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One beautiful day in January we went to Kalachandji’s Park conveniently located just out of our side gate with the purpose of filling each of our collection bags with pecans. Before hand we all made estimates as to how many pecans it would take. A few days later we counted each bag of pecans to see how close our estimates were to the actual number in our bags – real and hands on applications of our Math lessons and good practice counting. Some of us got more than 200 pecans!

A revolutionary public program was organized in a Sinhalese area in a town near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Just a few years ago, when the civil war between Sinhalese (Buddhist) and Tamils was raging, nobody could have imagined that a Hare Krishna program would be held in the heart of Buddhist culture in Kandy.

Indradyumna Swami: " By association with devotees, dirty things within the heart of a materialistic man are gradually washed away by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As silver becomes shiny by being polished, the heart of a materialistic person is cleansed of lusty desires by the good association of devotees." [ from Srila Prabhupada’s purport to SB 3.25.25] Read more ›

* A small greenhouse Very helpful for starting plants in spring and fall. Materials = $300.

* A work area A counter & sink for cleaning veggies, potting seeds, etc. Materials = $150.

* Some table-height garden beds for handicapped people One grade-school class has a plot in the garden, and there is a student in a wheelchair who cannot [...]

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1966 February 27: "Whole day remained at Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY. Kirtan demonstration in the morning. Recording was made by Mr. Bill but it was not successful. In the evening returned. No income. No expenditure."
Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1969 February 27: "In my childhood I was very naughty boy, and I used to catch my father in so many ways demanding unreasonable things, and my father used to satisfy me."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 27: "You say you are my disobedient son, but I think I am your disturbing father. I am putting more and more burden upon you but you have no hesitation to accept my demands."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 27: "Regarding your kirtana success, it is so much pleasing to me. This is the way of our preaching work. Infuse this Krishna Consciousness idea amongst the student community."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1969 February 27: "When you send news of successful kirtana performance so I experience personally and I am overwhelmed with spiritual joy. Kindly send at least two letters in a week as I am always anxious to hear from you."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1972 February 27: "So-called transcendentalists who have no real knowledge they are fond of these miracles. Krishna Consciousness is not a miracle, it is science, practically we can understand. We do not see anything miracle."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 February 27: "I am an old man. If you help relieve me from this administrative work, that will free me to give you so many more books. So kindly assist me in this way."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 February 27: "Actually, if you simply serve in a surrendered attitude, and go on chanting regularly, the answers to everything will come out automatically."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

Well here is what to do…

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Pictures taken at the home of Sri Krishna Mishra, near ISKCON Juhu, Bombay, last night at the celebration of his 46th birthday. Read more ›

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Little devotees play Lord Nityananda in this lovely play from Chaitanya Bhagavat. This was their very first public performance. Read more ›

In order to please our most beloved Lordships Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the ISKCON Temple in Bangalore organizes a grand “Festival of Kirtanas” every month providing an opportunity to all the souls in hearing and chanting the holy names of Lord. The “Festival of Kirtanas” is conducted on the fourth Sunday of the every month. Please do come, join us and participate in this wonderful festival. Read more ›

Around ninety Russian-speaking devotees attended the 3rd anniversary celebrations of London’s Russian Bhakti Vriksha program on Saturday February 15th. The event was held at Covent Garden’s Swiss Church, a beautiful sacred space built in the 1850s that has become home to many Vaishnava gatherings.

The interior is like a combination of modern museum and Indian palace. It is spotlessly clean, airy and full of sunlight from the skylights in the ceiling. And it’s filled with chandeliers, glass, shining reflective Italian marble floors, hand-painted furniture from Gujarat, and a stunning marble altar for Sri Sri Dayal Nitai Vijay Gauranga.

Political turmoil and campaign schemes aside, the man now in the center is no average politician. 

Eve class by HG Radha Raman Prabhu. Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Lord Nityananda. 12.02.2014

New Vrindaban’s Transcendental “Throwback Thursday” – 02/27/14.

Each week we highlight an earlier era of ISKCON New Vrindaban.

This week’s challenge: There are fourteen devotees in the photo. Can you correctly identify them all?

Extra Credit: Why are they dressed up so colorfully?

Post your guesses on the “who, what, when & where” in the comment section at the New Vrindaban Facebook Page.

Technical stuff: We share the photo Thursday and confirm known details Sunday. Let’s keep it light and have a bit of fun!

Special request: If you have a photo showing New Vrindaban devotees in action, share it with us and we’ll use it in a future posting.

Mr. Vara has helped ISKCON in a variety of campaigns with ISKCON Hungary and Moscow and with many projects for the Hindu community in the UK.

Radha Krishna Das and Radhanath Swami speak about the beginnings of ISKCON's Midday Meal program (Annamrita) and the inspiration for doing this service.

On the occasion celebrating ISKCON's Annamrita Food Relief program Basanti Roi a Government Officer speaks appreciatively about the project.