When the mind becomes a mirror for the pure soul, does the soul perceive itself through the mind or without it too?
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Quite a story
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 November 2017, Mayapur, India, Russian Lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.6.10)

Srila Prabhupada makes the point that Krsna is more eager for us to go back to Godhead than we are ourselves. We sometimes say, “Yeah, I definitely want to go back to Godhead…” but what if suddenly, we would get the opportunity?

One devotee, a friend of mine who joined ISKCON in 1967, when he was young, he was looking for the truth and he went into nature and sat down on a hill. He started meditating and he was thinking, “I really want to get out of this world.”
Suddenly he saw a big gate in the sky. The doors opened and a sage appeared. The sage said, “You can come,”
and he said, “Oh, well… but I am still young.”
Then sage said, “Okay, you can wait,” and the doors closed.
He thought, “Oh no! What did I do? I got the opportunity and I hesitated and now the doors are closed!”

Anyway, he went home and for some months nothing happened, then winter came and there was a lot of snow outside. One night, he was dreaming that he was flying in the sky. He came to a city which was built on hills. Then a voice said, “Go to San Francisco.”

So he thought, “Last time, I missed… So this time, I will do it!” He was very serious. He got up immediately and left the house, in the middle of the night in the snow.

He started hitchhiking and immediately one car stopped.  The driver asked, “Where do you want to go?”
He said, “To San Francisco.”
The driver said, “Get in. That is where I am going.” Everything was magic.

But when he arrived in San Francisco, nothing happened. So he stayed there. He got a motorbike and got a job with a courier service delivering packets and racing around on his motorbike. One day he had an accident and injured his leg and had to go to the hospital and all these things. After some time, he was a little better and one day, was sitting in a park, on a bench, with his leg in plaster and he still had crutches. He was in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and suddenly the Ratha Yatra came past with ten thousand people and Prabhupada was on the chariot! The kirtan was going on and when he saw Prabhupada, he recognised Prabhupada to be the sage in the sky, who had asked him to come in the doors! The Ratha Yatra cart was moving but since he could not walk because of his injured leg, it just disappeared. He was totally fried – two times, he missed out!

Anyway, after some weeks, his leg was better and he went to the police station to pick up his motorbike. He had brought a sleeping bag with him to take it to the dry cleaner. When he was at the place where the motorbike was stored, then he heard this noise, “Hare Krsna… (ching), Hare Krsna… (ching)” It was the same noise as that Ratha Yatra so he followed it and walked straight to the temple and the devotees said, “Oh, you brought your sleeping bag, you want to move in?” And this is how he became a devotee. It is quite a story. A five minute story but a nice story. It shows Krsna’s eagerness to take us back to Godhead, somehow or other!

 

Friday, November 24th, 2017
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Toronto, Ontario

I Met Fellows

Mahaprabhu is a rather seasoned Vaishnava and is comfortably set in his orthodox ways in both looks and behaviour.  He and I went for an evening trek through Rosedale, a neighbourhood of stately homes.  With his stark white dhoti and almost-shocking, bold tilak on his forehead, set against a deliciously dark pigment, he could easily come across appearing tribal/terroristic in this established neighbourhood.

I believe that after thirty years of my floating through this hood (and I say that because I do feel light, and safe perhaps, in this residential nook) people have come to know me.  But Mahaprabhu, well, he’s new and different.  I’m proud of him for being a staunch monk.  I assess him as such even though his visit to our ashram is short—two weeks.

Having spent a good long day in the ashram, I met with others, mostly fellows, who had come around to visit, to hear, to view, to eat—all things that happen at the ashram and temple.  There was Michael Gilbert, a renowned photographer, who lives in both Paris and Hawaii, who came down for lunch at our Govinda’s.  He told me of a photo assignment in Nepal, one April, when he was trapped in snow at a 14,000 foot altitude.  Thought he was going to die.  Then he started the mantra “Hare Krishna” and it gave him the fuel to keep walking down the mountain’s descent.  Hope came to him.

