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Safe noise exposure levels during kirtan in the temple.
This text is about too loud musical instruments in the temple.
Sacinandana Swami once joked: “The scriptures predict that as Kali Yuga progresses, devotees will play musical instruments so loud that people will not be able to hear the maha-mantra anymore.”
That might make you crack a smile, but the background isn’t so funny. ISKCON devotees, and in particular kirtan leaders, suffer from a high level of hearing loss. Some parents are afraid to bring their babies into the temple room.

Arjuna Das, an electrician who lives with his wife and two-year-old son on the New Varshana farm in New Zealand, is one of those concerned about the issue. Arjuna does sound for his temple’s kirtan events. His father has been an acoustical engineer for over thirty years.

“Safe noise exposure is calculated by the permissible exposure time of a certain decibel per 24-hour period,” he explains. “For example, the safe exposure time for 85 db is 8 hours. But an increase in just 3 db halves the amount of safe exposure time. So the time for 88 db is 4 hours, etc. Most loud kirtans in temples are safe for 30 minutes to an hour at their peak – or even less.”

Arjuna’s father, Ross Palmer of Palmer Acoustics, is working on a device for temples that can read average decibel levels and flash a warning light if noise reaches a dangerous level. Relatively inexpensive digital sound level meters are also available online.

But most important is ISKCON-wide education and a change in kirtan practices. Arjuna feels that Dvija Vara Das, the sound engineer for Indradyumna Swami’s Polish festival tour and the Sadhu Sanga Retreat, has the answers.

“In a balanced kirtan, you should hear the chanting in the foreground, with the instruments creating the background,” Dvija says. “ISKCON kirtans, however, are commonly quite the opposite. The result is that after some time we become tired and the kirtan becomes unpleasant to listen to. Also psychologically, if the music gets too loud and we can’t hear our own voice, we lose interest in participating and just listen instead of singing along.”

The first step is to reduce the number of instruments. In many kirtans, devotees spontaneously pick up instruments no matter how many are already in session. But Dvija Vara advises that just one pair of kartals and one mridanga (no whompers or gongs) are usually enough even in a large kirtan.

Kartals are the biggest offender, quickly causing hearing fatigue with their upper midrange frequencies. So, when doing the sound for kirtan festivals, Dvija sits the kartal player behind the lead singer and mridanga player to reduce kartal leak into the mics. He also prefers that backing singers do not play kartals.

“Believe it or not, even without amplification you can hear the kartals very well in the mix, but at the same time there is so much space for other instruments and of course the maha mantra is in the foreground,” he says.

The next step is to ensure that musicians are skillful not only in playing their instrument, but in playing it in a way that contributes to a pleasing and balanced kirtan.

“I think many devotees growing up in our culture of ‘loud kirtans’ don’t have a practical experience that kirtan can be very dynamic yet pleasant, and instruments can be played tactfully and softly,” says Dvija Vara.

He adds: “Often mridanga or kartal players are so focused on playing that they are not aware of the volume they create. And when the kirtan gets faster, they play as loud as possible, as if it’s a competition to see who can play the loudest.”

The third step is to engage professional and experienced sound engineers, or to provide education in managing sound. An experienced engineer can make all the difference. For instance, when a kirtan starts to get more dynamic and devotees tend to play louder, Dvija Vara reduces the sound level of instrument microphones rather than increasing the level of vocal mics.

Investing in high quality sound systems, and installing acoustic panels in temple rooms can also help. The result of all these techniques makes immersing oneself in the Holy Name a much easier and more pleasurable experience, as Arjuna Das found when attending the Sacred Sound kirtan festival at New Govardhana in Australia, which had Dvija Vara managing the sound.

“Having the ideal volume levels not only meant no hearing damage, but it meant no one needed ear plugs, and it made it wonderful for singing along because I could actually hear myself sing,” he says.

Unfortunately, at present some temple managers are insensitive to the dangers of hearing loss and have refused the advice of experienced sound engineer devotees.

However Arjuna and Dvija Vara continue to create awareness, and request others to raise awareness of the problem too.

“Of course, at the end of the day, when the maha-mantra is present, each kirtan – loud or not – is special,” Dvija Vara concedes.

