Thursday, September 15, 2022
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Ypsilanti, Michigan

A Day at Harmony Collective

Back to Lakewood Park, Kaustubha and I went for the sunrise. Unfortunately, from our viewpoint, the sun was peeking out behind the Cleveland skyline and not from the lake itself. All the same, it was a beautiful morning. Other admirers were doing as we were, and out of the lot three young “party animals” were curious about my sun-toned clothes.

“Would you be a monk?” said one, and my response was, “Yes, and you can be one too, for a day, a weekend, or a month. Or fifty years, like myself.” That little piece of information was a sequel to more words of encouragement on the path of progressive spiritualism.

A lovely couple from Cleveland drove me to Michigan, to the college town of Ypsilanti. Within the district is a farm with cows, bulls and greenhouses of hydroponic, vertical farming. The young people involved are very enlightened in the field of alternative agriculture. So inspiring!

The last of the evening became a presentation on “Tales from the Trails” followed by kirtan and dance. This was most engaging. Everyone was off the floor and on the floor. It became a joyful finish to a perfect day. Dance was legwork and not much happened in the way of walking which, as usual, I will try to make up for the lack of tomorrow.

May the Source be with you!

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Weekend Shravanam Retreat & Cida Dahi Utsav in Bali
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By Kadamba Kanana Das Please follow this link for more photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/CXSSKzJ7ygNFs8FAA Bali is a world-famous Indonesian tropical island paradise famed for its sandy, picturesque beaches, blue oceans, volcanic mountains, paddy fields and lush tropical greenery. Bali is also known as the “Island of the Gods”. Each home is adorned with temples of various sizes
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TOVP in the Times of India: World’s Largest Religious Monument to Open in India
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The Times of India recently published another article about the TOVP in the TIMESNOW section titled, ‘World’s Largest Religious Monument to Open in India’. Please read and share the article below.

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Srila Prabhupada Nectar
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Many devotees saw Srila Prabhupada drive away small and large dogs by raising his cane and crying out, “Hut!”  When Nanda Kumara was travelling with Prabhupada, he saw Prabhupada do this in a dangerous situation and later he had the opportunity to try the technique himself.

 While Prabhupada and the devotees were walking on the beach in California, a large Doberman pinscher dog approached them, snarling and baring his teeth.  Prabhupada continued walking peacefully, but Nanda Kumara stopped and tensely faced the dog.  This challenge only provoked the dog into more threatening and growling, until Nanda Kumara turned and ran to catch up to Prabhupada.  But as soon as he ran, the Doberman Pinscher pursued him, barking and threatening to attack.  

Before the dog reached them, however, Prabhupada suddenly turned.  He crouched with his feet somewhat apart, raised his cane high over his head and gave a loud “Hut!” – and made a growling sound at the dog.  At this display from Prabhupada the dog turned and retreated quickly back to his home.            

Months later Nanda Kumara recalled Prabhupada’s method and tried it on one large monkey in Jaipur.  While Srila Prabhupada was staying at the Radha-Govinda temple in Jaipur, he and his party were being harassed by the monkeys there, who stole food and clothes.  While the devotees were cooking, these monkeys would drop from the trees and steal chapatis off the stove.  Prabhupada had advised the devotees to take a neutral attitude toward the monkeys’ mischief.  

But one time, while with the devotees in Prabhupada’s room, Nanda Kumara heard a monkey rattling the kitchen door.  He suddenly remembered the technique Prabhupada had used on the beach with the large Doberman pinscher, and he decided to try it with the thieving monkey.  

Quietly excusing himself from the room, he picked up a club outside Prabhupada’s door and walked toward a large monkey, who had noticeably big biceps, growled back, bared its teeth, and advanced toward him.  Nanda Kumara turned and ran back into Prabhupada’s room, slamming the door behind him.  Prabhupada had seen the whole incident through the window and burst out laughing.  “You  do not know the process.”

ISKCON Puerto Rico Safe Amidst Hurricane Fiona
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Image: Ananda Loka Das with plantains after Hurricane Fiona   Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico hard on September 19th and many Puerto Ricans are still recovering from the destruction. As reported by NPR The category 1 storm devastated most of Puerto Rico’s plantain crops– a staple food. Puerto Rico has been severely impacted by Fiona, […]

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Archbishop Visits Prabhupada’s House- Argentina
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Archbishop Eric Escala with garland   The voice of the Shepherd, Archbishop visits Prabhupada’s House.    This past Sunday I had the opportunity to visit the ISKCON temple in Buenos Aires, needless to say, it was a very nice experience. I had read many books of His Divine Grace Abhay Caranaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda “The […]

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Make It a Honey Society!
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“Those words which do not describe the glories of the Lord, who alone can sanctify the atmosphere of the whole universe, are considered by saintly persons to be like unto a place of pilgrimage for crows. Since the all-perfect persons are inhabitants of the transcendental abode, they do not derive any pleasure there.”


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The Spread Of The Lumpy Skin Disease In Cows
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Image Source: Sri Mayapur Goshala   The viral infection has killed nearly 75,000 cattle in India and spread to more than 10 States and UTs, hitting Rajasthan the worst The lumpy skin disease outbreak continues to affect dairy farmers, especially small cultivators in India and South Asia. The infection, caused by the capripoxvirus, is spread […]

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Lord Jagannatha on University of Florida Campus
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The 8th annual Orlando Rathayatra was held on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the unique location on the campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida. The Rathayatra took over the beautiful UCF campus and despite it being a weekday, a good number of devotees were present as well as many UCF […]

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TOVP Publishes ‘Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur’
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Recently the TOVP Communications Department released a new online flipbook, ‘The TOVP Story, 1971-2022’ for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada and the Vaishnavas. We are happy to announce the publication of yet another flipbook, ‘Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur’. This flipbook is a compilation of most of the known quotes from Srila Prabhupada related to the […]

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Locals Embrace the Return of the Festival of Colors to West Virginia
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After a three-year COVID-related hiatus, the hills of West Virginia were covered in colorful clouds again as locals returned to Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold for the 2022 Festival of Colors. Guests enjoyed the musical stylings of Devananda Prabhu, NamRock, Ananda Groove, and Malini devi dasi, who also led participants in dance and yoga. Local Sarah […]

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Sadhu Sanga Retreat 2022
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Indradyumna Swami: This dynamic video of the Sadhu Sanga Retreat held last May in the USA is actually meant to be a promotion for next year’s retreat in Dallas, Texas from May 26-29. The 2023 retreat will be held in a large convention hall. Stay tuned for registration which will begin in November, just after
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