Troubled Times
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Today’s newspapers reported a terrible plane crash, crimes, scandals, murders and ongoing fighting in wars around the world. We live in troubled times. The only hope is Krsna consciousness, which quickly brings relief from the miseries of material life. That antidote is delivered in the form of blissful chanting and dancing to the holy names [...]

Yoga for Peace of Mind!
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For thousands of years, Yogis have been incorporating Yoga as an indispensable way of living. It is and was a rigorous practice in daily life. Yoga is more than a simple physical exercise; it’s a way to enhance our lives with genuine happiness, letting go of anxiety and focusing the mind on the present moment. […]

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

radha krsnaIn 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.

 

It Is Our Sacred Time
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"A chanter is a person who has a peaceful mind and can go deep, savoring the mahamantra during his japa session. If we’re worried or disturbed by different agitations, we’re not with Radha and Krishna. Chanting is out of this world. You have to go there and leave the concerns of the material world, at least when we chant. It is our sacred time."

From Bhajan #228
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

Join us for Sunday Feast from 11.00am-2.00pm & experience bliss
→ ISKCON Brampton


Sunday Love Feast

When?
Sunday,July 20th,2014
Program starts at 11 am

Where?
6 George Street South
Brampton, Ontario
L6Y 1P3, Canada
Park underground(free) @ City Hall
Phone:416-648-3312

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Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.3.22
etāvān eva loke ’smin
puṁsāṁ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
bhakti-yogo bhagavati
tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ
TRANSLATION
Devotional service, beginning with the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is the ultimate religious principle for the living entity in human society.
 
Program Schedule
11.00- 11.15      Tulsi Puja                                           
11.15 - 11.30     Guru Puja                                            
11:30 –11:55     Aarti & Kirtan                                      
11.55 - 12.00    Sri Nrsingadeva Prayers                  
12.00 – 1:00     Vedic Discourse 
  1:00 –  1:30      Closing Kirtan

COMING UP AHEAD
 
Sayana Ekadasi
Fasting..................... on July 22nd
                              Breakfast................. on July 23rd b/w 5.44am-10.50am
Every fortnight, we observe Ekadasi, a day of prayer and meditation. On this day we fast (or simplify our meals and abstain from grains and beans), and spend extra time reading the scriptures and chanting the auspicious Hare Krishna mantra.

26 Qualities of a devotee by HG Subhavilasa Dasa

HG Subhavilasa prabhu will be conducting special set of discourses on July 27th and Aug 3rd from 12.00pm-1.00pm at ISKCON Brampton.Please do try to attend these discourses with your family and friends.

Bhagavad Gita Classes(New Session)
Starting on Aug 2nd,2014

Course fees: $125.00 per Student and  $75.00 for family members of Student(Prasadam and study material included).Monies payable to Iskcon Brampton....tax receipts will be provided.
Join our new session of  Bhagavad Gita Course with His Grace Vaisnava Dasa from 8.45am-12.00pm and get certified from Bhaktivedanta College at the completion of this course towards Bhakti Sastri Degree.The course duration is approximately 10 weeks.To register please contact Vaisnava Dasa Prabhu in person or via email[vaishnavadas@icloud.com]

Appearance of Lord Balarama
celebration on Sun,Aug 10th,2014,11am(Details of program will be posted soon)

For service opportunity,please contact Prema Gaurangi Devi Dasi
For sponsorship opportunity,please contact Krsna Smaran Devi Dasi in person or via email( kavitabalram@yahoo.com)

Kirtan Etiquette Workshop

will be conducted at ISKCON Brampton on Saturday August 16th,2014 by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami. This workshop is open to everyone. We encourage all of those who are engaged in kirtan seva at ISKCON Brampton -Kirtanyas, kartal players, Mrdanga players and other musical instruments to attend this workshop. This is one of the GBC's resolutions to follow proper kirtan etiquette in all ISKCON centres. Please contact Aindra Dasa for more details.