* * *

Ross Palmer of Palmer Acoustics recommends the following affordable meter for temples to monitor kirtan sound levels: https://goo.gl/aXsqx9

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The amazing world of Khichari. 108 Khichari recipes!
Kurma Dasa: What would a vegetarian’s life be without khichari? I eat it practically every day. Khichari, a flavorsome juicy stew of mung beans, rice, and vegetables, is an ideal working-person’s breakfast food, both nutritious and sustaining. It can be served anytime a one-pot meal is required. It’s delicious accompanied with a little yogurt, some wholemeal toast or puris, a few wedges of lemon or lime and a little-melted ghee on top. Khichari is irresistible, and it’s a very inexpensive way for a vegetarian to derive all his protein needs. My spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, rightly described khichari as ‘a poor man’s feast’.
Once you’ve made khichari a couple of times, you’ll see how easy it is to use practically any type of rice, any variety of split or whole dried legume and virtually any vegetable combination and seasoning. The varieties are truly limitless.

ECO-Vrindaban Board Meeting Minutes 10/21/2018

Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes cow protection, local agriculture, and above all, loving Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON New Vrindaban’s Founder-Acharya.

Participating Directors: Chaitanya Mangala (chair), Jamuna Jivani (board secretary), Makara, Ranaka, and Vraja.

1. Ranaka’s Monthly Report

Lalita Gopi (Temple Barn Cow Care):

• We are currently milking eight cows (Usha, Lakshmi, Anjali, Malati, Surabhi, Jamuna, Subhadra, and Sriya)
• There are four calves at the barn (Lalita, Gaurangi, Gopi Katyayani, and Jayasri). They have all been weaned.
• The elderly mother goat passed away and now just the younger goat remains. She is adjusting to her winter home, and often associates with the calves.
• Usha gave birth to a stillborn calf on September 29th. It was a female calf who appeared to have suffocated during the birth due to complications.
• Rama was trained as an alternate milker and covered two evening milkings.
• Lalita Gopi is organizing a Cow Festival on November 8th for the children at Gopal’s Garden and village residents
• The demand for butter has increased in the Deity kitchen as a change of cooks has allowed the kitchen to improve the standard of only using New Vrindaban protected dairy products.
• Milk production is at 25 gal per day. We are producing 20 gal of yogurt and 30 lb of butter per week. One of the Deity cooks, Srinam prabhu, is making the ghee.
• Ananta Sesa’s class from Youngstown University visited on October 14th and Anandavidya spoke to them about cow protection.

Ray (General Farm Work): 

• In addition to normal maintenance and repair duties, Ray finished the hay harvesting for the year with an additional 43 bales of second cutting. The total is 530 800-pound round bales for the 2018 season that have been harvested and stacked in the barn for storage.
• The Community Garden potato harvest is complete. A grand total of 1,750 lbs were dug, loaded on the potato wagon and brought down to the Valley grain storage building where they were washed, sorted, and bagged on the wash line, and then delivered to the temple.
• We had potatoes in two places this year: the Community Garden and the valley bottom next to the creek. The latter produced approximately 1,000 lbs. These still need to be washed and bagged.

Caitanya Bhagavat (Nandagram Cow Care):

• the two young oxen, Bhadra and Sesa, were moved from Bahulaban to Nandagram.
• prepared for winter by clearing the dung out of the Nandagram barn and added it to the compost pile.
• Fence line maintenance: cutting trees off lines and repairing wire.
• Mowing and weed whacking at the Nandagram and Bahulaban farms.
• Daily cow care, cow head counts, vet checks, and farm maintenance.

Suchandra (Gardening):

Crew consists of Monique, Moriah, Madri, Ryan, and Shyama.

Vegetables produced at the Community Garden:

• Tomatoes: 218 lb
• Beans: 65 lb
• Green peppers: 18 lb
• Hot peppers: 3 lb
• Okra: 11 lb
• Winter Squash: 119 lb (just what was brought to temple)
• Carrots: 6 lb
• Zucchini: 3 pcs
• Bitter melon: 21 lb
• Yellow Squash: 28 lb
• Lettuce: 4 lb
• Potatoes: 1,750 lb
• Watermelon: 10 pcs

Flowers Produced at the Community Garden:

• Zinnias: 545
• Lg. Marigolds: 5462
• Sm. Marigolds: 6135
• Carnations: 10

Flowers produced at the Teaching Garden:

• Dahlias: 319
• Gladiolas: 35
• Zinnias: 50

Harvested from Vidya’s garden:

• Tomatoes: 30 lb
• Bitter melon: 100 lb
• Green peppers: 40 lb
• Hot peppers: 50 lb

Over all Productivity:

• Harvested Community Garden twice a week.
• Checked on Vidya’s garden and harvested as needed.
• pulled up dead marigolds at the Community Garden and the Teaching Garden.
• Removed plastic at the Community Garden where marigolds were growing.
• Braelyn cleaned the shed at Community Garden.
• Moriah mowed the Teaching Garden and Ryan mowed the Community Garden Towards the end of the month we started clean up of both gardens and stored hoses.
• Covered green beans when it was cold to extend harvesting.
• Ordered fall bulbs (lilies, hyacinth, etc.)
• started bulbs for winter flowers with Radhanath
• Shyama checked bulbs for watering every day and occasionally harvested tomatoes and peppers from Vidya’s garden
• Planning for next year and will soon be ready for tilling at the Community Garden.

