) 128500 3 Caitanya dd Gainsvil 1395.75
4 Denver 54721 4 Lalita Gopika dd Denver 1145.75
5 TBB TSKP 52214 5 Syama dd Alachua 711.55
Bhaktas - Points(Cum) --- Bhaktins - Points(Cum) ---
1 Bk Jay Khush LA 32891.0 1 Bn Karly Denver 2151.50
2 Bk Eric LA 10179.8 2 Bn Demi Toronto 607.30
3 Bk Storm LA 8945.80 3 Bn Nickole Denver 424.25
4 Bk Carlos Gainesvil8332.00 4 Bn Tessa Gainesvil 388.75
5 Bk Carlos TBB TSKP 7523.00 5 Bn Magda Denver 108.00
Veteran Men(20+yrs) Points Veteran Women(20+yrs) Points
1 Bhrgupati d LA 14481.3 1 Mohanasini dd New Talav13430.8
2 Prema Sankirt LA 9071.25 2 Nidra dd Denver 11205.5
3 Sacitanoy d LA 7114.40 3 Syama dd Alachua 711.55
4 Gaur Sundar d LA 6641.40 4 Lalita dd Berkeley 559.45
5 Vijaya d LA 4003.00 5 Karuna Dharini dd LA 553.00
HOW TO SEND IN SCORES
Monthly scores can still be sent the usual ways: fax, phone,
snail mail and e-mail. Please send them before the 7th of the
next month.
When sending scores by e-mail, please use the same basic format
as the printed scoresheet:
Temple: (Important!) Month: (Important!)
(Enter BOOKS below--NOT points)
SUB M1 S1 H1 S2 H2 S3 H3 S4 H4 SETS
Temple totals x x xx x x xx x xx x xx x
Top devotees:
Bk Mike x x x x x x x x x x x
Krsna d x x x x x x x x xx xx x
Radha dd xx xx x x x xx xxx x x
etc.
Please...
Try to limit each line to 80 characters maximum.
You can omit the codes you don't use. You can start with H4 if you wish.
Make sure the columns line up properly when viewed with a
fixed pitch font.
Use spaces (not tabs) between columns.
Include your temple's name!
Include the month the scores are for!
Include temple totals for the month.
List each month separately. Don't combine two or more months together.
Don't just report Small, Big, Mahabig, etc.--->Use the codes S1,S2 etc.
or make sure you specify hard or soft cover books
Don't send every devotee's score. Just the top devotees who will
have a chance to appear in the newsletter.
Send scores to Mayapur@aol.com
--- Please observe the Fair Play rules ---
DEADLINE for scores is the 7th of the following month!
Odana Sashti Festival In Rajapur
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Being in Mayapur and very close to Rajapur, home of Lord Jaganath, Baladeva and Subadhra, we all jumped in a car and went to take part of the festivities that were organized for the very sweet pastime of Odana sashti. This yearly Rajapur festival is a rare opportunity for the devotees to all sit in […]
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ISKCON Auckland New Zealand: Harinama in the streets of the city…
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ISKCON Auckland New Zealand: Harinama in the streets of the city (Album with photos)
Srila Prabhupada: If one uses the vibration of the holy name for the benefit of the material body, for material wealth and followers, or under the influence of greed or atheism – in other words, if one utters the holy name with offenses – such chanting will not produce the desired result very soon. Therefore one should diligently avoid offenses in chanting the holy name of the Lord. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 3.60)
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Harinama in Moscow Russia, the Reading Project.
You’ve…
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Harinama in Moscow Russia, the Reading Project.
You’ve certainly met dancing and singing Hare Krishna devotees in the streets of your cities and you have a question: who are they and what are different from others? How dangerous are they to me? Or maybe I should not worry? Our magazine provides answers not only on these issues, but also talks about the fact that we are all united, like opening for everyone new horizons in a modern, it seemed to have the length and breadth investigated the world. If you are just getting started with our movement, the magazine Harinam - your best friend and guide. Do not wait for happiness! Take it at once! Try harinama taste this minute! Do not wait until the ripe! You deserve to be happy without delay.