Sri Krsna Janamashtami

Celebration on Sun Aug 17th,2014 at 7.00pm-12.am(Mangala arati program @ 5.00am)

**Details of the program will be posted shortly**

IB's 2ND Festival of Chariots
WHAT: An Indian multi-cultural festival will be celebrated with entertainment for Children and the whole family. There will be live music, singing, Kids performances, book fair, question & answer booth and free vegetarian snacks. A special feature of the celebration is the Ratha Yatra Parade, the oldest known parade in the world, and the Festival of India.
WHEN: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 11 am to 4pm;
WHERE: Gage Park, Brampton
WHO: All are welcome. Free admission. Wholesome fun for kids and the entire family
SPECIAL: VERY VISUAL event with colourful traditional costumes and flower decorations.**Photography is permitted**

All are warmly invited to attend this joyous, colourful festival, free of charge. Take advantage of a rare chance to experience the vibrancy of India, right here in Brampton.
For more info, please contact:
Aindra Dasa/Nimai Nitai Dasa / Prema Gaurangi Devi Dasi.
email: iskconbrampton@gmail.com
http://iskconbrampton.blogspot.ca/p/ratha-yatra.html

ON GOING EVERY SUNDAY
ISKCON Brampton Yoga and Wellness

Empower your mind and strengthen your body as you move through a series of meaningful poses.Mother Rashmi Ahuja will be conducting Yoga Classes every Sunday from 10am-11am before our Sunday Feast Program at ISKCON Brampton.These classes will be focussed on promoting our physical and mental well being.(Please bring your yoga mat)
Please Register here:
Email:rashmis.yoga@facebook.com 
Facebook page:Yoga and Satvic Nutrition with Rashmi
Contacts:416.569.6373 or 905.488.7272
Nutrition Help & Diet Tips

Mother Rashmi Ahuja is offering free one to one consultations and development of Individualized Nutrition Plans on Sundays between 1:30 - 3pm. Please contact (416)569-6373 or (905)488-7272 to book an appointment.

Sunday School

To register,contact us
Email:sundayschool108@gmail.com
Call:647.893.9363

The Sunday School provides fun filled strategies through the medium of music, drama, debates, quizzes and games that present Vedic Culture to children. However the syllabus is also designed to simultaneously teach them to always remember Krishna and never forget Him.
The Sunday School follows the curriculum provided by the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture (BCEC).
 
Please note that ISKCON Brampton is a nut free environment in order to support those with allergies. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Chant and Be happy!

Transitioning Palace of Gold Rose Garden at New Vrindaban to Sustainability
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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?

New Vrindaban Prabhupada Palace of Gold rose trellis

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

New Vrindaban ISKCON Prabhupada Palace rose garden

Palace roses

The Hare krishna Festival in Poland applies successfully the antidote for Kali yuga! (Album 89 photos)
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Indradyumna Swami: Today's newspapers reported a terrible plane crash, crimes, scandals, murders and ongoing fighting in wars around the world. We live in troubled times. The only hope is Krsna consciousness, which quickly brings relief from the miseries of material life. That antidote is delivered in the form of blissful chanting and dancing to the holy names of the Lord. Our humble contribution to that effort is our daily harinams and festivals along the northern beaches of Poland. May Krsna grant us the strength to continue this program for many years to come! Read more ›

Radha Gopinath Baha
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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.

The devotees worked hard, built up a high access road and constructed a magnificent temple. Now, there is also a goshala with 3 cows and a nice vegetable and flower area.
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Real Constitutional Position
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"The devotee always prays to the Lord and His internal energy (consort) so that he may engage in Their transcendental loving service. When the conditioned soul attains his real spiritual energy and fully surrenders unto the Lord's lotus feet, he tries to engage in the Lord's service. This is the real constitutional position of the living entity."

Cc. Madhya 22.16 purport