Lila (Nandagram Garden):

• Pulled out old plants, cleaning up beds, and covering with hay.
• Weed-whacking

Harvested and delivered to the temple kitchen:

• Kale – 2 lb
• Hot pepper – 26 lb
• Bitter melon – 36.75 lb
• Green Beans – 3.75 lb
• Roma Tomato – 17 lb
• Cherry tomato – 5 lb
• Okra – 5.5 lb
• Green bell pepper – 8.25 lb
• Big Rutger tomato – 54.75 lb
• Winter squash – 14.5 lb
• Grape tomato – 66.75 lb
• Cucumber – 1.5 lb
• Marigold – 300 pc

Ranaka (General Manager):

• Tejo and his team installed and buried the two new 1,500-gallon storage tanks on the hill above the Valley Barns, located and repaired water leaks, added meter pits and new shut-off valves, and installed a new water pump and its controls next to the well itself. They plan to be finished with the project in October.
• Since Rama left ECO-V and New Vrindaban, there is a lack of a replacement ox trainer. The ox program is on hold until a qualified candidate comes forward to take up the position.

2. ISKCON European Farm Conference Report

Jamuna Jivani reported on her experience at the ISKCON European Farm Conference:

Setting: The conference was held at ISKCON Scotland, situated on eight acres of land on the outskirts of a small town just 30 minutes from of Glasgow. Their organization for the conference and care for the guests was superb.

Attendees: 43 devotees, mostly from Europe (UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary,
Bulgaria, among others), plus two delegates from other continents (Australia and U.S.-
ECO-Vrindaban).

Theme: The Turning Point – a focus on how to gain momentum on current initiatives and how to leverage our strengths.

Highlights included presentations by:

• Kapila and Sitaram prabhus, from the Ahimsa Dairy Foundation, about their project in the U.K. They report they have a waitlist of 1,000 people for their milk who are not deterred by the cost; only half of those receiving milk are ISKCON devotees. They are trying to expand through the creation of micro- and nano-dairies.
• Ajita prabhu, the temple president of New Govardhan in Australia, speaking on their Krishna Village. It includes a WWOOFing project and various programs that attracts people through bridge preaching and cultivates newcomers slowly through a systematic process. The various programs include farming, yoga teacher training, massage training, and retreat experiences. Krishna Village earns $1M annually.
• Devotees speaking about their respective projects. Jamuna Jivani gave a 20-minute presentation on ECO-Vrindaban that was well-received by the participants.

3. November Appreciation Gifts

300 fair-trade, organic cotton ECO-V logo tote bags were ordered as gifts to distribute during the weekend gathering. Also, Lakshman prabhu agreed to make burfi with New Vrindaban dairy for the participants.

4. ECO-V President Subcommittee Update

The subcommittee made a presentation on their discussions regarding searching for and hiring a president for ECO-V. The subcommittee plan to write a job description, produce an article for ISKCON News, and promote the job opening.

5. Staff Meeting Recap

• The Board discussed some follow up items regarding the previous week’s meeting with staff members:
• Ranaka will address safety concerns at the Temple Barn.
• Lalita Gopi was tasked with outlining protocols for visitors to the barn (what to do and what not to do).
• Concerns with go-puja and fundraising practices can be addressed with INV management in the coming year.
• The board/staff meetings might be switched to the summer and winter dates to distribute them more evenly throughout the year
• Moving forward, board/staff meetings may be proposed for weekdays (rather than on weekends) to encourage increased participation from staff members

6. New Vrindaban’s 50th Anniversary Reunion Event Recap

Many of those who organized and/or attended the festival reported it was a successful event. Some highlights include:

• The number of participants made the event feel both festive and intimate
• Coordination was smooth
• Prasadam was plentiful and appreciated
• The opening event at the Vrindaban farmhouse set a nice mood for the weekend
• The “Baby Talk” presentation made by Ambudhara dasi was highly appreciated
• Participants had the opportunity to share stories and speak about their experiences
• Very positive feedback from guests

Here’s a link to the ECO-Vrindaban website.