I also met Nicolas from Florida who showed me his mantra card he’s had for years in his wallet.

Ryan from London, Ontario, also came by.  He’s got that fascination for Krishna.  And then there was Amit, smitten with love, going through a relationship crisis.  “Chant!” Mahaprabhu and I told him.

May the Source be with you!

5 km

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
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Mississauga, Ontario

The Two S’s

It was an interesting way to get to the wedding of Bhupender and Divya.  I took the subway—the underground commuter train—to the end of the line at Sheppard West, then walked to beyond Highway 400 on Sheppard where Nimai Nitai picked me up for a drive to the destination, a gorgeous banquet hall next to the Ram Mandir.  We made it.

Have you ever been to an Indian wedding?  It’s lavish, the food is good and the people are cheerful.  It can be endless and have a semblance of Chapter 11 from the Gita—many forms, colours, no beginning and especially no end.  All my friends were there, community members and disciples/students.  Kratu and his wife were there.  I remember when he joined.

When we arrived, the puja (rituals) were underway.  The bridegroom sat on a royal-like couch.  I was asked by the pundit (priest) to chant.  With no musical instruments in sight, Kratu was quick to grab a china plate and knife.  This helped to keep a rhythm with the knife beating on the plate.  That was innovative. I chanted Hare Krishna and all responded.

The bride, Divya, appeared  She sat next to her new husband.  Kratu spoke.  He offered a big congratulations to all.  Divya’s dad, R. Raman, spoke as well.  I spoke.  Wisdom is what the Emcee asked for, in brief.

Okay, to Bhupender and Divya, who are both doctors, I offered this advice, “Follow the two S’s.  The first S stands for sanga—keep good company, holy company.  The second S stands for seva—service to God and others.  The best to you!”

May the Source be with you!

8 km

Food For All in Vraj 2017 (2 min video)Parasuram das: Dear…
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Food For All in Vraj 2017 (2 min video)
Parasuram das: Dear Devotees this Kartik an international group of devotees was fortunate to travel the 12 forests of Vraj. A strong kirtan party with members of the “Harinam Ruci” chanted up to 8 hours a day. 38,000 small books were distributed, this small book Raja Vidya was the same book that the devotees flooded the Allahabad Kamba Mela during Srila Prabhupada’s physical presence. Tonnes and tonnes of Krishna prasad were distributed. Books, Prasad and Harinam, Jai Srila Prabhupada.
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To go Up you have to go Down! Sivarama Swami: In cities there…
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To go Up you have to go Down!
Sivarama Swami: In cities there are hundred-story buildings being built. But one thing that small and tall buildings have in common are foundations. In other words, before going up, you have to go down. It may appear contradictory, but that’s construction. And the further up you want to go — the taller the building you want to build, the deeper has to be your foundation.
Foundations are what hold up the building and its the same thing in life. If you have a goal, you have to set a foundation for it. If you want to be a surgeon, you have to invest in years of study and medical training. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to apprentice under one, learn the ropes and be patient.
These are the foundation.
So to go up to where we want to go, we always have to go down. And going down takes us to places that don’t always resemble our goal. Still,
that’s the foundation. And it’s the same with Yoga and with self-awareness. To really connect with the Supreme, we have to dutifully practice self-discipline, lead a regulated life and systematically study the truths of transcendence. These are foundations that will help us go up and connect with divinity.

To try to go up, without going down, is a waste of time. And to make an alternative to the authorised process… well its like building a house and
ignoring standard construction practices that are based on standard laws of physics and math. The result will be that the building will collapse and the builder will have wasted his time and money.

So remember, whatever your goal or goals in life are including selfawareness you need to do the standard, accepted methods of preparation.

Before going up, you have to go down.

