Madhava Prabhu – Hare Krishna Melbourne

Dubai,  UAE
 

Moving with Time
 
Downtime! Much sitting in the aircraft. Emirates, world 

class airline has conditions or facilities conducive 
enough for japa meditation, reading and writing,  all that 
I relish doing.
 
There's time to talk to the passenger sitting next to 
you, however, sometimes you respect the fact that its also 
 their downtime, or rather up-time. The flight from 
Toronto to Dubai is at an unimaginable height, need I 
detail the figure? Its just very high and very cold, 
outside.
 
It flashes to mind that we could be victims of a 
mysterious disapperance, going of the radar screen, as in 
the case of the recent Malayasian airline that appered  to 
vanish in thin air. Always a good reason to chant divine 
mantra's with more intrepidity.
 
Time presses  on with window shutters closed  which makes 
it confusing to decifer the hour. But thats ok. In the air 
with such incredible speed (exact figures unknown to me) 
you really enter a timeless zone, keeping an eye on 
boarding time is significant but once  off from departure, 
it really doesn't matter much. In a way its off-time.
 
A lay-over in Dubai with a six hour span and a  hotel 
voucher in hand permitted horizontal space to actually 
sleep which is practically impossible in the plane. 
Arabian Park Hotel was the space that was destined. No 
need for its lounge, its drinks or non-veg food. I'm a 
monastic that can keep  cheap thrills at bay.
 
And also, until the new day, new dawn or dusk we do not 
tarry but move forward with ever changing time.
 
May the source be with you!
 

0 KM (except for moving in the airport)

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Although the official Vyasa Puja festival of Kadamba Kanana Swami will take place on 25 April 2014 in Radhadesh, the 12th of April is still a special day as it is his appearance day according to the solar calendar. Maharaj will travel to Durban today and has been requested by his disciples to attend a house program where they will honour him.

At the time of this occasion, devotees glorify Maharaj. Some write to him, others read their offerings of appreciation to him but a young bhakta in Mayapur got creative and decided to sing his offering to Maharaj. Prahlad and his mother, Premalata dd (KKS) are from Prague, Czech Republic but relocated to Mayapur in 2011 so Prahlad could attend the gurukul and Maharaj has been their pillar of support throughout. You may listen to this meaningful offering by hitting the ‘play’ button of the media player below.

Musical Offering by Bhakta Prahlad_Mayapur

We would like to extend our best wishes to HH Kadamba Kanana Swami as well as our gratitude for being a source of inspiration and wisdom. Here are some memories of appearance day celebrations from past years.

On April 4^th, the presiding Deities of ISKCON Houston, Texas, were moved into Their beautiful new home. Construction began on the 24,000 square-foot Orissan-style temple  in 2004. The official opening festival, on May 17^th and 18^th, will draw an estimated 15,000 people and mark the culmination of many years of hard work.

The Resolution expresses concern about abuses against minors, but also recommends respecting the families' rights to freedom of religion. 

Francis X. Clooney, S.J. is a Professor of Comparative Theology at the Harvard Divinity School, where he also directs the Center for the Study of World Religions.

Radha Jivan Das International Director of Fundraising for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (ToVP) explains that the ToVP is not another ISKCON preaching center, but is Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's home.

An iconic book highlights personal renewal and spiritual connection as essential to achieving one's greatest potential.

Human beings are not meant to quarrel like cats and dogs. They must be intelligent enough to realize the importance and aim of human life. The Vedic literature is meant for humanity and not for cats and dogs. Cats and dogs can kill other animals for food without incurring sin, but if a man kills an animal for the satisfaction of his uncontrolled taste buds, he is responsible for breaking the laws of nature. Consequently he must be punished.

- Srila Prabhupada, Sri Isopanishad Mantra 1

Both Martin Luther King and Gandhi were people who gained tremendous inspiration from their faith traditions and were able to perform tremendous feats of courage through the implementation of non-violence.

Studies have shown a positive correlation between those people with a diet high in tomatoes, and having a lower risk of some forms of cancer.

Skepticism about the tiny scrap of papyrus has been fierce because it contained a phrase never before seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife...’ 

It’s a brave and bold step to strive for purity in a world of degradation, to embrace simplicity amongst rampant materialism, and to cultivate selflessness in an atmosphere surcharged with exploitation.

Hrdaya Caitanya Das, who served as president of ISKCON’s Radhadesh community in the Belgian Ardennes for twenty-seven years, is grateful to be taking on the service of co-director at ISKCON’s headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal. He and fellow newcomer Gauranga-Simha Das from South Africa will bring the board of co-directors to six.

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