Gita 18.38 Don’t be so caught in choosing the right seat as to fail to choose the right train
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Gita 17.01 Worldviews are meant to be vision-enhancers, not vision-diminishers
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Gita 17.16 Purity has to be cultivated as an austerity before it can be savored as a state
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What to do if the calm got from attending spiritual programs disappears when we face the world’s problems?
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UK Rathayatra dates and call to help
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Rathayatra is one of the greatest opportunities to share the holy name’s of Sri Krishna, to see Sri Jagannath the lord of the universe and take amazing prasadam

Sadly Sheffield is not happening there a possibility of Leeds

Then we start the first Rathayatra in York, Friday 18th August (4 hour drive from the Manor, 192 miles)

After the Rathayatra we drive 2 hours, 85 miles to a camp site just outside of Newcastle; Saturday 19th August Rathayatra in Newcastle.

Then we drive to Lesmahagow Temple 3 hours, 128 miles; Sunday 20th August Glasgow Rathayatra, then onto Lesmahagow, Monday 21st August Edinburgh Rathayatra.

Tuesday 22nd August Food for All van returns to the Manor were devotees can return for Harinams at the fringe festival; Food for All will join devotees at the Fringe Festival on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The fun if sharing the holy name’s doesn’t stop their, Yes there more

Saturday 26th August Manchester Rathayatra

Sunday 27th August Liverpool Rathayatra

Monday 28th August Pershore Rathayatra

We are in need of a camp site out side Newcastle such as Bobby Shsfto, Derwent caravan park, Newcastle for Friday 18th August

Then a camp site in between Liverpool and Manchester for the 26th and 27th August dates

If you can assist talk to HG Parsharama Das who can as always be found diligently preparing prasadam and distributing it throughout London

And if you can make it to any of the rathayatra’s come join us singing and dancing for Sri Jagannath and help engage everyone, you never know you could be the one who helps another start their own journey to self realisation

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contributing to book distribution
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Srila Prabhupada stressed the point of book distribution so many times to his disciples. He wanted the literature of Krishna to be spread more. As a result, many devotees in ISKCON distribute books. Some devotees are forceful, some mild but book distribution is an inherent culture of ISKCON.

Many outside people find this disconcerting thinking ISKCON is proselytizing. While books represent knowledge, people in general can think it is converting to hinduism. Regardless of such accusations, Prabhupada wanted his books to be distributed and such distribution pleases him very much.

Having said that, many devotees (including myself) are shy or reticent to approach a random stranger and in like 30 secs sell a book. It is not that easy. So are these devotees displeasing Srila Prabhupada? Srila Prabhupada once said that if you cannot distribute, please help someone else who can. In other words, Prabhupada wanted us to cultivate the mood of distribution either directly or by helping someone else distribute.

So devotees who cannot directly do street sankirtan for various reasons can certainly contribute indirectly through money or other types of services. For the spiritual master, both devotees are seen equally. As devotees, we should not feel short that I cannot distribute, but still by helping other devotees' distribute, still, we are distributing and following the instructions of the spiritual master and seeking his mercy!

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New Book Celebrates Today’s Women in the Bhakti Tradition
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A new book is being released this summer featuring the individual voices of 108 women in the Bhakti tradition. Over the last three years, Krishna Kanta Dasi—founder of the Vaishnavi Voices Poetry Project—has been collecting the poetry of vaishnavis, or female practitioners of bhakti, from all over the world to produce Bhakti Blossoms: A Collection of Contemporary Vaishnavi Poetry.

New Vrindaban Celebrates 10th Anniversary of 24 Hour Kirtan
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The 10th annual 24-Hour Kirtan at New Vrindaban, West Virginia, USA, will be held on June 17th and 18th, 2017, featuring an amazing group of kirtaneers from all over the world! The organizers cordially invite all devotees to join in the continuous congregational chanting of Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra, which is a unique opportunity to become absorbed in the holy name. 