– HH Sivarama Swami

Our family business! Madhava Mohini and I were in Whangarei, New…
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Our family business!
Madhava Mohini and I were in Whangarei, New Zealand, for a week.
One fine evening, I met a man outside a K Mart in the Okara car park. He was just getting out of his car with his teenage son. He was big and bald, with tattoos, so I asked whether he was a monk or if it was just the haircut?
He laughed. I started presenting the books, and he agreed with everything. Keen to help us out with a donation, the man, Jimmy, sent his son to the ATM.
While his son was withdrawing cash, Jimmy told me that he is interested in the Vedas. I was surprised and asked him how he got interested. He said that he hangs out with some interesting people.
I showed him a copy of Searching for Vedic India, and he said, “I already got that book from someone in this car park a year ago.”
So this time Jimmy got a Bhagavad-gita and Hiding in Unnatural Happiness (HUH).
A few days later, Madhava and I were in Kaitaia. The streets were hot, dusty and noisy, with five-year-old kids performing Michael Jackson songs to raise funds for their school trip to Wellington, folks chatting outside a bakery, and a meat sizzle down the road. Madhava told me that it reminded her of India (minus the sausage sizzle).
While distributing in a car park, Madhava met a nice lady from Keri Keri doing her grocery shopping.
Shocked, Madhava asked her if she comes all the way to Kaitaia just to shop. The lady laughed and said “No, I work here, too.”
While Madhava was presenting the books, the lady said that actually she had just started to read the first page of the book HUH last evening and had then fallen asleep, but that she wanted to finish it because she thought it was a good book.
Madhava asked where she’d gotten the book, and she said her husband had received the books from a girl in an Okara car park a few days ago. This lady also was enthusiastic to give Madhava a donation and received a Bhagavad-gita.
Madhava described this to me later as we were driving home, and we realized that her husband was the Jimmy I had met. Husband, wife and teenage son all got a chance to do devotional service and now have a solid collection of Prabhupada’s books from different links in the chain of our family business.
Our family business, ki jaya!

WSN October 2017 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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Hare KrishnaBy Mayapur Sasi dasa

For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following results of book distribution for the month of October 2017 from the whole planet. World Totals, Monthly Congregation and Weekend Warriors, Monthly Continents, Monthly Top Ten Temples by Size, Monthly Top Ten Temples by Continent, Monthly Top Teams and Individuals, Monthly All Countries, Monthly All Temples, Monthly All Prabhupada Disciples, Cumulative Top Ten Countries, Cumulative Top Ten Temples, Cumulative Top 50 Individuals Worldwide Continue reading "WSN October 2017 – World Sankirtan Newsletter
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Recordings: Australia, October 2017
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Please find below audio recordings of lectures and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami during his visit to Australia in October 2017. Video recordings may be found on our Facebook page.

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Melbourne

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_20thOctober2017_HallProgram_Kirtan_GovardhanPuja_Adivas

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_20thOctober2017_HallProgram_Lecture_GovardhanPuja_Adivas

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.3.17

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_ShortLecture

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_17thOctober2017_Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_17thOctober2017_Lecture

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_InitationCeremony_Lecture

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_InitationCeremony_Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_Lecture

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_13thOctober2017_ Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Melbourne_13thOctober2017_Damodarastakam_and_Kirtan

 

Canberra

KKS_Australia_Canberra_13thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.30

KKS_Australia_Canberra_12thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.29

KKS_Australia_Canberra_11thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.28

KKS_Australia_Canberra_11thOctober2017_Intro_to_Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Canberra_11thOctober2017 _Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Canberra_10thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.27

KKS_Australia_Canberra_10thOctober2017_Evening_Lecture_BG_2.38

KKS_Australia_Canberra_10thOctober2017_Damodarastakam

KKS_Australia_Canberra_8thOctober2017_Damodarastakam

KKS_Australia_Canberra_8thOctober2017_Evening_Lecture_BG_6.38

KKS_Australia_Canberra_7thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.25

KKS_Australia_Canberra_7thOctober2017_Damodarastakam

KKS_Australia_Canberra_7thOctober2017_Intro_to_Kirtan

KKS_Australia_Canberra_7thOctober2017_Kirtan

 

