Kirtan at Surabhi Kunj (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: As part of our Mayapur Parikrama we visited the place where Srila...
Kirtan at Surabhi Kunj (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: As…
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Kirtan at Surabhi Kunj (Album of photos) Indradyumna Swami: As…
All-Attractive Hari-Katha
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By Jaya Gaursundar Dasa This Hari-katha is attractive for all. It is sung by those who are already on the liberated platform due to being free from all material hankerings. It is the medicine [for those who are aiming for liberation]. Moreover, it gives pleasure to the ears and minds [of those who are complete materialists]. Due to all these reasons, which person will cease from hearing such katha, except for a butcher or the killer of his own soul? Continue reading "All-Attractive Hari-Katha
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Chantnow.com – A New Website to Support Your Outreach
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By Pancharatna das When we began this project one of our primary goals was to provide a way for devotees, especially book distributors, to connect people they meet with a follow-up system. One of our main considerations was to have online courseware to provide people that are interested. Now we have it and we invite you to use it. I'm especially hoping that this facility could be taken up by book distributors during the upcoming marathon. Continue reading "Chantnow.com – A New Website to Support Your Outreach
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The Glories of Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji, November 18, San Diego
Giriraj Swami
“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.”
Are ritvikas who reject Krishna’s pure devotees better or worse than the Mayavadis who reject Krishna’s personal form?
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Gita 01.45 The war was not to gain a kingdom but to protect the rule of law
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Bhagavad-gita verse-by-verse podcast
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ECO-Vrindaban Board and Staff Meeting Minutes 10/14/2018
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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*
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*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.*
Jagannath-in-a-box (1 min video)
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class in ISKCON Vrindavan
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.H.Bhakti Anugraha Janardana Swami in ISKCON Vrindavan, 20.11.2018 (video)
The first ever Marathon of Iskcon (video)
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Srila Prabhupada wanted the devotees to purchase a property in order to install the press. Iskcon then didn’t have the means to do it. But then Giriraj Swami found the way to resolve it!
Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G.Rukmini Mataji at ISKCON…
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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G.Rukmini Mataji at ISKCON Vrindavan, 21.11.2018 (video)
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By Gita Jayanti National Committee
Padayatra began with thirty full-time participants: ten book distributors as well as ten devotees dedicated to preaching, while the remainder were bhaktas. Later the party was joined by ten grhasta devotees including two small children from ISKCON’s Hungarian self-sufficient ecological farming community, Nava Vraja-dhama, two families from Eger in northern Hungary including four children, and one couple from London and one couple from Slovakia. With congregational members joining intermittently, the size of the party often doubled.
Come and celebrate the joyful journey to one of the Southern most beautiful Holy place known as: Mathura of the south – ”UDUPI” where the Supreme Lord Krishna performed many childhood pastimes for the pleasure of His mother Devaki.
Nityanand Ashraya Das: ISKCON’s Congregational Development Ministry (CDM) Mayapur had organized a 2-day workshop entitled “Bhakti Vriksha-Hands on Training” for the leaders from all over the world.
To write about the devotee who corresponds with me is an honor and a humbling effort as I do not believe myself worthy to write and discuss Reverend Rambhoru. She is gracious, patient and has a heart of pure gold. Our very first connection by mail was of a familial tone and nature.