Informational Town Hall Meeting on the ISKCON Brooklyn Temple
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The pending sale of ISKCON’s Radha Govinda Temple in Brooklyn has generated interest, concern and even controversy not only among members of the Hare Krishna Movement in the New York metropolitan area but also among members and well-wishers of the Hare Krishna Movement worldwide.

In order to foster openness, inclusivity and awareness of the issues arising from the pending sale, ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission hosted an informational town hall meeting in the Dweck Auditorium of the Brooklyn Public Library on May 15, 2017. This video of the meeting has been released for Movement-wide educational and informational purposes. 

Brooklyn’s Radha Govinda Mandir
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Hare KrishnaBy Madhava Smullen

The sale has been a matter of interest, concern and controversy amongst the New York temple’s board members and congregation as well as devotees around the U.S. So the meeting, held at the Dweck Auditorium of the Brooklyn Public Library, was well-attended by over 120 people. The event was hosted by the GBC’s Brooklyn Temple Sale Committee – Bhakti Charu Swami, Sesa Das and Praghosa Das. They were joined by co-counsel Guru-Gauranga Das, a Prabhupada disciple and corporate finance attorney. Proceedings began at 7pm with a spiritual invocation by Bhakti Charu Swami, who emphasized the need for trying to understand Prabhupada’s desires and working cooperatively together. Continue reading "Brooklyn’s Radha Govinda Mandir
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A Krishna conscious message on the Manchester event
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Hare KrishnaBy Sivarama Swami

This material world is full of danger. It is dangerous place. It is said in the Bhagavad-gītā, duḥkhālayam. It is the place of miseries. You cannot become happy in a place which is meant for miseries. That we have to understand. Kṛṣṇa says, the Supreme Personality, that duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam (BG 8.15): this material world is place of miserable condition. Continue reading "A Krishna conscious message on the Manchester event
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A Facelift for Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold
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Hare KrishnaBy Satyaraja Dasa

An ambitious multi-year and multi-million dollar renewal effort is in the works, with an enthusiasm that rivals the Palace’s initial construction. The Palace Restoration Committee, established in 2010, is focusing first on the outside Palace wall, and then will move on to the Palace and the grounds. Gopisha Dasa, project manager for Palace restoration, says, “I was absolutely overwhelmed when I first saw the Palace. It was so beautiful. But what was most exciting to me was the spirit of cooperation, to see so many devotees working together for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada. That same spirit is alive again, and it will facilitate, even mandate, the Palace’s new incarnation. In fact, it is now a priority to improve the entrance way and front steps by 2016 as an offering to Srila Prabhupada for the fiftieth anniversary of ISKCON.” Continue reading "A Facelift for Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold
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Gita Nagari Retreat with Bhakti Charu Swami & Devamrita Swami
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 An Incredible 5 day retreat packed full of kirtan, interactive seminars and amazing prashadam! HH Bhakti Charu Swami and HH Devamrita Swami will be taking us on a journey through Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental pastimes from Wednesday 19th – Sunday 23rd July, in Gita Nagari. The retreat will start on the...

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Is touching the digital Bhagavatam in our phone equivalent to touching the book Bhagavatam?
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How do we differentiate between accepting the presence of our inclinations and pandering to them?
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As we advance, will our physical needs go down to Raghunatha Dasa Goswami’s level?
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To change vision, change intention by study and association
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.1)

aditiviMany things are considered justified in the name of sankirtan. You know, in the name of sankirtan, you can do any damn thing! I wouldn’t think so.

I think that even in the name of sankirtan, sankirtan devotees should be careful and should avoid unnecessary suffering to other living beings. We should be strict about what we eat, we should read the E-numbers and if they’re the wrong ones, we should not eat it.

(Australian accent) “Anyway, who cares about these things! Can’t be fanatic. You know, it’s the sankirtan movement, Lord Caitanya is very merciful. It’s alright! No worries. She’ll be right”. (This is a reference to an Australian slang/idiom which basically means “everything will be okay”)

I’m not so sure if “she’ll be right”. Yes, I have my doubts about it.