Prabhupada Marathon Message
Giriraj Swami

 I am pleased to encourage you to participate in the Prabhupada book-distribution marathon. Srila Prabhupada explains, “Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami had no fixed residence. They stayed beneath a tree for one day only and wrote huge volumes of transcendental literature. . . . It is certainly not good to write literature for money or reputation, but to write books and publish them for the enlightenment of the general populace is real service to the Lord. That was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati’s opinion, and he specifically told his disciples to write books.” (Cc Madhya 19.132 purport)

This is parampara. Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami and all the Gosvamis wrote books for the enlightenment of the general populace, and that instruction and practice came down through parampara to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, who wrote many books and instructed his disciples to write books. And Srila Prabhupada faithfully followed those instructions and also wrote many books. In fact, it is inconceivable that anyone could write so many books in such a short time.

Srila Prabhupada came to America in 1965, and from the very beginning in New York City he was selling his books. Years later, when devotees were doing research about Prabhupada’s life, they went to some bookstores where he had sold his books, and the shopkeepers remembered, “Oh yes, a very nice Indian gentleman came, and he would always give us samosas.” He would give them samosas when he went to sell them his books.

Prabhupada said that from the very beginning the basis of his movement was book distribution—the publication and distribution of books—and he showed that example.

In the same purport, Prabhupada explains further, “[T]he business of advanced and empowered devotees is to write books, publish them, and distribute them widely.”

Prabhupada wrote books, the BBT has published them, and now it is for us to distribute them. This is “the business of advanced and empowered devotees.” We are all already connected to Srila Prabhupada, and we all will benefit when we distribute his books. And if you persevere with sincerity and intelligence, you will also be advanced and empowered devotees.

Prabhupada states further, “According to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, distributing literature is like playing on a great mrdanga.” He called the printing press the brhat-mrdanga, the great mrdanga, because an ordinary mrdanga can be heard for a few blocks whereas the brhat-mrdanga, the printing press, the books, can be heard all over the world.

I was the first ISKCON devotee to go to West Africa, Nigeria. I did hari-nama on the streets, and large crowds of people would gather round. Some well-dressed Africans started speaking about the Bhagavad-gita and the philosophy of Krishna consciousness, and I asked, “How do you know all these things? Did you ever meet devotees?” They replied, “No. But we have a friend who met devotees on the street in London, bought some books from them, and then shared them with us.” Even before any devotees had gone to West Africa, Prabhupada’s books had reached there and people were learning about Krishna consciousness.

Sometimes a whole yatra can begin just from books. Once, a tourist from Venezuela visited Israel, met devotees, and got some books from them. Back in Venezuela, he shared the books with his friends. They all started reading, became convinced of the philosophy, began to chant, and started practicing Krishna consciousness without having met any devotees. Eventually they developed a community of devotees and invited Srila Prabhupada, and he went—and it all began with the books.

The brhat-mrdanga can be heard all over the world.

Srila Prabhupada concludes his purport with a request to all of us: “Consequently we always request members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to publish as many books as possible and distribute them widely throughout the world. By thus following in the footsteps of Srila Rupa Gosvami, one can become a rupanuga devotee.”

Rupa Gosvami is described as sri-caitanya-mano-’bhistam, sthapitam yena bhu-tale: he established on earth the mission to fulfill the desire of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. And that is done primarily through writing, publishing, and distributing books.

Srila Prabhupada said, “It’s like a train.” In a train, one car pushes—or pulls—the other, the other pushes another, and the other pushes still another. He said, “My guru maharaja is pushing me, and I am pushing all of you.”

Hare Krishna.