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ISKCON Outreach – interviews with Iskcon leaders
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ISKCON Outreach is an initiative of GBC Strategic Planning Team. It is resource for all ISKCON leaders and members to learn the successful techniques of outreach adapted by different centers and members all around the world. In these video-interviews Iskcon leaders and devotees are sharing their outreach programs and realizations about how to present the science of Krishna consciousness in today’s society.
Simply click the player below and it will play one video after the other. Or choose which video you would like to watch by clicking on its photo.
Please note there are different pages with videos. You can navigate them by the “Previous” and “Next” buttons at the bottom of the article.
December 18. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
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December 18. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
A doubtful person inquired and got answers from Swamiji. Gradually, he began to accept whatever Prabhupada said. He wanted us to accept everything, a “package deal”: the demigods in the higher planets, four-armed forms, thousand-headed forms, and so on. Everything started to be part of the same axiomatic truth – whatever was in the Vedas, whatever was taught by the spiritual master. One did not get to pick and choose. Besides, there was a reason why everything was believable. If it was not “believable” to you, that is also understandable. You did not have to comprehend it with your own brain – it was often beyond you. Once you accepted these premises, then you accepted particular teachings that sounded strange to outsiders on the principle of acintya, inconceivable knowledge. And as one came to learn, knowledge born of these senses was defective. The realities of other worlds didn’t have to tally with our world. The guru knew what was right.
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21 Dec 2015 – Moksada Ekadashi
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Mangal Arati Of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath;13th December 2015
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Mangal Arati Of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath;13th December 2015
ISKCON 50 Meditations: December 18, 2015
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Prabhupada’s Teachings: A “Package Deal”
ISKCON Scarborough- Upcoming seminar “Progress in Krishna Consciousness”
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Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!
So we may have been in Krishna consciousness for a few days, few months, or several years, and we are trying to progress. But how to know where we are?
• Should I be a pure chanter of the Holy Name in x amount of time?
• What if one has no time or interest in hearing and chanting about Krishna, because of all the service?
• What does internal purity manifest as externally? Is chanting more important or is service more important?
• Performing devotional service, but what if we detect we are still full of envy, pride, lust etc.?
• What is our relationship with the devotees like?
• My temple authority tells me to do this, but I like to do that, so what is more important?
• Is there any hope for me?
Facilitator: HG Sriman Sankarshan das Adhikari prabhu
When: Saturday, 9th January 2016 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM (EST)
Where: ISKCON Scarborough - 3500 McNicoll Drive. Unit #3. Toronto, Ontario , M1V4C7 , Canada
Cost: Free to attend
Prasadam: Sumptuous free Breakfast and lunch prasadam will be served
HG Sriman Sankarshan das Adhikari prabhu has conducted 4 fascinating seminars at ISKCON Scarborough in the past which had changed many devotee’s lives:
Nectar of Devotion - 2012
Present day Paramahamsa - 2013
Stop worrying- start living – 2014
Bhagavad Gita is for everyone - 2015
https://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=U&sq=sankarshan+das
About HG Sankarshan das Adhikari prabhu:
His Grace Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari appeared in this world in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 7 November 1947, the tenth day (Dasami) of the most holy month of Kartik according to the Vaisnava calendar. He first met his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in 1971 and was initiated by him on 12 August of the same year. Srila Prabhupada personally told this new young disciple that he was pleased with his sincerity and enthusiasm for spreading the Krishna consciousness movement. Sankarshan Das fully dedicated his life for serving the order of his spiritual master to become a guru and deliver the world. For the last 43 years he has uninterruptedly served his spiritual master’s movement, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in various capacities.
In the year 2000, in recognition for his full dedication to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission (GBC) gave him their blessings to initiate disciples. Since that time he has been regularly travelling and lecturing extensively all over the world for reviving the dormant Krishna consciousness in the hearts of all living beings. Well known for his Internet based training program, the Ultimate Self Realization Course, he has attracted over 16,000 subscribers from over 100 different countries who receive a daily inspirational message and personal answers to their questions regarding how to become perfect in Krishna consciousness. Those who are interested can join his course at: www.backtohome.com
We warmly welcome you to join us at ISKCON Scarborough on January 9th 2015 for this wonderful seminar.
ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough,Ontario,
Canada,M1V4C7
Email Address:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com
website:
www.iskconscarborough.com
Gita 7. 23 – Accommodation is not recommendation
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Gita verse-by-verse study Podcast
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Bhagavatam study 11 – 1.3.9-16 – The many incarnations protect materially and spiritually
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Merciful Vrinda Devi
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A few special shots of our parikrama to Vrinda Kunda this Kartika. May Vrinda Devi bless all who approach her for residence in sacred Sri Vrindavan Dhama.
Positive Thinking 22 – Cherish your uniqueness – avoid comparing with others
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Friendship, Association, Other Sampradaya; a thought
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The other day I was invited to a small program with some dear old friends, it was nice to be invited out but then their was a hitch knowing pictures of the event will appear on line. Why would this appear to be a problem?
It’s may appear trivial but as it is another sampradaya it would add fuel to those who like to speak of how I’m anti-ISKCON, it’s easy to label without knowing the factual detail’s
You see these two great soul’s have helped me in a very special way:
One helped me in having my very first sanga, sorting out the dates and invites, the other helped when I had my first sanyasi stay at my home. Giving me the assistance much needed something I’ve never forgotten and who’s association always filled me with enthusiasm.
Now they were at one stage aspiring for the same maharaja within ISKCON and it still saddens me that they decided that it was better for them outside of ISKCON; but on the counter side I can understand fully their reasons and on some levels I agree with their assessments.
Yes personally I wish they would have stayed within ISKCON but more that ISKCON could have been a home for them; but once you have a set structure with zero flexibility then sadly it becomes a home not all can feel a part of it.
Perception is always one of those thing’s and interpretation is another, if you look for reasons to label someone anti this or anti that, against this or against that then what happens? It’s easy to end up with the wrong answer.
My thought’s are this, friendship is friendship and joining them chanting Hare Krishna and sharing Prasadam is always a pleasure.
So if you see a picture of me with individual’s from another sampradaya remember it’s not that I’m anti-ISKCON it’s that I’m spending time with some beautiful friend’s who have helped me and who’s company I enjoy.
Merciful Vrinda Devi (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: A…
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Merciful Vrinda Devi (Album with photos)
Indradyumna Swami: A few special shots of our parikrama to Vrinda Kunda this Kartika. May Vrinda Devi bless all who approach her for residence in sacred Sri Vrindavan Dhama.
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Gauranga Das Speaks about Book Distribution Marathon 2015
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Second Vaisnava Film Awards at Maypur Festival 2016
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In 2006, the 1st Vaisnava Film Awards took center stage at the Mayapur Festival. There have been many "films" made since then. The time has come to honor the best productions during the past 10 years. The Nityananda Awards had been given in numerous categories including Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, etc.. At this year's 50th Anniversary of ISKCON, another group of videomakers will be honored.
“Whose Woods These Are I think I Know….”
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The tree seems to be a universal symbol in religious and cultural traditions around the world. In Judaism the Torah is referred to as the Tree of Life. In Buddhism the Buddha attained enlightenment sitting beneath a tree.
“Whose woods these are I think I know….”
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By Sankirtana Das (ACBSP)
Earlier this month, a 12 ton, 78 feet Norway Spruce at Rockefeller Center in NYC lit up with 45,000 lights. The tree lighting event at Rockefeller Center started in 1933. But the Christmas tree event goes back to when it was introduced to English high society by Prince Albert who put up an evergreen for the holidays in Windsor Castle in 1841. It had been a pre Christian German symbol, and most Christians at that time loathed the idea of connecting the tree with Christmas. But within 10 years the fanciful custom took root in England and by the end of the 1800’s it also become an established tradition in America with Woolworths stores selling Christmas tree decorations and all.
