What is the subconscious mind as explained in books such as “The power of the subconscious mind”?
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Erecting a great wall versus character-building.
Laksmi Nrsimha Das: When the ancient Chinese decided to live in peace, they made the great wall of China.
They thought no one could climb it due to its height.
During the first 100 years of its existence, the Chinese were invaded three times. And everytime, the hordes of enemy infantry had no need of penetrating or climbing over the wall…
because each time they bribed the guards and came through the doors.
The Chinese built the wall but forgot the character-building of the wall-guards.
Thus, the building of human character comes BEFORE building of anything else..
Like one Orientalist said:
If you want to destroy the civilization of a nation there are 3 ways:
1. Destroy family structure.
2. Destroy education.
3. Lower their role models and references.
1. In order to destroy the family: undermine the role of MOTHER, so that she feels ashamed of being a housewife.
2. To destroy education: you should give no importance to TEACHER, and lower his place in society so that the students despise him.
3. To lower the role models:
You should undermine the Saints and Scholars, doubt them until no one listens or follows them.
For, when…
* a conscious mother disappears,
* a dedicated teacher disappears, and
* there’s a downfall of role models,
Then _who_ will teach our children VALUES?
*Aren’t we being already invaded..?*

Pop-up Temple at Kensington Olympia, UK. This year’s “Wellbeing…
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Pop-up Temple at Kensington Olympia, UK.
This year’s “Wellbeing Mind Body Spirit Expo” took place at Kensington Olympia last May. Kirtan London devotees organized a pop-up temple and Ananda Monet led kirtan on the main festival stage. The chorus comprised a talented team of Manor School alumni. As well as hosting kirtans, the pop-up Temple ran mantra meditation workshops, and no less than 400 of Srila Prabhupada’s books were distributed.

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‘Superb’ Open Day in the Manor!
The annual Open Day held on Saturday 7th July was described as ‘superb’. In the middle of a heatwave, Bhaktivedanta Manor received a steady stream of guests throughout the day, many of them for the first time. Devotees from across the entire community teamed together to ensure the best experience for everyone. Guests enjoyed tours, ox-cart rides, ‘Meet the Monks’, a free veggie lunch and kirtans. Inside were ongoing hatha yoga sessions, reflexology and ‘drumfullness’ workshops (‘mindfulness’ with percussion by Jayadeva das!) Meanwhile, children were also treated to henna decoration, face-painting, a bouncy castle and the very popular Children’s Yoga sessions in the George Harrison Garden! Balaram Nityananda das reflected, “We were off to a great start, after chanting the Hare Krishna mantra on the BBC Three Counties Radio Breakfast Show during an interview about the Open Day! “The energy, vibrations and team-work on the day was exemplary. We really had the best attendance we could ever hope for because guests were so interested to learn more that they renounced watching a crucial England World Cup match!”

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On Saturday, approximately twenty-four devotees & seven children participated in our MSF in honor of Bhaktivinoda Thakur in Kingsbury, UK. Five of the devotees and the children went door to door and the rest of the devotees engaged in street distribution and kirtan. 137 doors were knocked!The first photo is of a Muslim gentleman who was very interested in our philosophy and took this book on our presentation. He explained he didn’t have any money to offer a donation but, driven by a desire to not miss an opportunity of taking a book, he asked a guest at his home to lend him some money so that he give a donation and take the book. His guest, understanding how important this was to him, gave him the money!
The second photo is of a Polish lady who was very happy to receive books from Niharika Jain. She felt blessed that our books had arrived at her doorstep.
The third photo is of a spiritually inclined gentleman who was happy to accept the books and gave a generous donation. Our books have given him the chance to further his spiritual knowledge and to advance his learning in spirituality.
The fourth photo is of a lady named Vivienne ans as soon as the books were presented to her, she was very happy to take them. She wants to start yoga so we took her details and gave her information about the Manor and invited her to visit us. It was really heartwarming to meet her and to share the special mercy Srila Prabhupada has left us with in the form of these transcendental books.
As you can see from the subsequent photos the children and devotees had so much fun. We are all looking forward to our next MSF!
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Gita 18.39 Pleasure in ignorance begins in ignorance and ends in increased ignorance
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Bhagavatam tenth canto study 17 – 10.3.26-31 Devaki acknowledges Krishna as the provider of the supreme safety and strives for his safety
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Inspire through love and sacrifice
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2018, Durban, South Africa, Human Relationships Lecture)

Question: What is the most appropriate way to inspire your spouse towards Krsna consciousness?

