A blissful exchange
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As I was chanting my rounds in the metro, somewhat disheartened because I wasn’t able to preach to anyone (they were all into phones & magazines), a man around 40, wearing fashionable cloths – yet quite worn out and dirty after a more careful look – entered the train with many bags in his hands.
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An ox visits a primary school!
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By Sanjay Gohil Bhaktivedanta Manor’s goshala, New Gokul Farm, is dedicated to the welfare of a beautiful herd of cows, oxen and two bulls. Beyond meeting their everyday needs, the goshala team love preaching to our community about Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings of Cow Protection! We enjoy delivering courses on Cow Protection with the School of
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Lord Jagannath’s Rathayatra in Bath, UK, 2022
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Parasuram das Bath is a famous historical English city, built by the Romans , still has a magnificent Roman Temple and hot water baths, for which the city is named after. The Mayor of Bath Councillor Rob Appleyard enthusiastically joined the Rathayatra procession in the footsteps of King Prataparudra. This Rathayatra takes place annually since
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TOVP Gorgeous Temple Grounds
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The beauty of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium exterior and interior will be a hallmark of this future wonder of the world. But the frontage temple grounds will also present a gorgeous display of attractive features.

The temple 45-acre frontage will be adorned with luscious gardens and attractive walkways, interwoven with calming water displays and fountains, yajna-shalas, gazebos and sitting areas, all surrounded by the residential quarters, ashrams, shops, restaurants and schools of the expanding Mayapur city.

The images below represent some of the above features of the temple grounds in computer graphics versions, more fully appreciated in the Master Plan video.
 

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O Lord Krishna, Please Protect Me
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Prabhupāda: So we have to be very careful. The age is very bad, the Kali-yuga. You are experiencing. We have to simply take shelter of Kṛṣṇa and always cry, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, he! kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, he! kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa, rakṣa mām! kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa,
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Monthly Media – June 2022
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The Month of Blessings

In the month of June, blessings were given to all of us. Kadamba Kanana Swami started the month in New York City. He gave lectures, led kirtans and attended the annual Ratha-yatra. “Ratha-yatra” means “chariot festival”. This celebration has been held every year for hundreds of years at Jagannatha Puri in Orissa on India’s East Coast. There, three huge chariots, carrying the Deity forms of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra, are pulled by hand through the city streets amid loud musical performances. Millions of pilgrims come to the festival in Orissa. Jagannatha is a special and very merciful form of Krsna.

Ratha-yatra is the biggest street festival sponsored by the International Society for Krsna Consciousness and it ends with a delicious, sanctified vegetarian feast. It is celebrated by devotees of Lord Krsna all over the world and was introduced to the West by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1967 in San Franscisco.

Please see the links below to Kadamba Kanana Swami’s lectures, kirtans and festivals.

1 June 2022 – Srimad Bhagavatam 3.12.32

2 June 2022 – Harinama in New York City

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ydnyc/permalink/8159762667382609/

8 June 2022 – Srimad Bhagavatam Class

https://www.facebook.com/iskconnyc/videos/1074826609376508/

9 June 2022 – Bhakti School Program

10 June 2022 – Pandava Ekadashi Initiation Ceremony

10 June 2022 – Time Square Kirtan

11 June 2022 – New York City Ratha-yatra

After spending some time in New York City, Kadamba Kanana Swami flew to the United Kingdom and attended many programs, held lectures and gave initiation to his aspiring disciples. Please see the links to these events below. Many lectures were recorded on his Instagram page as well.

19 June 2022 – Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila 5.99-100

19 June 2022 – Sunday Feast Kirtan

20 June 2022 – Srimad Bhagavatam 1.6.22

21 June 2022 – Sadhu Sanga

21 June 2022 – Kirtan

23 June 2022 – Initiation Ceremony

26 June 2022 – HH Swayam Bhagavan Kesava Maharaj Sannyasa Initiation

Weekly Zoom Meetings

3 June 2022 – Intimate message for disciples and health update

10 June 2022 – Devotees who shaped our lives

17 June 2022 – We can trust Srila Prabhupada

24 June 2022 – Disciples Meeting in London

After spending time in the United Kingdom, Kadamba Kanana Swami went to Radhadesh in Belgium. Please stay tuned in and follow his adventures.

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Saturday, July 2, 2022
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Russell, Ontario

Some Excitement

For our morning sadhanasession with the Bhakti Academy, I facilitated the group on a class from Bhagavatam1.2.17. Here’s the verse in English:

“Sri Krishna, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramatma (Supersoul) in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who has developed the urge to hear His messages, which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.”

For recitation of the Sanskrit transliteration of the verse, I gave each member one work to speak on. I gave a two-minute limit for each to speak. It was fun and philosophical. Each participant did well.

After a marvelous meal for breakfast at Krishna Dulal’s, we departed for Toronto. As usual, I took to walking instead of waiting. Two young raccoons began to cross the road as I was enroute. The traffic was thick. I thought the worst. The first young furry fellow cleared the traffic. The second one, not. He got hit badly by a car, but he sprung back into action and scurried across on a limp.

A massive mobile farm machinery made its way down the road. It covered a lane and a half. I had to move over, certainly. But that moving over put me to an advantage. A motorist pulled over. He was curious.

“You’re a monk?”

“Yes, a Krishna monk.”

This motorist, a male from the U.K. (he’s got the accent), has heard about the Bhagavad-gita. We exchanged contact numbers. I hope to meet him again. In the bhaktitradition, it’s all about making friends.

May the Source be with you!

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Friday, July 1, 2022
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Ottawa, Ontario

Chanting at the Capital

Happy Birthday Canada!

It’s an annual trip I make to the capital city of this country – a country of pluses and minuses. Canada is a place where we can exercise our practice of higher consciousness. While leading kirtan, my Godbrother from Montreal, Laksminath, used his time on the microphone to express that, “We have the freedom to express outwardly our appreciation for the Creator.”

Both Laksminath and others (including myself) took the lead on the kirtan at our usual location by the Rideau Canal, a mere two-minute walk from Parliament Hill. It is a walkthrough space so some participants enjoying the whole birthday blast got a little frustrated, but for the most part folks were exceedingly happy for what they saw and heard.

Vallabha Hari moved through the crowd that was watching the crowd that was dancing and chanting. Sometimes, the two crowds merged. Some questions lodged and statements directed towards Vallabha Hari were:

“We believe in Buddha, but this is so nice!”

“What is the meaning of this mantra? Is it from India?”

“These books are great. I like this one ‘Easy Journey to Other Planets.’”

Vallabha explained that “The Hare Krishna mantra is universal. This is non-sectarian. It is for everyone, as you can see.”

A sudarji, a Black woman, an Italian woman, Hindus, Christians, yogis, Muslims – all were enwrapped in the joy of a national birthday party at the site of the chanting group.

May the Source be with you!

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