For regular updates, please visit, like and follow the ECO-V Facebook page.

Сбор средств на благотворительность на Facebook приобрел небывалые масштабы, и его пользователи активно собирают пожертвования для некоммерческих организаций, церквей, на персональный инициативы и т.д. в праздники, дни рождения и в честь других событий. Почему бы вам не стать послом ХВП и не отпраздновать свой день рожденья, годовщину свадьбы или любое другое событие с ХВП и вместе со своими друзьями на Facebook сделать храму подарок, поддержав марафон «МИССИЯ 22» по завершению строительства ХВП к 2022 году?

Фонд TOVP Foundation, Inc является некоммерческой организацией, зарегистрированной в США и включённой Facebook в список учреждений, которым его пользователи по всему миру могут оказывать финансовую помощь. Вам необходимо просто выбрать название акции по сбору средств, сроки ее проведения и сумму, которую вы хотите собрать, затем разместить ссылку на акцию на своей странице в Facebook и отправить ее своим друзьям. Вот и все. Facebook сделает всю оставшуюся работу за вас: соберет и отправит пожертвования фонду ХВП, не взимая при этом никакой комиссии. Подробная инструкция по созданию сбора пожертвований расположена ниже.

Станьте послом ХВП уже сегодня и отпразднуйте самые важные для вас события вместе с ХВП. Не забудьте попросить своих друзей и родственников-преданных сделать то же самое. Это принесет вам счастье, и Шрила Прабхупада благословит вас за ваше служение этому самому важному проекту в истории ИСККОН.

Примите благодарность от всей команды ХВП. Если у вас есть какие-либо вопросы, свяжитесь с Сунандой дасом по адресу tovp2016@gmail.com.

Внимание: в зависимости от того, в какой стране вы находитесь, кнопка СОЗДАТЬ на вашей странице Facebook может не включать такую опцию, как создание сбора пожертвований. Чтобы узнать, входит ли ваша страна в список, утвержденный Facebook, перейдите по ссылке: https://www.facebook.com/help/837523116348786

Как создать сбор пожертвований на Facebook

1. Вверху вашего профиля Facebook нажмите на кнопку СОЗДАТЬ -> НАЧАТЬ СБОР ПОЖЕРТВОВАНИЙ.
2. На странице «Для кого вы хотите собрать средства?» нажмите на НЕКОММЕРЧЕСКАЯ/БЛАГОТВОРИТЕЛЬНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ.
3. В СТРОКЕ ПОИСКА напечатайте TOVP.
4. Выберите TOVP FOUNDATION INC.
5. Выберите СУММУ в долларах США, которую вы хотите собрать.
6. Выберите ДАТУ ОКОНЧАНИЯ вашего сбора пожертвований.
7. Нажмите ДАЛЕЕ.
8. Дайте НАЗВАНИЕ вашему сбору пожертвований.
9. Расскажите своим друзьям, ПОЧЕМУ вы создаете сбор пожертвований и вдохновите их сделать то же самое.
10. Нажмите ДАЛЕЕ.
11. Выберите ФОТО ОБЛОЖКИ для вашего сбора пожертвований.
12. СОЗДАЙТЕ ваш сбор пожертвований для ХВП.

 

НОВОСТИ ХВП – БУДЬТЕ В КУРСЕ

Посетите ХВП: www.tovp.org
Читайте о ХВП: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur
Смотрите о ХВП: www.youtube.com/user/tovpinfo
Загрузите приложение ХВП для мобильного телефона: www.tovp.org/ru/announcements-ru/new-tovp-phone-app-goes-live/
Подпишитесь на новости ХВП: https://goo.gl/forms/ojJ2WcUUuqWh8bXt1
Поддержите ХВП: www.tovp.org/ru/donate/seva-opportunities/

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Fundraising on Facebook has reached an all-time high with people fundraising for their favorite non-profits, churches, special causes of all sorts, etc. on special holidays, their birthdays, and other occasions. Why not become a TOVP Ambassador and celebrate your birthday, wedding anniversary or any other special day with the TOVP and make it a combined gift from your Facebook friends to support the MISSION 22 MARATHON to complete the TOVP by 2022?

The TOVP Foundation, Inc. is a registered non-profit organization in the U.S. and authorized by Facebook as a fundraising vehicle for Facebook users worldwide to select for fundraising events. You select the title of your fundraiser, the time-frame and the amount you want to raise, post the fundraiser link on your Facebook Page and send it to your friends. That’s it. Facebook does the rest to collect and send the funds to the TOVP Foundation, and there are no fees charged. Below are the steps to follow.