With a lot of love! It is going to take a lot of love because it is through love that the inspiration will come to the other person – the inspiration to make a sacrifice. It is a challenge for someone to inspire a spouse to take up Krsna consciousness therefore, it must be done in a loving way. It does not mean that every word has to be decorated with roses. No, it means that we have to speak simply with the interest of the other person at heart, not that we are the centre and that we are going out of our way for someone else and that we are adjusting ourselves to others. Love means to give. Love means that we are ready to sacrifice and when someone sees this, that can really awaken something within them.

Srila Prabhupada’s sister was an extraordinary devotee. She looked just like Prabhupada in a female form. In her younger years, she was married to a man who was not a devotee. Her husband was engaging in all kinds of activities, which during that time in India was quite shocking. But she never gave up. She never left him. She kept on serving him and so on. It took quite a long time but eventually one day, he admitted it, “My wife is a saint!” and that actually changed him. He gave up all his bad habits. So in this way, she conquered him by her saintliness.

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INDIA IN GREECE Or, Truth in Mythology (Free pdf) Edward…
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INDIA IN GREECE Or, Truth in Mythology (Free pdf)
Edward Pococke: Where did the Aryans come from originally? Did they invade India? Or were they actually Indian invaders who colonized Greece?
In India in Greece, E. Pococke explores the theory that the Aryans may have originally traveled from India to Greece, colonized the latter and influenced the culture there. Centuries later, they came back to India. Covering topics as diverse as the sources of the Hellenic Race, the colonization of Egypt and Palestine, the wars of the Grand Lama and the Bud’hist propaganda in Greece, the author tries to show that at some point in history, India and Greece were closely associated
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Devotee awarded British Empire Medal.
Acyuta Charan das, based in South London, manages a vegetarian food charity for homeless people, and was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year’s Honours list. The award category was for voluntary and charitable services to homeless people in the area. For ten years he has been heading up food distribution for the charity Food For Life while also working as a Home Office accountant at Lunar House in Croydon. “I wasn’t expecting it at all!” responded Acyuta, “We serve all meals from a pop-up table and if it’s raining we operate from a van. I just get on with my service; I don’t expect to be nominated for awards. The Medal was presented to Acyuta at Tower Hill, Central London, by the Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, Mr Ken Olisa OBE.

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Devotees attend Royal Reception in the UK.
Kripamoya das and Sita Rama das were guests of HRH Prince Andrew at a reception to welcome inter-faith representatives of the Emir of Bahrain. The event was held in a venue adjacent to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Krish Raval, director of the Senior Faith Leadership Programme spoke on the importance of religious understanding between traditions. Clergy from Windsor Castle and the Dean of Windsor were also present.

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Three, Two, One… (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: With Polish Woodstock [ Pol'and'Rock ] just days away the countdown has begun. People are beginning to trickle in and set up their tents at this free event. As our men continued setting up our “village” I took the opportunity to walk around and meet some of the people who had arrived early.
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Reading Rathayatra 28th July 2018
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Hare KrishnaParasuram das: HG Vishal Gauranga Prabhu and his wife Amala Manjari DD rallied friends and put on another wonderful Rathayatra this year. With the help of Bhakta Phil they done a serious advertising campaign, and the results are clearly visible, thousands of guests from all walks of life came to the festival. People love festivals with music, dancing and delicious food and Srila Prabhupada has introduced the perfect festival, the joyful way to get Krishna’s Mercy. They also have a serious Prasad Distribution project running in Reading, please get involved . Jai Jagannatha !!!

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 16 – 10.3.20-25 The divine’s complexion is sometimes a description and sometimes a signification
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Gita 18.38 The pleasure of titillation leads to the agony of tribulation
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To think or not to think – 4 reflections for a happy mind
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3 ways to look for blessings amidst problems
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How Krishna can be seen – and how he can’t be seen
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Guru-purnima Evening Program, July 27 Carpinteria
Giriraj Swami

“The mind is the agent of the false ego and the false ego doesn’t want to surrender to Krishna. The false ego wants to be the controller, the enjoyer, the proprietor and the center of everything. The mind will always give us so many reasons why not to surrender or chant Hare Krishna. So, we should not be misled by the mind. With our intelligence or with our hearts we should surrender.”