The tree seems to be a universal symbol in religious and cultural traditions around the world. In Judaism the Torah is referred to as the Tree of Life. The Torah is likened to the branches of a great tree spreading into the sphere of our lives, and it calls upon us to make every act an act for God.
In Buddhism the Buddha attained enlightenment sitting beneath a tree. At one point in his meditation when he was assailed by raging storms and other strange occurrences, a divine serpent arose from the roots of the Bodhi tree to protect him.
Nearly a thousand years ago on this continent, Deganawidah, known as the Peace Maker, called for a great council by the shores of Lake Onondaga. There, he carefully uprooted a Pine tree and urged all of the warriors from the gathered tribes to throw their weapons into the hollow of the earth. Then the tree was replanted over the weapons. The tree (the Tree of the Long Leaves) became known as the Tree of Peace. Thus the Great Peace was declared and the five nations of the Iroquois was established.
500 years ago Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the religious leader of the Bhakti Movement, implored us to be as tolerant as the tree which patiently endures the rain and cold and heat. Another time, Caitanya declared to his followers “take the fruits from the Tree of Devotion and give them away freely to all people, in all directions, all over the world. Do not consider who is fit or unfit, let people take these fruits (being the names of God) and become free from old age and death.”
Symbols of spirituality and peace from whatever tradition can surely be revered by all.
Sankirtana Das, a 40 year resident of New Vrindaban Community, is an award-winning author, storyteller and workshop leader. More info about his book at www.Mahabharata-Project.com
Book Distribution from the Comfort of your own Home
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Especially for devotees having reservation for street/door-to-door distribution, but WANT to participate.
The uniqueness of this mode is to leverage the Circle of Influence (CoI) of each devotee & create a network. CoI contacts can be Friends, Relatives, Previous/Present Colleagues/Neighbors, Shopkeepers, anyone approachable.
Phase 1:
· Make a list of 10-15 very close people from your CoI contact, with whom you can freely talk.
· Call 3-5 people from that list daily. The list will be exhausted in 3-4 days.
Phase 2:
· By now, you would have gained some confidence.
· Now increase the CoI list to be as exhaustive as possible. Do NOT discriminate or speculate if the person would be interested or not. Just list people whom you know.
· Call fixed number of people every day in the descending order of your comfort level.
· If some are not interested you may ask for references whom you can contact. This can create good leads.
Phase 3:
· Identify the leaders in CoI contacts: Like chairman/secretary/president of any business, philanthropic, religious organizations, housing society, clubs, etc.
· Seek their guidance to increase Gita distribution within their circle of influence.
· They can give referrals, table space or stage time in their events, etc.
Phase 4:
· Use the collected phone/mobile numbers in your congregation preaching programs and in the temple.
· Use the telephone directory to make blind calls. Need to figure out the success rate for this mode.
Follow-up:
· Follow-up with those who pledged to buy, till the book reaches them. If need be, post it to them OR connect them to local devotee/temple to arrange Gita for them.
Testimonies – Experiences of THIS mode of book distribution:
· Called a devotee friend. He offered to distribute Gita to all students in his son’s school. His budget was 200 Gitas. He got 200 Gita sponsorship from other source. So total of 400 Gita distribution pledged.
· A friend tapped his 20 CoI contacts and distributed 2,000 Gitas.
· Called a cousin. He bought 50 Gitas to distribute in his circle.
· Called a school friend. He decided to distribute 40 Gitas to guests on his parent’s 50th wedding anniversary.
· Called college friends. He decided to gift Gita in his building and society. One distributed 15 another 20.
· A school friend bought Gita for himself although he thought it would be difficult to understand. We assured discussion whenever needed. This way, we can also create a Gita Study Circle with book distribution.
We shall be happy to assist in designing step-by-step program suiting your nature & circumstance. E.g. If you are hesitant, your CoI contacts can be called by other family member or devotee, giving your reference.
Messaging Instead of Phone/Mobile:
· You may also use Messaging (SMS, Whatsapp, Viber, FB, etc.) to inform your CoI contacts. But address the person with name. General message without specific name of the person is not effective.
What to Speak·
· This is a Gita Jayanti month when the Gita was spoken.