Become a TOVP Ambassador today and celebrate your most important personal days with the TOVP. And tell all your devotee family and friends to do the same. That will make you happy and Srila Prabhupada will bless you for your service to this most important and historic project in ISKCON.

Thank you from the entire TOVP Team. If you have any questions contact Sunanda das at tovp2016@gmail.com.

Note: Depending on which country you are in, the CREATE button on your Facebook Page may not include an option to create a Fundraiser. To see if your country is included on the approved Facebook list go to: https://www.facebook.com/help/837523116348786

Creating a Facebook Fundraiser

1. At the top of your Facebook Page click the CREATE button
2. On the “Who are you raising money for?” page click on NONPROFIT
3. Type TOVP into the SEARCH BAR
4. Select TOVP FOUNDATION INC.
5. Select the AMOUNT you want to raise in US dollars
6. Select the END DATE of your fundraiser
7. Click NEXT
8. Create a TITLE for your fundraiser
9. Tell your friends WHY you’re doing the fundraiser and encourage them to do it too
10. Click NEXT
11. Pick a COVER PHOTO for your fundraiser
12. CREATE your TOVP fundraiser

 

TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH

Visit us at: www.tovp.org
Follow us at: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur
Watch us at: www.youtube.com/user/tovpinfo
Phone App at: http://tovp.org/news/announcements/new-tovp-phone-app-goes-live/
Mailing List at: https://goo.gl/forms/ojJ2WcUUuqWh8bXt1
Support us at: www.tovp.org/donate/seva-opportunities

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“Gaurakisora dasa Babaji was so renounced he would just sleep on the ground. For Food he might get some rice that he would just parch in the sun. If there was nothing else he would take some mud from the Ganges and ingest that. For clothing he would take whatever cloth was lying in the street or he would go to the crematorium and pick up rejected cloth to wear. Internally he was absorbed in the loving mellows of Radha and Krishna.

He was uneducated — it was said that he was illiterate. He could not even sign his own name. Despite being illiterate learned scholars would approach him with difficult passages from the sastra and he would explain the meaning. Sometimes people would come and read to him from the sastra and he would deliver learned discourses.”

 

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ECO-Vrindaban Board and Staff Meeting Minutes 10/14/2018

Mission Statement: ECO-Vrindaban promotes cow protection, local agriculture, and above all, loving Krishna, as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON New Vrindaban’s Founder-Acharya.

Participating Directors: Chaitanya Mangala (chair), Jamuna Jivani (board secretary), Makara, Olivia, Ranaka, and Vraja.

Participating Staff: Caitanya Bhagavat, Lalita Gopi, Monique, Suchandra, and Vidya.

1. Ox Program

Rama left New Vrindaban and is not sure whether or not he will return. Caitanya Bhagavat decided not to continue with the ox program, though he will still continue with cow care. If the ox program is to continue, a dedicated person is needed to take responsibility for it.

2. Policies Regarding the Cows

Some concerns were raised by staff members:

• A desire for more transparency in regards to INV’s fundraising for the cows
• Safety issues concerning visitors to the Temple Barn
• The appropriateness of various go-puja practices in terms of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions for New Vrindaban

It was agreed the safety issues should be addressed immediately. Ranaka was tasked to take the lead with this. The cowherds will put together a proposal outlining visiting hours, what guests should and should not do while in the barn area, and so on. Also, signs will be put up in and around the barn. The ECO-V Board plans to address the other topics with the new INV administration, sometime after the New Year.

3. Garden Crew Updates

The garden crew highlighted some of their accomplishments this year, including:

• Establishing better communication between the gardeners, and the temple management and kitchen
• Providing produce to the temple & restaurant kitchens, as well as the broader community
• Inciting more community interest in gardening

Goals for 2019 include:

• Engaging more youth
• Growing more food
• Learning how to use the current irrigation system and upgrading it
• Constructing greenhouses to enable a longer growing season
  • High tunnels
  • A transportable greenhouse at Vidya’s for growing flowers year-round

4. ECO-V Made Gifts

Some staff and directors expressed an interest in providing gifts at events that are grown and made in New Vrindaban. Staff members agreed to come up with proposals.

Here’s a link to the ECO-Vrindaban website.

For regular updates, please visit, like and follow the ECO-V Facebook page.

*HISTORY IN THE MAKING – MARATHON 2018 IS HERE*
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhuapda.
We are delighted to invite you all for the launch of Marathon 2018 at Bhaktivedanta Manor on *Sunday 25th Nov at 5 pm.*

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