SB 01.02.12-17 Turning to Channel Krishna 2012-10-31

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12-17 Turning to Channel Krishna 2012-10-31

Various Vaishnava Qualities 2012-10-30

Topical Class – Various Vaishnava Qualities 2012-10-30 Radhadesh Book Distribution Etiquette Guru

SB 01.01.12-17 Incarnations of Mercy 2012-10-18

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.12-17 Incarnations of Mercy 2012-10-18

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 December 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, Lecture at house program)

In the Caitanya Candrodaya Nataka, in the pastime just after Lord Caitanya takes sannyasa, Nityananda sends a message to Advaita Archarya that all the devotees are in separation that very soon Nityananda will arrange that somehow the Lord will come to his (Advaita Archarya’s) house. Advaita Archarya starts dancing and calls out, “Nityananda, Nityananada! What a friend, he has conquered me!”

And he keeps repeating, “What a friend, he has conquered me!”

So there is a very deep lesson in there – that friendship is based on conquering on the heart. Actually, all relationships are based on conquering the heart.

We see that in our tradition parakiya rasa is the highest. Not the marital relationship but the extra-marital relationship of lovers, the forbidden relationship. That is the relationship between Radha and Krsna – stolen moments! Not of out obligation but by conquering each time, again and again. In parakiya rasa, Radharani has to each time conquer the relationship with Krsna and sometimes the other way around also. So, this is the nature of true relationships: not take anyone’s affection for granted for a moment.

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SB 01.08.28 Duties of a Devotee 2014-07-18

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SB 01.08.27 The Plight of C.R. Das 2014-07-17

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AKA ” the six goswamis gave up their iPhones with no remorse”

BG 02.70 A Fish Near Your Pillow 2014-07-16

Lecture – Bhagavad Gita 2.70 A Fish Near Your Pillow 7/16/2014

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Paul Zimmerman, an expert rosarian who has been hired by the ECOV Board of New Vrindaban to help switch the Prabhupada’s Palace Rose Garden to an organic, sustainable garden, is keeping a blog on this project.  We published an initial article on the topic on the New Vrindaban website in June of 2014, entitled “Prabhupada’s Palace Rose Garden at New Vrindaban Making the Switch to Sustainability”.

This is an exciting task, and we really appreciate Paul’s guidance on this.
He is working with Gopalasyapriya dasi, who is heading up the project.

The article is copied below and here is the link.

http://www.finegardening.com/transitioning-public-rose-garden-sustainability

Transitioning a Public Rose Garden To Sustainability

by Paul Zimmerman

It’s one thing to talk about growing roses sustainably in our own personal gardens. There, we only have our own expectations to meet. Most of us who grow roses without chemicals have learned to live with some damage from insects and the occasional smudge of blackspot. We’ve realized roses were held to a standard higher than other plants and by simply viewing our roses the same way we do all our other plants a little damage is no big deal.

But what if it’s a garden open to the public? A well known garden receiving thousands of visitors each season who, because is what they’ve mistakingly been taught, expect perfection from roses. People who will likely spy blackspot from across the garden despite the sea of blooms and mutter “tsk, tsk, they should really take better care of this garden”.

The answer to can you transition a public garden to sustainability is yes, indeed you can. However, it can’t be done in the way I usually tell folks to do it with their home garden, which is to do it cold turkey.

As I’ve always said during the first year of taking a garden off chemicals it will look worse before it looks better. In our own gardens that’s no big deal because we can explain to visitors what’s going on. Plus, if anyone even utters a “tsk, tsk” we can throw them off the property!

Not so with a public garden. It’s under pressure to look good during the transition, there is no way to fully explain what’s going on and throwing people off the property is not good for building up the visitor count! With all that pressure how do you do it?

Enter the Palace of Gold Rose Garden located in the New Vrindaban community located in Moundsville, West Virginia. Founded in 1968 by Krishna devotees, the Palace itself was started and built by those same devotees starting in 1972. Remarkably they had little to no training in the skills it takes to build something like this. The results are striking and a testament to perseverance.

The Rose Garden is part of the original design and over the years became an AARS garden. That is All American Rose Selections, which was a testing/marketing program the rose industry used for decades. At present the garden is collection of mostly AARS winners planted in groups of 3 or more.