· To celebrate, ISKCON/we are distributing Bhagavad Gita.
· If you may please support this noble cause:
ü Buy Gita for yourself
ü Sponsor Gitas to gift your friends, family, colleagues, business, children’s school, enemies :-), etc.
ü Sponsor Gitas and we can distribute for you.
Advantages of this mode of book distribution:
· Rapport is already there with known people. So easy to approach. Most are ready requiring gentle push.
· Less probability to allow mind to overpower us.
· Instead of head-on face-off with our false ego, this is the moderate way around.
· Creates momentum to inspire street or door-to-door distribution for further purification.
· We may be able to distribute bigger quantity of books.
Good to have:
· Please be detached to book count. If easier, let people buy from local temple. Even if the count goes to that temple. Your work is done as long as the Gita gets in your contact’s hand.
· Apply for unlimited phone/mobile calling scheme so that you do not incur excessive cost for these phone calls. E.g. Airtel-India landline charges Rs. 99/- per month for unlimited calls to landline/mobile within India.
Mood:
· Please see this as a service of engaging the Jiva and for our own purification.
· Do not focus to get the money or high book score. Focus on Giving.
· Please ignore and don’t feel dejected if someone says NO. Our service is to try to distribute books. Not that what is my score or what is my collection. BG 2.47: “Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phalesu kadacana…..”. Krsna told Arjun to fight the battle and not to win the battle.
Other Optional Points for the script:
ü This is SHASTRA DAAN – Greatest kind of Charity of Divine Knowledge
ü This BHAGAVAD GITA is a Manual of Mankind
ü If any festival is round the corner: “Wonderful Time to offer Wonderful Gift (Bhagavad Gita) to Wonderful People in your life.”
ü As said, “There is no better gift than Gita to be given to or to be received from.”
ü Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita (BG 18.68-70) that one who distributes this message of Bhagavad Gita is Most Dear to Him and recipient of His Blessings.
ü Some may say their contacts not interested: Story:- Bhagavad Gita was given to an uninterested person. He disposed it to old book shop. A student picked it and became a devotee with his 3 brothers. Preached to his teacher & he also became a devotee with family. And the network continued.
ü Few Celebrity Readers of Bhagavad Gita: Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Spiritual teachers of India.
We shall be happy to assist in designing step-by-step program suiting your nature & circumstance.
E.g. If you are hesitant, your CoI contacts can be called by other family member or devotee, giving your reference.
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Make the people fortunate!
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amara ajnaya guru hana tara ei desa
yare dekha, tare kaha ‘krsna’-upadesa
[Cc. Madhya 7.128]
Amara ajnaya guru hana. Caitanya Mahaprabhu said… Because Caitanya Mahaprabhu is maha-vadanyavatara, most munificent incarnation to reclaim all the fallen souls. Ei rupe brahmanda bhramite kono bhagyavan jiva [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. So the guru’s business is to make everyone a bhagyavan, fortunate. That is guru’s business. The guru’s business is… They are so much sympathetic that one can get Krsna consciousness if he is fortunate. So guru’s labor, guru’s activity, is how to make people fortunate. That is wanted. Because without being fortunate one cannot understand Krsna. And without Krsna consciousness he cannot be relieved from this avidya-karma-samjna-sakti, material nature. Therefore it is the business of guru to make everyone fortunate. So how he can make everyone fortunate? That is… Caitanya Mahaprabhu advises that amara ajnaya guru hana. You follow the principles of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s instruction first of all. Sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda, sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. You just take their mercy. Then you become guru. And then what is your business? His business is yare dekha tare kaha krsna upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. So guru-krsna. Guru makes the people fortunate, and then the people become Krsna conscious, and then he becomes fortunate. This is the process of Krsna consciousness movement. Everyone is advised to become guru.
Srila Prabhupada: “Whatever you have on your plate when you start, you have to finish that prasadam!”
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Srila Prabhupada: “Whatever you have on your plate when you start, you have to finish that prasadam.”