Your servant,
Giriraj Swami

In Shikshashtakam, what is the difference between ceto darpanam and sarvatma snapanam?
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Why our moods keep changing – and what we can do about it
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[Sunday feast class at ISKCON, Perth, Australia]

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Let personal conception of God lead to personal dealings with God’s parts
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[Bhagavatam class on Srimad-Bhagavatam 03.28.20 at ISKCON, Perth, Australia]

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Is God an invention or a discovery?
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[Youth meeting at Hindu Samaj of Perth, Australia]

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Go beyond rationality and imagination to revelation for relishing Krishna’s lotus feet
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[Bhagavatam class on Srimad-Bhagavatam 03.28.21 at ISKCON, Perth, Australia]

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Wedding
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Prahladananda Das and Vraja Kumari Devi Dasi decided to have their wedding at New Gokula, Millfield. Jayasri devi dasi and Pratapana das, the parents of the bride, organised it very nicely.

A special guest was Indradyumna Maharaja, Vraja’s guru, who gave a stirring speech after the yajna at the dinner table. The event went wonderfully and everyone, especially the bride and groom, was very happy.

ISKCON Scarborough – Gita Jayanti – The appearance day celebration of Srimad Bhagavad Gita- Wednesday – November 29th 2017
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Hare Krishna!
Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!


We have two very auspicious events happening on the same day coming Wednesday – November 29th, 2017.

- Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita (Gita Jayanti)
- Moksada Ekadasi

One of the Vrata(vow) undertaken during Ekadasi is to read the Holy scriptures.
What can be more glorious on this Moksada Ekadasi than reading Bhagavad Gita on the very day that marks the 5154th appearance day anniversary.

We at ISKCON Scarborough will be celebrating Gita Jayanti in a grand manner on Wednesday 29th Nov, 2017 by reading all the 700 English verses starting at 6.30 PM sharp!

Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita(Gita Jayanti)
It was on this day 5154 years ago, that Sanjaya narrated to King Dhritarashtra the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra at the place now known as Jyotisha tirtha, and thus made the glorious teachings of the Lord available to the people of the world, for all time.

Srimad Bhagavad-Gita shows a way to rise above the world of duality and the pairs of opposites, and to acquire eternal bliss and immortality. It is a gospel of action. It teaches the rigid performance of one's duty in society, and a life of active struggle, keeping the inner being untouched by outer surroundings, and renouncing the fruits of actions as offerings unto the Lord.

Srimad Bhagavad-Gita is a source of power and wisdom. It strengthens us when you are weak, and inspires us when you feel dejected and feeble. It teaches us how to resist unrighteousness and follow the path of virtue and righteousness.

The teachings of the Gita are broad, sublime and universal. They do not belong to any sect, creed, age, place or country. They are meant for all. They are within the reach of all. The Gita has a message for the solace, peace, freedom, salvation and perfection of all human beings.
Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad-Gita to a deserving person on this day is bestowed profuse blessings by Lord Krsna

There will be a grand Ekadasi feast served after the whole recitation.

On the auspicious occasion, we welcome you, your family and friends to join us at ISKCON Scarborough to recite the entire Gita verses and to partake the unlimited blessing of Sri Sri Radha Gopi Vallabha

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

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Latest TOVP updates
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Hare Krishna Included are several new articles. Three are from the current TOVP Tour in Australasia and the other two are general updates, but particularly the new video update produced by Prananatha prabhu is very inspiring. Things just keep getting more ecstatic and we can't stop writing.

TOVP Australasia Tour, Day 6 – Brisban, Australia
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On the 21st of November we arrived in Brisbane, Australia from New Govardhana and immediately began preparing for the evening TOVP event. Lord Nityananda’s Padukas and Lord Nrsimhadeva’s Sitari were nicely displayed in the temple and, as usual, we had an arati and abhisheka for Them accompanied by ecstatic kirtan.

Over 250 devotees attended the program and sat in rapt attention as Jananivas, Ambarisa, Svaha and Vraja Vilas prabhus talked about the TOVP and the importance of the project for the future of ISKCON and the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. By the Lord’s mercy the total pledges came to $350,000.

We would like to thank the Temple President Jaya Vijay prabhu and his wife Varshana Radhe devi dasi for their dedication and support in making this event a grand success.