Over the years the garden was taken care of using traditional chemical rose care methods. Recently, however, those in charge of the garden wish to transition the rose garden to sustainable care – something they feel is more in line with their beliefs. Also, the garden needed a bit of upgrading including adding some new plants, moving around some of what is there and other normal garden chores for a garden every now and then.

Earlier this year they hired me to oversee this work and help the great group of folks who work in the garden daily. It will take several years because it must be done slowly, methodically and with sensitivity towards the gardens purpose, which is to be a beautiful public display garden.

I’ll be blogging about this project from time to time in this space. I hope as you embark on this journey with me and see it can be done, it will give you confidence to do the same in your own garden!

Happy Roseing
Paul

Palace roses

Kaliyug – Janmashtmi 2010

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"A devotee never takes the part of a particular party; therefore he is carefree."

(Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gita purport 12.16)

It’s always a pleasure visiting Radha Gopinatha Mandir at Baha, Bali. I remember just 12 years ago there was only land and a small hut here. In the rainy season it would flood and the property was inaccessible.

SB 01.08.24-25 Even Draupadi Had To Surrender 2014-07-15

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BG 18.65 Internet Ecstasy 2014-07-14

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BG 04.24 FIFA Team Yamaduta 2014-07-14

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My Muse, Sara: Hey, Karnamrita. Haribol! Thanks for publishing part 1. I found it very clear and concise, but I see that you’re having problems finishing this series.

Karnamrita: You would know, as by the grace of my gurus and the Lord of my heart, along with prompting from you, I have generally been inspired to write my blogs over the last seven years. However, these days my writing is going slower than usual. I know there must be some reason for this, and so I have been praying for guidance to understand my next step. I have learned that in making spiritual progress we have to practice both elimination of the old, and acceptance of the new, in order that we may grow into our full potential, and not remain stuck in old habits. In this vein, I have a number of possible book ideas that I haven’t spent time on. While this is an untried venue for me, it may have a wider audience. What do you think? I am wondering if I should focus more on writing books.

Sara: That is an area to be explored, and I am sure you will gradually know what to do—but for now, why don’t you complete part two. I have a few questions which might help you finish. Human life without some type of connection to God through religion or spirituality is similar to animal life in meeting survival needs.

Karnamrita: Your questions would surely help, but should I say anything about you, or not?

Sara: Why not, as the readers may just consider this a writing ploy, or think that it is interesting that you have a muse you can converse with. Anyone who has had to write will at least appreciate the idea and possibility.

Karnamrita: Well, you're usually not that easy to speak with, and mainly give inspiration, but I like the idea of having talks with you, and adding that to my posts. Thank you for helping! In any case, go ahead and ask.

Sara: What is it that causes an ordinary person to take up some type of practice centered around God?

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On Tuesday I got the opportunity to spend the day on Steep Holm Island in the middle of the Bristol Channel which was used in the defence of the UK during world war 2 and is now a nature reserve.

It is nice to get away from the hussle and bussle no work and noise and even better no mobile phone so no e-mails or texts and no distractions which is perfect on so many levels. Seeing the contrast between the distructional forces of war and nature reclaiming land that man destroyed.

Watching the animals being driven by material nature acting on instinct after all most had young to look after so the Seagulls especially weren’t happy to see us, it also gave me an opportunity to some quiet japa and to ponder how to progress more in spiritual life after all I do not want to take birth again.

Given how peaceful and being surrounded by natural beauty some of the small group did what for many comes naturally taking refuge in alcohol, sat in one of the world war 2 look out post’s I got talking to one such individual. The alcohol was to cope with the pain of material life solice not in the holy names of Krishna which gives real relieve but temporary relief which doesn’t solve the problems.
It was nice to speak and have such an open exchange I gave him a small book I had and a small japa beads which was in my rucksack (I normally use it to carry some equipment for schools and had by Krishna’s mercy left both in). He smiled put the next can he was about to drink away and wondered off doing his own little japa walk; catching up later he had a smile and said he comes every year but this was simply the best.

It was a perfect day to a peaceful trip away from the normal hussle and craziness of modern living.
And another captivated spirit soul started on the path of liberation and freedom of material suffering.

Parade begins at 11:00 am on McCrearys Ridge Road
One Mile before the Palace of Gold.