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Thursday, July 26th, 2018
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Report on Terrace Bay

Although the 4 kilometre walk with Ananda and Datta was memorable, with the flow of the Saskatchewan River next to us, I would like to highlight a response that was e-mailed to me, on the success of our Festival of India; an article by Gail Johnson, a freelance writer in Terrace Bay.  Thank you,, Gail.  In many ways, her writing sums up the show of our group, “Vedic Mace.”

Here it is:

On July 19thTerrace Bay was treated to a Festival of India. The amazing performances in this variety show took place in the evening at the Michael King Hall.  Tickets for adults were $10 each and young children got in for free.  It was a full house.  Director of the show, Bhaktimarga Swami, known as “The Walking Monk,” introduced all the acts, took part and recited a poem he wrote.  This amazing guy has walked across Canada four times, the United States once, and six other countries.

The first wonderful act introduced was Mukur De from Calcutta doing classical Indian dances.  Her movements were graceful and filled with beautiful rhythm.  The gestures and facial expressions conveyed the music in a special way.  When she returned later in the show the children joined in on it by dancing below the stage in time to the beat of the music.

Before the next act, everyone took part in warm-up exercises led by “The Walking Monk” which involved doing stretches with the arms and fingers.  An unbelievable magic show followed by a guy known as “Data” which means master of magic and magic tricks.  He used rope to do a few tricks and then made the knot disappear.  With an audience participant, he did a disappearing Kleenex trick, then ate one and amazingly pulled out a whole long strip of them from his mouth.  Then came a comedy skit, ‘Satire on Yoga’ about two first timers at a Yoga Studio.  One person kept doing silly antics that made the other person mad.  She was trying to remain calm and keep him under control but it wasn’t working.  He just kept doing silly, annoying stunts.  She showed compassion for him near the end when he got hurt and she called for help.  Turned out he was faking.  This skit was funny and the audience loved it.

The last performance was Raga instrumental music, using western and eastern instruments, by some incredible international musicians.  Then a few more instruments were added and the audience began clapping to the beat.  After that, anyone who wanted to was invited to take part in some dance steps.  The music rhythm picked up and more people joined in.  At that point, there were more people participating than there were in the audience. When the show ended, Dr. Jani, the main organizer of the event, thanked everyone for coming and those who took part in the evening festival.  He then invited everyone for Indian food snacks set up close to the book display in the room.

Dr. Jani is a pathologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital.  When spoken with later, he said, “The festival of India has been going on in Thunder Bay at the Marina for nine years but what took place here tonight is only part of what will be presented in the city on July 21stand we also have a parade….”

Good luck to all of you and thank you for stopping in Terrace Bay to put on such an amazing festival.

May the Source be with you!
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

On the Grass by the Sky

Here on the prairies, the bison used to graze in fields of unlimited tall grasses, but that has been replaced, both grass and animal, by homes and sod that parks are made of.  I walked along one of those parks in St. Vital, a type of rolling-hill park that seemed infinite, with a bench here and there and broken sidewalk.  I resorted mostly to the grass, devoid of morning dew.

Those bison of the past were kings of the prairies until the antagonists came.  I recall a song by Buffy Saint-Marie, “Now That The Buffalo’s Gone,” and how a whole culture was altered and devastated.  I would rather see those massive beasts of freedom than the trucks of today, that stir up the dust.  https://youtu.be/BCWJYTCfjSg

The skies were also without limit, as they carry, even today, a mystique of clouds.  Thank God, I can see them and they are not obscured by tall highrises.  Most homes here are bungalows, and the trees, some Manitoba Maple, are not too gigantic.

I was content to be here, almost solitary.  Only one man trekked on the grass while I took to a bench for a bit while chanting on my beads.  I sat there anticipating to meet Daruka, my walking support person, along with his parrot, Billie, who is thirty-two.  His pet will likely outlive him.

Daruka had just come back from physiotherapy.  He had been involved in three accidents since our last great walk together in 2014.  It’s safer to be on the grass.

May the Source be with you!
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Vibes of Joy

Five of us took to a trail in St. Vital, a suburb of Winnipeg.  I had requested a treed area, shaded from the sun.  It wasn’t a park, but for the most part, trees were doing us a favour in this one particular residential space.

Anand got interested in the cattails after our lunch of my harvested lambs quarters. He showed me chamomile which grows in Yellowknife where he lived for some time.

“Oh yes, we steeped and served some just yesterday in Thunder Bay.  It made a great tea,” I told Anand, as we continued our stroll.

We all agreed about the weather—breezy, overcast.  Just perfect.  A blessing.