Daivishakti: In 1974, maybe in August, after Janmastami, Prabhupada was again recovering from his sickness. And we used to cook for Prabhupada, and then after cooking for Prabhupada we would make something for his servants and secretaries to eat.
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‘Bhakti without borders’ score a Grammy nod
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AGRA: ‘Bhakti without Borders’ is a rather apt name for an album of bhajans that has been nominated for the 58th Grammy Awards, to be held in Los Angeles next year on February 15. Eleven bhajans dedicated to Lord Krishna have made it to the prestigious list released on December 7. Why “without borders”? All of these songs have been composed by Krishna devotees from across the world — from Australia to America, from England to India.
Nominated in the ‘Best new age album’ category, the collection, whose executive producer is Madi Das, an ISKCON Vrindawan follower from Germany, has 11 singers. The lone Indian in the group, Gaura Mani, lives in Vrindavan. The foreign singers are bhakts who visit the ISKCON temple each year and are part of a not-for-profit group that produces Indian religious music. Funds from sale of the music provide food and education to poor girls in Vrindavan.
This is only the third time an album with religious music of the Indian tradition has been nominated for a Grammy, the biggest music recognition award in the United States. Earlier, Jai Uttal’s ‘Mondo Rama’ was nominated in 2004 and Krishna Das’ ‘Live Ananda’ in 2013. This is the first time ISKCON devotees have received a Grammy nomination.
“I couldn’t believe it when I woke up to a text message telling me we had been nominated,” said Das, who was the one to first come up with the idea of the album and whose parents met in a Krishna temple in Germany. He was schooled in Vrindavan. “Shaved head and all,” he told TOI on Wednesday over phone from Australia.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bhakts-without-borders-score-a-Grammy-nod/articleshow/50211252.cms
Food For Life Nepal Picnic Program – A Thousand Smiles (Album…
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Food For Life Nepal Picnic Program - A Thousand Smiles (Album with photos)
Food For Life Nepal organized picnic program for a thousand children @ ISKCON Nepal temple, Budhanilkantha. A perfect place for a family gathering & to get a spiritual experience…
Our thanks & gratitude to ISKCON Nepal for their help & support.
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The new generation of preachers are here!
Sri Mayapur…
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The new generation of preachers are here!
Sri Mayapur International School: Our Grade 4 students went for Book Distribution inside of Mayapur Campus. (Album with photos)
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Second Vaisnava Film Festival Awards
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Second Vaisnava Film Awards at Mayapur Festival 2016
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In 2006, the 1st Vaisnava Film Awards took center stage at the Mayapur Festival. There have been many “films” made since then. The time has come to honor the best productions during the past 10 years. The Nityananda Awards had been given in numerous categories including Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, etc.. At this year’s 50th Anniversary of Iskcon, another group of filmmaker/videomakers will be honored – all for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada who stated:
“One thing more, if we are successful in this program then my dreamt mission of life to spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world will be fulfilled. I wish to speak on the great philosophy of Bhagavata Dharma at least once in a week on Television, so if arrangement is made by you for this, then you will be doing the highest service for Krishna.” (letter to Karadhara – Bombay 22 March, 1972)
The videophiles who have utilized the medium for preaching have advanced the mission in every town and village. They have brought Harinam sankirtan onto computer screens in every country. They have broadcast the glories of Srila Prabhupada’s personal example and clear explanations of Vaisnava philosophy everywhere. They have glorified Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Holy Dhama’s, devotees, and the pastimes of Lord Krishna in unimaginable magnitude. They are being watched 24/7 in all corners of the globe. That’s BIG preaching We will honor this at the 2nd Vaisnava Film Awards at Maypur Festival 2016
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We are requesting all producers/directors: submit entries by sending a link to your uploaded production: nrs@itvproductions.net Questions may also be sent to that address. Deadline is January 22nd. Include your name, address, telephone, Skype name, and any other relevant information regarding your entry. Please be brief and write in English. All entries are required to be in English or have English subtitles. Additional files/dvd’s will be requested as needed.
A panel of judges who have professional experience will select the winners. The 2006 Festival awarded more than $6000 in prizes. The amounts, if any, this year are unknown at this time.