To make a donation and sponsor an abhisheka for Sri Sri Radha Madhava’s and/or Lord Nrsimhadeva’s Chakra during the installation ceremony on February 7th, please go here: https://tovp.org/donate/once-in-a-lifetime-chakra-abhisheka-seva-opportunity/

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Fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s desires. Kadamba Kanana Swami:…
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Fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s desires.
Kadamba Kanana Swami: Srila Prabhupada emphasized book distribution and that emphasis will never go away no matter what we do! There was a time when book distribution was THE EMPHASIS of the Hare Krsna movement and there was only a small percentage of devotees who were not part of it. But as time went on, book distribution at one point become a peripheral program – a side program and it lessened as a mainstream focus.
Now in recent years, we see a resurgence of book distribution worldwide, as statistics shows. So as they say, the pendulum swings – it swings from one side to the other BUT Srila Prabhupada’s desires remain valid. Whether our community takes different forms at different historical points in time, Prabhupada’s desires remain as an exceptional source of blessings! We can get such blessings by simply trying to fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s desires!
Therefore, again and again, that will come to the forefront, even if at times the focus shifts a little, still it remains within the boundaries of authorized Vaisnava behavior. If we miss the emphasis which Srila Prabhupada gave or the points that he stressed then we will dry up a little bit. So, therefore, our connection with Srila Prabhupada is extremely important and it must remain a focal point of our movement then our movement will flourish!

Sri Mayapur International School
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In the midst of the lush, green Grihasta Para housing area of ISKCON Mayapur the Sri Mayapur International School is situated. The school campus features an idyllic combination of brick buildings, pathways, and tree-filled grounds, and those living nearby can often hear the children at play, performing kirtan, or practicing mridanga. The Sri Mayapur International […]

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TOVP: More containers from Russia deliver the huge Chakras…
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TOVP: More containers from Russia deliver the huge Chakras (Album with photos)
Sadbhuja Das: The November containers from Russia have arrived with the stars, ribbons, and the Nrshimha Dev Chakra.
The Chakra it self is not completed yet, a lot of the welding, cleaning, re-polishing needs to be done and the Nava Yogendras have to be placed around before applying the gold.
We are very pleased with the Chakra and the stars, no alteration has to be made.
This is working out very good, we will update you in early December.
The main mode Chakra will also come, in many pieces because of it’s 7.5 M in diameter.
We all waiting and looking forward to seeing that as well.
Find them here: https://goo.gl/gbHcKM

“Trashformations” Student Recycled Art Competition…
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“Trashformations” Student Recycled Art Competition Winners.
Congratulations to Students from BANA and ALA!
Congratulations to the winners of the 19th Annual “Trashformations” Student Art Competition held by the Florida Museum of Natural History! Each project had to be made principally out of recycled items. This was a countywide event in which students from both Bhaktivedanta Academy (BANA) and Alachua Learning Academy (ALA) won prizes. First prize in Middle School division, as well as the Directors Choice award, was given to Karuna Leslie and Champakalata Camacho (BANA). Second Prize in Middle School division was given the 3 students from ALA supervised by art teacher Nilacala Kreitzer. And Third Prize in Middle School division was given to Arora Vrindavan and Kalyani Mwanyalo (BANA). The BANA students were supervised by BANA art teacher Nandapriya Sikdar.

Prison Outreach Preaching from ISKCON Alachua
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Hare KrishnaBy Saranga Thakur das

200 inmates on death row will get to see the movie “Hare Krishna! the mantra, the movement and the Swami that started it all”. At first the Chaplain seemed reluctant to allow us to show the movie, but with a letter from Yadubara and the years of goodwill we’ve developed, he agreed. His staff have offered advertising and technical help including spreading our posters around to all the buildings and even allowing the movie to be shown to the 200 guys on death row. And excitement is building around the showing of the movie. One of the students was concerned that the posters aren’t up yet so he made some of his own, just to make sure it was sufficiently advertised. Continue reading "Prison Outreach Preaching from ISKCON Alachua
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In Damodarashtakam, what does not wanting any benediction other than Vaikuntha refer to?
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