The five of us, and a few more, converged on a yoga studio with Canadian-born Jitender. They have a group that meets for kirtan.  They call themselves the “Happy Hippy Fam Jam” community.  Today was different because the crowd became bedazzled by Dattatreya’s magic show, and Ananda’s drumming demo—he has various types.   https://www.instagram.com/p/BlpcP79Hkih/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=7f2zis85ulr9

We also completed the session with chanting and dancing to some standard but simple moves. For keeping to rhythm, I engaged everyone in the use of hands by clapping, then striking the lap and finally the floor, thus combining it all.

The three portions of cultural interactiveness seemed to please.

May the Source be with you!
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Monday, July 23rd, 2018
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Thunder Bay / Winnipeg

Walking and Busing

I had a great trek from Dr. Jani’s house to the temple on Victoria, in Thunder Bay, after I discovered pathways through parks; they were somewhat of a short-cut. From there, Dr. Jani drove myself and the magician, Dattatreya, as well as wife, Radha, to the Greyhound Bus Station, for one of the last bus rides before the  closing of Greyhound operations in Western Canada.  I was surprised to hear the news about them closing down.

While at the depot, I was also surprised to see on the screen, news of a mass shooting in Toronto’s Greektown.  I’ve walked the area plenty of times.  It was a case of a twenty-nine-year-old man with psychiatric problems, letting loose bullets on an innocent public; once again, injuring over a dozen and leaving two young females dead.  Police stepped up fast to deal with the incident.

As we drove through a long boreal and lake expanse for eight hours, I dwelt on this green world in contrast to the world of concrete madness.  After all, Greektown is a nice place—very vibrant, a family-friendly scene—however, it is the material world.

When we drove through Kenora, I fell back in memory to my third walk across Canada, and how I met a young woman from Shaw TV who interviewed me regarding a recent attack of wolves upon deer.  Conflict! Is there any difference between the struggle of animals and the struggle of humans?  There is and isn’t, I think.  Humans get very nasty with each other.

We reached Winnipeg.  I harvested some lambs quarters (weeds) to put in the meal.

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Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
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Thunder Bay, Ontario

Bust the Bubble

Five members of our little travelling roadshow, the Vedic Mace, came by my accommodations to say farewell, before their eighteen-hour drive back home.  They had happy and grateful faces.  Their ten-day excursion was about to come to an end.

Another vehicle of five left at 4:00 a.m. this morning, for a long jaunt through some of the prettiest scenery in Canada—along Lake Superior.  For them it was pleasant good-byes as well.  However, for myself, I was to stay on for more nectaras we say.  The nectar or juice is not over.  It will be onward to Winnipeg by Greyhound bus, along with magician Dattatreya and wife, Radha.  For now, I decided to walk the eight kilometres to the Sanskriti India Bazaar to have darshanof the deities of Krishna, and then to follow up with a talk from the Gita, 2.67, to what could be a small turn-out. Yesterday’s “Festival of India,” took a lot of energy out of volunteers, and if anyone shows up for the usual Sunday program at 4:30 p.m. that would surprise Prem Kishor and I.

I trekked my way through and discovered “Recreational Trail.” I like those pathways that have  informative plaques along the way, telling of what particular wildlife, flora and fauna live there, and what is their typical behavior or characteristics—the raven, the skunk, the beaver, the cattail, the raccoon, etc.  Of course, human behavior is automatically evident when you come upon a pedestrian.  Some are very much in the present, and some are enveloped in thoughts that are very private.  I do find it’s best to burst the bubble and see as well as feel what’s actually going on around you.

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Saturday, July 21st, 2018
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Thunder Bay, Ontario

The Water and the Fest

Not much occurred today regarding walking.  Six of us out of our Vedic Mace group drove to Kakabeka Falls for a gawk and a walk in the area.  First of all, the falls are quite stunning.  You have to get over the tone of the water which is tea-like in colour. It’s not pollution.

The way the water falls and slides, in a type of cascade, is very dreamy.  The view impressed the boys with me.  Many tourists also came for a glimpse of nature at its best.  Thank you Krishna!

At today’s Krishna Culture Festival of India, I sat down with Linda Rydholm, acting mayor of Thunder Bay.  We spoke about the decline of respect and morals being pervasive, currently.  Confessing that she personally has deep religious convictions, she feels strongly that if you don’t believe in something there is a great void.   https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/festival-of-india-a-huge-cultural-draw-992078   https://www.facebook.com/Festivalofindia.Thunderbay/videos/2190355871010174/

That certainly resonates with us.