The best five in each category will be featured via clips at the event. They will also be screened prior to the ceremony at the samadhi auditorium over a number of evenings. The coveted Nityananda statues will be presented on stage at the awards presentation. These awards do not discriminate among Vaisnava sangas. (In 2005, a non-devotee producer won the “Best Picture” category for “My Hare Krishna Family.”)
The Oscars, British Academy Awards, National Film Awards (India), Caesar Award (France), AMA Awards (Africa), Golden Eagle Awards (Russia), Golden Rooster Awards (China), Citra Awards (Indonesia), Japan Academy Prize, AACTA (Australia), Lola Awards (Germany) , Luna and FAMAS Awards (Philippines)….so many film awards CANNOT compare with the achievements of the Vaisnavas who overcome the powerful resistance of MAYA by defying the odds to produce Krishna conscious productions. All glories to the indefatigable filmmakers/videophiles of Lord Chaitanya’s movement.
“Pure Enjoyment” CD now available
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Pure Enjoyment is the latest CD by Kadamba Kanana Swami. It was released in April 2015 during the Ratha Yatra in Durban, South Africa, and also some time later in Australia but it never made it across the ocean… until now!
Finally available in Europe (and elsewhere for that matter!), the latest audio album by Kadamba Kanana Swami. Pure Enjoyment is a wonderful mix of bhajans recorded in Melbourne and produced in Germany by Potwhale and Jananivasa. Ten lovely tracks that will take you back to Godhead in Pure Enjoyment! Check out all the album details here.
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Track List
- Touch Water & Bow Down – 04:55
- Heard from the Sages – 13:27
- Pure Enjoyment – 12:00
- Chant with Millions of Tongues & Millions of Ears – 01:11
- The Ornament of Simplicity – 12:37
- Vrindavan Kirtan – 09:59
- Harernamanukirtanam – 00:48
- Dancing Peacocks – 14:27
- Every Moment Blissful – 08:20
- Three Opening Verses from Srimad Bhagavatam – 01:26
How do we understand Prabhupada’s statement about Shankaracharyas conception of Krishnas form?
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When Krishna disapproves premature renunciation why did Prabhupada give sannyasa to his young disciples?
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Is performing dandiya an undesirable imitation of Krishna-lila?
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Chanting Hare Krishna for the First Time
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A short video by Shaktyavesha Avatara Das.
The ego is higher than the intelligence – can it be controlled using the intelligence?
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Online Team Films Peoples’ First Time Chanting Hare Krishna
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Fortunate People, an organization that keeps in touch with those who receive Srila Prabhupada’s books on the street, has added an inspirational new feature to its Facebook page: videos of first timers chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. Fortunate People was launched in May 2013 when Shaktyavesha Avatar Das, a London-based book distributor, saw a possible answer to a major problem in ISKCON book distribution – follow-up.
December 17. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily…
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December 17. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
Prabhupada had a lot of ammunition. He had good reasoning power and good arguments. He had personal saintliness and a mystical connection with the Supreme. He had the ancient and great Vaisnava tradition behind him. He was from India and spoke of many acaryas who also accepted Krishna consciousness. He said that what he was preaching was the same thing that Christ and Buddha taught. So, if one went against him, he went against all the Vishnu incarnations, all the God-teachers and sages of renunciation and lovers of the Supreme. He frankly said that the truth is beyond our senses; we should accept it and be humble. Prabhupada said that what he was teaching would bring freedom from anxiety. This was wanted. Swamiji himself appeared to be free of anxiety and he was “fixed.” He said that anyone could do it just by chanting Hare Krishna.
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ISKCON Can Play A Part in Reducing Climate Change
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On December 12th world leaders and representatives of 195 countries agreed to to work together to limit average global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6F) above pre-industrial temperatures. According to CNN, “Failure to set a cap could result in superdroughts, deadlier heat waves, mass extinctions of plants and animals, megafloods and rising seas that could wipe some island countries off the map.”
Skype conversation with Visakha dd, aged 8, who is going out on book distribution
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