I also met Tedray Kirton for a third time.  He’s fifty-eight, and he’s shaved off his dreads, which hung down to his behind.  He’s got plans for them.  He still plays great on the djembe, and joined Dhir and the Vedic Mace group, on the stage, as we belted out the maha mantraduring the last act.

The weather co-operated so well—overcast, with temperatures in the lower 20’s Celsius.  Karuna Sindhu remarked that he was in a happy consciousness seeing the crowds (maybe 9,000, maybe more) and all very regular local folks.  People love the vibes.  Also, a big part of the success—credit goes to Prem and Suniti—as I mentioned to Linda, acting mayor, “There is no liquor here but good clean fun.”

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Friday, July 20th, 2018
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Thunder Bay, Ontario

By the Old Chief

Dhruva, who’s 19, accompanied me from the Sanskriti Centre, on foot to the Marina Park. He is a resident of Toronto and walks about daily.

“It’s about 1.5 kilometres I do, every day,” he said.

I suggested that at his age he would do well to add on a few extra kilometres; that it’s a good habit to practise.  He was agreeable.

We met people along the way, on Memorial, and to our surprise, a number of them knew about the festival tomorrow.  10,000 people attended last year.  That makes it close to 10% of the population who came to engage in hearing, chanting, dancing and eating, all on the basis of tasting higher consciousness.  That’s good reporting.  Let’s see how things unfold tomorrow.

Once Dhruva and I reached Marina Park, we met with the major balance of our crew. A pleasant kirtanensued.  https://www.instagram.com/p/Blfk2EeF7L7/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=vhapukfzxhey    It was a promotion for tomorrow, in as much as it was done for our own purification.  We were in view of the Sleeping Giant rock formation.  Anyone new to the area, when it’s pointed out, can see the legendary chief lying down in his restful pose.  Even young Saihaj, age nine, could make out the image.  By the way, he’s not a bad singer. Accompanying his mum, our dancer, he’s really thriving on this trip.  He’s made many friends—us, all adults.  It’s an adventure for all of us, being in a new venue each day with logistics being what they are, and being in some kind of divine flux.

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ISKCON Scarborough’s 6th Snan Yatra will take place on Friday – August 3rd, 2018
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Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

ISKCON Scarborough's 6th Snan Yatra will take place on Friday - August 3rd, 2018 from 7 pm onwards.

This grand Snan Yatra is a precursor to ISKCON Scarborough's 6th Annual Jagannath Festival that will take place on Saturday - August 18th, 2018 at the Milliken Park in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

The Snan Yatra - bathing ceremony has been going on since the time of the carving of the 'Dharu-brahman' Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi in Sri Purushottam Kshetra (Jagannath Puri) thousands of years ago, commemorating Their sacred appearance for the devotees.


Program Schedule - 3rd August 2018:

6.45 pm - Tulasi Arti
7 pm - 8 pm - Grand Abhishek on the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva, and Subhadra Devi
8 pm - 8.30 pm - Arti
8.30 pm - 8.45 pm - Announcements & updates on the upcoming Jagannath festival
8.45 pm - 9 pm - 1 round group chanting of Hare Krsna Maha Mantra
9 pm - Free Vegetarian Prasadam


We welcome you and your family to ISKCON Scarborough coming Friday to take part in the festivities.


ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough, Ontario,
Canada, M1V4C7

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Religion and Hinduism
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Hare KrishnaBy Dayananda Das

The words “religion” and “Hindu” are problematic. Both are confusing, inaccurate, and not useful words. Religion: Depending on the context, the use of the word religion can be ill-defined and even offensive—for example, when someone says that religions cause all wars or when someone says, “Science is logic; religion is belief.” These two statements are ignorant because the person using the word religion has defined it in an arbitrary manner when in fact the word religion defies definition and thus should not be seriously used. Continue reading "Religion and Hinduism
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Eviction of the Samadhi of Gour Govinda Swami and Bhajan Kutir of Srila Prabhupada
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Hare Krishna Today, all on a sudden, they demolished the Samadhi Mandir & Bhajan Kutir of Srila Prabhupada. Even the eviction squad of BDA and BMC did not give time for sparing the Samadhi. At last, they evicted the altars. Of course, we have shifted the Sri Vigrahas of Srila Gurudev & Srila Prabhupada. The devotees are mourning for such eviction. This is for your kind information. Kindly give us courage and solace to bear the present crisis facing ISKCON Bhubaneswar.